| ▲ | HeyLaughingBoy 2 days ago | |
Reminds me of the news program in the early 2000's that breathlessly reported that an American company was contributing to terrorism. The "evidence?" Someone found an unexploded IED that had a component with a logo that's familiar to probably every EE in the Western world: Texas Instruments! Problem is that it was a generic "jellybean" 74LS logic IC that's churned out by the millions and sold everywhere, to everyone and also made by a dozen other manufacturers. Hell, I probably had a dozen or so in my parts drawers. The drawback to having easily obtainable electronic components is that the people you don't like can also get them. | ||