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New comment by coupdejarnac in "Discord will require a face scan or ID for full access next month"

coupdejarnac — Mon, 09 Feb 2026 21:50:02 +0000

Are you really asking this? For real?

You're shooting the messenger.

New comment by coupdejarnac in "Does my key fob have more computing power than the Lunar lander?"

coupdejarnac — Fri, 19 Dec 2025 17:26:20 +0000

Low cost ARM M series microcontrollers are ubiquitous, and they're all immensely more powerful than the lunar lander computer.

New comment by coupdejarnac in "Unreal Tournament 2004 is back"

coupdejarnac — Thu, 04 Dec 2025 16:48:37 +0000

Tribes 3: Rivals is a load of fun. Flying around on jetpacks helps raise the skill ceiling.

New comment by coupdejarnac in "Android and iPhone users can now share files, starting with the Pixel 10"

coupdejarnac — Thu, 20 Nov 2025 17:40:06 +0000

I distinctly remember how it was the bare minimum. You'd mount a disk or open a plain text file, and there'd be a lot of strange characters that weren't decoded properly.

New comment by coupdejarnac in "Qualcomm to acquire Arduino"

coupdejarnac — Tue, 07 Oct 2025 15:49:54 +0000

Professional embedded developer and Arduino afficionado here: the amount of misinformation and hot takes here is astounding. First, Arduino is aimed at making technology usable for non-engineers. The ease of use makea them a breeze for engineers though. There's nothing wrong with making something serious with Arduino as long as the project fits within the confines of Arduino.

Arduino refers to a company as well as a hardware and software platform. It doesn't only mean an ATMega based board. You can have an ESP32 based Arduino board.

Arduino boards aren't designed for high performance or very high speed signal integrity.They are designed to be easy to use by non technical people.

I see people saying stuff like the ESP IDF and FreeRTOS are easy enough to use for most people. First, Arduino on ESP32 is built on the FreeRTOS based IDF, so people who would rather use FreeRTOS don't exactly know what they are talking about. Second, anyone who thinks FreeRTOS is easy enough to use for Arduino's core audience is delulu.

Use the proper tool for the job. Arduino is for beginners, non-technical people, and for projects with undemanding requirements. Stop pretending that it's a half baked solution for engineers; that completely misses the point of Arduino.

New comment by coupdejarnac in "Minimal files and config for a PWA"

coupdejarnac — Wed, 01 Oct 2025 17:43:56 +0000

How is asking for user consent insufficient? I smell Apple propaganda.

New comment by coupdejarnac in "Japan: Apple Must Lift Browser Engine Ban by December"

coupdejarnac — Wed, 06 Aug 2025 15:34:24 +0000

Sweet, WebBLE and WebUSB on iOS let's go.

New comment by coupdejarnac in "Stanford’s Department of Management Science and Engineering"

coupdejarnac — Tue, 29 Jul 2025 20:54:07 +0000

I've taken a few graduate courses at Stanford MS&E through their non degree program, and I give the experience three thumbs up.

New comment by coupdejarnac in "I deleted my entire social media presence before visiting the US – I'm a citizen"

coupdejarnac — Tue, 22 Jul 2025 07:11:19 +0000

He tweeted every step of the way though the airport. The tweet timestamps do not match with his tall tale.

When asked about it in several interviews recently, he claims he doesn't remember the details too well, conveniently.

Besides, he's a well known liar and grifter who caters to the low information voters of the left.

New comment by coupdejarnac in "I deleted my entire social media presence before visiting the US – I'm a citizen"

coupdejarnac — Mon, 21 Jul 2025 18:15:20 +0000

Hasan's story is totally fabricated, so that's a bad example.

New comment by coupdejarnac in "Fintech founder charged with fraud; AI app found to be humans in the Philippines"

coupdejarnac — Fri, 11 Apr 2025 16:54:04 +0000

Destiny fan?

New comment by coupdejarnac in "An interactive-speed Linux computer made of only 3 8-pin chips"

coupdejarnac — Fri, 04 Apr 2025 21:22:46 +0000

Under parts selection.. Even considering the PIC 16F. Why.

New comment by coupdejarnac in "How fast is quantum entanglement? Scientists investigate it at attosecond scale"

coupdejarnac — Tue, 22 Oct 2024 23:17:07 +0000

This seems to come up in every discussion of quantum entanglement.

It doesn't travel faster than the speed of light. Information can't travel faster than c.

No need to worry about Trisolarans.

New comment by coupdejarnac in "A teacher who made mistakes on purpose"

coupdejarnac — Mon, 30 Sep 2024 02:41:28 +0000

If this is the lesson where you're introducing pointers to students, you're probably doing them a disservice. Reminds me of my engineering professors who were bored with the material, so they dove straight into difficult problems.

New comment by coupdejarnac in "How to succeed in MrBeast production (Leaked PDF)"

coupdejarnac — Tue, 17 Sep 2024 02:02:37 +0000

Just putting it out there for people who care about the quality of information they consume.

New comment by coupdejarnac in "How to succeed in MrBeast production (Leaked PDF)"

coupdejarnac — Sun, 15 Sep 2024 22:12:38 +0000

Johnny Harris makes well produced videos that contain a lot of old information and misinformation. If any of his videos cover a topic you're an expert in, you'll see immediately.

New comment by coupdejarnac in "FDA Authorizes First Over-the-Counter Hearing Aid Software"

coupdejarnac — Fri, 13 Sep 2024 14:55:43 +0000

I made a hearing aid app for the iPhone nearly 10 years ago. It was nearly impossible to get anybody to pay $10 or less for it.Also, there is/was a FDA exception for mobile apps, which kind of obviated the need for the grad school class i was taking at Stanford about getting medical devices FDA approved.

New comment by coupdejarnac in "Air Con: $1697 for an on/off switch"

coupdejarnac — Thu, 29 Aug 2024 18:16:34 +0000

Chamberlain devices do this. Genie devices do not.

New comment by coupdejarnac in "FUTO"

coupdejarnac — Fri, 16 Aug 2024 20:46:44 +0000

I paid for the futo keyboard, and it has been mostly fine so far. My only gripe is that there isn't a chinese input method yet.

New comment by coupdejarnac in "Why the Pandemic Probably Started in a Lab, in 5 Key Points"

coupdejarnac — Sun, 09 Jun 2024 05:58:07 +0000

You've bought into the propaganda. China orchestrated a massive disinformation campaign to deflect responsibility. They played the race card when flights to China were stopped. This all worked masterfully on left leaning people who know a lot less than they think.

Science is about discovering consensus? Wtf is this garbage.

I'm an avid China watcher, and the propaganda there started almost immediately, even before Wuhan was locked down. There were already stories being bandied about accusing the US Army of spreading a bioweapon in Wuhan etc etc.