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g5pw

30 karma · joined October 21, 2011

I'm an embedded programmer (currently doing DevOps), my interests are HAM radio, electronics, robotics and IT.

[ my public key: https://keybase.io/g5pw; my proof: https://keybase.io/g5pw/sigs/DDI2nzD3vIXLdukACiTqzljLt4xA74dpbZ-H06evYzY ]

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g5pw··on Tell HN: An update from the new Tindie team
This is probably a good reminder that the EU-based alternative https://www.lectronz.com exists!
g5pw··on TP-Link Tapo C200: Hardcoded Keys, Buffer Overflows and Privacy
As @tehlike said in a sibling comment, it looks like it is supported by https://thingino.com, so you can 'update' the firmware to a more secure (and FOSS) one!
g5pw··on Ultraprecise method of aligning 3D semiconductor chips invented
I made a home-brew seismic sensor using something similar, a hard disk head arm assembly, a cd-rom laser (which has an anisotropic lens and four photodiodes) and a Red Pitaya used as PID, so I guess it can be done!
g5pw··on Ask HN: What Are You Working On? (October 2024)
Last shipment of components shipped today, so I'll soon build the project I mentioned [last time](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41700806), a remote for BabyBuddy. Main features are:

- 10 switches that I can assign to start/stop timers and trigger events (Kalih Choc Robin)

- One encoder + four way directional switch

- Round LCD display with touch

- 9 DoF IMU and ambient light sensor

I've started coding the firmware using Rust with the excellent embassy OS.

g5pw··on Ask HN: What are you working on (September 2024)?
Late to the party - I'm building a "remote" for https://github.com/babybuddy for my future child. It's based around an esp32-s3 and has: - 10 switches that I can assign to start/stop timers and trigger events (Kalih Choc Robin) - One encoder + four way directional switch - Round LCD display with touch - 9 DoF IMU and ambient light sensor

If we won't use it for our child, I'll use it as a slightly overpowered macro keyboard :D

Of course I intend to publish it as soon as I have the first prototypes debugged!

g5pw··on Google chief: I'd disclose smart speakers before guests enter my home
Just a heads-up: Waze is owned by Google [1] now.

[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waze#Google_subsidiary

g5pw··on Apple Introduces iOS 8
Well, they said that data will reside on your device only (no default internet access for custom keyboards, too).
g5pw··on Show HN: goworker – a faster, Resque-compatible background worker
A nice log graph would be better than the linear ones IMO, especially when the scale stretches a lot (like in the Database Insert tab)