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   by byran 7mo ago

   This would be a very interesting future. I can imagine Gemma 5 Mini running locally on hardware, or a hard-coded "AI core" like an ALU or media processor that supports particular encoding mechanisms like H.264, AV1, etc. Other tha
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   by byran 9mo ago

   Thank you for the mention! Didn't expect to see myself here haha - Byran
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   by byran 11mo ago

   The price difference could be explained by LCSC purchasing in bulk directly from TI or similar and selling them at lower margins because their volumes are larger. I've seen "clone" chips sold at LCSC, but they're listed
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   Interviewing PCB Factory Workers(youtube.com)

   10 points by byran 1y ago|4 comments
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   by byran 1y ago

   Hey HN, this past summer I went to NextPCB's factory and toured the facility. I asked questions from a variety of creators to factory workers at random.
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   by byran 2y ago

   Thank you so so much!! I’m shocked and incredibly grateful. HN <3
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   by byran 2y ago

   Yup, all the software except the blobs for the SoC, display FW, and trackpad FW (since it's COTS) are open source! If I wanted to have those open-source, the entire machine would take a huge performance hit. I think of striking a balan
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   by byran 2y ago

   I've met amazing people throughout my journey thus far, but no. I have no background in engineering, but my parents have always been supportive. I started falling in love with it in 9th grade with keyboards + ZMK!
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   by byran 2y ago

   Thank you redbell! It truly means a lot. I'm incredibly grateful of the reception and the support from everyone. HN <3
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    by byran 2y ago

    I have the R&D BOM in a link below [1] https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/17arbJvPqW6koqEJwAzne... Thanks.
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    by byran 2y ago

    Thank you!
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    by byran 2y ago

    Woah! That would be amazing! I sent you an email just now. Thank you so much for this opportunity!!
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    by byran 2y ago

    Thank you so much for your kind words!
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    by byran 2y ago

    Hey Nirav, super super honored that you saw this! I've always looked up to you guys for inspiration and guidance. Thank you for the offer! Although I probably won't be mass-producing open-source laptops like you (i have a framewor
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    by byran 2y ago

    Oh my god! Jeff — huge fan and subscriber!! Thank you for your words of encouragement :). Your videos have been a huge source of inspiration for me.
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    by byran 2y ago

    Thank you so much for the heartfelt advice! I'll keep that close to heart :)
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    by byran 2y ago

    Thank you! Yup, Raspberry Pi's great an all, but the RK3588's performance is king (and RPi would've also saved me many nights of head-banging at the software).
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    by byran 2y ago

    I played Minecraft (epic gaming) with friends for a few hours, no problem! The massive heat capacity of the copper + heatpipe + active fan is good enough.
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    by byran 2y ago

    Thank you!
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    by byran 2y ago

    Haha I wish, but no. Just surname coincidence.
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    by byran 2y ago

    That's a sick idea too! Wouldn't be too hard. I'll keep that in mind never thought of it before even though I've used my fair share.
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    by byran 2y ago

    Thank you so, so much! You phrased it so well. The moments of desperation really hit you hard. I have uncountably many loose ends, but oh well, bad engineering :(. Honored that HN thinks I'm a hacker :)
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    by byran 2y ago

    Thank you!! After schooling is done :)
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    by byran 2y ago

    Thank you so much! I'm currently working for Keychron!
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    by byran 2y ago

    Thank you so much! For certain; goodness without knowledge is weak and feeble and knowledge without goodness is dangerous. It was a truly difficult undertaking! I was ready to quit at so many moments, but I always think about the final miss
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    by byran 2y ago

    Thanks! Have you taken a look at the Khadas Mind [1]? Super similar to what you're talking about with the handheld PC. [1]: https://www.khadas.com/product-page/mind
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    by byran 2y ago

    I truly appreciate your encouragement. I can only imagine how successful you are! Thank you!
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    by byran 2y ago

    Thank you so much! The story behind the laptop was quite interesting — my friends and I were going to an athletics event far away, and he brought up the idea that I should make a laptop for my senior project as a joke (our school offers 1 f
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    by byran 2y ago

    Thank you so much — yes, that was the hardest part of this entire project! I spent 2 months getting eDP working (second PCB thankfully). I had the honor of learning high speed signaling from the best. I met some super cool people from Silic
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    by byran 2y ago

    Hanging around 5 grand. Unfortunately the R&D process was rough! The R&D BOM is linked below, feel free to take a look. If you were to build it, I'd estimate it costing around 1500 dollars (or less).