[-] cmnybo@discuss.tchncs.de 35 points 17 hours ago

Well, they won't be able to sell as many new computers if they let people keep using their old ones.

[-] cmnybo@discuss.tchncs.de 18 points 22 hours ago

FAT32 is also really simple to implement. Supporting exFAT may require a larger microcontroller with more memory, which results in a more expensive product.

[-] cmnybo@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 1 day ago

It looks like they have a stripped down Ubuntu image for it or you can use Buildroot.

[-] cmnybo@discuss.tchncs.de 9 points 1 day ago

My entire network runs IPv6. I don't have any windows machines though.

[-] cmnybo@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 1 day ago

The current version of MO2 runs very smoothly on wine, even with hundreds of mods loaded. There is even an install script to simplify the installation on Linux.

Just be sure to use wine 9 or proton 9. MO2 v2.5.0 and later will not run on older versions of wine.

[-] cmnybo@discuss.tchncs.de 30 points 1 day ago

Unless you're using ancient hardware, you already have an internet connected back door in your CPU.

[-] cmnybo@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 2 days ago

Super capacitors are great for when high charge or discharge rates are needed. They can be charged in seconds. Unfortunately the energy density is significantly worse than batteries and they self discharge in days.

If a typical phone was super capacitor powered, it would weight 5kg and be bigger than a 1980's Motorola.

[-] cmnybo@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 3 days ago

That's a 13C charge rate, a normal lithium battery would get very hot and puff up, possibly even catching on fire.

To safely charge at that rate, you need a battery that is specifically designed for it. High speed charging will probably be a lot more common when phones start using solid state batteries though.

[-] cmnybo@discuss.tchncs.de 18 points 4 days ago

Another test flight will be a bit of a problem. There are no spare Atlas V rockets. They will either have to convince Amazon to give up one of theirs or they will have to launch one of the missions on Vulcan Centaur, which is not currently crew rated.

[-] cmnybo@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 5 days ago

Yes, being able to design something and have it in my hands it a few hours definitely makes it worth it. With 3D printing services it takes days or weeks and they get expensive fast.

[-] cmnybo@discuss.tchncs.de 52 points 5 days ago

They aren't patching CPUs that were released 5 years ago.

They should be patching back to Ryzen 1 since those are still perfectly good CPUs. 5-7 years really isn't that old considering how little improvement there is with each generation.

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I picked this little scope up from the Seapac swap meet a week and a half ago for $3. It turns out that all it needed was some contact cleaner to get it working again.

This is a portable scope that can run from 12V DC as well as an internal battery. I don't have the battery for it, but I could probably put some 18650's in there if I disable the built in charger.

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