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New comment by jaywcarman in "Ghostty is leaving GitHub"

jaywcarman — Tue, 28 Apr 2026 21:26:58 +0000

Linux kernel source is hosted at https://kernel.org , not GitHub. You're probably thinking of Linus Torvald's read-only mirror[1].

[1]: https://github.com/torvalds/linux

New comment by jaywcarman in "Tin Can, a 'landline' for kids"

jaywcarman — Mon, 23 Mar 2026 15:37:24 +0000

Grandstream currently has a line of Analog Telephone Adapters (ATA)[1] that fit this use case.

[1]: https://www.grandstream.com/products/gateways-and-atas/analo...

New comment by jaywcarman in "Tin Can, a 'landline' for kids"

jaywcarman — Mon, 23 Mar 2026 15:31:46 +0000

I just setup a VOIP line at home and have it plugged into my UPS (along with my cable modem + network devices) to provide call service in the event of a power outage.

New comment by jaywcarman in "Where did all the starships go?"

jaywcarman — Sun, 08 Feb 2026 03:36:01 +0000

> >Also, we've realized the scientific reality that traveling faster than light is likely impossible, and the vast distances to other habitable planets would mean tens of thousands of years of travel even with the most efficient technology. > >This makes for more epic story telling though. I've seen sci-fi stories span eons due to the vast distances limited by speed. Even at light speed it still takes a huge amount of time.

Here's one such example: [The Destination Star by Gregory Marlow](https://strangehorizons.com/wordpress/fiction/the-destinatio...)

How LWN is faring in 2025

jaywcarman — Wed, 30 Apr 2025 15:13:32 +0000

Article URL: https://lwn.net/Articles/1019217/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43846420

Points: 6

# Comments: 0

New comment by jaywcarman in "No as a Service"

jaywcarman — Wed, 30 Apr 2025 14:28:00 +0000

10 requests per minute per IP is plenty enough to play around with and have a little fun. For anything more than that you could (should!) host it yourself.

New comment by jaywcarman in "Apple apologizes for iPad 'Crush' ad that 'missed the mark'"

jaywcarman — Fri, 10 May 2024 14:32:59 +0000

> I am quite confident that a skilled musician with an iPad (or, even more obviously, an electric keyboard with a MIDI cable to the iPad) can create music that is indistinguishable from a human playing a piano. The synthesizer will be able to replicate the sound of the best concert grand in the best auditorium, direct to your studio headphones.

Perhaps this is true, but it is entirely limited to replicating a _recording_ of the instrument. An iPad cannot replicate (or even come close to) the sound of a human playing a piano that you hear in person.

New comment by jaywcarman in "Flipboard Begins to Federate"

jaywcarman — Mon, 18 Dec 2023 22:26:21 +0000

I think Project Gemini fits this description: https://geminiprotocol.net/

IBM will assume the legal risk of businesses that use its A.I. systems

jaywcarman — Thu, 28 Sep 2023 15:07:57 +0000

Article URL: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/28/business/ibm-ai-data.html

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37690655

Points: 1

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New comment by jaywcarman in "Toward a more useful keyboard"

jaywcarman — Wed, 14 Jun 2023 14:17:07 +0000

I've found the Leopold FC660C to be the ultimate keyboard:

- Topre silent switches

- Compact layout _with_ arrow keys

- There is a 3rd party (Hasu) replacement controller available to make it fully programmable

I've found custom layouts at the software level are practical only if you use a single computer. My FC660C with the Hasu controller has my custom keymaps defined in the keyboard itself - usable on any computer I plug into!

New comment by jaywcarman in "Remotely unlock/start/locate any remotely connected Honda/Nissan [resolved]"

jaywcarman — Fri, 02 Dec 2022 18:58:46 +0000

I was intrigued by this statement and did some searching. Sure enough it does exist: https://www.compustar.com/blog/can-you-remote-start-a-manual...

> This is accomplished via clutch bypass, reservation mode, and built-in safety features.

I still would never want it... but it's an interesting system.