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  1. Comment on What are you working on this weekend? in ~comp

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    Not in my opinion. I think the joy of learning how to create homebrew versions of stuff can be an end in itself. Your project sounds fun and I expect you'll go off on all kinds of fascinating...

    Of course, it's stupid of me to do so.

    Not in my opinion. I think the joy of learning how to create homebrew versions of stuff can be an end in itself. Your project sounds fun and I expect you'll go off on all kinds of fascinating tangents. That makes it worthwhile even if your finished article looks like electric spaghetti wrapped up in gaffer tape and hot glue.

    I waste too much time failing to think of original ideas. I should stop doing that and just build something instead.

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  2. Comment on What are you working on this weekend? in ~comp

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    Teaching myself how to connect a unipolar stepper motor to an Arduino Uno, and then drive it. I've been interested in this stuff for a while but never quite go anywhere with it due to lack of...

    Teaching myself how to connect a unipolar stepper motor to an Arduino Uno, and then drive it.

    I've been interested in this stuff for a while but never quite go anywhere with it due to lack of inspiration. This is a work project though, so there's some motivation.

    Mostly though, so far today I've been watching the football.

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  3. Comment on Who are you supporting during this FIFA World Cup and why? How far do you expect them to go in the tournament? in ~sports.football

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    England for me too, being English. My expectations of success are tempered somewhat by our woeful record in knockout competitions. I'd be happy to win just one knockout game this time around. Any...

    England for me too, being English.
    My expectations of success are tempered somewhat by our woeful record in knockout competitions. I'd be happy to win just one knockout game this time around. Any more than that would be a happy bonus. I'd love to relive the general excitement that came with relative successes during Euro '96 and Italia '90.
    Hopefully in future competitions this cohort of players might go on to greater things. The English FA have changed their philosophy a bit, and some of the England youth teams have had major competition wins in the last couple of years. Hope it filters up to the senior team.

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