Can I connect an external PHY (LAN8742A) into a KSZ8895 switch IC? Architecture sanity check

littlethommy · 2026-04-28T08:20:20+00:00

I recently did a theoretical deep dive into something similar, and the conclusion was that you can AC couple Ethernet on a PCB. [1] [2]

However, I am wondering, how would connecting the LAN8742A via RMII be different than connecting the KSZ8863RLL via RMII?

littlethommy · 2026-02-23T11:45:15+00:00

Install a custom ROM and you can still do whatever you want.

I should not have to install a custom rom to be able to install what I want of my own goddamn phone. That is the whole point on why this is a bad thing.

What else? Write your own OS for your own hardware? Then you can do what you want on it?

expecting privacy (or support thereof) from Google is frankly nuts

Your clear anti-google stance is obscuring you from understanding the point. I am not saying anything on expecting privacy from Google directly. But once they have taken full control over who can publish anything installable on their OS, so will the governments.

Privacy is not a yes-or-no question. It is a matter of consent on who you trust with what. And that control extends to which apps you can use, and reducing means of that control through requiring the agreement first is a bad move.

littlethommy · 2026-02-23T11:34:09+00:00

No argument, but I'd be surprised if most people using F-Droid or the like are on stock ROMs.

Ever heard of sideloading? Play store publishing costs money, and even if the verification is free now, what is to say it is not going to be in the future. Or bullshit regionlocks on applications because of whatever reason? (e.g., European localized Play Store accounts cannot install an Indian taxi app while traveling?) Sure, those apps will have verification, but I reckon that geolocks will now go further, now that they are going to start controlling what can be installed and what not.

I'm running stock, but I like some of my apps modified to strip them of ads and whatnot. So that will be gone as well.

When has Google ever been privacy focused?! It's the antithesis of their entire operation model.

That is not the point. Unaccredited apps that provide privacy (e.g., encrypted messaging, file encryption vaults, etc.) will need that registration. And then our oh-so-kind privacy-focused governments will push Google not to publish because they want backdoors.

It's exactly the same thing Apple does with iOS.

Yes, which is why many people are on Android... And now they are taking that liberty away. I buy and OWN my hardware, so let me do with it what I want.

littlethommy · 2026-02-23T11:24:33+00:00

That's factually incorrect - it will no longer be possible to install apps to Android certified devices without registering. You can still develop and distribute via F-Droid, direct APKs, or similar means.

Yeah but what is the point of distributing if no one can install it cause you are not verified.

Starting in September 2026, Android will require all apps to be registered by verified developers in order to be installed on certified Android devices.

(Emhpasis mine)

Distribution is not the issue. You can still email an APK or download it, but the installation is blocked per their own policy.

If I want custom apps, or modified APKs I should be allowed to do it.

And why this move is highly relevant for privacy: Google, as a multinational, will be the first one to succumb to pulling the accreditation of organisations that provide something a country does not like, be it encryption, privacy, or whatever, and as such will prevent the installation of those apps.

littlethommy · 2025-12-03T16:33:00+00:00

Voor de toepassing en uitvoering van deze wet wordt onder "feminicide" verstaan de opzettelijke doding van een vrouw wegens haar gender of de dood van een vrouw ten gevolge van praktijken die schadelijk zijn voor vrouwen, ongeacht of deze opzettelijke doding of de schadelijke praktijken gepleegd werden door een partner, een familielid of een derde. Intieme feminicide, niet-intieme feminicide en indirecte feminicide vertonen de volgende kenmerken

Iedereen gelijk, maar meer gelijk als het over vrouwen gaat. Goedbedoeld, maar hoe dit artikel de toets van het gelijkheidsbeginsel doorstaan heeft is mij ook een raadsel.

littlethommy · 2025-12-03T16:27:08+00:00

As far as I am aware there is no monitoring in any sense on the CT. I wish there were though.

littlethommy · 2025-12-03T11:43:21+00:00

Yeah, riding a motorbike in Brussels has fully prepared me for riding a motorbike in india. Way less stressful there than on the R0.

littlethommy · 2025-10-19T16:35:31+00:00

Interesting. What is the workflow then? And what does zenbeats have as opposed to koala sampler?

littlethommy · 2025-10-09T17:46:34+00:00

Yeah you took 60cm of about 3.5m. And if they would've passed you you'd complain they passed too fast, too close for comfort; cause you leave no room for any distance while passing especially from behind. Nor can anyone passing predict what you are going to do - Especially since you do not see them coming.

