bombledmonk

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by bombledmonk 3mo ago
Enjoyable episode. Check out his linkedin profile for some fun Easter eggs, I got a laugh.
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by bombledmonk 7mo ago
That seems adequate. The lack of sort the filters makes it a bit challenging to use. I'd recommend either a sort or a text filter like what you seen on DigiKey. https://www.digikey.com/en/products/filter&
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by bombledmonk 7mo ago
Rather than filter in brands, I'd rather filter out brands (aka exclude). Maybe just an include/exclude toggle there? A select all UI element, then deselect might also be adequate.
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by bombledmonk 8mo ago
another +1
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by bombledmonk 9mo ago
This should be the April Fools 2026 feature put directly on the live HN site.
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by bombledmonk 1y ago
fixed
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by bombledmonk 1y ago
I toured a farm in the middle of nowhere in northern MN 7 years ago with this exact system. Laser Guided Teat Seeking Milker https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wTERLJDKsIw Automatic Crane feed loading system for the Roomba-li
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by bombledmonk 2y ago
Good, I'm not the only one. Fully agree with the UX regression on 2 and 3.
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by bombledmonk 3y ago
I've actually been employing Emoji Separated Values (ESV), often , here and there when doing some of this kind of work. Granted, it's not standard, but it's been really useful when I've needed it. *edit Apparently emoj
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Japanese semiconductor maker Renesas to acquire Altium for $5.9B(reuters.com)
4 points by bombledmonk 3y ago|0 comments
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by bombledmonk 3y ago
This is waaaaayy easier to read if you Print this to PDF.
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by bombledmonk 3y ago
It would certainly be nice if it could warn you when you are getting close to the beginning of the chat running off the end of it's capabilities.
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by bombledmonk 3y ago
I got rid of the top row.
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by bombledmonk 3y ago
The killer app for Firefox is it still allows some flexibility in tab management. Sidebery and TreeStyleTab have been my anchors in the FF ecosystem. The experience is so vastly superior for tab hoarders and tab-todo methodology that I re
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by bombledmonk 3y ago
I think this should be part of required reading for EE101 type classes in college. The hardcover for $25 shipped on amazon, it's really something everyone in electronics should own.
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by bombledmonk 3y ago
You mean like this? https://github.com/Digi-Key/KiCad-Push-to-DigiKey
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by bombledmonk 4y ago
I think the short answer to your question is yes. You still have to be able to hook up few wires and you'll need to be able to power your LEDs and understand your power needs there, but the live compilation in web based development pla
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by bombledmonk 4y ago
Anyone ever run across anything like this with a simple syntax that can do a timeline with split AND merges? I've always wanted something like the linux timeline [1] as an interactive timeline that can both split and merge. [1] https:
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by bombledmonk 4y ago
In many, but not all programs on windows you can paste plain text by using ctrl+shift+v. Outlook desktop is one of the few places where this hotkey does not work. Before I knew there was a native hotkey combo, I created a autohotkey script
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by bombledmonk 5y ago
While I appreciate the sentiment of the topic of fuzziness and AI, this also breaks search for people who are looking for precision. For people who are used to a McMaster-Carr or Digi-Key style search where precision matters in results, th
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by bombledmonk 5y ago
Findchips advertising and the SaaS tools for sourcing/lifcycle/data aggregation of components is their moneymaker. Hackaday is basically subsidized through The rest of Supply Frame, along with offering marketing partnerships and
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by bombledmonk 6y ago
I've sampled many screenshot tools over the years and it seems like everyone has their opinions. This looks like an improved version of Lightshot which is one of my favorites, but had a few limitations. My current (windows only) favor
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by bombledmonk 6y ago
Firefox-csshacks [1] will let you do multi-level tabs in Firefox. I've been using it to give me 3 rows of tabs since Firefox broke Tabmix Plus. It's not as slick as an addon, but it shouldn't be a problem for anyone who lur
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by bombledmonk 6y ago
Brother's latest firmware updates on newer color lasers have locked out third party toner companies pretty well. It's a cat and mouse game, but Brother is no saint. I own an 11 year old Brother B&W laser that is still cookin
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by bombledmonk 6y ago
How long ago was that? I've been thoroughly impressed with the installed o365 apps' ability to live multi-user edit these days.
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by bombledmonk 6y ago
Oh the days of Bing Cash back bonuses. I remember when they were offering 25% off ebay purchases for going through bing. In fact, I bought several high ticket items including an engagement ring.
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by bombledmonk 6y ago
Digi-Key Electronics | Search Product Owner | Full Time | MN (Bloomington or Thief River Falls) Digi-Key ( https://digikey.com ) is a distributor of electronics components that supplies over 11 million different parts to Engineers
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by bombledmonk 6y ago
The worlds best chicken incubators!
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by bombledmonk 6y ago
My experience has been quite good recently. I start them through they app and they have an express returns spot in the customer service area. I'll start the return before I even set out to the store, sometimes they'll just comp
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by bombledmonk 6y ago
Agreed.

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