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wolfi1today at 7:45 AM2 repliesview on HN

why not just buy a transistor? they are dirt cheap, or is it for educational purposes?


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Leonard_of_Qtoday at 8:22 AM

Not the type of question you'd expect on a site called "Hacker News". Why do experiments when you can buy something? Why tinker with objects when you can buy ready-made ones? Why climb mountains when you can fly over them? Why brew beer when it comes ready-made in bottles?

thenthenthentoday at 7:52 AM

The latter!