Tim from Wait But Why already writes with an “everyman” quality (or at least “everynerd”). This new one about having a toddler in the house mirrors many of my own experiences and is good, like always
A two-year-old is a supremely strange person.
“Well hey, self, you’re using this to post thoughts and photos and links, you should probably think about going back onto that Instagram platform!
(takes a look at the feed for the first time in years)
…nevermind”
I know Gridfinity isn’t some devious plot by filament companies to sell more product…but maybe it should be?
Did the Amazon seller hawking “fluttering candle” LEDs think I wouldn’t notice? C’mon now
Design obsessed folks: Wow, Apple just makes the most beautiful everything, here’s all my money, you can do no wrong
iOS logo designers: If you say so…
Listen, I know it’s an m3 screw, but literally stepping on Allen wrench that’s the right size as I’m headed to find a tool that will work with it….feels like fate, right? Also that I should clean my lab more
Despite my interest in 3D printing, I often get hung up on larger/stronger designs that would benefit from some off-the-shelf components. This video about aluminum extrusion is a good starting point
Almost certainly there’s a metaphor in here about the messiness of hardware development, but I’m much too busy picking up shrink tubing to be able to make it
As a corallary to this morning’s post, nothing focuses in on what really matters like showing the demo to other people. Basically the electronics version of “no plan survives contact with the enemy” (except, you know, not an enemy)
Nothing focused in on the “oh I haven’t implemented that important feature” quite like getting hardware ready to take for a live demo