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| Sal Ammoniac:
--- Quote from: Syntax Error on July 14, 2020, 05:22:00 pm --- --- Quote from: Sal Ammoniac on July 14, 2020, 05:18:56 pm --- --- Quote from: Syntax Error on July 14, 2020, 05:14:25 pm ---I assume the term 'antenna diversity' is not yet a thought crime; unless it's a 5G antenna made by Huawei? --- End quote --- I heard that it is in the UK where roving gangs are setting fire to 5G towers because they think they help spread Covid-19. --- End quote --- It's true. Thankfully our nut jobs aint got guns. --- End quote --- Are you sure about that? From the article you linked to: "The judge said Whitty, who had 29 previous convictions, including for assault and for possession of a firearm" |
| nuclearcat:
So crowdsupply decided to engage in conversation. https://twitter.com/crowd_supply/status/1283102614020734976 --- Quote ---Every decision made, including any decision about technology, is political - it reflects how we want to shape the world, whether we're aware of it or not. The proper way to rename something is to start talking about it, which is exactly what happened here. --- End quote --- But at the very least, what I want to say is that while names of the signals can be pulled into politics, but most of the decisions in electronics are not related to politics, but have roots in physical professions who do not give a damn about politics. And promoting in the product signal naming CIPO COPI, especially if it is an interface converter, to say it mildly - leads to a mess. |
| paulca:
--- Quote from: Sal Ammoniac on July 14, 2020, 04:07:46 pm ---This thread is getting too tedious to bother with. I'm outa here and am going to go work on a SPI slave driver for STM32F7. --- End quote --- What brand? |
| tggzzz:
--- Quote from: paulca on July 14, 2020, 06:44:36 pm --- --- Quote from: Sal Ammoniac on July 14, 2020, 04:07:46 pm ---This thread is getting too tedious to bother with. I'm outa here and am going to go work on a SPI slave driver for STM32F7. --- End quote --- What brand? --- End quote --- Ownership was traditionally denoted by the master's brand. <GD&R> :) |
| james_s:
--- Quote from: coppice on July 14, 2020, 04:39:52 pm --- --- Quote from: GeorgeOfTheJungle on July 14, 2020, 04:25:43 pm ---And why is GND always black and has a lower potential than any other colour? --- End quote --- In US mains cables white is neutral and black is live. --- End quote --- Typical terminology here, black is "hot" and white is "neutral". |
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