Not sure if any of my followers are interested in how stuff is made, but if so here's a pic of electronics assembly. More specifically printed circuit board (PCB) assembly. The metal is a solder mask so the solder only goes onto the metal pads on the board. It's thickness determines how much solder is applied. Too much, you get a short circuit. Too little and the component falls off. Here's what it looks like after the solder is applied and after the component are placed. After that, just put it on a hot plate or an oven dedicated to electronics, heat until 180°C and make sure all of the parts are properly aligned while the solder is still liquid. And that's pretty much it for surface mount soldering. These boards also have through-hole components, but that's a more common skill, so I'll skip over that for now. If you found this interesting, give this not a boost so others can enjoy seeing how PCBs are populated. ❤️

It's kinda funny that we're down to 2 browsers again and neither are Netscape nor IE. The more things change the more things stay the same.

What was that bookstore on here that took lightning payments? Their big advertising thing was that books got less expensive (in sats) over time.

Design error that you'd think I'd be able to see coming... but no. The battery compartment is the perfect size for these 3Ah LiPo batteries. The opening, not so much. Whoops! Design has been modified and I've got the next iteration printing now.

Coffee prices are up 30% since last time we stocked up. That was November of 2024, which wasn't THAT long ago. I guess people who are not on a tight budget might not think this is a big deal, or perhaps even notice, but for the rest of us, it hurts to see our money being devalued like this. I really don't think the cooperative that we buy from, along with all other coffee cooperatives, suddenly decided to get greedy.

Finally getting some much-needed rain. #blessed 🙏

If you don't understand how the Keynesian perspective can smooth out an economy and help the average person you should read p222 of Broken Money. If you think the Keynesian model works well in practice, you should read p223 of Broken Money. Really, everyone who cares about this topic should read every page of Broken Money. @Lyn Alden does a great job laying it out in a way that explains both perspectives and includes her take on the situation. She also does an excellent job at making it clear when it's her opinion on a topic versus the view of some other group (Austrian school of economics, Keynesian school of economics, users of the currency, central bankers, private bankers, etc.). This book was worth every penny.

Isn't it strange that the tool to draw circles (a compass) shares a name with the tool to determine which was is north? Isn't it extra strange for both of those tools to be used concurrently when plotting a course at sea? Like, wouldn't someone have mentioned it? And been like "Oh, sorry man, we already have a tool called a compass, you're going to have to pick another name."

This is still one of my greatest posts. Also, 2024? Wow, have I really been on Nostr that long? Wow View quoted note →

Apparently you can only rent Hummingbird in USD and only pay-per-second with lightning. Heaven forbid anyone want to rent it using lightning, or (gasp) actually buy a copy so they can watch it offline. I like the idea of IndeeHub, but I'm unimpressed by the implementation.

Pythagorean's theorem is, without a doubt, one of the most useful math fomulas I've ever learned.

TEEs are not as secure as most people think they are. That said, executing in a TEE is better than not. So yeah, use 'em if you can; just don't treat them like they are infallible.