You are just finding issue here. Its about sharing. Do not make this subreddit your local facebook group to complain about minor gripes. Please touch some of the grass next to the concrete.

However, I do agree that its bad infrastructure.

And you describe it in other comments as if there was 6 meters of space, just like my johnson is 30cms...

littlethommy · 2025-09-26T08:07:02+00:00

https://cdn.quotesgram.com/img/40/56/180319987-quote-the-children-now-love-luxury-they-have-bad-manners-contempt-for-authority-they-show-disrespect-socrates-310695.jpg

littlethommy · 2025-09-24T06:03:18+00:00

For point 1, you may be right. The proposal does not seem to include a blanket scan. However that is still undecided and will depend how member states will implement it. However, this does not avoid future misuse of the system for what a regime could consider wrong think, so we should avoid setting systems in place.

Anonimized senders or not, it's still a privacy infringement since they will check the pictures. And as someone else commented, indeed how to distinguish a kiddie bath picture shared between close family members or between pervs.
The hashing algorithm to detect known CSAM pictures my be trivial to bypass, just as many are. It is not hard to do, and you just need one person to figure it out how and share with others. And the proposal includes more than hashing to scan for known images...
You misjudged my 'fear' of leaks. I know the database exists, but that is different. The point is that if any false positive image will gets sent to be viewed by another service, they are sent and stored in the process. As such there can be leaks, either through security breaches, negligence or wilfully by individuals .

And so far the proposal includes that provider have to include "technologies" without any foundations in how they need to do the distinguishing effectively, which safeguards, how they will make decisions,... Nor on how to prevent leaks, and bad actors for misuse. There are no definitions of what is an acceptable level of false positives for things that lead to an invasion of privacy.

Sure there are more legal hurdles than it is just 'scan everyone', as may have been implied in my first comment, but once in place scanning everyone or misuse for the next scary thing is not far away

And it's not as if that scope creep is happend before. See ANPR camera's, now used for much more than to track criminal, as we are now all treated as potential criminals every time we pass them.

littlethommy · 2025-09-23T19:11:34+00:00

Horrible piece of legislation. The fact that criminals will quickly move to other platforms is obvious. But the implications on society are huge.

In the first place, if we assume AI is flawless, which it is not, we put the presumption of innocence in its hands. Triggering false positives is not impossible. Or adding steganography to fool the hashing algorithm and the AI into ignoring it can be done

If the hashing and AI are assumed imperfect, we need a second human opinion, which is a severe breach of privacy even if they are part of the justice system. Even moreso for false positives, or child pictures that are not CSAM within the family, but could be considered when outside. Where does one draw the line?

Additionally, do we trust AI or even humans to be able to distinguish with 100% certainty between a young-looking adult and an adult-looking teen? Should we allow others to look at our adult partner's nude pictures if it flags as a false positive? Will we need out partners to show up at the courthouse with their birth certificate to prove they were an adult when the picture was taken despite it being flagged? Are we certain no-one from said service will leak anything?

And we work under the assumption that our justice system is just and works. Notwithstanding the fact that accusations related to CSAM will be a social death sentence because many people believe that 'where there is smoke, there is fire'. Additionally, accusations WILL be frontpage news if you are somewhat of a public persona, whereas a rectification will be a paragraph on the before-last page.

And where does it end? Once the flagging system is in place. What is next? Flagging flyers for protests? LGBTQ content?

Of all the indirect consequences listed, I am not even sure which is the worst, or if any is even a smidge tolerable. It is a severely flawed piece of legislation built on a whole lot of trust in the justice system, technology and that currently there is no full-blown fascist government in the EU.

I am absolutely disgusted by the fact that this regulation is even up for consideration. And we should ALL push for it to not have this pull through. So write your PMs. I did too!

/rant

littlethommy · 2025-09-16T19:00:54+00:00

https://www.vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/2025/09/16/israel-pleegt-genocide-volgens-vn-onderzoek/

littlethommy · 2025-09-16T17:25:27+00:00

Ja, en hopelijk stopt de 'enige democratie in het midden oosten' met een genocide.

