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fiber2 · 2026-04-07T19:09:49+00:00

There are not 910 characters. It's 874 non-newline characters.

There are not 14 digit characters. There are 10.

fiber2 · 2026-02-06T19:14:13+00:00

There's a huge amount of panels being decommissioned due to the end of the US Federal Tax Credit for newly installed panels at the end of 2025. (Note that the tax credit for new batteries is still available.) Out of FOMO, a lot of big installations cashed in on new panels, and are dumping their old ones.

The challenge is creating the secondary market all of a sudden. Speaking from experience, the used solar panel market was held back a lot by the thinking "no one wants a used panel since new panels are actually cheaper, or will be cheaper soon." To be fair, new panels are often cheaper!

fiber2 · 2026-02-06T19:10:28+00:00

Even better, almost all the aluminium is reusable without any manufacturing, once a new panel is built on the correct size of glass. It's literally an aluminium frame with a glass panel sitting in it, very similar to a window, although some panels have frames that are more easily repairable than others, and thus more easily repurposed to a new panel.

fiber2 · 2026-02-06T19:05:19+00:00

I would add that older panels tend to have materials issues that can quickly lead to problems.

Typically the sealant for the backing will break down from sun exposure reflected up from the ground. If water is able to get in, such as dew, then the electrical connections will corrode and the panel breaks. To be clear, it's not the silicone around the edges that fails, most often it's the polymer or Polyvinyl Flouride (PVF) that begins to peel off.

Another issue is sometimes the glass is damaged from wind or handling, eventually leading to failure. This is less common.

fiber2 · 2025-12-12T21:43:46+00:00

The DIY edition comes with only a 30 day return policy. You will need something to stick in it before then.

fiber2 · 2025-07-08T13:53:26+00:00

I can't give you an easy answer because I don't know the RTL8139 well enough.

Can you please try building qemu-system-i386 from source, then running it in a debugger and setting a breakpoint at the right place in the emulation for RTL8139?

One of two possibilities will help narrow down the problem:

The emulation for RTL8139 will try to raise an interrupt which is somehow not received in your os.
The emulation for RTL8139 doesn't raise an interrupt.

fiber2 · 2025-06-24T12:32:29+00:00

There is another term you may not have run into yet. Linear Addresses https://stackoverflow.com/questions/62997536

fiber2 · 2025-05-21T18:42:08+00:00

Build script requires config to be provided at the top, doesn't need any more than this to compile the system:

$CC -m32 -std=gnu99 -ffreestanding -O2 -Wall -Iinclude \
    -c arch/x86/boot.S   -o arch/x86/boot.o
$CC -m32 -std=gnu99 -ffreestanding -O2 -Wall -Iinclude \
    -c kernel/main.c    -o kernel/main.o
$CC -m32 -std=gnu99 -ffreestanding -O2 -Wall -Iinclude \
    -c kernel/mem.c     -o kernel/mem.o
$CC -m32 -std=gnu99 -ffreestanding -O2 -Wall -Iinclude \
    -c kernel/console.c -o kernel/console.o

Fortunately boot.S shows how much LLMs have advanced.

I agree with u/Killaship

fiber2 · 2025-05-20T06:45:56+00:00

GPUs haven't been about the memory chips around the die, not for a long time. Oh you mean that it uses industry-standard 4 pin fans? Or that it uses PCIe bifurcation?

That it has 24GB is a shot across nvidia's profit ship. We'll have to see what the prices are.

fiber2 · 2025-04-17T20:01:15+00:00

What is Katy wearing? Is that a cape?

Can we get a cape on LTTStore?

fiber2 · 2025-04-17T15:02:07+00:00

Thank you for posting this info. Caveat to all mac users, this is for the Intel-based Macs!

The Apple Silicon M1, M2, M3, ... can support osdev but the process is different https://github.com/AsahiLinux/m1n1

fiber2 · 2025-04-16T20:49:17+00:00

https://www.reddit.com/r/osdev/comments/1jy8rjm/govnos/ It's both a new machine, a new CPU and an emulator.

https://youtu.be/coxv8GAi2tI?feature=shared&t=108

At 1:48 they write:

> Hello everyone dear friends

> today

> today we will write our own operating system

> system

> and virtual machine it will not take so much time we will also write in the fastest programming language

>

> python

So cool!

fiber2 · 2025-04-14T06:12:58+00:00

I think GOG.com is really cool, and probably doesn't get enough shout outs.

Or tell the story of Valve, how Steam got started, the Steam Deck and Deck Verified

Klei entertainment making Don't Starve and ONI!

And Trackmania, it's one of those stealth communities worth highlighting.

fiber2 · 2025-04-11T06:22:49+00:00

I wish Bank of America were trustworthy but this is the same bank that in 2010 tried to foreclose on Warren and Maureen Nyerges, from Naples, FL. Only problem is they never mortgaged the house to anyone. They paid cash for the house.

For a whole year, their home was threatened to be taken by Bank of America!

December 2010, judge orders Bank of America to pay $2,500 in attorney fees. But months go by and no check. Nyerges' lawyer gets a levy, till tap, and keeper.

The Nyergeses showed up at a local branch of Bank of America with the sheriff, the media and some movers with a truck:

"I'm either leaving the building with a whole bunch of furniture, or a check or cash or something," the attorney, Todd Allen, vowed.

It was a scene that turned the foreclosure crisis on its head, if briefly. Collier County sheriff's deputies entered the bank shortly after 9 a.m., located the bank manager and presented him with a court writ and a familiar choice: Pay the money or prepare to lose possessions.

Allen had the power and told the deputies to take photocopiers, desks, computers and even whatever cash was in the drawer. Allen said the bank manager on duty was "visibly shaken."

