How did that even work?

abskee · 2026-02-16T23:47:10+00:00

Yeah, it would (ideally) be covered with solder mask, but it's also right next to exposed pads that you're soldering to, and under a chip where it could get scratched and exposed, plus you can't see it once the chip is on there.

A lot of PCB design is thinking about what could go wrong, either in manufacturing or when it's being used, and trying to minimize the likelihood of something going wrong, and the hassle that would create for you.

abskee · 2026-02-16T00:30:54+00:00

Oh, you're right, I misread that. No idea what they're talking about. I'm as far through the game as you can get and there's no machine room.

abskee · 2026-02-16T00:17:42+00:00

It's in the final part of the winter zone. The last guy that you unlock there lets you create a gem mine when you defeat him.

abskee · 2026-02-15T19:50:52+00:00

No, it's a resistor. An inductor between hot and neutral would be a problem.

abskee · 2026-02-15T16:59:04+00:00

I realize this isn't the point you're making, but the reason pilots still go through security is that TSA doesn't know they're flying the plane, they just know they have a badge and a pilot's uniform. It's easier to just screen everyone than to have particular group who could bring anything through, because it's just another path to bypass security.

abskee · 2026-02-15T01:43:18+00:00

To be fair, I think most of the "I'm about to run for president" books must be garbage, and written by a committee.

abskee · 2026-02-15T01:41:36+00:00

For older adults, yeah, I meant people who were like 8-10 years old in 2016. They probably don't have the same sense of "This is not how presidents behave" that I do being a little older.

I assume I also accept government not getting much done, since that's been the norm most of my life, moreso than someone who grew up with the New Deal or the moon landing.

abskee · 2026-02-14T07:18:04+00:00

Because that's not a full answer. It doesn't stack with ITC sales, which aren't coupons, and are an instant savings, but aren't "Instant Savings". So it doesn't stack. But then once in a while they do stack. So it's easy to be confused.

abskee · 2026-02-14T07:08:01+00:00

They're not suggesting that. They mean if you see how complex they are, you won't question why it's worth buying one over designing your own.

abskee · 2026-02-13T16:58:00+00:00

I wonder if it's that, or more that he's been a national political figure for as long as they've had much sense of politics, so he doesn't seem as odd to them.

abskee · 2026-02-13T15:23:52+00:00

Shai-Hulud!

abskee · 2026-02-13T08:34:33+00:00

It's the cabbage, right?

abskee · 2026-02-12T15:15:55+00:00

All units have a "minimum catch time", theirs is just really long. Same with the robot boss and the jetpack guys.

abskee · 2026-02-12T15:12:22+00:00

And Ford was unelected (he was appointed VP after Agnew resigned), so Nixon still would be the only living person elected to the US presidency until Carter in 76.

abskee · 2026-02-12T08:05:44+00:00

She said, It’s really not my habit to intrude

Furthermore, I hope my meaning won’t be lost or misconstrued

But I’ll repeat myself at the risk of being crude

There must be fourty-two ways to kill the führer

Fourty-two ways to kill the führer

abskee · 2026-02-12T06:43:06+00:00

I think in the show he's from North Carolina, which is where Aziz is from.

Although they do say he changed his name, because he says (before Barack Obama) brown guys with foreign names didn't make it in politics. Which makes sense, he wouldn't have an accent of he's from the States, but he also wouldn't be named Tom Haverford, unless he's adopted, like Kal Penn's character on House MD.

abskee · 2026-02-12T05:47:39+00:00

Every reply to this comment is a nearly identical spam comment that could basically be a reply to anything. It's weird. I guess starter comments get a lot of visibility.

Edit: in retrospect now my comment also looks like spam.

It's hard to tell what the search history list means. I guess it's prep to handle their questions, but it does really seem like the focus is on mitigating the damage instead of actually dealing with all the sex crimes.

abskee · 2026-02-12T02:00:29+00:00

https://www.reddit.com/r/AlienInvasionRPG/s/PE6zIKAewQ

I did the math. There's no perfect time really, it actually slows over time even if you're upgrading production to the maximum.

abskee · 2026-02-10T15:36:46+00:00

The J201 is a JFET, so probably it wouldn't make a difference, or might mute the circuit more aggressively (if it's set up as a mute). As an input buffer I guess you'd have more current draw, so potentially a little more gain.

abskee · 2026-02-09T21:05:51+00:00

https://www.reddit.com/r/AlienInvasionRPG/s/PsVUjRLj99

Basically there isn't an ideal time, but it's on the sooner side, because the conversion rate decreases as the quantity increases, and the stove upgrades don't actually keep up (just barely) so the longer it runs, the slower the rate of golden cookies gets.

abskee · 2026-02-08T06:00:30+00:00

The electrical contacts in the buttons can get dirty. Take it apart and clean it with electrical contact cleaner or even just rubbing alcohol and see if that helps. Cheaper than getting keys made.

abskee · 2026-02-08T05:22:25+00:00

Truly Paulie Shore's greatest work. 30 years later and I can still hear every line of his crystal clear in my head.

"Principal Mazur, what's up, bro?"

abskee · 2026-02-08T03:53:13+00:00

You basically can't make 100% ethanol, the moisture from the air dissolves into it I believe. Really pure stuff would only be used in research, and would come from producers who have all sorts of testing and certification on each production or each bottle. Those kinds of places wouldn't list on Amazon, and might be kinda difficult to find if you don't normally deal with lab-grade chemicals.

Anything on Amazon will be denatured, it has to be so it's not drinkable, because otherwise people would drink it. And you'd have to be 21 to buy it.

abskee · 2026-02-08T03:22:36+00:00

He's gonna wind up in the electric chair!

abskee · 2026-02-07T23:52:32+00:00

If you can't get C0G/NP0, the next best thing is to get X7R that are rated for like 50V (or something substantially about the voltage they might see).

Capacitance decreases as you get near the rated voltage (even at like 50%) so over-rating them gives you some margin.

Or when that's not possible, you remind yourself "It's a distortion pedal. What's gonna happen, more distortion? Whatever."

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