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> Adafruit is a 100% woman-owned, loan-free, VC-free, profitable, USA Manufacturing company. Cool

by thinkloop 6y ago

jonny383 6y ago
Can you imagine the repurcussions for writing the equivalent of this if you had a penis?
- freepor 6y ago
  Are you implying that a woman can’t have a penis?
inamberclad 6y ago
Open hardware, gold standard tutorials, open source libraries. But holy cow, they need to charge a premium to make it work. I'm always conflicted between supporting them or just going to ebay or alibaba.
- skybrian 6y ago
  I don't know, lots of their electronics stuff is pretty cheap for a hobbyist, even at retail prices. Unfortunately shipping from NYC to the west coast is either slow or expensive. It would be nice if they had a good west coast distributor.
- gotanothermate 6y ago
  Yeah they survive on beginners and goodwill. Unfortunately I'm no longer a beginner and the goodwill went out the window when they started waving a rainbow flag on the homepage. I wouldn't greet customers with a swastika; keep your politics out of electronics.
- teh_infallible 6y ago
  They target hobbyists (like me) so if they mark things up, it’s worth it IMO. The value add-on they provide is that they have s curated selection of items, everything you buy from them has associated tutorials which help you incorporate them into your projects.
- 7402 6y ago
  I often have to make that tradeoff, too. The protocol I've settled on is to always buy the first one or two parts of a new type from Adafruit. This may also has the advantage of higher quality than no-name eBay sellers. That way, I know how a part is supposed to work, before trying cheaper sources. Then later, if I want a bunch of them for stock, or just messing around with (and maybe using up or breaking), I would buy from eBay. Also, if I'm placing an order from them (and already having to pay for shipping), I'm willing to pay a slight premium for any other things I might want to include at the same time. (This is the same tradeoff I make between buying from the more-expensive local hardware store that has fantastic people working there who have been in the trades and know everything versus Home Depot. Five 8 foot long 2x4's? Home Depot. Some specialized part that I want to get right one? The local store, even though it might be cheaper at the big-box place.)

> Adafruit is a 100% woman-owned, loan-free, VC-free, profitable, USA Manufacturing company. Cool

jonny383 6y ago

Can you imagine the repurcussions for writing the equivalent of this if you had a penis?

freepor 6y ago
Are you implying that a woman can’t have a penis?

inamberclad 6y ago

Open hardware, gold standard tutorials, open source libraries. But holy cow, they need to charge a premium to make it work. I'm always conflicted between supporting them or just going to ebay or alibaba.

skybrian 6y ago
I don't know, lots of their electronics stuff is pretty cheap for a hobbyist, even at retail prices. Unfortunately shipping from NYC to the west coast is either slow or expensive. It would be nice if they had a good west coast distributor.
gotanothermate 6y ago
Yeah they survive on beginners and goodwill. Unfortunately I'm no longer a beginner and the goodwill went out the window when they started waving a rainbow flag on the homepage. I wouldn't greet customers with a swastika; keep your politics out of electronics.
teh_infallible 6y ago
They target hobbyists (like me) so if they mark things up, it’s worth it IMO. The value add-on they provide is that they have s curated selection of items, everything you buy from them has associated tutorials which help you incorporate them into your projects.
7402 6y ago
I often have to make that tradeoff, too. The protocol I've settled on is to always buy the first one or two parts of a new type from Adafruit. This may also has the advantage of higher quality than no-name eBay sellers. That way, I know how a part is supposed to work, before trying cheaper sources. Then later, if I want a bunch of them for stock, or just messing around with (and maybe using up or breaking), I would buy from eBay. Also, if I'm placing an order from them (and already having to pay for shipping), I'm willing to pay a slight premium for any other things I might want to include at the same time. (This is the same tradeoff I make between buying from the more-expensive local hardware store that has fantastic people working there who have been in the trades and know everything versus Home Depot. Five 8 foot long 2x4's? Home Depot. Some specialized part that I want to get right one? The local store, even though it might be cheaper at the big-box place.)