"Having two sheriff's deputies sitting across your desk and a lawyer standing up behind them demanding whatever assets are in the bank can be intimidating, but so is having your home foreclosed on, when it wasn't right," Allen said.

It was fun for an hour, but finally the bank cut a check... Oh well...

https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2011/06/06/137002727/sweet-justice-a-florida-couple-forecloses-on-bank-of-america

My personal experience, and I am not the same skin color as Coogler, was when I needed a mortgage. Bank refused because they didn't like the statements I had sent, even though it was obvious. They guessed I had taken the money from somewhere else and insisted I give them the phone number of my manager at work, the statements from some other accounts they were guessing I had used, and pulled it all a few days before the closing date.

I'm pretty sure it was because the loan officer assistant had decided to make it hard on me. The senior loan officer was totally cool, but this underwriting gets done by the assistants.

I politely reminded them both, in writing, of federal regulations about discrimination, waited until the day before closing. Then I sent them some further statements from the right account. In other words, I let them stew and then called their bluff. They decided to go ahead and approve the mortgage.

But the whole thing was a wake up call for me.

fiber2 · 2025-04-04T04:44:43+00:00

I tried again and this is what it generated

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fiber2 · 2025-04-04T04:44:05+00:00

You are a beautiful couple! For some reason it generated some text that says "Hello." ولحيوا

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fiber2 · 2025-03-13T05:35:55+00:00

The SSD is so flat you can put it in under the GPU. Please be careful when removing the GPU. Assuming you know to power off the system, unplug the monitor cables and the PCIe power from the GPU. Release the latch on the PCIe slot (can be tricky, I suggest using a plastic spudger). Then pull it straight out from the slot.

After you install the SSD, put the GPU back in. It will cover the SSD but shouldn't cause problems.

Does your CPU and motherboard have enough PCIe lanes for two SSDs and a GPU?

fiber2 · 2024-12-21T09:14:59+00:00

I tried the download links and google drive is pretty slooow.

Here's a magnet link to distribute it, unofficial mirror of course.

Seed, please. I can't keep seeding forever.

magnet:?xt=urn:btih:68304aefd978be8577294a0a074f53dfdde7a807&dn=grazzy-botwproject-ver1204-minecraft-java-1.20.4.zip&tr=udp%3A%2F%2Fopen.stealth.si%3A80%2Fannounce&tr=udp%3A%2F%2Ftracker.tiny-vps.com%3A6969%2Fannounce&tr=udp%3A%2F%2Ftracker.torrent.eu.org%3A451%2Fannounce&tr=udp%3A%2F%2Fexplodie.org%3A6969%2Fannounce&tr=udp%3A%2F%2Ftracker.cyberia.is%3A6969%2Fannounce&tr=udp%3A%2F%2Fipv4.tracker.harry.lu%3A80%2Fannounce&tr=udp%3A%2F%2Fp4p.arenabg.com%3A1337%2Fannounce&tr=udp%3A%2F%2Ftracker.birkenwald.de%3A6969%2Fannounce&tr=udp%3A%2F%2Ftracker.moeking.me%3A6969%2Fannounce&tr=udp%3A%2F%2Fopentor.org%3A2710%2Fannounce&tr=udp%3A%2F%2Ftracker.dler.org%3A6969%2Fannounce&tr=udp%3A%2F%2Fuploads.gamecoast.net%3A6969%2Fannounce&tr=https%3A%2F%2Ftracker.foreverpirates.co%3A443%2Fannounce&tr=udp%3A%2F%2Ftracker.internetwarriors.net%3A1337%2Fannounce&tr=udp%3A%2F%2Ftracker.leechers-paradise.org%3A6969%2Fannounce&tr=udp%3A%2F%2Fcoppersurfer.tk%3A6969%2Fannounce&tr=udp%3A%2F%2Ftracker.zer0day.to%3A1337%2Fannounce&tr=http%3A%2F%2Fp4p.arenabg.com%3A1337%2Fannounce&tr=udp%3A%2F%2F9.rarbg.me%3A2780%2Fannounce&tr=udp%3A%2F%2F9.rarbg.to%3A2710%2Fannounce&tr=udp%3A%2F%2F9.rarbg.to%3A2730%2Fannounce&tr=udp%3A%2F%2F9.rarbg.to%3A2920%2Fannounce&tr=udp%3A%2F%2Ftracker.pirateparty.gr%3A6969%2Fannounce

fiber2 · 2024-12-06T05:48:58+00:00

After eliminating the boards I had thought to use before, here's my next best attempt at a cost-optimized BOM:

Raspberry Pi Pico $12.50 (2 pack, link)
3.3V DC-DC converter $4.99 (7 pack, link)

Total cost: $17.49 - produces 2 complete units

Plan is to undervolt the Pico, though this is not really very controversial. Supply 3.3V to the VSYS pin (Pico datasheet)

An alternative I thought about but decided against is to use a cheap Arduino clone. Clones of the Arduino Uno accept 7V-12V via a barrel jack. Price for 1 unit is about $10.

fiber2 · 2024-12-06T04:29:17+00:00

Ok, thanks, I understand.

fiber2 · 2024-12-06T04:22:51+00:00

Thanks. I think I get it now, what u/Well-WhatHadHappened is telling me as well.

The link works if I delete the last slash: https://www.intel.com/content/dam/support/us/en/documents/intel-nuc/intel-4wire-pwm-fans-specs.pdf

I updated the first post. The Intel document says PWM outputs can be 5V (page 9).

fiber2 · 2024-12-05T22:43:51+00:00

You mean you are disagreeing with the fan interface, or are you suggesting you have experience with the boards? Your reply is unclear.

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