CNN Shows Adafruit Part During Bombing Segment - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: a4x4kiwi
author_rank: Newbie
timestamp: November 06, 2015, 06:13:52 am
content: Any publicity is good publicity.http://makezine.com/2015/11/05/cnn-shows-adafruit-part-bombing-segment/

author: Moshly
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: November 06, 2015, 07:24:08 am
content: This reminds me -A few years ago, I was watching a documentary on land mines.The segment was explaining problems related to detecting plastic types used in cluster bombs.The show continued on implying that the bomb making company's are evil, bla bla bla....They then showed a close up of the PCB from one, zooming in on the only chip on the board.The zoom stopped on a nice full screen picture of the 'Motorola' symbol, implying that Motorola makes 'bomb chips'Now have a guess what the part number was ? (scroll down)....................MC4011

author: bitslice
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: November 06, 2015, 09:58:25 pm
content: Intel is behind most hacking attempts too, won't someone think of the children?

author: EEVblog
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: November 06, 2015, 10:56:15 pm
content: The graphic department didn't think to block out the brand name?They do it on Mythbusters all the time.

author: apelly
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: November 06, 2015, 11:57:19 pm
content: I always thought Mythbusters did that to logos who's owners wouldn't pony up for the exposure on the show. Too cynical perhaps.

author: EEVblog
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: November 07, 2015, 02:15:26 am
content: Quote from: apelly on November 06, 2015, 11:57:19 pmI think it's a combination.

author: John Coloccia
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 07, 2015, 03:32:39 am
content: This is why people like Dave aren't allowed to buy electronics from Element 14.Remember, people.... When Adafruit is outlawed, only outlaws will have Adafruit.

author: JoeN
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: November 07, 2015, 04:37:59 am
content: Quote from: John Coloccia on November 07, 2015, 03:32:39 amGet your automated nerf gun turret NOW!

author: free_electron
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 07, 2015, 04:48:56 am
content: tomorrow all 4011 chips will be under ITAR export regulation , heaviest codes. kiss your quad nand gates goodbye ...

author: LukeW
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: November 09, 2015, 02:08:59 pm
content: SparkFun guest stars in the laughably absurdCSI: Cyberthis week, too.

author: tom66
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 09, 2015, 03:02:26 pm
content: Quote from: apelly on November 06, 2015, 11:57:19 pmIt's common on these shows; Discovery and others have advertising agreements with, say, Pepsi, which would mean that Coca-Cola bottles being featured on Mythbusters would undermine Pepsi's advertisement. It gets really silly when you see them debadge cars. It's obvious what car it is, and it looks really weird without the badge.

author: JoeN
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: November 09, 2015, 07:41:05 pm
content: Quote from: LukeW on November 09, 2015, 02:08:59 pmCSI has always been terrible. It has infected a lot of other shows, like Blacklist, for example. One guy with a computer does the work of 10 FBI agents in the field for a month doing an investigation in about 30 seconds because his computer has the "omniscent" database on it. In CSI shows, tests that everyone knows takes 3-4 weeks to come back (we hear this every time a celebrity dies mysteriously) are done in a minute, without the usual half dozen vials of blood. Just ridiculous. I hope the general public doesn't buy all that bullshit.

author: suicidaleggroll
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 09, 2015, 07:58:02 pm
content: Quote from: JoeN on November 09, 2015, 07:41:05 pmI always love when they take a still frame from a shitty security camera, zoom in on a guy's head with the resolution of about 1, maybe 1.5 pixels, then click "enhance" a few times, and presto! A crystal clear 10MP image of the guy's face.