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torquemodwanted··on Whole Genome Sequencing
Do you think something like the Oxford Nanopore MinION [0] is a viable alternative, assuming you'd want to do just the sequencing yourself? I suspect most people wouldn't be able to do the prep without proper wet lab training and equipment [1], but the starter kit is $1000 for the device, a single flow cell, and one rapid sequencing kit (SQK-RAD004).

[0]: https://nanoporetech.com/products/minion

[1]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iS1pz3IhJvU

torquemodwanted··on What’s the best lossless image format?
There's been discussion lately whether or not JPEG XL adoption will be hindered by patents.

https://patents.google.com/patent/US11234023B2/

https://www.theregister.com/2022/02/17/microsoft_ans_patent/

torquemodwanted··on Show HN: Caddy v2.5.0
How long does it usually take for first-party packages to be updated, e.g., https://copr.fedorainfracloud.org/coprs/g/caddy/caddy/ ?
torquemodwanted··on Swift and C++ interoperability workgroup announcement
Not a working group, but a library does exist: https://cxx.rs/
torquemodwanted··on Burn My Windows
Interestingly, this diverges from the more common gitmoji rules: https://gitmoji.dev/
torquemodwanted··on Hacking a VW Golf Power Steering ECU
I'd love to do a torque mod on a modern Honda EPS, but there's simply no easy way for a "normal" person do it. The amount of time and effort is extreme with no background knowledge of the problem. (Yes, I understand there's liability, etc.).

It's completely taboo in openpilot discussions (e.g., the Discord channel), so I'm curious if there's an alternative community open to talking about it (distributing pre-patched or providing a patcher).

For Honda cars at least, openpilot is absolutely hindered by the low torque allowed by the stock firmware.