Why burn his own money when he can get VC money instead?
If he believes in the product he could have kept 100% of his company.
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flakeoil commented on Soldering Prototypes with Enamel Magnet Wire (2020) tomverbeure.github.io/202... · Posted by u/hasheddan
Burning stuff isn't a problem when soldering. It sounds like you need a little equipment upgrade. Get a holder for your soldering iron, and a fume extractor (filtered fan).
I wasn't mainly thinking about the actual soldering process, although that can also be an issue with small components or when not focusing on where the iron touches while reading a schwematic. But more like when the solder iron is stuffed back in the holder and something else gets pushed against it or when I get stuck in the solder iron's power cable and the solder iron is pulled out of its holder. I guess with more space, less junk on the table and the power cable fixed somewhere would help, but still, it's an annoyance.
I would prefer holding a wire-wrapping pistol than an iron.
flakeoil commented on Court orders restart of all US offshore wind power construction arstechnica.com/science/2... · Posted by u/ck2
Disagree. There are effective strategies for creating more sustainable economies and societies. Affordable housing, education, universal healthcare will make us all happier and healthier.
We know how to fix lots of problems, and money is orthogonal to the issue.
Sentences like "They have to go down..." are really a symptom of a static "there is no alternative" view.
> Affordable housing, education, universal healthcare will make us all happier and healthier.
Everyone would like that, but it is easier said than done.
> We know how to fix lots of problems, and money is orthogonal to the issue.
Great that you have the answer, so how do we fix it?
flakeoil commented on Court orders restart of all US offshore wind power construction arstechnica.com/science/2... · Posted by u/ck2
That could be a problem in itself. It certainly is here in the UK.
If you have two parties that have much the same policies you do not get necessary change and voting becomes meaningless.
The thing is that wether the ruling party is right or left there are limits to what they can do based on the real world we live in. For example there is a limit to how much they can lower or increase the tax. There is a limit to how much they can save on one thing and invest in another.
Often when a new party takes power, no big real changes are seen as it is not so easy to implement considering the real world. They have to go down some kind of middle path.
Web dev is quite a big subject. I suppose you have to focus on a certain framework or technology.
Probably narrow down on: - Laravel - Rails - Django - React - VueJS - Javascript - Typescript - PHP - Ruby - Tailwind - CSS - MySQL - PostgreSQL etc...
flakeoil commented on Soldering Prototypes with Enamel Magnet Wire (2020) tomverbeure.github.io/202... · Posted by u/hasheddan
I truly do not understand the appeal of proto board. Certainly tastes are individual and like any skill worth practicing, you do get better at it... but it's just such a miserable way to work. IMO, again.
Not only can you now order a real PCB for under $10, but somewhere along the way I realized that I could just buy extremely large pre-cut wire kits and treat them as the consumables that they truly are.
I'd rather go back to wire-wrapping. Every time I think "this is a great opportunity to use up a proto board!" I end up covered in flux goo and wondering what on earth I was thinking.
The real problem with proto board is what happens when you inevitably need to change your circuit. Again, it's miserable and suddenly your perceived speed gains are simply gone.
I think that the most exciting thing in prototyping right now is Stephen Hawes experiments with a) creating a PCB with premade vias that can be used to prototype anything and b) using a fiber laser to make your own PCBs.
Truly one of the most inspiring creators today.
Yes, wire-wrapping is/was so great. Really good quality connections, no accidental connections due to solder ending up at the wrong places, easy to remove or change.
And no solder-iron that risks burning stuff. And no smoke either.
The only draw-back is that it seems to be so expensive and almost non-existant today.
electrek.co recent Tesla headline summary with sentiment:
(negative) Tesla to stop selling Full Self-Driving package, moves to subscription-only
(negative) Elon Musk says Tesla 'almost done' with AI5 design, 6 months after saying it was 'finished'
(negative) Tesla's full 2025 data from Europe is in, and it is a total bloodbath
(neutral) Tesla updates 2026 Model Y with new features, launches tiny third row in the US
(positive) Tesla launches US-made solar panel, a rare sign of life for its solar business
(negative) Elon Musk moves goalpost again: admits Tesla needs 10 billion miles for 'safe unsupervised' FSD
(negative) Are Tesla Gigafactory Berlin's days numbered?
(negative) Elon Musk shows total ignorance of Tesla's current falling sales trajectory
(negative) Tesla rolls out 0% financing to boost declining sales
(negative) Tesla (TSLA) releases Q4 delivery results: confirms decline in sales is accelerating
(negative) Tesla Cybercabs spotted testing, unsurprisingly with steering wheels
(negative) Elon Musk's top 5 Tesla predictions for 2025 that didn't happen
(negative) Tesla (TSLA) does something unusual ahead of Q4 delivery results
(negative) Elon Musk drops 'sustainable' from Tesla's mission
(negative) Tesla's Robotaxi project in Austin is much smaller than Musk claims
(neutral) Tesla Robotaxi spotted without a safety driver in Austin; Musk confirms testing begins
(negative) Tesla US sales drop to under 40,000 units following tax credit expiration
(neutral) Tesla CEO Elon Musk claims driverless Robotaxis coming to Austin in 3 weeks
(positive) Tesla announces 2025 holiday update with a few cool features
(negative) Tesla (TSLA) sales keep crashing in Europe with a single market temporarily saving itBut is that electrec's or Tesla's fault?
I'm glad Tesla is pivoting to a product that can drop your bag of groceries in the worst case, instead of one that can slam you into a concrete divider at 75mph.
The robot could leave the ironer standing on your clothes and walk away; it could leave your empty pan on the stove at max heating; it could take a nice hard grip of your throat for a few minutes.
flakeoil commented on Tesla ending Models S and X production cnbc.com/2026/01/28/tesla... · Posted by u/keyboardJones
If laws need to be made about something it should be to punish those parents who neglect to safeguard their children using the tools already available to them.
If the parental controls currently provided aren’t sufficient then they should be modified to be so - in addition to filtering, they should probably send a header to websites and a flag to apps giving an age/rating.
Secondly the parents need some similar education, either face-to-face education or information material sent home.
It will not prevent everything, but at least we cannot expect kids and parents to know about parental control features, ublock origin type tools or what dangers are out there.
We have to trust parents and kids to protect themselves, but to do that they need knowledge.
Of course some parents and kids don't care or do not understand or want to bypass any filters and protections, but at leaast a more informed society is for the better and a first step.