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ultimatt42

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    Comment #42404066

    > depending on your OS, an "Arduino.exe" can't even access USB devices without an additional signed driver and/or further administrative privileges Which OS are you thinking of? We…

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    Comment #40636275

    No, Logitech mice and keyboards generally use Logitech's proprietary HID++ protocol which is built on top of standard HID. WebUSB considers HID a "protected interface class" and bl…

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    Comment #40006637

    FWIW Mozilla updated their position on Web Serial API to "neutral" and clarified that they might be okay with enabling the API with an add-on. https://mozilla.github.io/standards-p…

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    Comment #39983545

    The site has to request permission to access a device, then the user has to select the device from a permission dialog to grant access.

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    Comment #38136239

    That's the wrong comparison. We used to only have dedicated POS systems, now we have the option to run POS software on a general purpose computing device. The question is why shoul…

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    Comment #1237691

    Who says oil can't be produced? I mean, it doesn't make sense to use it as a fuel source since you'd have to put in at least as much energy as you'd be getting back out, but you ca…

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    Comment #1170716

    There are plenty of standalone apps for videoconferencing. I don't think there's any need to package it with a whiteboard app unless you can come up with an innovative way to integ…