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1. harmlessgryphon (harmlessgryphon@sealion.club)'s status on Friday, 24-Feb-2017 19:23:00 UTC harmlessgryphon
   I love how the LM317 data sheet lists all this stuff as applications:
   
   ATCA Solutions
   • DLP: 3D Biometrics, Hyperspectral Imaging,
   Optical Networking, and Spectroscopy
   • DVR and DVS
   • Desktop PC
   • Digital Signage and Still Camera
   • ECG Electrocardiogram
   • EV HEV Charger: Level 1, 2, and 3
   • Electronic Shelf Label
   • Energy Harvesting
   • Ethernet Switch
   • Femto Base Station
   • Fingerprint and Iris Biometrics
   • HVAC: Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning
   • High-Speed Data Acquisition and Generation
   • Hydraulic Valve
   • IP Phone: Wired and Wireless
   • Intelligent Occupancy Sensing
   • Motor Control: Brushed DC, Brushless DC, LowVoltage,
   Permanent Magnet, and Stepper Motor
   • Point-to-Point Microwave Backhaul
   • Power Bank Solutions
   • Power Line Communication Modem
   • Power Over Ethernet (PoE)
   • Power Quality Meter
   • Power Substation Control
   • Private Branch Exchange (PBX)
   • Programmable Logic Controller
   • RFID Reader
   • Refrigerator
   • Signal or Waveform Generator
   • Software Defined Radio (SDR)
   • Washing Machine: High-End and Low-End
   • X-ray: Baggage Scanner, Medical, and Dental
   
   Why not just say "General purpose power regulation and control applications"?
   • @mcscx@quitter.se repeated this.
   • @mcscx@quitter.se (mcscx@quitter.se)'s status on Friday, 24-Feb-2017 19:46:55 UTC @mcscx@quitter.se

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     @harmlessgryphon what they want to say is "use or product for the wellfare of mankind, not for war and oppression" :-)