- minusLikThis. The German government issues electronic IDs which can provide proof of age in a privacy-saving way, but I've never seen that being used in the wild.
- Hewlett Packard had a lifetime warranty on their network gear back in the day.
- So, do you like this? I do.
- These 0.21/day are MPESA transaction fees. I stumbled upon that, too.
- Well, to get started you could buy one of these:
https://www.reiner-sct.com/en/produkt/reiner-sct-authenticat...
… and then decide whether you really want to get into electronics development.
- That book looks very promising. Thanks a bunch!
- Is there an exploit? I've always wanted to explore the inner workings of my car's computer system, but I don't know how.
- Does it work better when you use the key fob from inside the car? I would expect that because they surely tested a "unlocked accidentally and locked again right away" kind of scenario.
- The cars I know lock their doors automatically when they go at a certain speed (e. g. mine does at 20 km/h). Doesn't yours?
- Maybe it's intended to help with calculations. For comparison, the German BBK recommends a emergency stock to last ten days.
- Amazing! The DTMF sounds look like the pins on the barrel of a music box. I am intrigued, I wouldn't ever have pictured them like that.
- Thank you for the article! I found the "I understand computers and therefore the world" in the beginning a bit pretentious, but after reading the rest anyway, it doesn't anymore. I'd summarize the piece as:
"The hacker mindset comes with powerful tools: The urge to figure stuff out, the creativity to use it in unusual ways and the passion to share knowledge. Let's use it to make the world a better place. Start a company and gather allies. If enough of us do this, we'll have an impact on the world."
- > You can't solve political problems with technical solutions.
Yes, that's what I've been thinking too. Tom Quiter even mentions in the interview that there already have been companies which tried to offer cheap wheelchairs, but the quasi-monopolists had the FDA alter the regulations in a way with which the newbies couldn't comply.
However, since the MIF already attracted suppliers, I hope they can gain some leverage.
- What the article does not seem to mention is that an usual electric wheelchair costs about $65,000 (and is intended to be replaced every six years or so). This and the non-availability of replacement parts is why some wheelchair users started a project to open-source a wheelchair from standard parts:
Louis Rossmann interviewed the founder of the project here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eaAj59025Kk
- > “Why”? What kind of question is “why”?
Because low-level applications like this were promised when UEFI was introduced, that's why. UEFI's creators went even as far as to dream of replacing the Linux-based Internet-only mini-OSes of some vendors which could be accessed by pressing a certain key during boot (though I don't remember what they were called).