Jan 13 · 3 min read · Indie hackers are quietly wrecking their personal brands And the worst part is that they think they’re doing the right thing. They ship products, post build logs, talk about revenue, then funnel all that work into the same generic link-in-bio page us...
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Aug 25, 2025 · 3 min read · As an Engineer who’s spent years working on electronics design, I know firsthand the challenges of bringing a project from concept to a working prototype. For hobbyists and makers, finding a good printed circuit board (PCB) manufacturer isn’t just ab...
Join discussionApr 24, 2017 · 5 min read · By Taron Foxworth At the fundamental level, a microcontroller is a just tiny computer. Being a “tiny computer” doesn’t really tell us much, though. So let’s go deeper. Many people associate microcontrollers with Arduino. But it’s important to point o...
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Mar 17, 2017 · 3 min read · By Taron Foxworth If you’ve ever wired up a button to an Arduino, you’ve come across this diagram: At first, this can be confusing. My first thoughts: “Why do I need a resistor? I just want to it to tell me whether the button is being pressed.” Afte...
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Mar 11, 2017 · 4 min read · By Terren Peterson Raspberry Pi just turned five years old. In this short period of time, twelve million of these devices have been sold, enabling countless maker projects around the world. Let’s walk through the evolution of these devices, and explo...
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May 12, 2016 · 2 min read · By Gitter If you’re into some high-tech tinkering, maker culture & creativity — we have something for you on Gitter as well. Check out those communities dedicated to hardware, Arduino, IoT, or even a software for drawing robots! Johnny-Five — Johnny...
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