Hardware Hacking - Nicolas Collins

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Rule #18: Always leave you original breadboard design intact and functional
until you can prove that the soldered-up version works.


Rule #19: Always use a resistor when powering an LED, otherwise the circuit
and/or LED might blow out.


Rule #20: Distortion is Truth. (Poss’s law)


Rule #21: It is easier to drill round holes than slots.


Rule #22: Never trust the writing on the wall-wart.


Appendix 2: The Laws of the Avant Garde


Rule #1: Do it backwards.


Rule #2: Slow it down, a lot.


Rule #3: Make it louder, a lot.

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