ultimatt42

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by ultimatt42 2y ago
> depending on your OS, an "Arduino.exe" can't even access USB devices without an additional signed driver and/or further administrative privileges Which OS are you thinking of? WebUSB doesn't need any additional
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by ultimatt42 2y ago
No, Logitech mice and keyboards generally use Logitech's proprietary HID++ protocol which is built on top of standard HID. WebUSB considers HID a "protected interface class" and blocks access to USB HID interfaces. USB HID de
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by ultimatt42 2y ago
FWIW Mozilla updated their position on Web Serial API to "neutral" and clarified that they might be okay with enabling the API with an add-on. https://mozilla.github.io/standards-positions/#webserial Allowing
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by ultimatt42 2y ago
The site has to request permission to access a device, then the user has to select the device from a permission dialog to grant access.
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by ultimatt42 3y ago
That's the wrong comparison. We used to only have dedicated POS systems, now we have the option to run POS software on a general purpose computing device. The question is why should that POS software be a native app instead of a web ap
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by ultimatt42 17y ago
Who says oil can't be produced? I mean, it doesn't make sense to use it as a fuel source since you'd have to put in at least as much energy as you'd be getting back out, but you can still produce it.
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by ultimatt42 17y ago
There are plenty of standalone apps for videoconferencing. I don't think there's any need to package it with a whiteboard app unless you can come up with an innovative way to integrate the video with the whiteboard (indexing video frames to