liudr:
Just wrote up a blog post:Minimal equipment for Arduino newbies | LiuDr Electronic Solutions LLC Official Blog
I won't get many readers on my blog but will find some place to have similar content stick to a forum. Any suggestions on the parts/tool list?
That looks good. I've done something similar for programming issues. I'm just negotiating right now about the etiquette for making posts sticky. But a post along the lines of yours appears to me to qualify.
Grumpy_Mike:
What is worst are the morons that think resistors on LEDs are unnecessary.
The thing is Mike, they don't know what they don't know. Assuming you regards LEDs as "small lights" then most people know you just screw a light bulb in - you don't need resistors.