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by hugs 7y ago
As an open source fan, I'd prefer not to use QuickBooks, but I do because that is what my accountant is familiar with. Maybe someday everything in my company will be done with open source software, but until then I have to pick my batt
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by hugs 7y ago
Yup, it's in the same way that working with transistors is a dying art. The use of transistors is not dying at all. Millions and billions of transistors were involved in the creation, transfer, and delivery of these words to your scre
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by hugs 7y ago
I used to live in the Bay Area (Mountain View, 2007-08), but moved away because it was too expensive (ironically, just months before the banking crisis & Great Recession hit). I used to be perplexed why more people didn't also move
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Robotic Startup Anki Is Shutting Down After Raising Around $200M(news.crunchbase.com)
2 points by hugs 7y ago|0 comments
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by hugs 8y ago
"Art and culture connects us to the people came before us." I think that's the best explanation I've ever heard for why art and culture are so important.
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Berkeley Blue – Accelerating robotics through low-cost hardware(berkeleyopenarms.org)
105 points by hugs 8y ago|49 comments
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by hugs 8y ago
Sometimes I wonder if a hybrid approach could work. Specifically, a language that generally looks like Python or JavaScript, but also allows emoji as variable or function names. You could keep the advantages of text-based languages, since y
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by hugs 8y ago
Is it an anti-trust red flag if web browser vendors started collaborating on testing tools, too?
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by hugs 8y ago
My point is that one way to address it is to not consider a screen tapping device a trade secret and make these devices open source. But yes, all the stealing is wrong and should be dealt with, too.
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by hugs 8y ago
(Disclosure: I make robots for mobile testing.) I wish more companies realized all the spying and stealing of information would be unnecessary if they started collaborating on making open source hardware testing equipment. A robot that taps
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by hugs 8y ago
> Why do we put up with this!? The tyranny of a stable paycheck.
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by hugs 8y ago
The Google Chrome Comic, page 12. "WebKit is the open source rendering engine we used for Google Chrome" https://www.google.com/googlebooks/chrome/small_12.html (WebKit is the rendering engine that power
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Ex Edge developer blames Google tricks in part for move to Chromium(onmsft.com)
6 points by hugs 8y ago|1 comments
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by hugs 8y ago
Except, maybe, the universe itself?
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Did I Make a Mistake Selling My Social-Media Darling to Yahoo?(nymag.com)
3 points by hugs 8y ago|0 comments
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Modular Fiddle – A Testbed for 3D Printed Violins(openfabpdx.com)
1 points by hugs 8y ago|0 comments
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AI creates more than 100,000 new tunes based on Irish and English folk tunes(phys.org)
3 points by hugs 8y ago|0 comments
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by hugs 8y ago
If you're really curious and want to try it, you can buy online the same exact pizza portion that's available in the full MRE. https://www.cabelas.com/product/BRIDGFORD-PEPPERONI-AND-CHEE...
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by hugs 8y ago
Nothing can truly match Lego's perfectly tuned injection molding process, however 3D printing can be good enough for many things.
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by hugs 8y ago
I set up a blog just about the Lego-parts years ago (bitbeam.org), and it looks dead-ish, even though I still make the parts for new robot orders all the time. The most up-to-date location for the actual 3D printable files is in the Tapster
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by hugs 8y ago
Arduino and 3D printers to make Lego Mindstorms/Technic-compatible parts is what I do. (I call my parts "Bitbeam".) I used to use Lego to prototype the robots and machines I make. Now I design my own "Lego" with Ope
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by hugs 8y ago
I'll know I'm living in the future when I can buy a BigDog at REI.
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by hugs 8y ago
Next month I'll be going on a weeklong backpacking+camping trip. I don't believe in the notion that modern camping is "roughing" it (tents and shoes and cooking gear are essential tech). So on that note, I'd love
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by hugs 8y ago
I used Gridbeam to make the fume hood for my 3D printers: https://twitter.com/hugs/status/824090649540562946
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by hugs 8y ago
Thanks. Yeah, I'm years overdue in updating the Bitbeam site. But I do use Bitbeam all the time in my work.
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by hugs 8y ago
Try clicking the "About" link on the blog? https://bitbeam.org/about/ Basically, Bitbeam is 3D printable, CNC millable, or lasercutable parts for making things like small robots. The geometry of the parts are
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by hugs 8y ago
Oh heh, my project (Bitbeam) is listed there. I use it as the foundational building block for the robots I make at my company.
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by hugs 8y ago
A touch screen on MacOS would make sense if you're an iOS developer. You could quickly test touch interactions directly in the iOS Simulator without having to send the app to a phone or tablet.
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by hugs 8y ago
I haven't published a writeup yet, but I probably should!
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by hugs 8y ago
What red tape? If it's basic accounting issues, that's true of any business. If it's c-corp specific paperwork, that takes an hour of my time once a year to submit the annual report to Delaware.

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