I don't care that the Chinese government heavily subsidizes their #EV market, at every level, because we should be doing *exactly* the same—no, significantly *more*—here in the #US, the #UK, and across #Europe.
External design is much less relevant (though it's what most people criticize about China's vehicles) than #batteries, #chassis's, #drivetrains, and #charging #infrastructure, most areas where %China is ahead, exponentially, at every level of the market.
A curse upon product designers who use "one-way" clips in the casings of their products. Sure, it's a cheap way to manufacture and assemble the unit, but it makes repair people miserable.
Of course, they don't *want* people repairing the product. "Throw it away and buy a new one!"
I have just decided that this is called "YOLO engineering", and it is bad, and anyone that does it should feel bad.
#YOLO #engineering #YOLOengineering #clip #clips #fastener #chassis #product #design #ProductDesign #DesignForManufacturring #DesignForLandfill #landfill
Building up the PC testbench slowly.
Got a new ATX PSU for one of my PCs, which freed up the old one to be used here.
Now that there's a retro motherboard on the way to test, it made sense to finally get around to assembling my open frame testbench, that I bought in...*checks notes*...January...
Elecrow’s Mini PC case brings a gamer aesthetic to the Raspberry Pi 5 or NVIDIA Jetson Orin Nano
Elecrow has launched a Mini PC case that can house either a Raspberry Pi 5 or NVIDIA Jetson Orin Nano while extending the functionality of those little PCs. It also makes them look a little bit like tiny gaming PCs thanks to the clear acrylic side panels and RGB lighting effects.
Available now from Elecrow, you can pick up a Jetson Orin Nano model for $32 or pay $40 for a model designed for […]
#chassis #elecrow #miniPc #nvidiaJetsonOrinNano #raspberryPi5 #rgb #rgbLighting
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