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New comment by InUrNetz in "Show HN: I replaced a $120k bowling center system with $1,600 in ESP32s"

InUrNetz — Mon, 20 Jul 2026 15:03:15 +0000

Now you need to integrate a "bring me a pint" button into the system. Put a big button on each lane with your highest selling draft beer and a price on it, and every time its pushed put in a beer order. I'm thinking that would help with the positive cash flow nicely.

New comment by InUrNetz in "Are You Enjoying Our Linguine? (2025)"

InUrNetz — Wed, 03 Jun 2026 16:47:29 +0000

What a bunch of drivel. The author should come observe how the Chinese are when visiting the US, its the exact same situation just different nationalities playing the various roles.

New comment by InUrNetz in "How I leared what a decoupling capacitor is for, the hard way"

InUrNetz — Tue, 28 Apr 2026 12:02:13 +0000

I have an MSEE from a top university (from 20 years ago), this topic unfortunately is not really taught. The theory and analysis is taught, but the practical implications were not. I connected the dots in my first job out of school where some very talented gray beards taught me how the real world works. Which brings me to my point that EE really is a trade. It takes schooling at the beginning and in most cases a degree or two, but there is critical knowledge that you learn in the real world after school; and there are levels analogous to apprentice, journey man, and master.

New comment by InUrNetz in "I went to America's worst national parks so you don't have to"

InUrNetz — Mon, 13 Apr 2026 13:53:11 +0000

I went to Congaree last week. It was pleasant, I would go again, we ended up hiking a bit over 5 miles on a beautiful day. Bugs were not an issue. Also saw Fort Sumter and USS Yorktown, went to a drive through Animal Safari, saw Biltmore in Asheville and drove on the Blue Ridge Parkway. Throw in a few state parks, saw a movie, had a few good meals and it was a pretty good road trip / van camping experience for my daughter and I.

New comment by InUrNetz in "Apple Just Lost Me"

InUrNetz — Wed, 25 Mar 2026 14:59:10 +0000

Apple has gone from 68k to ppc to intel to arm. The look of their desktop has changed so much over the years that showing a screen shot instantly tells you roughly the date it was taken. A graphical change at this point isn't moving the needle significantly.

The reality is that Windows 11 continues to get worse. I was an embedded Linux dev for 15 years, and even I don't really want Linux on my desktop. Apple has better build quality, long support periods, simplified updates, and for the most part just works. My personal computer is just an appliance and a means to an ends, Apple still is the best of many bad choices.

New comment by InUrNetz in "General Motors is assisting with the restoration of a rare EV1"

InUrNetz — Mon, 23 Mar 2026 12:28:48 +0000

The anti CarPlay stance is a real deal killer for me. I put an aftermarket radio in my Chevy Express to get CarPlay, and have a long history of Chevy, GMC, and Buick ownership, but this one blocks me from buying a new GM car.

New comment by InUrNetz in "How the Sriracha guys screwed over their supplier"

InUrNetz — Mon, 09 Mar 2026 12:55:27 +0000

We can buy it, but its not common. Sriracha is in most restaurants, I keep a bottle in my fridge, it's in every grocery store, etc.

New comment by InUrNetz in "What I Learned After Building 3 TV Apps Coming from Mobile"

InUrNetz — Mon, 23 Feb 2026 13:23:45 +0000

The "low powered hardware" is why I always buy an external streaming device. I started with the original Apple TV, then a bunch of Roku variants, when Roku got unreliable, I went back to modern Apple TVs. They just work better. I've had sales guys in stores get really pushy with me about "you dont need that", one time I finally had to say to one of them "I get it, I don't care that its already in the TV, I'm buying the external box, either from you or from another store so stop arguing and just sell it to me".

New comment by InUrNetz in "Anyone have experiences with Audio Induction Loops?"

InUrNetz — Thu, 08 Jan 2026 13:20:42 +0000

About a decade back I was writing embedded firmware for a telephone for the hard of hearing. We ran compliance tests to ensure the handset was compatible with T-coils. In the early days of say Bell 500 and Bell 2500 sets, the coil in the handset speaker was big, and naturally emitted enough for hearing aids to pick up. As speakers shrank, the size of the coils dropped, it takes active design analysis to make a handset that will work. IIRC, ANSI has a standard for this compliance, this link leads me to believe it was updated in 2019: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8906258