[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":559},["ShallowReactive",2],{"project-13259429":3},{"id":4,"name":5,"line":6,"line_source":7,"title":8,"url":9,"domain":10,"maker":11,"posted_at":12,"year":13,"points":14,"comments":15,"rank_in_year":16,"shown_in_year":17,"top":18,"tier":19,"category":20,"subcategory":21,"format":22,"keywords":23,"reception":28,"sentiment":29,"stance_mix":30,"scored_comments":35,"aspects":36,"strip":47,"post_text":49,"what":50,"said":97,"maker_in_thread":213,"shape":216,"grid":220,"attempts":522,"same_week":523,"maker_shows":40,"maker_hidden":551,"reader_version":552,"card":553},"13259429","Thimble","Learn how to build electronics with monthly kits","title","Show HN: Learn how to build electronics with monthly kits","https:\u002F\u002Fthimble.io","thimble.io","adammunich",1482780613,2016,272,112,81,2264,4,"legend","learning_science","electronics kits","other",[24,25,26,27],"electronics kit","learn electronics","monthly subscription","hardware kit","mixed",-0.079,{"positive":31,"neutral":32,"mixed":33,"critical":34},10,25,3,17,55,{"pricing":37,"privacy":39,"idea":41,"design":44,"docs":45,"execution":46},{"positive":38,"critical":31},0,{"positive":38,"critical":40},1,{"positive":42,"critical":43},6,2,{"positive":38,"critical":40},{"positive":38,"critical":33},{"positive":40,"critical":38},[33,40,40,33,38,33,38,38,38,38,38,40,40,38,33,40,38,40,40,48,38,38,18,40,38,33,33,38,33,48,40,43,48,18,18,18,33,40,33,48],5,null,{"problem":51,"audience":67,"pricing":82,"motivation":49,"time_to_build":49,"stack":94,"openness":95,"stage":96,"team_size":95},{"value":52,"source":53,"evidence":54},"Learning electronics is hard to start without parts and a curriculum.","commenter",[55,59,63],{"id":56,"by":57,"text":58},"13259949","echelon","This is exactly what I need. I got an undergraduate education in CS and biochem, and now that I'm employed it felt impossible to devote time or energy to studying electronics.…",{"id":60,"by":61,"text":62},"13259681","gus_massa","I wanted to find at least one photo of the kit. The video is similar, but I prefer at least 2 or 3 photos. About the video: (I didn't watch it f100%) Do all projects require…",{"id":64,"by":65,"text":66},"13261836","ChuckMcM","So boom! there are at least three of these, thimble.io, hackerboxes, and Adabox. They are all basically the same idea, every month a new \"kit\" of parts etc comes in. You open the…",{"value":68,"source":53,"evidence":69},"Beginners learning electronics, hobbyists, students and parents",[70,74,78],{"id":71,"by":72,"text":73},"13259911","gravypod","50 bucks is pretty steep for a student like me. 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I can get an arduino uno knockoff from Amazon for about $5, so I'd want to…",{"id":91,"by":92,"text":93},"13271593","kwhitefoot","Probably better to subscribe to something like Everyday Practical Electronics (UK) or Elektor (Netherlands) if you want some random projects. Then you get a chance to reject the…",[],"unknown","launched",{"praise":98,"objections":108,"requests":137,"questions":164,"alternatives":176},[99],{"value":100,"source":53,"evidence":101},"Good idea for learning hardware, kits take away sourcing hassle",[102,103,107],{"id":56,"by":57,"text":58},{"id":104,"by":105,"text":106},"13259867","fillskills","Was just thinking today of how to get started with hardware as a software engineer. Signing up now. 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Are there similar subscription services in the UK\u002FEurope?",[177,188,196,203],{"value":178,"source":53,"evidence":179},"HackerBoxes",[180,184],{"id":181,"by":182,"text":183},"13260183","htoooh","An alternative which I subscribe to is Hackerboxes[0]. It's a bit cheaper at $44\u002Fmonth and each month's box comes with all of the required hardware. You can check out the…",{"id":185,"by":186,"text":187},"13260127","kabdib","Wow, that's really expensive. I've subscribed to HackerBoxes since their start; significantly cheaper (sometimes thrown together and a little cheap, but never boring).",{"value":189,"source":53,"evidence":190},"Adabox from Adafruit",[191,195],{"id":192,"by":193,"text":194},"13260800","curiousmonkey90","I am trying to decide between Adabox from Adafruit and Thimble. 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