Nishanth Menon @nm@linuxrocks.online
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- https://github.com/nmenon/
Linux, kernel, 3d printing, Messer of code in general.
Joined Nov 2018
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Anyone interested in redesign the LR logo?
Like to update the logo and graphics for linuxrocks. If your interested let me know.
Farewell Sir Clive Sinclair; Inspired A Generation Of Engineers
It is with sadness that we note the passing of the British writer, engineer, home computer pioneer, and entrepreneur, Sir Clive Sinclair, who died this morning at the age of 81 after a long illness…
https://hackaday.com/2021/09/16/farewell-sir-clive-sinclair-inspired-a-generation-of-engineers/
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Ah, one of my yearly highlights:
„The Finalists of The 2021 #Comedy #Wildlife #Photography #Awards Have Been Announced!“
... and „they’re bound to make your day brighter.“
https://www.sadanduseless.com/comedy-wildlife-photo-contest/
I hate posting this kind of crap out.. but to look aside is to deny and culpability.
Racism and extremist don't come with just a tag. They come in all colors and creed.
Beaten and humiliated for being a Muslim in India
Attacks on Muslims by Hindu mobs have soared in India, with little apparent official condemnation.
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The release of Debian 11 "bullseye" is underway! #ReleasingDebianBullseye
https://blog.anmolparande.com/embedded-linux-101-247ec7239970
Anmol interned with us with 0 experience in embedded Linux. So, it was good he wrote some basic intro for folks to look at. There is a heck of a lot more fun to embedded Linux than downloading sd card image flashing and programming like on a desktop...
Was just chatting earlier today with our hardware design architect about my bumper sticker ":wq! Saves!" And turns out that we both were vi fans and discussion turned to emacs... And he asked me did I know TI had a LISP workstation created in 1984! I was like what?
He sent me this.. https://classic.technology/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/texasinstrumentsexplorersystem.pdf
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Here's a little thing that may not be obvious to many people....
When you install an open-source app from Google Play or the Apple app store, there is no guarantee that what you install actually matches the public code.
@fdroidorg are doing a great service. They independently build the public source code for apps from scratch, review for common issues, and publish their builds. Thanks to "reproducible builds" it's possible to verify they do not tamper with the code.
how to get a Starbucks coffee on a vacation
Btw folks... If you want to get to Starbucks from home on a Saturday... I might suggest the straight way to Starbucks... not exactly Texas Oklahoma Kansas Nebraska south Dakota Iowa Minnesota Wisconsin Illinois Indiana Kentucky Georgia Alabama Mississippi Tennessee Arkansas Texas - 1 week, ~3800 miles, 16 states.. aah just let's take the long way home
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So I guess it's official now.
Fuchs resigns as freenode staffer:
Cool..
China lands its Zhurong rover on Mars
BBC News - China lands its Zhurong rover on Mars
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-57122914
The ARMv9 ISA, And What It Can Do For You
The number of distinct ARM Instruction Set Architectures (ISA) versions has slowly increased, with Arm adding a new version every few years. The oldest ISA version in common use today is ARMv6, wit…
https://hackaday.com/2021/05/10/the-armv9-isa-and-what-it-can-do-for-you/
Time to get flexing with beagle-v
Getting started guide:
https://wiki.seeedstudio.com/BeagleV-Getting-Started/
Here is the main beaglev project repo:
https://github.com/beagleboard/beaglev-starlight
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Our beloved friend #FOSSASIA maintainer Areeb Jamal passed away this week due to the lack of oxygen...He was one of top #opensource contributors in #India he touched so many lives...he was too young to leave us. I wish he would receive the recognition he deserved https://youtu.be/XbFCBp-LTXc
So, can anyone suggest what kind of a frigging lens do I get to work with multi monitors? Sph +0.25, add +1.50... ugh..
My sorry attempts to get the right glasses. So supposedly after 40s, eye muscles get lazy(bloody buggers), and my 20/20 vision has been screwed up.. and well... Trying to a pair of.glasses that work with my three monitors has been a fail after another... ? Sitting from 2-4 feet on an average.. and I like look at my keys once in a while.. and I give up on my optician..
- github
- https://github.com/nmenon/
Linux, kernel, 3d printing, Messer of code in general.
Joined Nov 2018
