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Love this anecdote. Having a really capable sales team that actually listens to customers unique needs, and feeds that back into a better product can be such a huge asset. Your sal…

Reminds me of how the first generation iPod firmware and keys were reverse engineered. They blinked out bit patterns on the LCD backlight and used a camera to read the data in! htt…

This is really cool. A really big step forward for the Rust ecosystem. Being able to use Rust in safety critical systems is a big win. Congrats to everyone involved!

This looks really cool, and showcases how simple CI can be if every git repository exposes a nix flake. Congrats on shipping!

It's usually tradition that your 100th jump is supposed to be naked, at least amongst the skydiving communities I was a part of.

Another Dvorak typist here! Personal funny anecdote: I learned vim modal navigation after I learned Dvorak, and never bothered to remap the keys. Totally debilitating if I'm using …

I've been a little out of the loop on how COVID vaccines were different than others. In case you're like me, here's a nice primer on "mRNA vaccines": https://www.cdc.gov/coronaviru…

This article reminded me of the same quote! Here's the original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X2wLP0izeJE

I converted an old 1978 Puch Maxi moped that wasn't running to fully electric. Was a great way to learn how EVs work, and build a quiet around-town cruiser. https://photos.app.goo.…

Looks like a cool project! I have a box of old mini discs (and a Sony player) in the basement that I've been wondering what to do with. I would love to give the project a try and g…

I play mandolin, but come from playing the cello: so chords are less familiar to me than scale based melodies. This looks really useful, thanks for sharing!

Thanks! Love the video. I love the brushed and beveled panel. I'll definitely look at something like this for some of my designs.

This is awesome. The case fabrication looks great. What materials and fabrication process did you use? I'm particularly interested to hear more details of how you made such a pro l…

Agreed. Rocket has been an absolute pleasure to use. I'm looking forward to it being able to run on Rust stable at some point. Procedural macros abound!

This project was more about learning the schematic, PCB, firmware and laser cutting work. There might be some fun learnings from 3D printing the keycaps, but I didn't want to expan…

Thanks for the kind words. It was also a lot of fun, and full of good learnings for future projects.

Whoa, sweet project. Your assembly video is drool worthy cool. I've thought about doing my own laptop some day, but figured I'd work my way up to that difficulty with some other sm…

Nope! In fact, I run mine with a Dvorak layout by default. A lot of people who use the QMK firmware do all kinds of custom modifiers, macros, and what not. And if you're doing your…

There are a lot of people who 3D print keycaps I believe. I skipped that and bought DSA blanks from Signature Plastics.

Oh nice, didn't know that! Thanks for the info!

Out of curiosity, who do you usually use for your assembly service? I've ordered boards from JLCPCB, but only ever done assembly myself. Can you typically send your JLCPCB orders s…

Whoa, nice! Sometimes, the world is smaller than you think. Joined up, looking forward to January!

Chris! I owe you big time for your getting started with KiCad youtube series. Your "Getting To Blinky" video is what gave me the confidence to get started with PCB design, so thank…