[sdiy] SMD experiences

[Tom Wiltshire]

On 14 Sep 2011, at 17:50, David G Dixon wrote:

>>> Why is using PCBcart "bad and terrible"? I'm not familiar 
>> with the operation. 
> 
>> Because it's based in China, not the US.
> 
> ...so, anything based in China is bad and terrible?

No, but we're all responsible consumers (right?) so we want to make sure that our money isn't funding stuff that we don't approve of, like unsafe working practices for the under-fives, or regimes with hideous human rights records, or,...etc etc etc.

Whether China is good or bad, and whether trading with China makes it better or worse is your judgement call. But I would ask you to think about it rather than merely choosing based on lowest price. A lot of shit is justified by "economic arguments".

Only the other day I had to abandon a perfectly good arms deal with a certain Libyan colonel just because the UK government belated withdrew his export license! Hot damn! No Christmas presents for my kids this year!

Tom