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Jameco’s “Easy PIR Alarm Kit” is a neat little kit that would make a great introduction to dead bug electronics assembly and the basics of PIR detectors, transistor switching and relays.
Source: JE-PIR ALARM: Jameco Kitpro : Easy PIR Alarm Kit : Electronic Kits & Projects
I’ve been doing dead bug assembly for custom one off circuits for over forty years and there’s no doubt it can be the perfect solution for some circuits.
I don’t think any of us believe that Trumpism is going away. To the extent that we take any comfort from the current chaotic state of the Republican Party, it’s that it seems mainly to be defined by the QAnon craziness of Marjorie Taylor Greene, the alleged perversion of Matt Gaetz and the cartoonish cynicism of Josh Hawley. Yes, we need to keep an eye on them. But they’re so out there on the fringes that the amount of damage they could do would appear to be limited.
Which is why an essay published recently by Glenn Ellmers of the Claremont Institute should chill you to the bone. Running at more than 3,200 words, Ellmers’ screed is nothing less than an assertion of authoritarianism and white supremacy, dressed up in intellectual garb.
Source: From a right think tank, a chilling pseudo-intellectual case for Trumpism – Media Nation
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