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On 29/09/2015 12:14 AM, Mike wrote:
> In article <alpine.LNX.2.02.1509271324290.26622@darkstar.example.org>,
> Michael Black  <et472@ncf.ca> wrote:
>> He follows the Make culture, doing anything, even pasting together
>> circuitry sold to people so they don't have to solder, is "Making".

Come on! This is the 21st century, whipping up an Arduino based 
datalogger is just as much "Making" as building a super regen receiver 
using tubes, carbon resistors and a solder gun were back in the day.

> The "components" are simultanouesly getting smaller (SMD) and
> bigger -- canned modules are a "component" now.
>
>> The funny thing is, "Make" has been pushing this, and in their regular
>> advertising email, they offered a selection of clocks from their store,
>> including one made to look like a bomb.
>
> There was an instructable (www.instructables.com) where someone
> designed a clock -- rebuilt an existing mains powered clock -- into
> a "dynamite stick bundle with wires and red LED" project. It looked
> great, but my immediate worry was -- what happens when a cop
> sees it? As usual, "oh that's just a theoretical worry, it wouldn't
> happen, cops aren't that stupid" etc. responses ...
>
> Well, sometimes it does happen! Even an LED/magnet "throwie" chucked
> somewhere up under a bridge can trigger an alert. Not through
> stupidity, as such, just a bit of paranoia!
>
You can make a bomb without a clock, but you can't make one without 
explosives. You'd think that the cops would have noticed that, but, then 
again, maybe not.

I hope those cops never come around to my house, they'd probably think 
that it was a terrorist bomb factory, what with all the circuit boards 
and wiring lying around.

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  Re: Ahmed Mohamed Cursitor Doom <curd@notformail.com> - 2015-09-25 23:53 +0000
    Re: Ahmed Mohamed "Tom Del Rosso" <fizzbintuesday@that-google-mail-domain.com> - 2015-10-14 16:08 -0400
      Re: Ahmed Mohamed BuckyBalls <"The Pres"@yahoo.com> - 2015-10-16 14:25 +0200
  Re: Ahmed Mohamed Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> - 2015-09-25 23:15 -0400
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  Re: Ahmed Mohamed Oltimer <nup@nup.com> - 2015-09-26 19:08 +0800
    Re: Ahmed Mohamed Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> - 2015-09-27 13:33 -0400
      Re: Ahmed Mohamed Oltimer <nup@nup.com> - 2015-09-28 21:00 +0800
      Re: Ahmed Mohamed mjb@signal11.invalid (Mike) - 2015-09-28 15:14 +0100
        Re: Ahmed Mohamed keithr0 <user@account.invalid> - 2015-09-29 17:43 +1000
          Re: Ahmed Mohamed Seymore4Head <Seymore4Head@Hotmail.invalid> - 2015-09-29 12:32 -0400
  Re: Ahmed Mohamed N_Cook <diverse@tcp.co.uk> - 2015-09-26 16:23 +0100
    Re: Ahmed Mohamed Don Bruder <dakidd@sonic.net> - 2015-09-26 09:07 -0700
      Re: Ahmed Mohamed amdx <nojunk@knology.net> - 2015-09-27 06:33 -0500
      Re: Ahmed Mohamed Oltimer <nup@nup.com> - 2015-09-27 22:18 +0800
  Re: Ahmed Mohamed colonel_hack@yahoo.com - 2015-09-28 10:26 -0700
  Re: Ahmed Mohamed "Ian Field" <gangprobing.alien@ntlworld.com> - 2015-10-25 19:34 +0000
    Re: Ahmed Mohamed Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> - 2015-10-30 17:14 -0400
  Re: Ahmed Mohamed Seymore4Head <Seymore4Head@Hotmail.invalid> - 2015-11-01 22:05 -0500
    Re: Ahmed Mohamed news13 <newsthirteenspam-spam@woa.com.au> - 2015-11-02 11:52 +0000

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