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johann8384··on I wanted a clock that never needed setting. Things escalated
Building this on a custom PCB with an STM32F104 type MCU wouldn't be too much of a stretch from all the work that was already done here. I've done Nuttx on these for custom PX4 flight controllers and it wasn't that hard to work out.
johann8384··on Artemis computer running two instances of MS outlook; they can't figure out why
We can keep our amateur radio antennas pointed at the ISS for their entire pass. This would be harder but feels doable. We have directional wifi antennas on AZ/EL rotators to track drones and extend their range.
johann8384··on Claude Code wiped our production database with a Terraform command
Fixed it: "We used Claude code to write Terraform that wiped out production database".
johann8384··on New York’s budget bill would require “blocking technology” on all 3D printers
It would be extra counterproductive since you can print your own boarding pass.
johann8384··on Kubernetes Was Overkill. We Moved to Docker Compose and Saved 60 Hours
Yeah, that's pretty basic day one stuff. It doesn't sound like they should be running production services.
johann8384··on Show HN: Stop Claude Code from forgetting everything
I have markdown files in ~/.claude/guides that I refer to, my subagents have instructions about, and my claude.md in several projects reference them when relevant.

This seems like it wouldn't accomplish much more than those methods. It knows my stack preferences, what I want commit messages to look like, etc.

johann8384··on NYC Mayoral Inauguration bans Raspberry Pi and Flipper Zero alongside explosives
Oh good. My OrangePi is safe.
johann8384··on Everyone should be using Claude Code more
But, it isn't running locally. It uses tools locally but the LLM is still shipping the output of those tools to Anthropic and running the inference there.

A compromise to this would be Bedrock but that still ships the data to Amazon to execute the LLM on their processors.

johann8384··on Outdated Samsung handset linked to fatal emergency call failure in Australia
But this wasn't a new emergency number.
johann8384··on A Sad Collapse in Student Preparation at UC San Diego Was Inevitable
What was the driver for the change in admissions testing? Was the SAT or ACT considered bad? Or were too many students getting low scores?
johann8384··on UPS plane crashes near Louisville airport
Yes, in fact, lots of the area that is warehouses to the south, and where the larger run way to the east and some buffer zone to the east used to be neighborhoods and they were bought and torn down to make room around the airport.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Louisville/comments/1983ko2/what_ha...

johann8384··on UPS plane crashes near Louisville airport
Not a UPS Factory (whatever that means).

Grade A Auto Parts on Melton Ave was the initial damaged building. I don't have the name of the chemical place handy.

Med Command setup at River City Metals.

johann8384··on UPS plane crashes near Louisville airport
It's a few blocks of fire. I was on Tanker 4565 standing by as a backfill for units on scene. It's no where near "All of Louisville", that's a ridiculous thing to say.
johann8384··on UPS plane crashes near Louisville airport
It was around 250k gallons of fuel. Our CAD notes on the initial dispatch said 250k, one press briefing said 280k, and then it was changed to 220k which I think is the actual number.
johann8384··on UPS plane crashes near Louisville airport
It's not even a mile wide here. The widest spot I measured just east of the falls was 0.75, at Utica it is 0.34 and at Westport it's 0.39.
johann8384··on Self-hosting email like it's 1984
Isn't that what DMARC is for?
johann8384··on That Secret Service SIM farm story is bogus
Well, yeah, the pictures they included with the articles is a sim farm with devices available on a TOR site the same way you lease space on a server with EC2.

So, it maybe could have been used to initiate a TDoS attack if someone rented the capacity but that's not what it was there for. They caught a subcontractor and they want us to think they caught a kingpin.

johann8384··on Orange Pi RV2 $40 RISC-V SBC: Friendly Gateway to IoT and AI Projects
I've got dozens of various OrangePi models and I use them for a wide range of projects like drones, sdr receivers, home automation nodes, etc.

I'm sorry you have this experience but it's definitely not typical.

johann8384··on Show HN: A GitHub Action that quizzes you on a pull request
This lines up with my experience, sometimes it is as simple as "Your way is fine, but we did it this other way over here, and over here, should we make it consistent, even if it is consistent but not as good" or as you pointed out, looking for footguns. I also like the supervillian model of "Show this to an average 5 year old and see what obvious flaw they point out".
johann8384··on Ubiquiti launches UniFi OS Server for self-hosting
How is this different than the docker container I am running now? I must be missing a detail or two.
johann8384··on Windsurf employee #2: I was given a payout of only 1% what my shares where worth
With $3MM you could just stop working and live in many other nice enough places without ever having to work again.
johann8384··on Washington State Patrol to Find Speeding Hot Spots Using Harvested Phone Data
A quick analysis of the data showed law enforcement officers were the fastest driving vehicles on the road and 62% more likely to be on a device while driving. We'll, it doesnt say that but that's what I'd expect to find if I had the data.
johann8384··on A receipt printer cured my procrastination
I opened this is another tab and will now procrastinate to read it for a few weeks.
johann8384··on Someone got an LLM running on a Commodore 64 from 1982, and it runs as well
Imagine where we would be today if this was where we were on the C64 in 1982. If we had the concept and ability to create these models and run them on machines and how much that would have evolved by now.

Amazing.

johann8384··on Reverse engineering the obfuscated TikTok VM
Well the example in the article was obfuscated with several specific examples.
johann8384··on arXiv moving from Cornell servers to Google Cloud
I don't understand why people are being so dramatic about them using GCP.
johann8384··on arXiv moving from Cornell servers to Google Cloud
It sounds like they are just using GCP. It doesn't really change that.
johann8384··on arXiv moving from Cornell servers to Google Cloud
Moving to K8s, adding in additional instrumentation, just sounds like some new folks took over or joined the project and are doing some renovations. Seems like pretty standard stuff, doesn't really seem as sinister as you make it to be.
johann8384··on DOGE's Plan to Rewrite Social Security's Code in Months
The chainsaw will have the same end result. Can't read shredded drives.
johann8384··on How Servo Motors Work
Yeah, it's more "How and Why/When to work with Servo Motors"
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