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by synack 5y ago
If that happens, you lawyer up, write a blog post, and make some money on adwords.
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by synack 5y ago
If you switch your billing to PayPal, you can then cancel the recurring authorization on PayPal's side. Adobe will send you threatening emails, but they can't do anything other than terminate your subscription.
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by synack 6y ago
The Units library does exactly what you describe. http://www.dmitry-kazakov.de/ada/units.htm
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From Zero to Blinky in Ada(synack.me)
6 points by synack 6y ago|0 comments
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Fry's Electronics is closing all stores(twitter.com)
488 points by synack 6y ago|308 comments
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by synack 6y ago
Can anyone recommend a good NNTP client?
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by synack 6y ago
The Raspberry Pi Pico has a "picoprobe" firmware that turns it into an SWD debugger. So, it's a $4 interface now :)
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by synack 6y ago
Any situation where you have tight timing requirements could benefit from this. The datasheet has several examples demonstrating how the PIO can be used to generate serial clocks based on data output.
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by synack 6y ago
TI's PRU is a similar concept, but the PIO here is simpler. Parallax Propeller also has a similar flavor with lots of small cores doing different things. It's not a new idea, but the PIO looks like a nice balance between capabilit
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by synack 6y ago
Arduino just announced a new board based on the RP2040. Not competition, collaboration. https://blog.arduino.cc/2021/01/20/welcome-raspberry-pi-to-t...
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by synack 6y ago
The PIO peripheral looks incredibly powerful. State machines connected directly to IO pins!
222.
by synack 6y ago
I wrote a couple of small bash scripts for common entries to keep the typing to a minimum. ./purchase 10 AAPL 128.80
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by synack 6y ago
When I was in school, that course was called Computer Organization.
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by synack 6y ago
The current Chrome 88 beta has a new PDF reader UI that I've found to be much more usable.
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by synack 6y ago
Chrome OS does most of these things by default, at the cost of trusting Google.
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Ask HN: Does your company practice Model Based Systems Engineering? (MBSE)
3 points by synack 6y ago|1 comments
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by synack 6y ago
ESA uses an OpenSparc fork, LEON. http://www.esa.int/Enabling_Support/Space_Engineering_Techno...
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by synack 6y ago
Yes, there are light aircraft that run on diesel.
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Vancouver's empty home tax is increasing to 3% next year(bc.ctvnews.ca)
100 points by synack 6y ago|42 comments
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by synack 6y ago
As far as I know, Google has the highest PUE, so Google Cloud Storage and Cloud CDN are probably what you're looking for. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power_usage_effectiveness
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by synack 6y ago
That makes sense, thank you
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by synack 6y ago
I'm curious why the author chose to use gcc 5.4.0 for the code size benchmark. Do older gcc versions generate smaller code?
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by synack 6y ago
I'd go with any device that Rockbox ( https://www.rockbox.org/ ) has a stable port for. I've been using a SanDisk Sansa Clip+ for 10 years and am still very happy with it.
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by synack 6y ago
Even USB 3.0 is fast enough for many of those use cases and makes it much easier to mix and match devices to get the right balance of portability, power consumption, and functionality. The only remaining problem there is untangling the cabl
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Inferring hard drive reliability from retail returns(synack.me)
2 points by synack 6y ago|0 comments
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by synack 6y ago
It's all fun and games until a creeper blows up production
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by synack 6y ago
Yep, the GNAT toolchain in Debian is actively maintained and they even build cross compilers for all of Debian's supported architectures. Combined with a Linux RT kernel, you can get some pretty good performance with only GPL code. If
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by synack 6y ago
But why?
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by synack 6y ago
(2013)
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by synack 6y ago
That was an April Fools' joke.

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