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Everything Is BOM: Bill of Materials Encyclopedia

https://bomwiki.com/
17•sebg•1h ago

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Crowberry•39m ago
Really cool! I wonder what their data source is
tantalor•37m ago
It's a wiki
epgui•27m ago
Presumably they should have said “sources” but that’s not a helpful answer
kbaker•26m ago
Seems like a LOT of AI generation.

I wonder where this wiki format would be useful vs asking an AI directly.

alufers•16m ago
The few pages I've looked at seem to be mostly (if not completely) AI hallucinated, with semi relevant photos from WikiMedia linked. Despite the name there is no way to edit the articles or even log in.

Also the "BOMs" are provided for such generic objects as "Excavator", which makes no sense. Different excavators will be made of different parts. If you want to get the general idea you can ask an LLM yourself instead of going to that website.

contingencies•19m ago
Missing entry for 'asml machine' :)

Actually a lot of this is garbage AI hallucinated info, eg. https://bomwiki.com/item/drone-docking-station/ authoritatively combines USB devices with fanciful drone installations.

zetalyrae•16m ago
Seems kinda silly to name such a huge project after a meme that will be stale in a few years, but then, this was likely all generated by AI, so it doesn't matter.

EDIT: Expanding on this a bit, because I want this comment to be more productive and less old-man-yells-at-cloud.

When I saw the link I got curious. It reminds me of the old skdb[0] project and of Open Source Ecology[1]. The idea is cool: a DAG of civilization from David Gingery[2] basic tools to jet planes and turbofans and rocket engines! Imagine that!

If it was real, it would be world-changing. The creator would be a personal hero of mine. But it's not real. It's a vague suggestion of the real thing.

Who is the creator? No-one knows. These vibeslop websites never have an About page, or contact info. No-one is putting their reputation on the line, regarding the quality or accuracy of the content.

[0]: https://diyhpl.us/skdb/

[1]: https://www.opensourceecology.org/

[2]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_J._Gingery

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