<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@whitequark" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>whitequark</span></a></span> my experience has been that name brand lead-free solder is around as good as bargain bin leaded solder. the latter is much more cost effective</p>

<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@faassen" class="u-url mention">@<span>faassen</span></a></span> Do people even learn spreadsheets anymore? I wonder if my kids (high school) have ever used a spreadsheet. I should ask.</p>

<p>reminder that there are good Pb-free solders (e.g. Sn99-Ag0.3-Cu0.7 with 2% RMA) that are just as fit for purpose as Pb60-Sn40, and you can switch to Pb-free without compromising how your joints flow</p>

<p>I thought programmers knew that spreadsheets are the most widely used programming language. And that it&#39;s a functional programming language. With a dedicated UI. And it supports quick iterative development. </p><p>I am not good at this language myself, and I am not drawn to it. But I know it exists and respect it.</p><p>It used to be BASIC competed with spreadsheets in how ubiquitous and accessible programming was, but that era is long gone. Unix shell is still around though.</p><p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/programming" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>programming</span></a></p>

<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://floss.social/@mcepl" class="u-url mention">@<span>mcepl</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://hachyderm.io/@robpike" class="u-url mention">@<span>robpike</span></a></span> The problem is that they&#39;re starting to take away the useful batteries that are there.</p>

<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://hachyderm.io/@janvhs" class="u-url mention">@<span>janvhs</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://hachyderm.io/@viccie30" class="u-url mention">@<span>viccie30</span></a></span> it&#39;s nuts</p>

<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@gamingonlinux" class="u-url mention">@<span>gamingonlinux</span></a></span> inb4 said &#39;revolution&#39; is some &quot;AI-powered&quot; bs shoehorned into the handheld.</p>

<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.treehouse.systems/@panzone91" class="u-url mention">@<span>panzone91</span></a></span> xenophobia!</p>

<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@gamingonlinux" class="u-url mention">@<span>gamingonlinux</span></a></span> Their products still don&#39;t make any sense. A Raspi 5 8gb model with M.2 hat, 256gb SSD, power adapter and necessary cooling puts me just below 200€. <br />For that price I can get a x86-based Mini-PC with way more power, way more reliable features (like WPA3 and AV1 support) and more upgradeability. Or hell, even 3 to 4 used Mini-PCs with the same power.</p><p>Instead of their original goal (cheap &amp; accessible) they went for growth and profit, even going public. Sad to see.</p>