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by thesmok 7y ago
A watertight USB connector is more expensive than just two pins molded in-place through the plastic.
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by thesmok 7y ago
"Historically" doesn't sound like a good argument for future proof solution of this problem. In Ukraine, it is illegal to block access to any coastal line, sea, river or lake, even if it's private property. You can put u
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by thesmok 7y ago
There's an opportunity for Apple to integrate it with Wallet, as they did for the Japanese public transport tickets. You can bring up cards from wallet without unlocking your iPhone.
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by thesmok 7y ago
I wouldn't buy a MacBook until they sort out the keyboard problems, but when my employer gives me the latest MacBook Pro to work on, I'm absolutely happy! It's a wonderful machine, and if it breaks – not my problem at all.
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by thesmok 7y ago
They don't even replace Windows key graphic with something like Super or Tux icon. Feels like a low-effort job.
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by thesmok 7y ago
One could remove the lightning port, or fill it with epoxy. But the lightning port is a replaceable module, so sufficiently motivated party would just perform an easy repair job of replacing a new lightning port.
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by thesmok 7y ago
I cycle daily and vape. I feel when I vape more, my performance on a bicycle deteriorates very noticeably. My effective lung volume is noticeably lower.
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by thesmok 7y ago
I was building and selling these things about 18 years ago. My favorite part about it was I could scavenge all required components from a broken cassette deck. Made a nice income for a school boy, upgraded my computer from i486 to Pentium I
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by thesmok 7y ago
Except making phone calls.
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by thesmok 7y ago
In USSR they were numbered: two digit serial number was printed on blank cards. I'm not that old, but used punch cards were used for note taking in my local library in 90's.
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by thesmok 7y ago
It also breaks the Reader mode in Safari.
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by thesmok 7y ago
Arduino Uno has had native USB support since 2010. It's not USB3, of course.
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by thesmok 7y ago
If you've got just one AP then you don't even need a controller. I just used their iOS app to set up my UniFi AP.
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by thesmok 7y ago
My Walkman senses when the supply spool stops rotating, and then reverses.
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by thesmok 7y ago
This principle of storing content in a URL is also used at Falstad CircuitJS, where you can draw an electronic circuit diagram and export a link. Links get quite big for complex circuits, but it's very easy to store them. My project no
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by thesmok 7y ago
What you call UBEC is just a switch mode DC-DC buck converter. They are used everywhere in electronics, and you could probably save money buying general puprose 5V buck converter modules instead of modules made specifically for RC. Anyway,
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by thesmok 7y ago
It's a cycling cap. Helps to manage sweat and sunburns.
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by thesmok 7y ago
Image search "mems microphone" to get an idea of how it looks. There is a hole in the microphone body – fill it with glue. Or just remove the microphone.
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by thesmok 7y ago
Price of a day trip is much less if you're local. Higher prices are for tourists, but they include smaller groups and more comfortable buses.
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by thesmok 7y ago
Mean Well RS-25-5 is $10 and it's a good quality manufacturer https://octopart.com/rs-25-5-mean+well-3991989?r=sp&s=rB_LI6...
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by thesmok 7y ago
2FA codes are backed up when you do iTunes backup. That's how I transferred to a new iPhone.
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by thesmok 8y ago
I imagine carrying ice trays on a wheelchair should be easier than on legs. Instead, I just carry water in container and fill the ice tray on the fridge shelf.
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by thesmok 8y ago
There is not a single NUC with internal power supply unit, so saying it's smaller is cheating.
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by thesmok 8y ago
Mac Mini is still the only mini desktop with internal power supply. All the photos of NUC or that HP Prodesk never show the ugly power brick.
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by thesmok 8y ago
That wasn't an impossible task back then, you could've partnered with a good EE and got it shipped.
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by thesmok 8y ago
FC660M is Cherry switches. M suffix stands for Mechanical. You get Topre switches in the C version, which means Capacitive.
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by thesmok 8y ago
I would add Bikepacking.com
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by thesmok 8y ago
You can enable reader mode for all websites in Safari. On iOS, just hold the reader mode icon and select 'always enable'. I do it when reading news.
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by thesmok 8y ago
Yes, running JS takes energy. Also, transferring this extra data over the network, running servers that process data transferred by JS (ad tracking) and running computers used by frontend developers.
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by thesmok 8y ago
I personally avoid all the classis PHP-based forums because they've been outdated for 10yr now. Discourse is much more usable, especially on mobile.

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