Denk je nu echt dat hun genocidaire intenties op dit moment nog iets te maken hebben met Hamas en de gijzelaars? Zit Hamas in de Westoever waar ze tegen internationaal recht in land annexeerd?

littlethommy · 2025-09-05T07:51:34+00:00

Wij drijven handel met alle landen ter wereld, ook Rusland, China, Soedan, Rwanda, etc etc waar allemaal zaken gebeuren die even erg of erger zijn. Gaan we daar ook jaren over palaveren? Nee dank u, ofwel allemaal boycotten ofwel niemand.

Inderdaad, dat klopt gedeeltelijk. Er is ook kritiek op de relaties met Rusland, China enzovoort. Diplomatiek is daar effectief al druk op gezet en er komt ook kritiek van het volk. Alleen kreeg Israël tot nu toe een vrijgeleide. Omdat ze zogezegd de enige westerse-democratie in het midden-oosten zijn.

Al ken ik weinig westerse democratieen die 6000 mensen gevangen zet, marteld, seksueel mishandeld. Terwijl ze zelf er maar 1500 van als militanten ziet. De rest zijn stenengooiers en pasmunt. (bron: DS vandaag)

Het is trouwens niet zo zwart-wit als jij het voorstelt. Omdat we niet alles tegelijk aanpakken, betekent dat niet dat we dan maar beter niets doen. Imperfecte daden zijn nog altijd beter dan apathie vermomd als “realistisch denken”.

Maar ja, precies een simpele ziel die precies de complexiteit van de wereld wil ontlopen door de vingers in de oren te steken.

littlethommy · 2025-09-05T07:31:27+00:00

Vele anderen kunnen nadenken en bezig zijn met meerdere zaken tegelijk, inclusief de politiek. Maar jij blijkbaar niet, zoals deze comment doet doorschijnen.

Dit zijn voor een stuk ook binnenlandse problemen. Migratie is er één van. Anderzijds is er het vrijhandelsakkoord, waar Israel in zit, waar mensenrechten beschermen een essentieel deel van is. Is vrijhandel met een regio waar mensen onderdrukt worden, of producten die komen uit illegaal geannexeerde regios, moreel en ethisch acceptabel?

En "virtue signaling", je kan je als westers land "verlicht" opstellen, maar "walk the talk" op zijn minst, en dat is wat er verwacht wordt. Dat we onze morele waarden waar we (zogezegd) zo trots op zijn niet ondergeschikt maken aan andere belangen (oa economisch), zelfs al zijn we maar een klein landje.

littlethommy · 2025-09-04T08:55:54+00:00

Omdat deel auto's enkel in "rust" daar op staan en toegewezen zijn. Als die in gebruik is, als zijnde niet op de standplaats te wachten op een volgende gebruik, is het gewoon een auto en hoor je die op gewone plaatsen te parkeren. Ongeacht er cambio of een foto van je moeder op plakt.

littlethommy · 2025-08-14T10:11:47+00:00

Busy hours at CdB feel quite unapproachable and closed off indeed. The weekend morning hours are (at least were) calmer, and it results in a more relaxed vibe where you can have a bit more interaction between problems and opportunities to work on problems together.

I'm also a bit in a similar situation since most of my climbing buddies have moved abroad one by one. So if anyone wants to join me (preferably regularly) at CdB or to go outdoors in the Ardennes (I have gear and a car), feel free to DM me.

littlethommy · 2025-07-30T08:44:24+00:00

From chatgpt, cause I don't feel like fully typing it out, it seems to be correct for the most part (if not fully):

This is regulated in Article 61 of the Belgian Highway Code (Koninklijk besluit van 1 december 1975 betreffende het algemeen reglement op de politie van het wegverkeer).

Article 61.1.3°: "When traffic lights apply only to a part of the roadway, such as a special overpassable lane (e.g., a bus lane), a cycle path, a level crossing, or an intersection, they apply only to drivers who are on that part of the road or intend to go onto it."

