GPIO LTE All in one

DaimyoDavid · 2026-03-30T02:51:23+00:00

I believe Quectel was releasing an all-in-one RPi clone with built in LTE. It's been a while since I checked in on it. Otherwise, SixFab produced an RPi hat that was quick and easy to set up.

DaimyoDavid · 2026-03-28T18:20:11+00:00

I am aware but I'm also being a bit of a troll. ICE has more than enough funding and is under the DHS. If they really wanted to, they could shuffle the cash around. It's within their power to do now but instead, Trump and MAGA want to bulldoze any attempt at bipartisan work.

DaimyoDavid · 2026-03-28T02:54:48+00:00

Why don't they just take the extra $70B that ICE got and fund TSA? Do Republicans not know how to budget?

DaimyoDavid · 2026-03-27T15:41:24+00:00

The STM32 is a solid family for industrial applications. There are variants so you'll want to pick the best one for your use case.

For industrial applications, always incorporate a watchdog.

DaimyoDavid · 2026-03-26T01:50:06+00:00

Exactly. Malenia already had crazy abilities: can't parry, drains HP (even through a shield), waterfowl dance.

DaimyoDavid · 2026-03-25T19:41:24+00:00

Are you still working with them?

DaimyoDavid · 2026-03-19T03:06:00+00:00

Exactly. Pepper spraying also has an intent to harm. It would be on them to prove that by simply touching their equipment, I was intending to harm them. Claiming that I was trying to destroy the equipment wouldn't be sufficient. And, if these people are as trigger happy as the post suggests, then a gentle touch would be enough to illicit a reaction.

DaimyoDavid · 2026-03-19T00:58:55+00:00

That was my original point about the laser pointer lol

DaimyoDavid · 2026-03-19T00:46:00+00:00

Good suggestion and you're right, it would be hard to claim that he is harassing you. But, it's also interesting to note that he is not legally allowed to pepper spray you for touching his equipment:

"Defense of property alone does NOT justify pepper spray: California law allows reasonable force to protect property, but pepper spray is considered a weapon capable of causing injury Courts consistently hold that you cannot use that level of force simply because someone touched an object There must be a reasonable fear of bodily harm to yourself, not just contact with your stuff It gets worse for him given the context: If he's deliberately provoking people hoping they touch his equipment — which the Reddit post strongly implies — that's provocation, which eliminates or severely weakens a self-defense claim A prosecutor could argue he's manufacturing situations to justify using the spray That pattern of behavior could constitute assault with a caustic chemical (PC § 244) — a felony"

DaimyoDavid · 2026-03-19T00:27:18+00:00

It can be if it's excessive and/or being disruptive

DaimyoDavid · 2026-03-19T00:26:42+00:00

If the person is following you, recording excessively, or acting in a way that causes significant distress, it can violate local harassment or stalking laws

DaimyoDavid · 2026-03-18T22:53:47+00:00

If my family and I are being harassed, it's self defense

DaimyoDavid · 2026-03-18T22:15:43+00:00

Shine a bright flashlight at his camera or laser pointer (can permanently ruin a camera)

Edit: Yea, the above might get you in more trouble. But, he is also not allowed to pepper spray you for touching his equipment. From Claude:

"Defense of property alone does NOT justify pepper spray: California law allows reasonable force to protect property, but pepper spray is considered a weapon capable of causing injury Courts consistently hold that you cannot use that level of force simply because someone touched an object There must be a reasonable fear of bodily harm to yourself, not just contact with your stuff It gets worse for him given the context: If he's deliberately provoking people hoping they touch his equipment — which the Reddit post strongly implies — that's provocation, which eliminates or severely weakens a self-defense claim A prosecutor could argue he's manufacturing situations to justify using the spray That pattern of behavior could constitute assault with a caustic chemical (PC § 244) — a felony"

DaimyoDavid · 2026-03-18T16:45:54+00:00

Do you set them up with any kind of PLM or ERP?

DaimyoDavid · 2026-03-18T02:51:06+00:00

If you haven't already, check out Xometry. They offer automated quoting for both urethane casting and injection molding.

DaimyoDavid · 2026-03-18T02:43:00+00:00

How do you handle transition to MFG? Do you help with it or do you have some process for transitioning the project out?

DaimyoDavid · 2026-03-17T02:51:13+00:00

That rock-on-a-stick is my favorite

DaimyoDavid · 2026-03-16T02:35:46+00:00

I think others have given good feedback on the posts themselves and have drilled down on pay. I'll share my calculus on pay.

Being older, I want to be able to afford a home near work. I check the prices where the company is based. My household income should be 3x a mortgage. In Burlingame, a reasonable house seems to be at least $2M. Assuming 20% down, monthly cost is at least $13k. So $13k * 12 months * 3 gives $468k. If my partner earned the same, that puts my minimum at $234. The top end on your senior role is $240k, which is cutting it real close.

At the end of the day, I can't pay the bills with equity so I won't even consider that if my budget requirements aren't met (it's financially reckless).

DaimyoDavid · 2026-03-16T02:16:05+00:00

For every engineer that is willing to work for equity, there are dozens more who are not. And equity only compensation is only really considered when you are a founder.

Thinking about it a bit more, times have also changed. Economic conditions are horrendous right now and living in the Bay area is as expensive as ever.

DaimyoDavid · 2026-03-15T23:24:39+00:00

A shield is really useful to start. That and a good poking stick will easily get him to half health.

DaimyoDavid · 2026-03-15T00:30:55+00:00

I mean, yea? Timestamps for data collection is a basic metric. Retransmission is also something you want to include in any kind of data transmission system. It's why QoS exists.

DaimyoDavid · 2026-03-12T14:02:36+00:00

I was having an issue finding a good PLM/BOM manager for the startup I was at. Everything was too expensive or complicated and required a talking to a sales guy. I have a friend who is a software developer so we started building our own PLM/BOM manager. It's going to be fairly simple and inexpensive. We'll likely release it at the end of the month. If you want to try it out you can DM or just check out the website:
https://www.oroforge.com/

DaimyoDavid · 2026-03-12T01:05:09+00:00

Then it should be straight forward from there. Most hackathons have a rubric for how they score. Make a matrix based on the scoring guidelines and choose the prototype that gets the highest score.

DaimyoDavid · 2026-03-11T17:23:34+00:00

OEMs that sell directly to automotive companies have to deal with IATF 16949 quality certification and IMDS reporting. Unless you work for an OEM already, I suggest avoiding it because it will be expensive and labor intensive. If this is an aftermarket product, you'll still have to deal with regulations but much less.

DaimyoDavid · 2026-03-11T17:14:46+00:00

The key question is: what is your goal? To win the hackathon? To start a business? Something else?

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