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Layogtimaon Having Kids (2019)

Sounds like you could use a soul

Layogtimaon Pope tells priests to use their brains, not AI, to write homilies

Thus, oxymoron, no?

Layogtimaon Pope tells priests to use their brains, not AI, to write homilies

Healthy capitalist market is one helluva oxymoron

Layogtimaon Ask HN: What are you working on? (February 2026)

Working on the Mecha Comet (https://mecha.so/comet), a modular handheld Linux computer.

Biggest challenges: - How to explain the different use-cases/possibilities in a clear way - DX for any hacker who comes across the device with/without hardware experience

Layogtimaon Mecha Comet – Open Modular Linux Handheld Computer

Added a bunch to Overview and Use Cases;

https://mecha.so/comet#hardware

https://mecha.so/comet#use-cases

Bunch more are incoming as do more tests, will add them in soon

Layogtimaon Mecha Comet – Open Modular Linux Handheld Computer

Same!

My goal is to use it to control this Quad-legged walker, possibly ROS.

Layogtimaon Mecha Comet – Open Modular Linux Handheld Computer

You the best; getting it fixed

Layogtimaon Mecha Comet – Open Modular Linux Handheld Computer

Fixed!

https://mecha.so/comet#software

Layogtimaon Mecha Comet – Open Modular Linux Handheld Computer

Ah, sorry, that's on me; some of the links are still not active. (It's been a mad week!)

Could you tell me which section it was? I'll fix it

Layogtimaon Mecha Comet – Open Modular Linux Handheld Computer

Added this y'day to make it easier to understand use-cases,

https://mecha.so/comet#use-cases

I'll add pictures/videos of the examples we've internally tested in a bit!

Layogtimaon Mecha Comet – Open Modular Linux Handheld Computer

One of the people on discord came up with a dialer concept!

https://discord.com/channels/1163379146106359858/13975741030...

Layogtimaon Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (April 2025)

Hallo! I'm Amit, and I'm a veteran frontend engineer.

I'm actively looking for helping build out interactive web experiences/interfaces that go beyond being websites/utility apps. E.g. We did an elaborate April 1st prank by launching a site for a hypothetical Space Elevator (https://ascencus.absurd.industries)

I went online when I was 9, and I'm full stack and I've worked on everything from Flutter to C# on .NET, and I ran a devshop for over a decade that focused on B2C websites and experiences.

  Location: Bengaluru, India 
  Remote: Yes! 
  Willing to relocate: No
  Technologies: HTML, JS, CSS, Vuejs, Flutter, Node, Tauri, RoR, Deno
  Résumé/CV: https://layogtima.com
  Email: amit (at) absurd.industries

Layogtimaon Showcase: Working on a voice/text chat app in a cyberpunk style

They likely would make you file Form HS--748128 to even ask if they do - I wouldn't want to up against a Vogon about the heuristics of clearance

Layogtimaon Showcase: Working on a voice/text chat app in a cyberpunk style

I love this! Is this open-source? I'd love to use for simulating the interface for Vogon Constructor Fleet ship interface :D

Layogtimaon Show HN: We're building a space elevator with carbon nanotubes (first ride 2041)

I absolutely LOVE the wildness of this idea - whiplash yourself to space!

Layogtimaon Lest We Forget the Horrors

Holy smokes, that's.. comprehensive.

Layogtimaon Guys Hacked AirPods to Give Their Grandmas Hearing Aids

Arnav and Lagrange Point are folks are 25 minutes away from my house, and I'm so proud of them for this :D

Here's their detailed breakdown on it: https://lagrangepoint.substack.com/p/airpods-hearing-aid-hac...