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by robomartin 9mo ago
> I've been saying it for ages, but a decent easily available western equivalent to the ESP32 (meaning easy WiFi) needs to happen - Texas Instruments SimpleLink CC32xx (CC3220 / CC3235) - TI CC3235MODA module - Rene
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by robomartin 9mo ago
Yeah, this is why I never moved on this idea. There's a lot of potential for it to derail into something that isn't pleasant at all (or self-sustaining/profitable).
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by robomartin 9mo ago
Ah, my apologies, this threw me off, > yeah might is right It sounded like a sarcastic comment meaning characterizing the action as unjustified bullying rather than what it was. The left's position on what just happened isn't o
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by robomartin 9mo ago
Yes, that's very much the type of brain virus we've been dealing with for around a decade. Social media did not help. Critical thinking went out the door completely. And the pandemic made is massively worse, driving people into
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by robomartin 9mo ago
Your comment is completely and utterly disconnected from reality. Venezuelans WANT THIS and have been wanting this for decades. I lived in Argentina at the time when the military were making people disappear by the thousands, never to be f
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by robomartin 9mo ago
Yeah, that makes sense. I wonder if a more transactional model might work better. Perhaps something like FedEx Office (formerly Kinkos). No membership. You go in and you pay to use equipment and resources. Of course, there would have to
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by robomartin 9mo ago
The reaction on HN to what just happened in Venezuela is exhausting and revealing. People who have never lived under socialism, communism, dictatorship, or military rule speak with total confidence while dismissing those who have. More than
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by robomartin 9mo ago
Interesting. I've had the urge/idea to start a maker space in the Los Angeles area on and off for years. My motivation isn't as much as a source for social engagement as much as starting to lay out a path to retirement that
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by robomartin 9mo ago
That's a really interesting story. Did you really start it with just a single 3D printer? I thought about doing this a few times. I don't necessarily need it for the social aspect (although I love meeting people), my work has me
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by robomartin 10mo ago
There's a lot of non-GPU hardware surrounding every kind of data center. If this is coded in Python, it is using 70x more energy than C.
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by robomartin 10mo ago
The key issue is that the current version of AI has no concept of understanding anything. Without understanding anything is possible and bad outcomes are almost guaranteed outside of the trivial. Throw a non-trivial codebase at any AI too
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by robomartin 10mo ago
> I think all of ML being in Python is a collosal mistake that we'll pay for for years. > The main reasons being it is slow, <snip>, and it's hard to distribute. Don't forget that Python consumes approximately 70x
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by robomartin 10mo ago
I speak from experience. I spend approximately twenty years developing technology for broadcast, motion picture, production and post-production. That also included systems integration, where we designed and built all kinds of facilities.
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by robomartin 10mo ago
> When someone says they hate your product Listen. Period. Sure, you will inevitably run into people who are impossible to please. However, for the most part, the vast majority of the people who have a complaint are taking the time to a
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by robomartin 10mo ago
> What if I need higher contrast to make out what's happening on the screen? The point you make isn't incorrect at all. I would say that TV's should ship without any such enhancements enabled. The user should then be abl
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by robomartin 10mo ago
Actually, they do not belong anywhere. If you look at the processing pipeline necessary to, for example, shoot and produce modern sporting events in both standard and high dynamic range, the last thing you want is a television that makes i
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by robomartin 10mo ago
Yeah, televisions come full of truly destructive settings. I think part of the genesis of this virus is the need for TV's to stand out at the store. Brands and models are displayed side-by-side. The only way to stand out is to push
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by robomartin 10mo ago
This is a fantasy. OK, well, if the intent is to waste time and lose a lawsuit, sure, a few hundred dollars will give you that experience. In the real world, no way. A single deposition can cost many times that figure. You can choose to
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by robomartin 10mo ago
In what planet does a lawsuit cost hundreds of dollars?
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by robomartin 10mo ago
This is what the facility design wiring diagrams looked like: https://imgur.com/a/niXkSt7 It shows that per-connector metadata that was added to each equipment symbol. The metadata allowed AutoLISP to do some really c
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by robomartin 10mo ago
AutoLISP is how I learned LISP back in the 80's. I probably used it for about twenty years. I wrote a massive amount of code to automate ACAD use in three areas: Schematic Capture, PCB Layout and Broadcast Facility design and Constru
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Ask HN: Why are Italian cities riddled with graffiti?
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by robomartin 10mo ago
Yes, of course. This depends on the kind of product. If the inventory is comingled you don't really know what you are getting and from whom. Context: My wife was selling products through Amazon about ten year ago, so we know quite a
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by robomartin 10mo ago
It's about time. They should include Vizio as well. https://www.reddit.com/r/VIZIO_Official/search/?q=ads https://www.reddit.com/r/VIZIO_Official/search/?q=advertisin...
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by robomartin 10mo ago
It's simple: You should never buy anything from Amazon unless the buyer is recognized or trusted. The definition of "recognized or trusted" is up to you, of course, Amazon will not really help mush with this. I try to filte
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by robomartin 10mo ago
Interested in having a greater understanding of the matter. Can anyone point to the HHS order/action/documentation for this?
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by robomartin 10mo ago
This entire thread is emblematic of the type of willful ignorance that seems to permeate certain HN discussions going back quite a few years. A full display of ignorant outrage for all to see. First, this dates back to MAY of this year. N
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by robomartin 10mo ago
This topic requires analysis to a greater depth than most comments I've seen so far. It wasn't too long ago that it was common to read threads on HN and other tech fora about universities graduating software engineers seriously la
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by robomartin 1y ago
Yeah, its purely a marketing/positioning problem. Same issue with people who fear moving to Florida due to hurricanes or California due to earthquakes. There's nothing anyone can do about that. No amount of marketing can fix fea
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by robomartin 1y ago
You get it. I agree with your perspective. For the benefit of others still arguing one the basis of specs, checkboxes, links to technical data, etc., here's my response in another branch that addresses the fact that some commenters ar

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