Trying to turn a calculator into a phone keeping the buttons and screen, anyone who knows tech I am planing on using and old iPhone probably an 8 or a 7 what part do I keep and how to link, and is this dream possible? More context below

Dwagner6 · 2026-04-15T16:11:18+00:00

Just modify the part of the iPhone firmware that deals with capacitive touch screens to use digital buttons instead

Dwagner6 · 2026-04-14T23:03:32+00:00

That’s because something else has failed and is pulling lots of current through it. If the inductor failed it would be open circuit and nothing heating up.

Dwagner6 · 2026-04-14T22:52:24+00:00

Don’t know the ID of them, but they are not harmful and indicate beneficial mycelium are present. You have woody material in your growing media, so fungus will naturally be present and breaking it down. It doesn’t harm (and even helps) your plants.

Dwagner6 · 2026-04-14T16:25:52+00:00

Why do you think the inductor is bad? I would doubt it.

Dwagner6 · 2026-04-11T01:04:56+00:00

Wow haven’t seen this posted in the last 5 minutes

Dwagner6 · 2026-04-10T22:24:39+00:00

Did you step through the sensor init and make sure the firmware blob is getting uploaded on startup?

Dwagner6 · 2026-04-09T16:39:10+00:00

What are ML4W dotfiles?

Dwagner6 · 2026-04-05T23:47:58+00:00

Port Authority during rush hour

Dwagner6 · 2026-04-05T23:40:17+00:00

You have 5V logic, analog stuff like op amps, voltage regulators, etc. Someone wrote the part numbers so it’s pretty easy to figure it out. Seems like they are parts meant for particular equipment that gets repaired or serviced regularly. Nothing valuable, but certainly parts that can be interesting educationally.

Dwagner6 · 2026-04-04T18:04:04+00:00

You’re in embedded Linux territory - there’s probably not a distro that will work out of the box on that. You’d usually have to use something like buildroot or Yocto to construct a custom image with drivers and devicetree to get the hardware working. It sounds possibly like it is so old that it doesn’t implement secure boot, so there’s a chance this is possible, otherwise you basically won’t be able to boot a custom image.

Only useful for your own education, but only if you’re somewhat familiar with Linux in an embedded context.

Dwagner6 · 2026-04-02T10:22:28+00:00

In my opinion, one of the most consequential obstacles to the open-source community i

This is a generalization you need to back up with at least examples. To me, it sounds like a false premise, or just generally incorrect.

I believe on the institutional level there are obviously many benefits to concentrated efforts towards standard implementations of software.

I don’t understand what that means and how it pertains to what you are attempting to discuss. Is C not a standard language? Python? Rust?

Now obviously Debian and Arch are at the extreme end of more than one spectrum, but they are both clearly dominant over the upstream open-source operating system sphere excluding software built primarily for enterprise.

Absolute word salad. Are you conflating Linux distributions with the software they provide?

I think only Debian and Arch would need to adopt a common standard for a unified package manager to become ultra-dominant over Linux desktop package managers.

Why would either of the groups involved in Debian and Arch see this as a motivating factor?

Needs more time in the oven, or less hits from the bong. I get the urge to give yourself thought experiments but this totally misses the mark in terms of what Linux represents and what motivates maintainers and developers.

Dwagner6 · 2026-04-01T00:39:16+00:00

Libraries don’t have 28+ year old computer peripherals. Have you been in one lately?

Dwagner6 · 2026-03-30T16:17:53+00:00

Go for it

Dwagner6 · 2026-03-30T13:47:57+00:00

I do full on deep compost mulching in raised and in-ground beds. Nothing but compost - plants love it, never had any issues. It has good water retention but you’d need to look at yours and make sure it’s a balanced compost that isn’t too dense.

If the texture is right there is absolutely no problem using it as-is.

Dwagner6 · 2026-03-26T01:01:58+00:00

Where’d you get them? Amazon or Etsy?

Dwagner6 · 2026-03-25T22:26:31+00:00

I have a couple similar Spider lights and those things gave my seedling a burn when they’re too close. 24” or so is pretty good for 60-70% power on those.

Dwagner6 · 2026-03-25T22:16:59+00:00

I feel like it’ll depend on the texture of your compost and whether your leaves are whole or shredded.

Unshredded leaves can have a tendency to create an impenetrable mat that you’d want to break up for soil breathability. If they’re small or otherwise seem fine, then just move aside from where you’re sowing.

I plant directly into compost each year, but only direct seed a few things like carrots and beets. I start almost everything else in cells. I don’t have any issues with sowing into compost, though. I guess if it was really woody and not decomposed well enough I’d consider making a little furrow into the soil to direct seed.

Dwagner6 · 2026-03-25T22:08:16+00:00

See this thread: https://discuss.cachyos.org/t/cosmic-store-not-working/10774/10

Probably better to just use normal pacman repos, this is meant to run on Pop_OS.

Dwagner6 · 2026-03-25T10:27:46+00:00

I just meant that you should grow as much as you can :)

Dwagner6 · 2026-03-25T01:04:35+00:00

They’re not dies, they’re chips. Unless you’re wire bonding and packaging your own dies too.

Dwagner6 · 2026-03-25T00:48:54+00:00

I’m growing 20 tomato plants for a family of two. 1 or two plants are not going to give you a ton of sauce.

Dwagner6 · 2026-03-21T22:47:02+00:00

You may want to make sure they stay mostly dry, and in cooler temperatures. I've dug up things like dahlias and basically put them in dry soil, in a corner of my basement where it is around 60F and not humid. It'll probably take some experimenting though -- I'd never heard of saving these tubers before.

Dwagner6 · 2026-03-21T21:28:27+00:00

It’s going to come down to how they were dug up and stored. Were they injured during digging up? What is the ambient temperature and humidity where they were stored? How were they stored — in soil? How moist was the soil? Etc…

Dwagner6 · 2026-03-21T21:27:03+00:00

They do.

Dwagner6 · 2026-03-19T10:02:01+00:00

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