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internet of cows

talk about exploits in image and document formats makes me nostalgic for when windows treated wmf files (basically serialized COM objects) as vector images and would let you embed them in web pages and had them auto-preview. fun times were had by all

do jlcpcb and oshpark realy not do hybrid rigid/flex or am I missing something? pcbway does but they can't be the only one of the cheap quick-turn houses that does

is there anything left from the first incarnation of helium? when andreesen invested in them he turned them into a crypto scam but before that they were a legitimate remote sensing network

the "other" category is surprisingly cheap, though I imagine the process for getting permit approval is pretty onerous https://www.blm.gov/sites/default/files/docs/2023-09/2024%20Rental%20Fee%20Schedule%20for%20Communications%20Uses.pdf

pwease no zappy

say I want to have a phone peripheral that's a peripheral device and an external battery integrated into a phone case. in 2023 where everything is USB-C do I actually have to implement USB-PD or can I implement the older (and much simpler) accessory charger adapter spec from USB-OTG? the usb people say that's not allowed with USB-C but surely it must be if USB-C to USB-A adapters exist?

I knew that this cable was here but it's fun to see it's grown a sign

looks like we're starting to get some real snowpack

finally moving dirt again, lfg