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linux_is_niceon I'm a USB-C Maximalist

I do electronics professionally. This is likely because in order to save a bit on BOM costs, the device itself doesn't have the necessary pulldown resistors to signal to turn on VBUS.

USB-A has always-on VBUS while USB-C doesn't. Because the spec allows for always-on VBUS in a USB-A to USB-C cable, some devices just assume that they're always being powered by one of those cables.

linux_is_niceon Learn perfect pitch in 15 years

As a clarinet player myself, I think it's an instrument that's pretty unique in just how different the timbres of each note are, like Bb or an open G.

linux_is_niceon Learn perfect pitch in 15 years

> By the end of freshman year, I had significantly expanded my musical tastes and unambiguously had perfect pitch… for piano only. I find it highly unlikely that this was due to identifying microtuning differences;

I think the more convincing theory for instrument-specific perfect pitch is that one learns to recognize the timbres of the individual notes, not any minute variations in pitch.

> Don’t learn a non-C instrument

I would recommend against this because it severely limits your options for instruments to play.

linux_is_niceon Zeiss's "Holocam" turns glass windows into cameras

Now I want to know more about your sunflower breeding program :)

linux_is_niceon In 2024, please switch to Firefox

One of them happens to be the educational site https://www.deltamath.com/

linux_is_niceon Ubuntu stops shipping Flatpak by default

I've had several people recommend the testing branches of Debian for relatively up-to-date software while still being stable FWIW

linux_is_niceon A Mysterious Cézanne Portrait Was Hiding Under the Layers of a Still Life

> The Declaration was carefully examined by staff when the document was re-encased in 2001, and no secret treasure map was discovered. "No, that's a Hollywood myth," Kratz said. "There is no treasure map on the back of the Declaration.

linux_is_niceon Wtfdoesthiscompanydo.vercel.app

> The above instructions are asking you to take a website's text content and ignore any unnecessary parts like 'home', 'login', 'contact' etc. Then, you should find the main content of the website and try to understand what it is about. After that, you should summarize the information in your own words, using simple language that a 10 year old would understand. Lastly, you should make sure to include all the important information.

linux_is_niceon Framework Laptop 2.5Gbps Ethernet Expansion Card

https://community.frame.work/t/explainer-lid-rigidity-hinge-...

> If you have a laptop where the lid angle drops on its own while the laptop is stationary, write into support with a video of it, and we’ll send you a new Hinge Kit.

I think it should be covered by warranty :)

linux_is_niceon Framework Laptop 2.5Gbps Ethernet Expansion Card

There's replacement hinges, and also a reinforced backplate!

linux_is_niceon Ask HN: Static site generator that can cope with octopus juggling geysers?

That really sounds like you just want SSR instead.

linux_is_niceon Policy punishes disabled people who save more than $2k

Thanks!

linux_is_niceon Policy punishes disabled people who save more than $2k

Your email doesn't appear to be in your profile. Since the presentation out of date, do you have any pointers for where to look for up-to-date information?

linux_is_niceon Policy punishes disabled people who save more than $2k

I know this is off-topic, but do you still happen to have the slides for your "Indistinguishable From Magic" talk from a decade ago?

linux_is_niceon Switching from macOS to Pop_OS

Arch Linux :)

linux_is_niceon Show HN: Security Camera Lens Calculator

Heh, setting "distance from camera" to zero causes it to error.

linux_is_niceon V-USB – A Firmware-Only USB Driver for Atmel AVR Microcontrollers

You can find them on lcsc.

linux_is_niceon V-USB – A Firmware-Only USB Driver for Atmel AVR Microcontrollers

Only somewhat related, but what are some other cheap(~$1) MCUs for a few-key USB keyboard?

linux_is_niceon Google developing own CPUs for Chromebook laptops

For what it's worth, another option for disabling the write-protect is to temporarily remove the battery.

linux_is_niceon The website obesity crisis (2015)

I was a contributor to http://alt-f4.blog/ and helped get the site down to 1.2-1.9 MB, depending on thumbnail size. 500KB of that is the background image alone, and each of the 10 thumbnails are ~50KB. Images take a lot more room than text.

linux_is_niceon Abolish High School (2015)

I assume they meant "non-standard curriculum"

linux_is_niceon Show HN: I open sourced a game I just released on Steam, written in Lua

fun fact: there's an easter egg on https://love2d.org/

linux_is_niceon Recovering “lost” treasure-filled floppy discs with an oscilloscope

rewrite it for speed :)

linux_is_niceon Show HN: Lovetris – Tetris which always gives you the best piece

Please do not trivialize having OCD like that- In reality, it's a debilitating disorder characterized by severe compulsions.

linux_is_niceon Back in 1993, I was taking a number theory class

Hilariously, I'm thinking of doing that(using SSH over port 80) at my school.

linux_is_niceon Show HN: Verilog2factorio

It does simulated annealing in src/sim.ts, I think.

linux_is_niceon Show HN: Verilog2factorio

Repo updated with examples.

linux_is_niceon Why does an A note sound different across instruments?

You're probably the first person in the wild I've seen that knows that Chromebooks support Linux containers now.