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by Liftyee 1y ago
I've always been conflicted on Apple. On the one hand, the attention to detail in the hardware and software is generally unmatched, and everything in the ecosystem works seamlessly. On the other hand, I think my personal values make me
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by Liftyee 2y ago
Always love to see an in-depth reverse engineering write-up. This one's particularly interesting since I'm currently designing a battery pack for my own project. Interesting to see a microcontroller (and quite a classic one...) as
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by Liftyee 2y ago
Out of curiosity, when was the last time you used Linux on a laptop platform? Anecdotally, it's come a long way since 5 years ago - daily driving Ubuntu 24.04 on my Thinkpad, and I can get 8 hours of use (engineering workload) in a day
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by Liftyee 2y ago
I've always wondered about whether I've been affected by this due to various known sources that I (mis)handled in times past. Are there any pragmatic steps I can take to reduce/reverse any effect?
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by Liftyee 2y ago
As an amateur Linux user I've long thought of these .ko files and many other binaries as "magic", but no more! This article presents the concepts very naturally so it was easy to absorb.
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by Liftyee 2y ago
This is an interesting suggestion. I'm curious what you mean by "sending grad students to top universities": 1.) the target universities have to accept the students, right? 2.) This implies some top-level RTS-game-esque contr
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by Liftyee 2y ago
Is the "follow me" bar that moves with (and covers some of) the third paragraph and can't be dismissed intended? Either way, it struck me as a little ironic given the content of the article.
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by Liftyee 2y ago
From a non cybersec background, I'm surprised that attackers even bother trying these attacks where each account only gets 2 attempts. To me, the probability of getting a hit feels incredibly, unworkably low, unless there are lots of c
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by Liftyee 2y ago
Reading this in the UK, I'm not sure if "walking to school on your own" is supposed to be a safe or unsafe reference point. I thought that children walking to school is unthinkable in the US because everything is designed for
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by Liftyee 2y ago
Granted, there is usually a rechargeable alternative to any product using non replaceable batteries. Or one can use rechargeable AA/AAA/etc. that recoup their cost within a few charges. For the consumer rechargeable always makes s
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by Liftyee 2y ago
Makes sense how it depends on both the task and the person. I wonder if there is any way to change impulsiveness or if it's some sort of genetic trait. There are probably both learned and genetic factors.
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by Liftyee 2y ago
If it's mainly (largely) static IoT devices connecting to an SSID, why not make the SSID hidden so it doesn't fill device screens (controlled by humans who probably don't want the IoT network)? Most commercial IoT products I&
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by Liftyee 2y ago
This is a cool project! Reminds me of `hollywood`[1], but specifically geared towards programming. It'll be a useful tool in my arsenal of "things to run to impress non-terminal-users". [1] https://a.hollywood.comp
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by Liftyee 2y ago
They mentioned returning to physical buttons on the steering wheel as well. Past VW models (eg. Golf Mk7) have the cruise control button on the steering wheel. I read "five most important functions" as relative to those you would
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by Liftyee 2y ago
There are indeed craft like that. The NASA Pathfinder probe and MER rovers (all to Mars) are probably what you're thinking of.
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by Liftyee 2y ago
Related: the infamous 3M static electric force field https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3274335
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by Liftyee 2y ago
Genuine question - What's the meaning of "activating" as an opposite to "interesting" in this context? I've never heard it used like this and couldn't get good results from searching.
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by Liftyee 2y ago
Maintenance, perhaps? For the London Underground at least, the power is switched off after the trains stop running (4th rail) so workers can safely go onto the tracks. Also, it would almost definitely run at a loss (excluding externalities)
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by Liftyee 2y ago
I wonder which other cities have examples of this phenomenon. Presumably any large one with a mass transit system - having lived in London (England) I can imagine some undesirable Tube termini to wake up at, but most terminus stops are stil
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by Liftyee 2y ago
Fun little project! And possibly my future productivity black hole... I noticed that on mobile Firefox the bottom part of the screen (username, date) are cut off by the address bar. Just a nitpick
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by Liftyee 2y ago
This is a very well written comment overall, but the energy loss in the wire is even worse than stated! By modelling the wire as an (ideal) resistor and applying Ohm's law, you can get P = I^2*R. the power lost in the wire is actually
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by Liftyee 2y ago
Surprising to find a post about the same series of LG monitor as the one I'm reading it on. The power button on mine hasn't failed... yet? Very brave to go disassembling the button component itself, and it paid off. Personally I w
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by Liftyee 2y ago
Had to identify an unknown microcontroller earlier today and was thinking, "Surely there's a tool for this?!" HN did not disappoint! This aptly-named utility definitely beats trial and error uploading. Next time I'll giv
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by Liftyee 2y ago
Judging by how they progressively loaded top to bottom on my usually fast (350 Mbps) internet, yes. Each tiny image was barely 128*128 on my phone screen but they still loaded very slowly.
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by Liftyee 2y ago
Could they have thought it was NOBUS? https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/NOBUS
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by Liftyee 2y ago
The original statement was in the context of IP. In this case, no one has anything taken away when it is shared. Sharing physical goods requires them to be taken from somewhere/someone... not so much for digital information, which can
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by Liftyee 2y ago
I cannot begin to comprehend how this was put together. Unbelievable amounts of dedication must have been involved.
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by Liftyee 2y ago
Loved this project! Lots of festive fun in seeing what shapes can be made when unfolded. Just noticed that in mobile Firefox the dotted line previewing the cut seems to have a lower update rate than the actual path recorded, meaning the act
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by Liftyee 2y ago
Cool project, but missed opportunity to name the arbitrary dimensions Y and C...
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by Liftyee 2y ago
Neat find! This proves to me a huge benefit of open source software: individual developers can satisfy their curiosity towards particular issues (with additional motivation from being personally affected) and improve the package for everyon

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