DarrisMackelroy

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by DarrisMackelroy 4mo ago
tangentially related but useful: A while back I vibed up a script that can bit bang i2c on an x520 to reprogram SFP modules without a dedicated flasher. Hopefully this helps save someone a few $$ if they need to reflash something. https:&#
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by DarrisMackelroy 7mo ago
Author here: I've never written and posted an article before, and am by no means a writer. However, as far as I can tell this solution doesn't exist anywhere else on the internet and I wanted to share. Enjoy!
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Claude Banged My Module(dcmc.github.io)
4 points by DarrisMackelroy 7mo ago|1 comments
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by DarrisMackelroy 2y ago
I got fiber run to my neighborhood, and for a while, had a 1gb coax connection and a 1gb fiber connection. I used openmptcprouter to aggregate my connections through a droplet and I effectively had a 2 gigabit internet connection. I would h
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by DarrisMackelroy 3y ago
This is great! I would love to see a passmark/$ metric on here as well.
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by DarrisMackelroy 3y ago
The Bobbit Worm Chronicles: https://www.michiganreefers.com/threads/the-bobbit-worm-chro... tldr: a guy spends a LONG time trying to kill a bobbit worm in his fish tank
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by DarrisMackelroy 5y ago
Yes, this is the conclusion I came to. I assume Netflix was limiting me the same way they would someone on a VPN. The Linode IP worked for 99% of my home traffic, but I tended to get captchas occasionally and some sites didn’t work at all o
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by DarrisMackelroy 5y ago
An interesting anecdote to this: For a while my home network was running OpenMPTCProuter and I was testing bonding my 500mbps cable and 1000mbps fiber out to a linode VPS. So my home IP was a linode address. I went to watch the newest seaso
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by DarrisMackelroy 5y ago
Most definitely. A radial reamp DI would improve the tone on this rig noticeably. Even if you didn’t use reamp specific hardware, using 2 direct boxes to match impedance on the input and output of the Pi would help.
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by DarrisMackelroy 5y ago
The ipod nano lost in the couch was also a funny little easter egg
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by DarrisMackelroy 6y ago
I discovered TouchDesigner [1] a few months back- it’s an incredibly powerful visual programming tool used in the entertainment industry. It’s been around well for over a decade and is stable enough to be used for live shows. Deadmau5 uses
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by DarrisMackelroy 7y ago
OBS Studio has a plugin that enables virtual webcam output on windows. I’ve used it to create a more reliable webcam output from Blackmagic capture cards, as not all software likes to recognize the included webcam driver. https:/&#x2F
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by DarrisMackelroy 7y ago
He's an extremely interesting person. He was a longtime engineer for RIM and he holds several GSM-related patents [1]. He's also written a few neat pieces of software, my favorite of which is Bigprint [2]. [1] https://