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by ktkaufman 4mo ago
Canvas is open-source and can be self-hosted.
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by ktkaufman 1y ago
TL;DR: it's in a gray area, but nobody with power actually cares (at least for now), so it's effectively fine. As I understand it, Lego is aware of the project (there's been a significant increase in interest in Lego Island i
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by ktkaufman 2y ago
I can tell you from firsthand experience that people - including people I have personally worked with at large organizations - have absolutely heard of Wiz. Yes, it is a relatively new player, but the people there have been putting out high
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Macintosh Factory (1980s?) [video](youtube.com)
1 points by ktkaufman 2y ago|0 comments
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by ktkaufman 3y ago
https://ktkaufman03.github.io/ I don't post a lot, but when I do, I try to make it interesting. So far I've covered: - a creative use of Rust's type system ( https://ktkaufman03.github.io/blog&
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by ktkaufman 3y ago
I was annoyed by having to write the same boilerplate code over and over again to handle "failures" that would never actually occur, so I took matters into my own hands and came up with what I think is a pretty elegant (if slightl
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Bringing runtime checks to compile time in Rust(ktkaufman03.github.io)
4 points by ktkaufman 3y ago|1 comments
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by ktkaufman 4y ago
Location: Worcester, MA Remote: Yes, potentially open to hybrid Willing to relocate: No Technologies: C#, C/C++, Java, Rust, Python, Go Résumé/CV: Available on request Email: ktkaufman AT wpi DOT edu, include "HN February 202
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by ktkaufman 4y ago
Location: Worcester, MA Remote: Yes, potentially open to hybrid Willing to relocate: No Technologies: C#, C/C++, Java, Rust, Python, Go Résumé/CV: Available on request Email: kaufmank03@gmail.com LinkedIn & GitHub: https:&#x2
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by ktkaufman 4y ago
The way the scanner deals with dust is by complaining that there's dust :-) (It doesn't have a special dust error, AFAIK, but it does do some checks that will end up failing if too much dust has accumulated.) The way to avoid dust
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by ktkaufman 4y ago
In theory it's unnecessary. The problem is that one of the main selling points of the Pakon is its convenience - then again, if somebody wants to do things the hard way, who am I to stop them? I don't have any plans to develop a
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by ktkaufman 4y ago
I had help, but yes. I think it's worth the cost to give people peace of mind that they won't have to disable some of the most important security features available to them in order to use a scanner.
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by ktkaufman 4y ago
Oddly, there are files on the CDs that are dated after the date on the packing slip - several months after, in fact. So I'm not quite sure exactly how old my kit is...
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by ktkaufman 4y ago
The custom drivers will be released soon :-) If you're not in the Pakon Facebook group, I recommend requesting to join it, since there's a lot of useful information there.
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by ktkaufman 4y ago
>I think it's still nightmare because Windows require driver signature verification by default I've taken care of that already :) My custom drivers are properly signed and basically ready to release once I tidy up some loose en
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by ktkaufman 4y ago
I've added a picture of my scanner to the article :-)
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by ktkaufman 4y ago
By popular demand, the article now has a picture of the scanner I have access to - an F135 Plus - with a bit more information about how it's used. For those who wish to see an F235 and/or F335, I recommend Google Images, since I
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by ktkaufman 4y ago
I've addressed this a couple of times in response to others, but the main problem is that there are multiple models that look quite different from each other. I could pick one, but that wouldn't be telling the whole story, or I
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by ktkaufman 4y ago
A more accurate title would be "Reviving the coolest scanner you've probably never heard of", but it was already a bit long. I make no claims about my own coolness :-)
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by ktkaufman 4y ago
Good point about the Cypress acquisition. While I was investigating part of the driver code recently, I realized it was based on FX2 sample code. The development kit that I got, on the other hand, was pre-FX2. The article notes that Cypress
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by ktkaufman 4y ago
TIL about PCI-X. Northlight looks like a pretty cool piece of hardware! It's cool to see what other obscure stuff is out there - that's why I like Hacker News :-)
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by ktkaufman 4y ago
That does look pretty cool!
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by ktkaufman 4y ago
Huh, I guess I should tell everyone I know that I don't exist ;) In all seriousness, I like learning about things that were before my time, and that's why I use the term "archaeology." It's not really archaeology,
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by ktkaufman 4y ago
I don't plan on doing a walkthrough - the only reason I even touched a Pakon scanner was for development/testing purposes - but there's an abundance of information online that I'd encourage you to seek out if you're
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by ktkaufman 4y ago
I had never even heard the name "Walter Oney" before I started researching this thing. I was pleasantly surprised by how well his 20 year old code held up, though.
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by ktkaufman 4y ago
Apologies for jumping into code - this is "Hacker" News, after all. The feedback is still appreciated. I actually meant to include pictures but forgot :/ The practical results can best be described as 36 super high-quality
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by ktkaufman 4y ago
Good question - honestly, I forgot. Also, there are multiple models that look very different, so then the question becomes: which one do I show? In any case, those who are really curious won't have a hard time finding pictures. I&#x2
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by ktkaufman 4y ago
Kodak sold a lot of their patents to other companies as a result, IIRC, of their bankruptcy. I'd have to look at the patents for this particular system again, because I can't remember if they were ever reassigned or if they were s
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by ktkaufman 4y ago
Patched versions of the original drivers will be released, along with the new drivers. I'm not sure if I'll release the source code yet because of the legal gray area around this sort of work, but it's still something I'
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by ktkaufman 4y ago
Like steve_austin said, releasing the code is in a grey area. Realistically, it's highly unlikely that anyone would actually be upset about it, so it may happen in the future. Linux support is a completely different beast. There is a

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