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From: Cursitor Doom <cd@notformail.com>
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Subject: Re: Disgraceful!
Date: Wed, 29 Jan 2025 18:27:49 +0000
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On Tue, 28 Jan 2025 18:54:10 -0500, bitrex <user@example.net> wrote:

>On 1/27/2025 4:38 PM, john larkin wrote:
>> On Sun, 26 Jan 2025 18:17:44 +0000, Cursitor Doom <cd@notformail.com>
>> wrote:
>> 
>>> On Sun, 26 Jan 2025 09:56:43 -0800, john larkin <JL@gct.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Sun, 26 Jan 2025 11:29:00 +0000, Cursitor Doom <cd@notformail.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Gentlemen,
>>>>>
>>>>> I never ceases to amaze me that for all I've learned about the theory
>>>>> side of electronics over the years, my construction skills have not
>>>>> improved one iota since I was about 10 years old. Case in point:
>>>>>
>>>>> https://disk.yandex.com/i/zGA2slnrNWqGjQ
>>>>>
>>>>> I cobbled this board up to automatically turn on the water supply when
>>>>> the soil moisture fell below a certain amount. I've got 240V/10A wires
>>>>> juxtaposed next to low voltage signal interconnects and components
>>>>> with the insulation smeared through by careless use of a soldering
>>>>> iron all secured with blobs of hot melt glue and many of the component
>>>>> lead ends close to shorting out. It's obvious I've paid scant regard
>>>>> to layout considerations as you can tell. I'm posting this so John
>>>>> Larkin can see for himself that having the ability to visualize 3-D
>>>>> apples with insects etc is of no help whatsoever in laying out boards.
>>>>
>>>> Works for me.
>>>>
>>>> https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/kmjfxcvsix8fwmcyy6map/T840_E1.jpg?rlkey=tbvmyna46bkfxc3lc6a6yv64q&raw=1
>>>
>>> Sorry - what exactly works for you?
>> 
>> Visualizing the schematic and the layout and making both as beautiful
>> as possible. Beautiful things work better.
>
>I noticed that if you turn the Highland Technology logo sideways it 
>looks kind of like a lady with three boobs.

It always reminds me of someone in bed lying under a duvet.