Congratulations, this is awesome. I worked on medical devices where I did both hardware and software and it is really hard. I wish you the best and I really hope you'll continue to use your skills for good and open products.
Show HN: I made an open-source laptop from scratch
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#123Just skimmed the YouTube video and I'm blown away as well ... anytime my ego needs to get checked, I just scroll through HN posts. Truly impressive
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#124Earlier quoted context omitted.
You study quantum mechanics in High School in the USA?
We discussed wave functions, probability, fermions/bosons, did calculations for particle in a box, the Schrödinger model, and went just up to deriving the hydrogen atom. Nothing super fancy, but it was one heck of an experience!
But did you win the Putnam?
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#125Bryan, thanks for publishing, this is great work. I'm curious if this this build could fit and swap a 13.3 E-ink screen with display board. Some open source hardware synergy with https://github.com/Modos-Labs/Glider/tree/main
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#126This is really cool! There are some obvious next steps for improving the polish on this, would you say you were more resource constrained, time constrained, or skill constrained? For instance, did you put any thought into making flex PCBs to make the cable routing easier? I also think the concept of a laptop with a removable wireless keyboard is brilliant, and I think your implementation is a lot cleaner than e.g. th…
Regarding a laptop with a removable wireless keyboard, ZenBook Duo has that, although the touchpad is removed with the keyboard.
It also has two screens and its own stand, I use it as my travel machine.
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#127Besides the enormous effort, what did the part cost?
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#128So how long is the trip to Earth from your home planet? And do you plan on staying a while or are you just here for 6 months to humiliate us with your superintelligence?
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#129I've long been disappointed that we've never really gotten standard laptops, in the way that there are ATX standard desktops. The laptop form factor hasn't really changed in decades. It's a rectangle with a screen in the lid and a keyboard in the base. Below the keyboard is a battery and a system board. The battery has to be replaced when it wears out and the system board when it becomes obsolete, but then why aren't…
I think my laptops have been split between mechanical and hardware EOL. I don't think the mechanicals would ever go for two lifetimes. But I actually take mine around places and am a little clumsy.
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#130aight, mate. that's definitely impressive. no, not only impressive, i believe it can help you land a great job somewhere.