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2022-02-04 10:12 pm
Here I am, a software jockey doing hardware after 35 years, and I remember being pretty proficient at soldering... but those skills seem to atrophy much more than the cognitive understanding of electronics - the smell of burnt insulation is EVERYWHERE today, lol.
... and what's up with that "like riding a bike thing?" I bought a bike to cycle to class (went back to Univ in my 50s to study economics) and I swear it was trying to buck me off.
What skills did you once possess proficiently, which failed to return quickly when you resurrected it?
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2022-02-05 2:30 pm
@binaryrhyme, ya, I know what you mean..about the bicycle thing...heheh..most of my trades journeyman skills have survived, but being older..(much older) the mind is willing, but the flesh is lacking in response..
My eye sight is not what is used to be, and my steadiness and manual dexterity is certainly wanting..lol
all in all, the desire to learn is still there and I'm doing all I can to facilitate that.
regards,
LouisR
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2022-02-08 10:20 am
@inst-tech I just saw this posted in reddit - r/arduino - and now I feel better about my fumbly soldering. 😉
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2022-02-08 1:38 pm
@binaryrhyme, @codecage, ...lol... yep.. in the trade, we call that gorilla weilding!
It's a wonder that board would still function! Well, to each his own I always say..
regards,
LouisR
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2022-02-08 2:51 pm
@inst-tech Well, in point of fact, he was wondering why it didn't work. One helpful soul suggested he start at pins 7 and 8, lol. I didn't comment - it had all been said already.
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2022-02-08 4:08 pm
@binaryrhyme, yep..all was said that needed to be said...hope he doesn't take it personally, as we all have been down that road of making mistakes..that's how most of us learn...
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