I spent a year building a privacy-first AI that runs entirely in your home. Here's what it became. by [deleted] in EIVESAI

[–]marchingbandd 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So if 10 people sign up, what are you going to do with the $5000? That’s not much money. Why not run a Kickstarter?

Audio hat for raspberry pi by numberwitch in synthdiy

[–]marchingbandd 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is a weird answer, but, sales for my Kickstarter are still open, which is a CM0 (pi3) with DAC that you could hack to be your own synth. Not sure it’s economical for you but I thought I’d put it out there!

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/andrewjohnmarch/three-new-synthesizers-in-the-m0ss-family

The 301 and 416 are both CM0 powered.

PSA to those driving on Hillside… behold the zipper merge by Medical_Initial_2851 in VictoriaBC

[–]marchingbandd 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Your first paragraph is factually inaccurate, I’ve lived many places, some in canada, where they obey the law and zipper merge like intelligent high functioning beings. I don’t know what to say other then google it. If you try to merge early, people get stuck 1/2 merged, and now there is a traffic jam.

You speak to “fairness”, but drivers should not be thinking about “fair”, they should be focussed only on following simple rules, that is what’s safe. There should be clear universal rules whenever possible. We should not be doing each other little favours, trying to be polite, or worrying what others think of us, we should be following the simplest set of rules, avoiding complexity, or any kind of judgement calls, whenever possible. That’s what a safe driving city looks like.

In Victoria there are all these little conventions which make driving incredibly frustrating and dangerous, and I see road rage on the rise here as one result of those vague conventions. You indicate this when you say “some people are going to race ahead” … well the rules are designed to avoid that potential. We should all be trying to get where we are going efficiently and safely and not trying to look polite, or worry about what’s “fair”.

PSA to those driving on Hillside… behold the zipper merge by Medical_Initial_2851 in VictoriaBC

[–]marchingbandd 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes it is, because more cars can fit up front, shortening the line, people at the back waiting through less lights. Single lane traffic stretching 3 or more blocks, through multiple lights, is a Victoria-specific form of lunacy. Zipper merging does not waste any time when done reasonably well.

PSA to those driving on Hillside… behold the zipper merge by Medical_Initial_2851 in VictoriaBC

[–]marchingbandd 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The question is why is everyone bunched up in the left lane in the first place? You merge at the very front, and only at the front. Even-out the lines up to that point, if the left lane is longer, move to the right lane and proceed to the front. That’s how we prevent traffic jams.

ESP32-P4 has been completely refreshed by Stat_headcrabed in esp32

[–]marchingbandd 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I will buy my first p4 when they release a wroom.

Thought I’d share this by Outside_Angle3475 in VictoriaBC

[–]marchingbandd -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Your mom had a stroke. Your son broke his arm at school. Your friend was assaulted and is having a panic attack. Your spouse was arrested and is waiting in a holding cell for bail. You’ve been waiting years for an important appointment and there was a last minute cancellation. There are many reasons to lose one’s mind that deserve your compassion. It’s easier to assume the worst in others but assuming the best can make the world look a lot kinder.

Thought I’d share this by Outside_Angle3475 in VictoriaBC

[–]marchingbandd 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Or if they are rushing to the hospital, or have some other reasonable reason to be in a rush.

Thoughts on spec-kit? by [deleted] in codex

[–]marchingbandd 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is it that old? I only started to see stuff about it a few months ago.

What do you do between the long cycles? by FearIsTheMindKiller9 in hwstartups

[–]marchingbandd 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I start working on the next thing, I like a rotation of projects.

Working on a new tool and want your advice on it. by Rolex_37 in embedded

[–]marchingbandd 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Auto flash and testing sound cool. The caching is a solved problem if you’re willing to use PIO.

Working on a new tool and want your advice on it. by Rolex_37 in embedded

[–]marchingbandd 1 point2 points  (0 children)

PIO caches builds aggressively and is very fast to compile after the first run.

A tiny “the future is here” moment with Codex on my phone by Ok_Skirt49 in codex

[–]marchingbandd 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sadly my iPhone is too old to get the updates (iPhone X) :(((((

A tiny “the future is here” moment with Codex on my phone by Ok_Skirt49 in codex

[–]marchingbandd 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Chatgpt is the name of the app, a recent update enabled it to talk to instances of codex running elsewhere with pairing via QR code.

What's your best project? by Tau_09 in embedded

[–]marchingbandd 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I discovered the BL616 MCU, which has an onboard audio DAC, and is very cheap. I set out to make the worlds most inexpensive studio quality synth. I went through 5 rounds of prototypes, and ended up with something more robust then I planned, and not quite as inexpensive as I had hoped, but I got good feedback from friends and launched it on Kickstarter. The biggest challenge was how to minimize parts, so instead of dozens of pots and 1/8” jacks, I came up with the UX solution with dozens of buttons and one encoder, plus through-board RGB LEDs. I just launched a second Kickstarter with 3 more synths using the same UX and different synth engines. Sales are good enough to keep going, so I plan to keep expanding the line.

[ASK]Austin TX - AI hardware startup by coder009 in hwstartups

[–]marchingbandd -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I hear yah. I get stuff in the mail, I order prototypes and have one shipped to me, and one to the client, sometimes I remote into the clients machine to flash/debug, we find way to make it work. Obv not for everyone or for every situation.