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 Posted: Apr 17, 2012 - 07:51 PM |
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EW:
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You should be proud to show your significant other, your children, or your grandchildren this website.
My wife does not understand what I do for a living.
My son does not understand what I do for a living.
By the time I have grandkids there will be no more microcontrollers, hence they will not understand what I did for a living.
so why worry about it 
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And no, we're not just going to get rid of the Off-Topic forum. It's fun. Where else am I going to learn about that cool-looking nixie clock?
I am still waiting for the thread on Barbecue sauce to begin 
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Good to hear that you finally C this.
Us on the bright side have missed you lately.
Don't get used to it. I have a case of crabbycrankyitis that is not going to go away.
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I have decided that I am no longer going to plan anything in advance. In a court of law this is called Pre-Meditated, and does not look good for the defense.....
Timer function not working properly? Check CLKDIV8 Fuse first
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Posted: Apr 17, 2012 - 07:53 PM |
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EW wrote:
Hi All,
- We have no problem if you are doing a "comparison" type thread, comparing the AVR with competitors. Make it an honest comparison (i.e. don't be a troll). It's ok if the comparison even shows the AVR in a bad light. How else can we improve without honest feedback?
The thread that prompted my comment was one in the AVR32 Hardware forum where a poster had a few complaints about the EVK-1100. He posted a few links to PIC32 and ARM products to use as examples of "why can't Atmel do it that way?"
The thread was removed, ostensibly for "advertising" (by you, I believe). It was quite clear to everyone on the forum that the original poster's intent was not advertising-related in any way. |
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Posted: Apr 17, 2012 - 07:54 PM |
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Eric,
Thanks for the clarification.
That is a perfectly reasonable place to draw the line in my mind.
I'm sure someone disagrees with that...
Can't help to wonder about those 10-year kids though.
They probably have to live with far worse language every day in school and on the forums they like to hang out on.
At least in Sweden. |
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Posted: Apr 17, 2012 - 07:56 PM |
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Hmm. Don't know about that one. I haven't been on the AVR32 Hardware forum in a while. *(embarassed)* (I'm a software guy by training.) We, the moderators, will have to become a little more nuanced in applying that policy.
Thanks for letting us know. Because I really do mean it when I say that honest product comparisons are allowed and encouraged. |
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Posted: Apr 17, 2012 - 07:59 PM |
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jgmdesign wrote:
EW:
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You should be proud to show your significant other, your children, or your grandchildren this website.
My wife does not understand what I do for a living.
My son does not understand what I do for a living.
By the time I have grandkids there will be no more microcontrollers, hence they will not understand what I did for a living.
so why worry about it
Sure. It's all about you, right?
A community is made up of more than a single individual. But you already knew that. |
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Posted: Apr 17, 2012 - 08:38 PM |
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Location: Long Island New York
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EW wrote:
jgmdesign wrote:
EW:
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You should be proud to show your significant other, your children, or your grandchildren this website.
My wife does not understand what I do for a living.
My son does not understand what I do for a living.
By the time I have grandkids there will be no more microcontrollers, hence they will not understand what I did for a living.
so why worry about it
Sure. It's all about you, right?
A community is made up of more than a single individual. But you already knew that.
With an army of one!!
Hooo Rahh! |
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Jim
I have decided that I am no longer going to plan anything in advance. In a court of law this is called Pre-Meditated, and does not look good for the defense.....
Timer function not working properly? Check CLKDIV8 Fuse first
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Posted: Apr 19, 2012 - 06:48 AM |
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I did not know AVRFreaks was owned by Atmel, nor is it clearly stated anywhere. I believed it was set up by open source enthusiasts working on the GCC-AVR port of the compiler. Or maybe this was the case and they sold the site to Atmel, I don't know.
But I generally find it disconcerting that Atmel is blocking all discussion on competing products, especially in an off-topic forum. |
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Posted: Apr 19, 2012 - 07:07 AM |
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| The question of the ownership of the site has been discussed many times by now. It was started by an Atmel Trondheim employee (more or less on unpaid time IIRC) so it has been an Atmel thing from the start. |
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Posted: Apr 19, 2012 - 10:59 AM |
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All the open source enthusiasts working on the AVR GCC port usually prefer to use email lists anyway.
Johan is basically correct. |
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