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  • Date Created: 24 Sep 2020 1:08 PM Date Created
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  • fmilburn
    fmilburn over 4 years ago +3
    Other: I have applied :-) There have been some where I had interest but did not apply. Time, skills, and life changes all were factors at one time or another.
  • wolfgangfriedrich
    wolfgangfriedrich over 4 years ago +2
    Other. There were no interesting or useful products recently for my use/skill-set. - W.
  • parasquid
    parasquid over 4 years ago +2
    Other: currently road testing something else Although if I weren't, I would probably answer Lack of Time brought about by Lack of Skills with some of the road tests, especially those that require learning…
  • michaelwylie
    michaelwylie over 4 years ago

    Tax bill would be too large.

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  • robogary
    robogary over 4 years ago

    I had applied to a couple RoadTests this year, altho I applied to alot more last year.

    My perception is alot of the Road Test products this year seemed to need advanced skills in embedded systems.

    There also was one Road Test that the software tools requirements exceeded the capabilities of my PC.

     

    I've also noticed in my STEM clubs (Robots, Python, Linux, Makers, Azure, 3D printing, radio, etc)  with all the Covid restrictions at home-work-school, only online meetings, constant panic mode media & politics, .......enthusiasm and energy for doing projects seems really depressed this year. Halloween is always a really fun time for animatronic and animation projects -- this year seems a big disappointment in my view.  Perhaps there is a correlation from covid burnout to Road Test applications.  

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  • rscasny
    rscasny over 4 years ago

    I'd like to thank everyone who has commented. It's helpful to me.

     

    Randall

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  • hugohu
    hugohu over 4 years ago in reply to dougw

    That's true, for me too.

     

    If I apply for a roadtest I'd be excited for it, and have a use for the board, or else it's just saying here's the board, you can test it and don't pay us anything, roadtest is, test and review the board, then you can use it for yourself.

     

    I'm in a roadtest, the one for the Maxim Integrated EV kit, the feather is quite nice, and... totally not the reason why I applied.

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  • dougw
    dougw over 4 years ago

    Several reasons:

    • don't want to hog all the loot
    • sometimes I have already scored a similar road test
    • shipping is so slow right now, parts won't arrive in time to complete a road test (I usually build something during a road test)

    My criteria for applying have become much more selective due to the above reasons - it has to be an item I will really make use of.

    The good news is I finally got some parts ordered around March. With one or 2 more deliveries, I can continue some old projects.

    In the mean time I am trying to do projects with parts I already have, which mostly means they have nothing to do with road tests.

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  • hugohu
    hugohu over 4 years ago

    Lack of time, lack of skills, yeah.

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  • parasquid
    parasquid over 4 years ago

    Other: currently road testing something else image Although if I weren't, I would probably answer Lack of Time brought about by Lack of Skills with some of the road tests, especially those that require learning a new stack or framework to properly test.

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  • wolfgangfriedrich
    wolfgangfriedrich over 4 years ago

    Other. There were no interesting or useful products recently for my use/skill-set.

    - W.

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  • fmilburn
    fmilburn over 4 years ago

    Other:  I have applied :-)

     

    There have been some where I had interest but did not apply. Time, skills, and life changes all were factors at one time or another.

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