j_m_f | 11 years ago | on: Open source USB Type-C to HDMI Adapter
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j_m_f | 11 years ago | on: Open source USB Type-C to HDMI Adapter
There are both schematics as well as board layout gerber files posted on the site.
j_m_f | 12 years ago | on: Show HN: Probabilistically Generating HN Post Titles
Lesser known C Craft: C Programs
PostgreSQL doesn't care
Functional thinking: Why I don't "get" art
Elon Musk says ‘um’ ~7 times the tech sectorj_m_f | 14 years ago | on: Brazil Drafts An 'Anti-ACTA': A Civil Rights-Based Framework For The Internet
This is a great piece of legislation, it's sad that here in Canada we're seeing the opposite with the current government proposing a pretty draconian copyright bill:
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/law-cracks-down...
j_m_f | 14 years ago | on: Improving open source hardware: Visual diffs
The Upverter (YC W11) guys are working on a lot of these issues - their tool aims to be a sort of github for electronics, with browser based EDA tools:
j_m_f | 14 years ago | on: How Porsche hacked the financial system and made a killing (2009)
Also, this is less of a clever hack of the financial system and more of an example of plain market manipulation.
j_m_f | 14 years ago | on: They’re Watching. And They Can Bring You Down.
j_m_f | 14 years ago | on: Why the Best Days of Open Hardware are Yet to Come
My point is that, even in that case (current silicon scaling stopping at 5nm), there are a lot of potential technologies that could allow Moore's law to continue (nanowires, III-V materials, etc.).
j_m_f | 14 years ago | on: Why the Best Days of Open Hardware are Yet to Come
Although I do agree that Open Hardware has a bright future, I'd just like to point out that people have been calling the end of transistor size scaling for a few decades, and technology keeps finding ways to get around the limitations (strained silicon, high-k metal gates, finFETs, etc.).
j_m_f | 14 years ago | on: Google Wallet pin code can be cracked in as little as 18 minutes
It spells "LOVE" using the alphanumeric code on the keypad.
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