nezbyte

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Apple surpasses Microsoft as world's most valuable company after unveiling AI plans in c/technology
Misschanger - Design Freeze in c/3dprinting
[–] nezbyte 2 points 8 months ago

Awesome project!

Washington State Bans Single-Use Foam That Breaks up and Pollutes Waterways for Orcas and Salmon in c/upliftingnews
[–] nezbyte 4 points 8 months ago

Does Sonic serve drinks in plastic cups now? It has been a while since I’ve been to any of them in WA.

Real-time data show the air in Louisiana’s ‘Cancer Alley’ is even worse than expected in c/health
Martin Shkreli Accused of Copying and Sharing One-Of-a-Kind Wu-Tang Album in New Lawsuit in c/news
[–] nezbyte 33 points 8 months ago (3 children)

never give up, never surrender

Any unofficial YouTube clients? in c/apple_enthusiast
[–] nezbyte 1 points 8 months ago

no worries, I love the diversity in perspective.

I wonder what goes on in that head. Radio static? Dial-up sounds? A loading bar stuck at 31%? in c/cat
[–] nezbyte 2 points 8 months ago

Can confirm. My cats request this jam be played to them on the daily.

50 iconic Movie Character Transformations in c/movies
[–] nezbyte 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Anybody have a list of these movies that I assume I need to watch? Trying to avoid any more spoilers in the picture of movies that are in my watchlist, looking at you Legend.

Any unofficial YouTube clients? in c/apple_enthusiast
[–] nezbyte 1 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Agreed, YT algorithms are useless and I just look at my subscriptions.

As a counterpoint though, watching with YT Premium provides more money to content creators than ad-supported views. Knowing some of the money is going to a part-time hobbyist making interesting videos in their basement helps me justify it.

Trump Finally Weighs in on Controversial Shark vs. Electrocution Debate in c/nottheonion
[–] nezbyte 23 points 8 months ago

It’s a shame that Mythbusters isn’t around to turn this into a shark week special. I’m pretty sure the myth would be busted and the only risk would be of the batteries catching fire after the shark bites one.

Lead free solder on microcontrollers in c/ergomechkeyboards
[–] nezbyte 6 points 8 months ago (1 children)

The description says “resin core” which is a misspelling of rosin core. It is just pine tree sap that can be cleaned off if you want with alcohol with a toothbrush and then wiped with something absorbent so it doesn’t evaporate on the board and leave a haze.

Tin, copper, and rosin sound pretty safe to me but I’m no doctor. Just try and avoid any fumes from the resin while soldering.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosin

Lead free solder on microcontrollers in c/ergomechkeyboards
[–] nezbyte 7 points 8 months ago (3 children)

You can put clear finger nail polish over the pins you are afraid of touching. The higher quality polish, the longer it will last. If you ever need to rework it then the soldering iron will burn through the polish and create extra smoke. Conformal coating is what the industry uses to protect boards from chemicals and moisture, but is more expensive and harder to rework.

Flux comes in many varieties. Rosin or No-clean are most likely what you have. Rosin should be cleaned off with rubbing alcohol and a toothbrush if you want the board to last decades. No-clean can stay on the board, but can also be cleaned off in the same manner. If you have water-soluble flux then you must clean the board thoroughly with water to prevent future damage from the aggressive flux.

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