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by bravo22 12y ago
It would be better if they offered discount pricing on something more mature and broadly used as well, like Altium.
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by bravo22 12y ago
Thalmic has hundred of millions in sales!? or were you referring to another one from the list?
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by bravo22 12y ago
I don't disagree with assertion about Apple and similar companies but they end up selling you a physical hardware product. Bufferbox offered a service and didn't sell you a product therefore I don't think they were "hard
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by bravo22 12y ago
I did not know that. I assumed they got them from an OEM, considering they are so cheap and readily available. Even if they were building their own sheet metal lockers, I still don't think they were a "hardware" company. They
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by bravo22 12y ago
You can't mill any serious PCBs. Not for prototype and certainly not for production. What about vias, or soldermasks?! That machine is great for CNCing plastics and metals however.
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by bravo22 12y ago
In all fairness they weren't really a hardware company. Their "hardware" was off the shelf. They sold the service, not the hardware.
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by bravo22 12y ago
What YC is doing is bundling discounts on PCB prototyping, and 3D printed parts. The rest of the offerings are further down the stack (testing, RF, etc.) so the only thing you would be missing as a non-YC company trying to build a prototype
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by bravo22 12y ago
That is incorrect. The ANSI grading applies to the mechanical lock, keyway, and cylinder only and that was my question. It has nothing to do with UL testing of the electronics or withstanding fire! It has to do with how easily one can drill
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by bravo22 12y ago
I'm puzzled as to why you would provide a Grade 2 instead of a Grade 1. So yes I would like to know what the reasoning was behind that.
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by bravo22 12y ago
Cheap 2-4 layer PCBs in US: http://www.pentalogix.com/us-prototype-pcbs-4-pack-p-602.htm... There are Chinese ones as well that ship to you within a week.
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by bravo22 12y ago
... and the previous response is clearly a rebuttal to your assertion that it was too "expensive" to build the failed gen lockitron. I pointed out that the BOM and build costs couldn't be nearly as high as you were claiming.
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by bravo22 12y ago
For reference Kwisket/Weiser locks, even the basic deadbolts like 980, are ANSI Grade 1. So why would you provide an inferior bolt!? I'm not complaining about the price. I'm concerned that now there are two points of failure
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by bravo22 12y ago
What's the ANSI rating of the deadbolt? Is it some cheap Chinese OEM version? With all due respect, but considering all the issues with the first Lockitron (which apparently hasn't shipped to all backers yet) I'd have serious
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by bravo22 12y ago
What about vias? If your board is that simple then just use a breadboard. Also you can get one off simple 2 layer boards for $25.
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by bravo22 12y ago
Indeed.
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by bravo22 12y ago
PCIe is a bus. It is the drivers that would choose to read and execute option ROM. It isn't part of the protocol actually. If your peripheral device is compromised by a third party (say NSA) then it doesn't matter if it is over wi
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by bravo22 12y ago
SPI flash has a write disable pin but that would also prevent Apple updates.
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by bravo22 12y ago
There is already a wireless USB. WBE would essentially replace the cable. It is invisible to upper stacks. There is encryption/scrambling. I'm sure there are vectors for snooping attacks but I don't see viable "imitation
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by bravo22 12y ago
Thanks! I'll email him and ask for details. However, I can't see how that would be possible. While it is possible for the BootROM to block reads to ROM once it is done executing or not execute external Optional ROMs but both of th
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by bravo22 12y ago
There is an interesting opportunity here for a Thunderbolt "condom". You would permanently attach it to your Mac's TB port -- and plug everything through that. It would block Snare attacks by detecting/preventing PCIe re
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by bravo22 12y ago
Oops. Thanks!
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by bravo22 12y ago
which would be very apt for a piece about Borges.
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by bravo22 12y ago
maybe he is channeling e.e. cummings :)
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by bravo22 12y ago
I might get downvoted for a reply that essentially says "this". But I strongly agree with everything you wrote. It has been my experience as well.
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by bravo22 12y ago
I think what the article is also saying is that you need an imbalance for this new "model" to work. I agree that there is a slight net effect of wealth transfer but if the gap was smaller to begin with then there would be no need
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by bravo22 12y ago
Correct. It is total power delivered. You can still short 48V wires and start a fire with high enough current.
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by bravo22 12y ago
I wasn't aware that you'd need a license while developing an intentional radiator (what you're calling a Transmitter, I think). I'll have to look into it. Thank you for that information.
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by bravo22 12y ago
Thanks for that. You are right. Broadcasting was the wrong word. Given your extensive experience, then perhaps you can help clarify something for me: How do you reconcile the experimental license requirement with the FCC part 15 exemption I
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by bravo22 12y ago
That's different. CBers are broadcasting. FCC gives you exemption for up to five units [1]. You are also exempted during development; how else could you even build the thing. FCC of course reserves the right to come in and tell you tha
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by bravo22 12y ago
He is not offering the product for sale. It is experimental and therefore allowed.

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