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by blakesmith 2y ago
Love this anecdote. Having a really capable sales team that actually listens to customers unique needs, and feeds that back into a better product can be such a huge asset. Your sales team is usually a huge repository of unique customer pain
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by blakesmith 3y ago
Reminds me of how the first generation iPod firmware and keys were reverse engineered. They blinked out bit patterns on the LCD backlight and used a camera to read the data in! https://mastodon.social/@bagder/1115383506
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by blakesmith 3y ago
This is really cool. A really big step forward for the Rust ecosystem. Being able to use Rust in safety critical systems is a big win. Congrats to everyone involved!
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Learning Homebrew Game Boy Development in Assembly(blakesmith.me)
3 points by blakesmith 3y ago|0 comments
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by blakesmith 4y ago
This looks really cool, and showcases how simple CI can be if every git repository exposes a nix flake. Congrats on shipping!
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by blakesmith 4y ago
It's usually tradition that your 100th jump is supposed to be naked, at least amongst the skydiving communities I was a part of.
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by blakesmith 5y ago
Another Dvorak typist here! Personal funny anecdote: I learned vim modal navigation after I learned Dvorak, and never bothered to remap the keys. Totally debilitating if I'm using a coworkers QWERTY keyboard for vim navigation, but a
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by blakesmith 6y ago
I've been a little out of the loop on how COVID vaccines were different than others. In case you're like me, here's a nice primer on "mRNA vaccines": https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov&#x
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by blakesmith 6y ago
This article reminded me of the same quote! Here's the original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X2wLP0izeJE
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by blakesmith 6y ago
I converted an old 1978 Puch Maxi moped that wasn't running to fully electric. Was a great way to learn how EVs work, and build a quiet around-town cruiser. https://photos.app.goo.gl/jgL4VmpmSWA5csba8
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by blakesmith 6y ago
Looks like a cool project! I have a box of old mini discs (and a Sony player) in the basement that I've been wondering what to do with. I would love to give the project a try and get them converted for digital archival.
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by blakesmith 6y ago
I play mandolin, but come from playing the cello: so chords are less familiar to me than scale based melodies. This looks really useful, thanks for sharing!
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by blakesmith 7y ago
Thanks! Love the video. I love the brushed and beveled panel. I'll definitely look at something like this for some of my designs.
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by blakesmith 7y ago
This is awesome. The case fabrication looks great. What materials and fabrication process did you use? I'm particularly interested to hear more details of how you made such a pro looking design.
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by blakesmith 7y ago
Agreed. Rocket has been an absolute pleasure to use. I'm looking forward to it being able to run on Rust stable at some point. Procedural macros abound!
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by blakesmith 8y ago
This project was more about learning the schematic, PCB, firmware and laser cutting work. There might be some fun learnings from 3D printing the keycaps, but I didn't want to expand the scope of this too much, since there were already
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by blakesmith 8y ago
Thanks for the kind words. It was also a lot of fun, and full of good learnings for future projects.
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by blakesmith 8y ago
Whoa, sweet project. Your assembly video is drool worthy cool. I've thought about doing my own laptop some day, but figured I'd work my way up to that difficulty with some other smaller projects to keep learning. Any advice to sha
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by blakesmith 8y ago
Nope! In fact, I run mine with a Dvorak layout by default. A lot of people who use the QMK firmware do all kinds of custom modifiers, macros, and what not. And if you're doing your own PCB, you can arrange the buttons any way you want,
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by blakesmith 8y ago
There are a lot of people who 3D print keycaps I believe. I skipped that and bought DSA blanks from Signature Plastics.
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by blakesmith 8y ago
Oh nice, didn't know that! Thanks for the info!
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Making My Own USB Keyboard from Scratch(blakesmith.me)
584 points by blakesmith 8y ago|129 comments
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by blakesmith 8y ago
Out of curiosity, who do you usually use for your assembly service? I've ordered boards from JLCPCB, but only ever done assembly myself. Can you typically send your JLCPCB orders straight to the assembly house? Would love to hear more
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by blakesmith 8y ago
Whoa, nice! Sometimes, the world is smaller than you think. Joined up, looking forward to January!
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by blakesmith 8y ago
Chris! I owe you big time for your getting started with KiCad youtube series. Your "Getting To Blinky" video is what gave me the confidence to get started with PCB design, so thank you! If you're ever in the Chicago area, I&#
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by blakesmith 8y ago
Taught myself the basics of embedded systems, and completed a few projects. Learned circuit design, PCB layout, CAD / laser cutting, and embedded C / C++ in the process. Started with a 555 LED blinker [1]. Then built a desk clock,
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by blakesmith 8y ago
If you like the IRC format, check out http://bash.org - some pretty hilarious IRC logs from a glorious time in Internet history
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by blakesmith 8y ago
Check out Bazel: http://bazel.build . I've been using it a lot to build several multi lingual projects that include Java, C++, embedded C, Javascript, CSS, and even Docker images. There are community Rust rules, that I haven
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by blakesmith 9y ago
Don't long walks qualify as "real exercise"? The op's weight loss seems to indicate so. Even without the results, you can't discount the fact that they might get far more enjoyment out of long walks than being cramm
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by blakesmith 9y ago
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