ByteWelder

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Developing Tactility: the second year recap(bytewelder.com)
1 points by ByteWelder 8mo ago|1 comments
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by ByteWelder 8mo ago
I've been working for two years on an open source application platform for ESP32. It's a light-weight operating system that can download and run native applications. I wrote an article about the developments in the past year.
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by ByteWelder 1y ago
That app is just an internal one for when people build their own firmware. The external apps have recently moved to https://github.com/ByteWelder/TactilityApps It's still not much, but more will be made in the com
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by ByteWelder 2y ago
I have been considering that hardware, but the UI isn’t currently fit for such small screens. I’m considering T-Embed first, so when that works, it might be easier to adapt for Cardputer too.
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by ByteWelder 2y ago
It’s explained on the website: https://tactility.one/#/building-tactility In short: just make a CMake build of the project without the ESP32 toolset in your path. Currently the build was only verified working on Arch&#
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by ByteWelder 2y ago
Ease of development: programming WiFi, for example, takes easily 200 lines of code with ESP-IDF SDK. And your credentials will be baked into the ROM as plain text. With Tactility it’s stored safely and all you have to do is toggle the WiFi
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by ByteWelder 3y ago
Interesting - never heard of it. I found another project(*) that runs Mobian on a Pi, so that should work. I intend to try out ParrotOS and/or Kali in the future. Perhaps some RTL-SDR tinkering too. (*) https://liliputing.co
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I designed and built a handheld PC (Decktility)(github.com)
6 points by ByteWelder 3y ago|4 comments
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by ByteWelder 3y ago
It's built with a Raspberry Pi CM4 and a 5" touch screen. It has about 6 hours of battery life and batteries are replaceable. The keyboard isn't great, but it's functional. Inspiration and motivation came from Yarh.io, u
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by ByteWelder 4y ago
For those (like me) being stuck on "skeuomorphic" in the second sentence: > A skeuomorph is a derivative object that retains ornamental design cues (attributes) from structures that were necessary in the original. Skeuomorphs a
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by ByteWelder 4y ago
What about Rider from JetBrains?
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by ByteWelder 5y ago
Alternatively, you can just disable internet access to any of the keyboards via 'Settings' > 'Apps and notifications'.
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by ByteWelder 5y ago
> or services which refuse to provide API access such as banks. Just as a sidenote/fyi: In Europe, the Payment Services Directive (PSD2) requires banks to provide API access to payment accounts. https://www.ecb.europa.eu&
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by ByteWelder 5y ago
> It not reasonable to hold Apple to pledges they've made to western customers, when talking about a service provided to non-western customers. I think it's reasonable: We hold people account across borders for serious violatio
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by ByteWelder 5y ago
The regulations in The Netherlands in this regard have recently (May 20160) been updated to prevent fake freelance/independent status. There are a bunch of guidelines, but the main factors generally boil down to these questions: Is th
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by ByteWelder 5y ago
If a developer is hit by this while having to deal with hundreds or even thousands of warnings: how would they know when a new warning is introduced in that massive pool of warnings? That seems very dangerous in the context of kernel develo
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by ByteWelder 5y ago
I want native apps because I want a native experience: Keyboard shortcuts and UX patterns should be consistent throughout most applications. I'm fine with some exceptions (e.g. video editing, photo editing, etc.), but generally I want
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by ByteWelder 5y ago
Yes: E2EE and not having the ability to scan is a legit alternative. Apple has lost its credibility as a privacy-enabler. That's a real consequence, as opposed to a potential consequence of being targeted by propaganda.
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by ByteWelder 5y ago
Even ads on the lock screen (for Microsoft Edge) and through MS-certified drivers (e.g. Corsair iCue, Dolby Atmos).
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by ByteWelder 5y ago
Please note the "AOSP" mention: I was referring to Android Open Source Project, not the variants with Google's apps and Play Services installed.
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by ByteWelder 5y ago
The main issue with privacy is not necessarily the initial implementation, but the sliding scale that it permits. Apple's statement that they will ignore "government requests" for broadening the scope is almost funny, because
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by ByteWelder 5y ago
> * they do want to help keep your children safe Well-meaning intentions are irrelevant to what's effectively happening on the bottom line. > * they told you in detail how the system would work This is great though. In any normal
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by ByteWelder 5y ago
> I must say, I wish for the old days back. Sure, it was slow and laborious, but it resulted in better outcomes and manageability. IMHO, it also resulted in better reliability of software due to the diligence done by several layers. Thos
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by ByteWelder 5y ago
> they are and were supported by a smaller group of people who do really good work I think the only solution for this is when "support" includes education. In the simplest form, we can give support by helping that colleague to
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by ByteWelder 5y ago
I concur. At this point, it's probably better to create some kind of virtual machine as a compatibility layer. That way it can be updated separately and it doesn't need to be part of the actual system. Alternatively, it could prob
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by ByteWelder 5y ago
Will it be open source? I'd consider helping with that. (Android/Kotlin dev with API/backend experience)
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by ByteWelder 5y ago
You're describing the average business. Businesses are primarily there to make money.
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by ByteWelder 5y ago
The intention of the statement was to show that it is low-end hardware at a high-end price point. Performance of eMMC flash memory isn't magically going to be "hugely" faster because it's ran on a different OS. That 720p
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by ByteWelder 5y ago
A $900 device with low tier hardware specs (720p screen, 32GB eMMC storage, etc.) is not a particularly appealing offer. I understand that the value comes from the security aspect, but I personally don't find that worth a $700 markup.
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by ByteWelder 5y ago
If you want to free yourself from the clutches of Google, I recommend the LineageOS microG fork: https://lineage.microg.org/

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