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Using AI as a tool and not a cop out

Hello everyone,
I’m curious on how / what you guys do to not make yourself “lazy” with AI? I’m an aircraft mechanic by trade and do lots of woodworking, fabrication, 3d printing, and just general tinkering in my free time. I’ve been trying to learn more about electronics and doing Arduino projects as well as messing around with trying to repair some old stereo systems lately. Long story short, I’ve noticed I’ve been using ai tools more and more over the past year and I feel like I’ve been maybe cutting a lot of corners in learning stuff by just going for the easy answer with ai. I’ve since gone cold turkey to it for about 2 months now, but I know it’s an amazing tool and wanna still get the benifits it offers. I wanna learn as much as I can as often as a can, but I’m busy enough already so I feel like I should take advantage of the time saving convenience it offers without crippling myself. Just curious on how you guys navigate this. Any responses appreciated.

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u/Late_Celebration_713 — 3 days ago
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What is this? I've never heard of magnet adhesive

I came across this "magnet adhesive" online and am trying to figure out if this is a real thing or just super glue. I tried googling and can't find any mention of magnet glue.

u/got2bQWERTY — 5 days ago
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https://www.youtube.com/@ALMA.GeoffreyAment

Chapter 2, a home theatre, 3D printed parts, motorized projector, home decoration, and DIY electronics -- I spent alot of time figuring out how to control different actuators and such via microcontroller to control the tilt, roll, pitch, and translation of a projector. If you know of anyone else that might be interested in this stuff, sharing to others would really help me out! Hope to see you around here or YouTube :)

u/ALMA_x11 — 6 days ago
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Keypad for escape room

I’m a complete novice when it comes to this so I thought I’d come here for help.
I’m working on an escape room at home for my son’s birthday. I’d like to have an element where there is a simple keypad that “disarms” something. The main thing I’d like it to have is a visible red light turning green.
Thats really my only requirement, I just have no idea if I would be able to build something like that myself (again, I’m a newbie), or if I could purchase something?

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u/Jessie011406 — 6 days ago
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Binocular stargazing made easy

I love using big 16x70 binoculars for the Milky Way, but holding them steady overhead was impossible. My neck was hurting after 5 minutes of holding them up high. So I built this binocular chair which has simple wood and hardware components attached to my chair. It keeps the binoculars exactly where I point them, and it completely takes the strain off my neck. Very smooth positioning to anywhere in the sky. Happy to answer any questions about the mechanics. If you want to know more about how to build it, I put together these detailed directions to help with getting started.

Wow, over 220,000 views and 7,200 upvotes! Thank you all so much for the incredible reception. A lot of you have asked about building this—the link above takes you to free zero-wall build plans for this binocular chair’s rotating base. It’s a great standalone build to try out in a home workshop.

u/Nervous_Musician_377 — 14 days ago