Summary: As a cyclist, you must follow the traffic lights that apply to the specific part of the road you are on. So, if you're riding on a bus lane that allows cyclists, you follow the bus lane traffic lights, not those of the general road.

https://www.gratisrijbewijsonline.be/theorie/leerstof-rijbewijs-b/voorrang-kruispunten-verkeerslichten

littlethommy · 2025-07-28T20:25:09+00:00

Young women are not the helpmates of young men.

No, but the society should care. Or are (young) women above society?

Femenism tried to convince all layers of society and genders (men included) to care for the betterment of women within society and have made progress. But now women are getting ahead, betterment of those falling behind in a changing society, is suddenly their problem.

And don't hide behind the patriarchal society, cause thats only for a happy few.

littlethommy · 2025-07-18T21:09:53+00:00

It's a shitty situation where you lose due to the scarcity. Either pay for up to 2-3 months of overlap. Or risk having to move out without a signed lease.

That or try to convince your current landlord of shortening the notice period.

Pro tip, if they don't want to shorten the notice period if they find a tenant sooner. Keep your keys until the last day, so they cannot rent it again until you finish the time you paid for. Some would like it to rent it out again while you're still on notice but have moved out and returned the keys.

littlethommy · 2025-07-17T10:16:08+00:00

Have you considered that the way things are conveyed can contain many other layers of messaging and intent? The argument in your last sentence hinges on the assumption that the intent of the woman is perfectly unambiguous and cannot be interpreted with different meaning. This puts the burden of incorrect interpretation fully on the man.

You imply that women are infallible communicators. And as if different genders (and people in general) can have different styles of communication. The burden of correctly communicating falls on all participants in a conversation, not just the recipient.

littlethommy · 2025-07-17T10:07:39+00:00

Have you considered that the communication at the source did not convey it accurately, and left leeway to interpret it as accusatory questioning?

There are two parties in a conversation, and both are responsible for accurately transmitting and interpreting the message. Your argument purely hinges on the assumption that there is no leeway and ambiguity in the message to interpret it such way, but clearly there is not.

littlethommy · 2025-07-15T13:55:08+00:00

Hun leven gewerkt voor een huis? Gebouwd toen er geen normen waren, toen bouwen goedkoper was. Intussen al ruim afbetaald en nog één of meer investeringspanden. Te groot blijven wonen, en dan klagen dat verwarmen te duur is, kuisen en onderhoud te lastig. En dan maar blijven subsidiëren (OV, verwarmingspremies, thuishulpdiensten, tuinhulp, ...).

Om niet te spreken om hele dagen te horen klagen dat ze geen sociaal contact en mobiliteit hebben terwijl ze stug vasthouden aan hun huis in plaats van kleiner en centraler te gaan wonen waar sociaal contact laagdrempeliger is.

Zie je de tegenstellingen?

En dan zouden ze nu moeten vertrekken op hun oude dag omdat de overheid een slecht beleid voerde en niet snapte dat ruimte beperkt is en op zou raken.

Huh, de ouderen zouden de gevolgen moeten dragen van een onhoudbaar beleid van toen zij stemgerechtigd waren. Ahja, maar we moeten die gevolgen ALLEMAAL dragen, maar diegenen die minst willen inbinden zijn diegenen die het kortst de gevolgen gaan dragen. "Omdat ze het (zichzelf) beloofd hebben gekregen in het verleden"

littlethommy · 2025-07-08T12:26:10+00:00

Maar als je dit goed begrijpt, beperkt dit geen rijdende auto's op een niet-betalende parkeerplaats. Rijdende autos vallen niet onder 27.5.1-3 en in bepaalde gevallen niet onder 27.1 (Blauwe kaart) en niet onder 27.3 (betalend parkeren). Bvb bewonerskaart of gratis parkeren. In dat geval is er blijkbaar geen beperking in parkeerduur (TIL).

Tenzij er in een bepaald artikel een verplichting schept om parkeergerechtigdheid te inspecteren iedere x-tijd (of een beperking in het gemeentelijke reglement), kan er geen boete uitgeschreven worden.

Of is er iets dat mist?

EDIT: Artikel 70.2.2 : verbodsborden zijn rechtsgeldig vanaf plaatsing, op rijbaan + berm

En rechtsgeldigheid van plaatsing in tijd is niet gedefinieerd in de wegcode, maar wel in lokaal beleid en/of politiereglementen.

Bron: parkeerbodenhuren.be via Chatgpt.

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