DosDude

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[–] DosDude@retrofed.com 4 points 1 day ago

Most ready to solder tin sold has a flux core. Meaning you don't really need flux, that is, if you do it the way the original commenter did said. 

Another thing that can help is a soldering iron that doesn't take 15 minutes to heat up. If it takes 15 minutes to heat up, there is no way it can transfer enough heat for more than a few pins, as the iron will cool down too much to get a decent joint. 

[–] DosDude@retrofed.com 9 points 1 day ago

Better convert it to piefed then! 

[–] DosDude@retrofed.com 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

FreeDOS is making some nice strides. Always good to see. Hopefully it will make MS-DOS completely obsolete some day.

[–] DosDude@retrofed.com 9 points 1 day ago

Piefed already has tags. So mission failed successfully? 

[–] DosDude@retrofed.com 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

You've got the idea. Retro, or retro inspired. Our piefed doesn't have any retro communities as of writing this, but our lemmy has retro magazines, antique radios, adventure games, pixel art, ms-Dos and more. Not everything is retro, but the things that aren't are retro inspired.

The instance itself is fully compatible and federated with the entire threadiverse, so only the local feed will be 100% retro/retro-inspired. Also we're working on retro feeds for easy access to topics of interest.

[–] DosDude@retrofed.com 1 points 3 days ago

It's ready for the public! :)

[–] DosDude@retrofed.com 4 points 3 days ago

Happy to be here!

[–] DosDude@retrofed.com 6 points 3 days ago (3 children)

Everyone is welcome. Basically the instance allows all spectrum, as long as you behave and treat people with respect. Local communities allowed must be at least retro adjacent. Meaning it has to be old shit somehow, whether in spirit or physically.

For example. On retrolemmy we have communities for pixel art and adventure/point n click games. Both are being made today, but in spirit live in the days before.

 

After hosting RetroLemmy.com for close to 3 years, we are proud to announce we now have also opened up a PieFed instance called Retrofed.

This is not meant to replace RetroLemmy, but instead give retro-minded people a choice.

Also, Retrofed is available and fully functional on http as well as https. Meaning old hardware should be able to connect and interact with retrofed if people so wish.

Your home away from modern life.

Welcome to the nostalgia-filled piefed instance of yesteryear.

Open Registration with Application questionnaire.

[–] DosDude@retrofed.com 20 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Just build your own with a kit. Hell, call it a CNC filler. This was a DIY hobby from the start. I don't see how this can be regulated.

[–] DosDude@retrofed.com 1 points 6 days ago

Writing by hand is a good way to get fine eye hand coordination. I think, at least for younger kids, writing should be primary during development. Around 12 years of age it could be phased towards computers instead.

[–] DosDude@retrofed.com 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Will do! Thanks!

 

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