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ChrisGammell

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    I found zeroing in on a specific package and learning the specifics of the parametric modeling AND a particular end goal to be useful. Doubly so if the YouTuber is making lots of v…

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    Yep, insert the "always has been" meme. I learned from my early blogging that finding something that was popular just ended up having me chase that high again, instead of the thing…

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    2005! Didn't realize it was that long ago. Have been thinking about that book every time I read about people that move to "100% AI coding" in their work. Sure, they might have an i…

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    I didn't realize the Bending Spoons acquisition was a second time go-round. I do know after they enshittified (sorry, "harvested called for the PE overlords") two other web propert…

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    Comment #46054005

    Never Trust The Automap

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    Comment #45878218

    I aggressively enjoyed this post

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    Interview with Lee at the end of 2024 on The Amp Hour podcast: https://theamphour.com/684-lee-felsenstein-the-computer-revo...

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    A message in a bottle, thrown into your own swimming pool every evening. I like it.

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    I always refer to this multipart series on debouncing from one of the greats of embedded, (the now retired) Jack Ganssle https://www.ganssle.com/debouncing.htm

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    A while back I used it to glue together a bunch of APIs to make a geofence on top of a WiFi location service my company offers. Super easy to prototype external computation without…

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    Comment #43687998

    I'd love to hear more about how the "sales engineers were the influential ones" manifested. I have an idea in my head, but I'm curious about details.

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    Comment #43660299

    What is this, a MCU for ant(man)?! It needs to be at least...three times that thick!

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    I'm generally in the "never trust the autorouter" camp (and by extension "never trust the bevy of AI tools entering the space"), but it's undeniable there are some big opportunitie…

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    I'm way late to this party, but I'm happy to give advice as well. Chris {at sign} theamphour.com I'm an EE with some loud opinions about the state of higher education for electroni…

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    Extra points for the ones that sit down at step 4 and lay out all the things they've already tried so the context on the problem is clear

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    I always drop everything to read when there are new articles. Keep up the great work Ken!

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    Coming soon to your next printer: navigate through menus with a pico projector sending dim light onto your outstretched palm...

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    Spontaneous combustion, for sure

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    A fun project for remote teams to interact with one another

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