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by themacks 4y ago
I'm just starting a similar project to monitor my home. I decided on using esphome.io based devices connected to my Home Assistant setup. Spark Fun has a great ecosystem [1] of sensors and carriers [2] that are just plug and play as fa
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by themacks 4y ago
Typical counting of things starts from 0. If you count apples you implicitly start at zero and add 1 for each apple. If you count age, you start at birth (0) and count years; one for each birthday. That isn't zero based. The difference
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by themacks 6y ago
Location: Atlanta, GA USA Remote: Yes Willing to relocate: No Technologies: embedded, firmware, Linux, C, microcontrollers, hardware, IoT Résumé/CV: https://www.markmccarthy.net/resume/ Email: mark@markmccarthy.ne
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by themacks 7y ago
> a human looks at them That's the problem most people have with this.
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by themacks 7y ago
It would mean IBM couldn't sue someone for violating it.
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by themacks 9y ago
In 100 degree weather, fairly common in the south, the road surface temperature would be significantly higher, upwards of 150 to 175.
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by themacks 9y ago
If the OSM database is used as is and not used to modify any of their existing data, the existing data wouldn't have to be released. IANAL, but it seems to me that the data could be used in conjunction with existing data for the purpo
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by themacks 10y ago
I think it is being used quite appropriately. If someone decides to create a service that uses this library to interface with an LTE network, they have to open source their software. If they went with GPL they wouldn't have to.
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by themacks 10y ago
I think what he is getting at is if the patent owner ascribes no value to the patents for tax purposes, then the same lack of value applies if they attempt to collect damages for IP infringement. This would force the patent troll to set the
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by themacks 11y ago
Microwaves should be properly shielded. If your microwave is interfering with your Wifi, its time for a new microwave.