ivoc

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by ivoc 2y ago
(2018) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16495553
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by ivoc 3y ago
FTDI chips cost at least $5 ( https://www.findchips.com/search/ft232 ), but an RP2040 can be bought for less than $1, so it makes sense to use an RP2040.
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by ivoc 3y ago
hah. Drilling holes to run Ethernet through centuries-old castle walls was my favorite.
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by ivoc 3y ago
Legally it's probably fine, but as the Belgian American Radio Company has been around since the 1930s, the title of the article did confuse me: my first guess was something about how Barco was using Linux containers in their products.
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by ivoc 3y ago
Could always ask Woz for a card ?
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by ivoc 3y ago
qemu is fine if the IoT device only runs Linux; may want to look into something like https://renode.io/ for a more comprehensive approach.
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A libweston-based compositor for Automotive Grade Linux (2021)(collabora.com)
33 points by ivoc 4y ago|0 comments
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RDK Central: The open source platform for the connected home(rdkcentral.com)
3 points by ivoc 4y ago|0 comments
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by ivoc 4y ago
Guilty as charged. Based on design validation testing, I ended up making the design choice to partially rely on a software offset, a strong fan blowing into the sensor not being a supported scenario. But the placement / air flow /
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Expanding Apple Ecosystem Access with Open Source, Multi Platform Code Signing(gregoryszorc.com)
3 points by ivoc 4y ago|0 comments
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by ivoc 5y ago
Can someone productize this as a service please ?
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by ivoc 6y ago
- Style using CSS: Use Pandoc to HTML, and use wkhtmltopdf or chrome headless to convert HTML+CSS to PDF. - Style using XSL-FO: Use Pandoc to DocBook, XSLT docbook-xsl stylesheets to convert to XSL-FO, Apache FOP to convert XSL-FO to PDF.
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Have a GDPR complaint? Skip the regulator and take it to court(politico.eu)
2 points by ivoc 6y ago|0 comments
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by ivoc 7y ago
Back when it was $20000.
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by ivoc 7y ago
There's AntennaHouse and PrinceXML, but both are pretty pricey ($3-5K / server), and both of these do now support CSS as well. Apache FOP / Batik is okay for generating nice looking PDFs, but its SVG rasterization is much wor
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LightSail 2 deploys its sail and enters solar surfing mode(newatlas.com)
4 points by ivoc 7y ago|0 comments
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by ivoc 7y ago
"Consumers plug-and-play hotspots in their homes and businesses. Labor cost is $0". But in doing so, these customers most likely would break the contract with their ISP, or they'd have to upgrade to a contract that does allow