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Re:The Secret Life of Circuits is now in stock everywhere on Thursday October 22, 2026 @10:35PM (#50203845)
It’s like a non-calculus based astronomy course. Sometimes you just want to learn about the thing directly without spending two semesters learning the mathematical machinery first.

The content is pretty good but I think they missed the target audience pretty badly with that title and cover.

If I was trying to make that jump from arduino blinking an LED to custom PCB again something like “Applied Circuits: A Practical Guide to to PCBs” with a cover in the style of the circuit diagrams[1] would be an instant buy.

[1] https://nostarch.com/download/samples/secret-life-of-circuit...

Re:Gdynia and the Dream of a Maritime Poland on Monday October 19, 2026 @12:35PM (#50154490)
As an American tourist, I have gone to Gdansk for work (at the University) and then trained over to Gdynia for a kitesurfing vacation.

But as a Californian, the two cities feel as different as Arcata and Eureka.