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byran

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About byran

attempt the impossible.

GitHub: @byrantech

Recent public activity

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    This would be a very interesting future. I can imagine Gemma 5 Mini running locally on hardware, or a hard-coded "AI core" like an ALU or media processor that supports particular e…

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    Comment #46481877

    Thank you for the mention! Didn't expect to see myself here haha - Byran

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    Comment #45582806

    The price difference could be explained by LCSC purchasing in bulk directly from TI or similar and selling them at lower margins because their volumes are larger. I've seen "clone"…

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    Comment #45252881

    Hey HN, this past summer I went to NextPCB's factory and toured the facility. I asked questions from a variety of creators to factory workers at random.

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    Comment #42812408

    Thank you so so much!! I’m shocked and incredibly grateful. HN <3

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    Comment #42809995

    Yup, all the software except the blobs for the SoC, display FW, and trackpad FW (since it's COTS) are open source! If I wanted to have those open-source, the entire machine would t…

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    Comment #42805608

    I've met amazing people throughout my journey thus far, but no. I have no background in engineering, but my parents have always been supportive. I started falling in love with it i…

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    Comment #42805551

    Thank you redbell! It truly means a lot. I'm incredibly grateful of the reception and the support from everyone. HN <3

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    Comment #42800786

    I have the R&D BOM in a link below [1] https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/17arbJvPqW6koqEJwAzne... Thanks.

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    Comment #42800732

    Thank you!

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    Comment #42800670

    Woah! That would be amazing! I sent you an email just now. Thank you so much for this opportunity!!

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    Comment #42800625

    Thank you so much for your kind words!

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    Comment #42800623

    Hey Nirav, super super honored that you saw this! I've always looked up to you guys for inspiration and guidance. Thank you for the offer! Although I probably won't be mass-produci…

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    Comment #42800525

    Oh my god! Jeff — huge fan and subscriber!! Thank you for your words of encouragement :). Your videos have been a huge source of inspiration for me.

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    Comment #42800514

    Thank you so much for the heartfelt advice! I'll keep that close to heart :)

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    Comment #42800505

    Thank you! Yup, Raspberry Pi's great an all, but the RK3588's performance is king (and RPi would've also saved me many nights of head-banging at the software).

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    Comment #42800503

    I played Minecraft (epic gaming) with friends for a few hours, no problem! The massive heat capacity of the copper + heatpipe + active fan is good enough.

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    Comment #42800497

    Thank you!

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    Comment #42800496

    Haha I wish, but no. Just surname coincidence.

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    Comment #42800492

    That's a sick idea too! Wouldn't be too hard. I'll keep that in mind never thought of it before even though I've used my fair share.

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    Comment #42800482

    Thank you so, so much! You phrased it so well. The moments of desperation really hit you hard. I have uncountably many loose ends, but oh well, bad engineering :(. Honored that HN …

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    Comment #42800473

    Thank you!! After schooling is done :)

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    Comment #42800470

    Thank you so much! I'm currently working for Keychron!