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gabrielblack
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Comment #31810464
Moreover, if you are producing a device for open source developers , people working for free , giving their free time to contribute to create a valid product, you can't spit on the…
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Comment #31810326
I'm an hacker and I gave up with that platform after that experience because if you can't guarantee reasonable assistance quality , a basic replacement service if the device is def…
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Comment #31810212
Hi, I'm am a pro. I have laboratory equipment and I did the needed checks before opening the RMA. As explained to the service the problem was elsewhere. It's exactly the opposite, …
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Comment #31808147
I had one device who died after a couple of weeks: suddenly it refused to switch on. So I found the real source of pain from Pinephone project: the assistance. I sent a detailed re…
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Comment #31685155
No he's a friend of mine, I also have my nuclear RNG based on different vintage counter. I think his project is older. I like your project too! This is him: https://news.ycombinato…
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Comment #31683945
Another one: https://github.com/gbonacini/nuclear_random_number_generator
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Ask HN: What's the name of that rubber coating crap, do you like it?
Hi, I don't throw away electronic equipment, I like to keep my old hardware in working condition to repurpose it for my projects. I got my old Nexus5 back from my storage room to r…
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Comment #31476500
I don't think so, this command could be significantly slow: cp myfile.iso /dev/sdb compared with this one: dd if=myfile.iso of=/dev/sdb bs=32M because implementation of cp have a f…
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Comment #31473124
Ok, but, if I've understood correctly , at the end of article they suggest that the CO2 captured while the battery was in recharging state is released when the same battery is in u…
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Comment #31468000
I totally agree with Rossmann: the more important thing is that you can lease the equipment from Apple but there is no obligation . The equipment is intended to do a job compliant …
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Comment #31467799
I haven't read the article yet, but, judging the title, IMHO seems just another marketing balloon: under the skin only hot air. The "device absorbs CO2 emissions while it charges" …
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Comment #31346344
Too many: - 2x MacBook pro - 1x Old Mac Mini - 1x iPad - 2x Nvidia Jetson (NANO, TK1) - 1x Dell XPS - 1x Dell Subnotebook - 1x Lenovo X220 - 1x Asus eee 900 - 2x Linux server x64 -…
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Comment #29213461
I read then link to the other article explaining the new technologies developed by Helion that should permit commercially viable fusion reactors, there are no words about Q plasma …
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Comment #29004833
More than 60, yes, maybe it's other source
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Comment #29004788
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Tritium-watch.jpg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tritium_radioluminescence
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Comment #29004670
To test, I made a simple script generating the dispersion graph: the numbers seem to be of good quality
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Comment #29004631
Having a counter, I think it's easy to found some source around, for example in surplus stores, etc. For example, old naval compass and clock are treated with tritium. You could fi…
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Comment #29004561
Thank you for your valuable suggestion. Because the interest shown here, I decided to build an improved version ( I think during the Christmas vacations).
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Comment #29001542
No, the color isn't the same. This is their color: https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.worthp...
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Comment #29001472
Let's say that my grandmother lived in times where the radiation was too much "mainstream": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shoe-fitting_fluoroscope https://spectrum.ieee.org/fun-and…
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Comment #29001167
I was thinking to make it public, but it's based on an Arduino shield I purchased the day after the Fukushima accident, it is no more in commerce. I should make it more generic cha…
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Comment #29001105
The crucifix is different, besides the Uranium glass it has engravings painted with something I think is tritium.
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Comment #29000981
My device, as other implementation, use the particle passing through the Geiger tube as a "virtual coin" , given a sampling frequency, if one or more particles are detected the fir…
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Comment #29000003
I have some marbles and a crucifix ( that kind you hang on a wall) made of this material. I inherited them from my grandmother , the marbles was intended to be toys. The crucifix a…
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Comment #28999853
I don't think it's a problem in Start Trek universe: they use REPLICATORS to generate meals for the crew (to cook ?). So what's the problem there ? If Einstein is dead in the kitch…