@starsandrobots overnight digikey?
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@dapplestone@starsandrobots so expensive, so convenient -
@andrewjdupree@dapplestone both of those things. -
@andrewjdupree@dapplestone I ordered from digikey once in high school. I grew up with $10 shipping surcharge minimum, and that's a big add -
@andrewjdupree@dapplestone I think it's not going to be a viable solution for average families -
@starsandrobots@andrewjdupree true. Perhaps dumpsters full of e-waste...dark but there's no other cheap component source. -
@dapplestone@starsandrobots Honestly aliexpress is often a great option, if you can handle the 2-3 week delay.
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@starsandrobots good parents and amazon (or an amazon-like entity)! -
@the_shift8 what if you don't have "good parents"? "Everyone should just have good parents" is not realistic :( -
@the_shift8 also "good parents" aren't always "parents who can teach you electronics" -
@starsandrobots (retweeted when i should have replied) sigh - yeah. i have no answers for those problems other than to advocate.
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@SlexAxton not everyone has access. Also I have had paying jobs forcing me to use that website AND I know what I want and it's a headache -
@SlexAxton by "not everyone has access" I mean it's the rare 14 year old who can pay for things online. -
@starsandrobots gotcha. Amazon might be easy and common enough to work, though. Probably a bigger selection than The Shack™. -
@starsandrobots easier to ask your parents to buy you a kit on Amazon than to get them to drive you to radioshack (at least where I lived).
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@starsandrobots the Internet -
@cullend I think there's a necessary physicality about electronics that we haven't yet built well into any online experience -
@starsandrobots@cullend Once I was yelled at (in Jr High) for sitting on the floor at Radio Shack, copying schematics into my notebook.
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@starsandrobots I completely agree, I knew the parts so well and spent so much time there the manager would hire me to help with inventory. -
@tonyengineer same: at 14, my local Radio Shack store manager asked if I wanted a job. -
@starsandrobots same age 14, Mom would drive me to the mall on inventory night and pay was just a check, no taxes with held.
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