linux_is_nice
Re:I'm a USB-C Maximalist
on Tuesday July 14, 2026 @06:25PM (#48913711)
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.
Re:Learn Perfect Pitch in 15 years
on Monday December 02, 2024 @08:09PM (#42302087)
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.
Re:Learn Perfect Pitch in 15 years
on Monday December 02, 2024 @06:47PM (#42301637)
> 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.
Re:Zeiss's "Holocam" turns glass windows into cameras
on Friday January 05, 2024 @05:08PM (#38885649)
Now I want to know more about your sunflower breeding program :)
Re:In 2024, please switch to Firefox
on Friday December 29, 2023 @01:18PM (#38808284)
One of them happens to be the educational site https://www.deltamath.com/
Budgie Desktop is moving to a forked Mutter 43
Wayland. (Budgie DE status update)
Re:Ubuntu stops shipping Flatpak by default
on Wednesday March 29, 2023 @12:00PM (#35359132)
I've had several people recommend the testing branches of Debian for relatively up-to-date software while still being stable FWIW
Re:A Mysterious Cézanne Portrait Was Hiding Under the Layers of a Stil...
on Tuesday February 07, 2023 @01:57PM (#34697340)
> 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.
Re:Wtfdoesthiscompanydo.vercel.app
on Friday February 03, 2023 @12:30PM (#34644554)
> 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.
Re:Framework Laptop 2.5Gbps Ethernet Expansion Card
on Monday September 12, 2022 @02:36PM (#32814790)
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 :)
Re:Framework Laptop 2.5Gbps Ethernet Expansion Card
on Monday September 12, 2022 @02:28PM (#32814669)
There's replacement hinges, and also a reinforced backplate!
Re:Ask HN: Static site generator that can cope with octopus juggling g...
on Tuesday September 06, 2022 @09:28AM (#32736811)
That really sounds like you just want SSR instead.
Re:Policy punishes disabled people who save more than $2k
on Thursday June 02, 2022 @05:02PM (#31600458)
Thanks!
Re:Policy punishes disabled people who save more than $2k
on Sunday May 22, 2022 @07:21PM (#31473797)
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?
Re:Policy punishes disabled people who save more than $2k
on Sunday May 22, 2022 @01:33AM (#31465153)
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?
Re:Switching from macOS to Pop_OS
on Saturday January 15, 2022 @04:39PM (#29950576)
Arch Linux :)
Re:Show HN: Security Camera Lens Calculator
on Monday November 29, 2021 @01:42PM (#29383477)
Heh, setting "distance from camera" to zero causes it to error.
Re:V-USB – A Firmware-Only USB Driver for Atmel AVR Microcontrollers
on Sunday October 10, 2021 @11:21AM (#28819085)
You can find them on lcsc.
Re:V-USB – A Firmware-Only USB Driver for Atmel AVR Microcontrollers
on Saturday October 09, 2021 @09:51PM (#28815078)
Only somewhat related, but what are some other cheap(~$1) MCUs for a few-key USB keyboard?
Re:Google developing own CPUs for Chromebook laptops
on Saturday October 02, 2021 @07:52PM (#28733260)
For what it's worth, another option for disabling the write-protect is to temporarily remove the battery.
Verilog2Factorio: Web Demo
Re:The website obesity crisis (2015)
on Tuesday June 01, 2021 @11:47AM (#27356360)
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.
Re:Abolish High School (2015)
on Saturday May 29, 2021 @08:34PM (#27329547)
I assume they meant "non-standard curriculum"
Re:Show HN: I open sourced a game I just released on Steam, written in...
on Sunday May 23, 2021 @04:20PM (#27258239)
fun fact: there's an easter egg on https://love2d.org/
Re:Recovering “lost” treasure-filled floppy discs with an oscilloscope
on Monday May 17, 2021 @11:34PM (#27190995)
rewrite it for speed :)
Re:Show HN: Lovetris – Tetris which always gives you the best piece
on Saturday May 08, 2021 @01:44AM (#27084271)
Please do not trivialize having OCD like that- In reality, it's a debilitating disorder characterized by severe compulsions.
Re:Back in 1993, I was taking a number theory class
on Tuesday May 04, 2021 @02:21PM (#27040851)
Hilariously, I'm thinking of doing that(using SSH over port 80) at my school.
Re:Show HN: Verilog2factorio
on Sunday April 25, 2021 @12:03PM (#26933743)
It does simulated annealing in src/sim.ts, I think.