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by bl0b 6y ago
The main problem is that those old phones use networks that are discontinued or use signals that are seemingly unable to penetrate some common types of buildings. At least, I think that's what's happening. I've had a number o
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by bl0b 6y ago
Thanks for the links! That rotary phone is pretty awesome. I have poked around on those arduino shields links before - definitely the route I would go. I was more looking for ideas about how to tie it all together in a single (small) unit,
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Ask HN: How can I make a custom dumb phone?
5 points by bl0b 6y ago|5 comments
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by bl0b 6y ago
Had to test it out myself.. seems like the odd boxing behavior is gone in 3.7.4. But present in 3.6.6.
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by bl0b 6y ago
Display issues aside, I personally find this format far superior to a typical listicle you might find on the ad-revenue-driven web, with banner ads between every item and a heap of JS running on your page for no reason.
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by bl0b 6y ago
Apologies.. your comment sure read a lot like 'if starve really means eat less, maybe they should just suck it up and eat less.' I though it was obvious that GP's usage of the word 'starve' wasn't to be taken l
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by bl0b 6y ago
Not having enough money to survive isn't a made up thing. However you want to define it, people need to make ends meet including right now.
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by bl0b 6y ago
Can't speak for WebGL APIs, but in OpenGL (and other C++ graphics/GPGPU platforms), it is certainly possible (and necessary) to write fully interactive real-time apps that rely on a few rounds of communication between GPU and CPU
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by bl0b 6y ago
That makes sense for GPU-compute-in-the-cloud applications where you can pick the hardware and don't care if other hardware doesn't work, but some people want to write programs that use GPGPU that can run on anyone's machine.
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by bl0b 7y ago
Interesting link. Can anyone explain why a car needs so much code?
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by bl0b 7y ago
I mean, 2/3 of those come together par for the course, right?
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Show HN: Turn Any Desk into a Drumpad(3d-beats.com)
6 points by bl0b 7y ago|2 comments