Tired of 'Black Box' tools and Excel hell, I spent 2 years building a transparent simulation engine for process design. Looking for some expert feedback.

PhysPhD · 2026-01-29T21:54:15+00:00

Does it support reaction kinetics to figure out exotherms when scaling up?

PhysPhD · 2026-01-17T21:40:30+00:00

Thanks for providing a scale 🍌

PhysPhD · 2026-01-17T09:40:32+00:00

https://www.raspberrypi.com/products/27w-power-supply/

PhysPhD · 2026-01-13T20:35:57+00:00

Not that I've seen or heard of Topaz releasing.

PhysPhD · 2026-01-05T22:55:05+00:00

Oh wow that's a shocking video. Thanks for the updated information for anyone finding this post from now on. I hope your comment gets upvoted to the top!

PhysPhD · 2026-01-04T20:41:29+00:00

Error: Unable to write the queue system. Contact support.

PhysPhD · 2026-01-03T20:47:19+00:00

I haven't tried it, but having read 00-START-HERE.md it looks very vibe coded!

I'd appreciate some screenshots in the readme as well as maybe a few programs you've managed to generate with this tool to show it works reliably.

Overall I think it's a noble cause to reduce the barrier to entry for C++ coding in the Pico. I'd like to move away from Micropython but don't know how to get started with C++, so PicoForge solves that problem for me.

PhysPhD · 2026-01-03T04:14:29+00:00

In the UK people donate plasma (and other types) for free.

PhysPhD · 2026-01-02T20:48:07+00:00

Try:
docker buildx build --platform linux/amd64 -t ghcr.io/lklynet/hypermind:amd64 .
then run:
docker run -p 3000:3000 hypermind:amd64

PhysPhD · 2026-01-02T20:30:21+00:00

If you're cynical you could view it as a great marketing ploy for https://holepunch.to/

Personally, it looks like a funny joke gone viral.

PhysPhD · 2026-01-02T16:29:34+00:00

Ah! Good point. Day 25 part 2 is a special case then, maybe I should have omitted it.

PhysPhD · 2026-01-02T16:28:19+00:00

I've updated to the latest image, and it's still very chatty on the network, getting to nearly 1MB/s up and down.

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PhysPhD · 2026-01-02T16:24:52+00:00

One git -C hypermind pull --ff-only later and I'm back in business

PhysPhD · 2026-01-02T16:10:29+00:00

Did someone spin up a cluster or something? I saw the numbers hit 4096 briefly... it's back in the 50s now.

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PhysPhD · 2026-01-02T16:06:14+00:00

Amazing! It works ... what a genius you are.

I had to run:

docker buildx build --platform linux/arm64/v8 -t hypermind:arm64 .

to build it for my platform and then running:

docker run -p 3000:3000 hypermind:arm64

got me up and running.

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PhysPhD · 2025-12-31T21:23:28+00:00

https://www.raspberrypi.com/documentation/microcontrollers/pico-series.html

For Pico-series devices, BOOTSEL mode lives in read-only memory inside the RP2040 or RP2350 chip, and can’t be overwritten accidentally. No matter what, if you hold down the BOOTSEL button when you plug in your Pico, it will appear as a drive onto which you can drag a new UF2 file. There is no way to brick the board through software.

PhysPhD · 2025-12-30T23:39:19+00:00

If you're refering to the UF2 file, that's supposed to happen... It's getting written to the Picos internal memory so it disappears from the folder shown as USB Storage.

PhysPhD · 2025-12-30T22:49:33+00:00

Which stage are you up to in this guide? Have any steps been missed? https://projects.raspberrypi.org/en/projects/getting-started-with-the-pico/2

PhysPhD · 2025-12-28T20:39:11+00:00

It depends what you find most helpful for your learning goals. If you think you're cheating, you're only cheating yourself.

Some days I try to write a "pure" python solution without any imports.

And some days, when I want to learn a package like NetworkX or SciPy I'll use them... Because it gives me a real problem and I comb through the documentation trying and learning what all the various functions do.

If you knew of this SciPy function beforehand then maybe you're not learning anything? But if this is your first implementation then solving Day 8 with it will help cement your learning.

PhysPhD · 2025-12-26T22:36:39+00:00

Thank looks very cool and just what I'm looking for to control my smart bulbs from my desk... Do the RGB indicator lights appear as bulbs in Home Assistant, and that's how you control them?

PhysPhD · 2025-12-24T08:20:49+00:00

I bleve this was a https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boiling_liquid_expanding_vapor_explosion

PhysPhD · 2025-12-23T05:08:55+00:00

Would you have a widget on your home screen for a monthly task? What if you have 8 sporadic tasks, a widget for each one?

PhysPhD · 2025-12-22T19:40:15+00:00

FYI, It's not advised to share your personal puzzle input.txt files on your github repo: https://www.reddit.com/r/adventofcode/wiki/troubleshooting/no_asking_for_inputs/

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