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by Liftyee 1y ago
The Wikipedia page currently also states that it reduces the gorge crossing time from 70 minutes to one minute. So it definitely serves a purpose - whether we each judge that to be worth it is another question.
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by Liftyee 1y ago
The neat thing about this is that it's self-balancing: if one side grows smaller, the ball bounces more often and increases how quickly it regains territory.
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by Liftyee 1y ago
I'm working on exploring an exploit in physical security systems that I haven't seen anyone investigate before (at least, not published on the internet). It's involved an interesting combination of reverse engineering, pentes
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by Liftyee 1y ago
Generally the specific model of capacitor used only matters in terms of its engineering specifications (value, tolerance, dielectric, etc.), all of which affect its functionality in some measurable way. The specifications chosen for a given
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by Liftyee 1y ago
The specifics that enable Apple's proprietary functionality are contained in the proprietary silicon, software, etc. not the schematics. Granted, there are some specifics that could be interesting from a design analysis perspective lik
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by Liftyee 1y ago
They all know how to design a phone already, and don't have access to the proprietary Apple chipsets. Everything else is just industry standard electronic engineering. What would they gain? The specifics of how some power supply is con
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by Liftyee 1y ago
I love the art style, and it plays super smoothly on mobile! No tutorial, but the controls are so intuitive that I didn't need one (joystick touch control that's in almost every 3D mobile game). The sense of exploration and discov
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by Liftyee 1y ago
Some do. Anecdotally, some (uncommon, enthusiast-grade) flashlights I use don't have battery managers/over discharge protection, though most of mine do. If you can bear the responsibility of maintaining and storing the batteries p
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by Liftyee 1y ago
Last time I checked, most manufacturing of semiconductors isn't done in the US... sure, they are leading in design, but the manufacturing is elsewhere.
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by Liftyee 1y ago
This highlights an interesting point that I hadn't examined before... the thoughts behind the words, and the experiences linked to those thoughts / the moment for which the words are needed. Although from a chemical perspective an
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by Liftyee 1y ago
I like the fun concept! Sadly the seemingly fixed (not sure, correct me) text in the top left corner means this is a less than ideal screensaver for their original purpose, but burn-in is almost not a problem today.
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by Liftyee 1y ago
Incredible work! To reach an initial production run in 8 weeks is phenomenal. It sometimes takes me half as long just to make a prototype. Could you identify any specific decisions/guidelines early in your career that led to your succe
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by Liftyee 1y ago
I wonder if it would be possible to use e.g. an FPGA to intercept the "last-leg" MIPI signals going between a TV/monitor's control board and the physical display panel itself. Surely there can't be any DRM at that l
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by Liftyee 1y ago
If hackers always chose the convenient option, that wouldn't make for very challenging or interesting projects ;) There are probably thousands of regular VPS webservers out there.
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by Liftyee 1y ago
Not everything in life needs to be financially worth it... If repurposing otherwise "disposable" resources brings them enjoyment and it's a reasonable time spent, why shouldn't they? Ultimately, it's not your storag
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by Liftyee 1y ago
Amazing levels of depth and detail here. I wonder what sort of choices I need to make to eventually acquire a lab like this.
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by Liftyee 1y ago
I'm always amazed that techniques like shrinkflation work (or I presume they work, because if they didn't I assume no one would be doing it!). Do the manufacturers just think that consumers won't eventually notice the reduced
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by Liftyee 1y ago
Possible source: Solar panels with this material were hyped a couple years ago.
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by Liftyee 1y ago
> the bad idea of touchscreen "convertible" laptops Is it such a bad idea? I use a convertible Thinkpad to take handwritten notes as well as usual laptop duties. Perhaps it just doesn't fit your usecase, it seems that ple
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by Liftyee 1y ago
At some point when second-hand folding phones decrease in cost I'd like to get one as a second device just as a compact pocketable datasheet/PDF reader for engineering/electronics work. I think having a tablet sized screen wi
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by Liftyee 1y ago
I often wonder whether modern advanced battle systems might be more easily disabled as they have more complex and delicate sensors, etc. but this is on a different level. Not sure if any ship is designed to survive this but a total power fa
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by Liftyee 1y ago
On a personal level, you don't need the entire platform to go down to notice the bitrot. Over half of my "Watch Later" and other playlists from 8(?) years ago are now "deleted/private" videos.
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by Liftyee 1y ago
Note that hidden front cameras have been available for a while - for example, the Samsung Z Fold 3 (2021). There are some engineering tradeoffs involved with light transmission and image quality that maybe Apple doesn't find favorable.
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by Liftyee 1y ago
I half-expected them to have removed the charging port with how thin it was, but looking at the specs it's (thankfully) still there. USB 2.0 speed only is a little disappointing but it's not the only high-end device not to have fa
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by Liftyee 1y ago
This is an intriguing idea that I haven't seen before, and I wouldn't have thought of it to be honest. From an "efficiency optimisation" perspective it's interesting... but if implemented badly could have some quest
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by Liftyee 1y ago
This serves as a great reminder for me to set up Immich when I get time, and a reason/excuse to purchase a better GPU. I have been uneasy with my dependence on Google for a while now. [EDIT]: the following was intended as a reply to h
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by Liftyee 1y ago
Honestly, this idea is intriguing enought that I might actually pay for a month of that service. I'm willing to make that my first software purchase because I want to support symbiotic business practices like the one described (as oppo
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by Liftyee 1y ago
Can vouch. I have a Brother B/W double-sided laser printer from 2011 that just keeps on going. The maintenance manuals are detailed down to each gear and lever, which let me fix a paper feed issue (gear slid out of place) and keep it g
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by Liftyee 1y ago
I am currently on the EE path but the CSEE side is very tempting. Right now the "information/computer engineering" seems much more popular than "plain" EE. I wouldn't study pure software because it doesn't
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by Liftyee 1y ago
This article breaks it down well enough to make me feel like I could write my own C compiler targeting AVR. (I probably could... but it would not be easy.) Never actually looked into how compilers work before, it's surprisingly similar

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