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johndmcmaster

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    Comment #39740686

    We have! And a few larger group buys / enterprise customers in the pipeline. We started out selling more expensive Mitutoyo systems (quality but expensive Japanese optics) and sold…

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    Comment #39740678

    Thanks! Yeah that's roughly inline with our calculations / how we priced things. If we want to get the final price lower we need to switch to more basic components or tighter integ…

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    Comment #39739654

    Hi there! CTO of Labsmore here. We would love to chat with people involved at lab automation / digital microscopy to learn more about what we could do to help their workflows. Curr…

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    Comment #39739631

    Hi there! CTO of Labsmore here. Pricing is hard :) There is a lot that goes into the final price, especially once the other components, calibration, and overhead is factored in. It…

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    Comment #38978227

    Consider asking in the sipr0n discord decap-commission channel: https://discord.gg/qyne7GZk

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    Comment #38831023

    MORE LASERS! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CK6y_9BqQ2Y

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    Comment #38802429

    Glad its coming back. Need to feed the microscopes fresh silicon!

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    Comment #38565342

    I've been collecting a bunch of counterfeit chips to hopefully do a write up on at some point. If you are ok they might sit for a while, I'd love to collect them for that project! …

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    Comment #38565329

    Yeah I do this as part of my consulting work. Typical applications are failure analysis, security research, or re-manufacturing obsolete electronics. Note however these tend to be …

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    Comment #38565301

    I agree with this. I often get asked to decap + image chips commercially and its not usually worth it unless its a value add / loss leader as part of a larger project.

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    Comment #38565285

    I have a big pile of counterfeit chips to decap / analyze. Unfortunately busy with work / higher priority projects so haven't gotten to them :(

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    Comment #37694489

    Looking to curate a collection of chips that are security focused, especially those with hardware security features (ex: tamper mesh). If you have suggestions for chips that are mi…

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    Comment #37686391

    Now I need a BCM2712 to decap :)

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    Comment #36642581

    Some friends and I tried to buy chips from them recently. However, they wanted a relatively significant amount of money for them that more accurately reflected commercial rates tha…

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    Comment #36612846

    Thanks! Will reach out soon

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    Comment #36607055

    We are making computer controlled microscopes more accessible: better software and lower cost. We are working on tightly integrating output images with cloud services (ex: AI analy…

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    Comment #35177722

    What is your favorite BBQ sauce to pair with an 8086?

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    Comment #25973779

    The topic has come up a few times and I'm not opposed to changing it. If a good replacement name came up and someone helped with logos etc I'd change it

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    Comment #25973677

    Mostly yes (ex: through thin film interference as mentioned), but there may be significant color correction for things like halogen light yellow color. There are also techniques to…

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    Comment #25973597

    Thanks! This is a good starting point: http://uvicrec.blogspot.com/2015/12/lab-explosions-and-accid...

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    Comment #25973547

    Glad you are enjoying! I've aggregated some question responses below to try to clarify a few things. Browsing the /map directory directly isn't intended to be informative in the wa…

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    Comment #25973371

    Even more specifically it's pr0nmap => GroupXIV => leaflet. I use GroupXIV's javascript, but my own tile cutter https://github.com/JohnDMcMaster/pr0nmap