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by rpcope1 1y ago
I've had to generate "bill of materials" for software I've shipped, and often certain end users will beat you over the head for "vulnerabilities" even if they're a low CVSS score or do not apply to your ow
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by rpcope1 1y ago
Why on earth do you need an app and a camera? The same basic VTech audio monitors that are basically the same for many decades now work great, don't cost a fortune and there's no question of "where is this data going?" I
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by rpcope1 1y ago
Micron seems like a bad naming choice...maybe it predates the manufacturer?
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by rpcope1 1y ago
Sort of related, but given that FTP is supported, I wonder how much work it would take to use telnet as a transport.
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by rpcope1 1y ago
Honestly I feel like I've been seeing a lot more AGPLv3 for that very reason, and I'm 100% in support of it.
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by rpcope1 1y ago
Given that there are a lot of cases that old systems are used for that don't run the system full out and that they probably idle a lot when on, just like your new stuff, given that a lot of older hardware barring known stupid designs l
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by rpcope1 1y ago
Easy way is probably two usb-serial dongles and a null modem, if you don't need huge amounts of throughput.
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by rpcope1 1y ago
> And it is always important to make a distinction between the abstractions proper to the formalism and the object of study. A common fallacy involves reifying those abstractions into objects of the theory, at least implicitly. I agree 1
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by rpcope1 1y ago
I don't know of anyone that's been doing this for a while that hasn't been touched by systemd stupidity in some way. I still loathe the default behavior around the stub-resolver with unqualified names that "just worked&q
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by rpcope1 1y ago
You'd think but I keep meeting even "experienced" technical leadership that have been at this for a while that there's no way to get around validation and security that's implemented in client code.
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by rpcope1 1y ago
Hopefully they're using something like a paint pen with a roller and not a Sharpie the way you're thinking of it.
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by rpcope1 1y ago
How dumbed down does everything need to be? Git has warts for sure, but this whole ideas guy no actual understanding of anything is how you get trainwrecks. There is no free lunch, and you're going to pay one way or another for not und
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by rpcope1 1y ago
Honestly I've experimented with doing something basically like this doing a bunch of modifications to zforth and using it on RP2040 and RP2350 and it actually works really nicely. It's amazing the functionality you can fit down on
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by rpcope1 1y ago
Honestly, when I write forth now, which is usually for embedded targets, I've got a customized version of zforth that I've grafted some stuff like locals into. If it's a small program, it's better to not be afraid of thi
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by rpcope1 1y ago
I wouldn't bother using a smart plug. The other thing that's real dangerous about them that I didn't really elaborate on is the relay. There's a reason on something like a pump, fridge, AC unit, etc. you'd see a rea
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by rpcope1 1y ago
Yeah, but you don't get do the sizing, it's done by whatever the engineer that designed the plug wanted. I don't know why you'd do hall effect for an AC circuit, a good regular old current clamp should get you as much ac
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by rpcope1 1y ago
That's what I'm say, but I've never ever seen one. I would love to buy one with a current clamp integrated, as it would save me from needing to fab a box and build something, but I don't know of any that exist today.
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by rpcope1 1y ago
I loved the weird boxes back in the 90s and 2000s. I remember dad would always take us to computer trade shows and ham events, and occasionally you'd see someone from ATi or Nvidia (or one of the integrators) demoing their wares with a
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by rpcope1 1y ago
If you like Forth, but find it challenging to build real stuff with, Factor ( https://factorcode.org/ ) is most or all of the good stuff about Forth designed in a way that's much easier to do things with. It was designed
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by rpcope1 1y ago
This is probably why you see things like locals get used a lot as modern Forth programs grow. It doesn't have to be brutal early days Chuck Moore genius programs, but I guess you start getting away from the original ethos.
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by rpcope1 1y ago
I worked at a place that had a big Forth codebase that was doing something mission critical. It was really neat and cool once you finally got it, and probably hundreds or maybe thousands of people had touched it, worked on it and learned it
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by rpcope1 1y ago
One thing that catches my eye here is the use of a smart plug on the refrigerator for current monitoring. I've tried a ton of different ones including the "good" ones like Shelly, and they all seem to use shunt resistors to g
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by rpcope1 1y ago
VFDs and inverters are nice, but have you ever looked inside of an AC unit with an inverter and asked what it would cost if the electronics has a problem? Simple dumb single speed stuff looks like it costs more to run, until you have a prob
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by rpcope1 1y ago
Honestly given how many compromises there are in refrigerants sold now, it wouldn't surprise me with new seals and a good compressor motor if the old stuff did better.
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by rpcope1 1y ago
Butlerian Jihad fucking when? I'm ready.
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by rpcope1 1y ago
> This is not a zero sum game. For an economy to exist we need consumers. I think that's really unimaginative and not thinking about it right. If you control the basic resources and own the tools needed to convert those into whateve
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by rpcope1 1y ago
Honestly reading the comments in this thread has convinced me that you're right that the blight between the two is nearly one in the same.
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by rpcope1 1y ago
I'm unsure if the comparison to more standard automation is totally apt (but agree if you rob people of purpose which many get from their jobs, lots and lots of bad shit happens), but what you're poking at is frankly nightmare fue
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by rpcope1 1y ago
That will also likely be the very end of our society as we know it. If you thought TFR was in the shitter today, having robot prostitutes (because let's be real, that's what you're suggesting) will not only probably grant a s
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by rpcope1 1y ago
Given the constant stream of crazy things I read about the UK, I'm surprised that a national firewall is off the table given their laws and attitudes around what would be protected speech here.

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