2017-01-28

<rjeffries> there's some small percentage of folks who have fingerprints that are not disticnt. too bad I did not become a crimianl, would have been a real value add
<rjeffries> about fingerprint sensors (which have become very good) I am one of the people who have fingerprints that can not be recognized. not just by my Nexus 5X phone, but the system the local police department uses.
<rjeffries> is your use of BT one where there's a trusted app on the phone that decrypts messages anelok sends?
<rjeffries> re anelok: any thoughts re using NFC as a way to make a fute version work with e,g, Android phone?
<rjeffries> smart people sometimes do dumb things.
<rjeffries> two MIT grads were found dead. cause: carbon monoxide supposedly from 3D printer. wow
<rjeffries> I like that concept. assume your 3D printer has adequate ventilation. we need you to stay alive. LOL
<rjeffries> did you pursue idea of it using two MCUs (It's been a while...)
<wpwrak> rjeffries: got me a 3D printer, now making a nicer and especially more maintainable case
<rjeffries> oh my, that's good news
<rjeffries> I assumed it was no longer being developed...
<wpwrak> rjeffries: indeed, indeed :)
<rjeffries> wpwrak do I detect a pulse for activity re: your anelok password security device?

2016-03-14

<sb0> rjeffries, oh, hi

2016-03-10

<rjeffries> a silent irc channel can't be A Good Thing...

2016-03-09

2016-03-08

<wpwrak> rjeffries: if i fully extend my arms, i can still read things well enough to navigate. copying some gibberish password (i.e., without redundancy one could use to help guess letters) may be a bit inconvenient, but then probably as much because of the stretched-out arm :)
<rjeffries> Answer to wpwrk: I'd like a larger display on anelok password safe. I don't recall details.
<rjeffries> From a few days ago: rjeffries: by the way, what did you mean with "I'd hope for a somewhat more robust display" ?

2016-02-29

<wpwrak> rjeffries: by the way, what did you mean with "I'd hope for a somewhat more robust display" ?

2016-02-28

<rjeffries> and you could save power by only measuring, oh, maybe once a month?
<rjeffries> even a +/- 15 percent would help. People will always be nervous about remaininf capacity.
<rjeffries> but they add cost and board space and consume a small amount of power
<rjeffries> I think primary cells are a smart design tradeoff. I don't remember, do you have ability to monitor how much battery capacity remains? there are some cute chips that do that job.
<rjeffries> I guess on anelog v. 3 (smile) I'd hope for a somewhat more robust display.
<rjeffries> I am mainly mobile, and naturally would much prefer a wirless option. and I am sure my passwords are not optimal. but I type them in my hand. grr.
<rjeffries> I guess I need to go look at what is out there. I use an android mobile phone, then also browsers on e.g. Chrome OS and some Windows.
<rjeffries> here's something to consider: there might be a niche market for a device that has no (functioning) wireless at all
<rjeffries> understood. what sucks is you have created what seems to me (I am no expert) a robust architecture for a flexible hardware based password safe.
<rjeffries> I get by by using 1Password on Android. I ONLY use it as a secure store where I enter and then later look up credentials.
<rjeffries> I wish anelok project had gone forward. It was not exactly what I need/want (to SECURELY store passwords etc), but close enough.

2015-11-08

<rjeffries> I understand that the lack of open hardware will make this a non-starter for many who read this, I get it. I'm simply saying it is a sweet and well-executed platform.
<rjeffries> If one imagines an open software system (Debian or similar) on that hardware platform it would be a lovely device.
<rjeffries> New Blackberry Priv is a very nice pocket computer with a great slide-out keyboard. It's not cheap, and uses Android.

2015-11-07

<rjeffries> now if we had Linux on Blackberry Priv.. wow. That's a sweet keyboard, and touch screen is also available.
<rjeffries> understood
<arossdotme> rjeffries, i use mine for notes and listening music
<rjeffries> (muses) I wonder how many Ben NanoNote devices remain in service?

2015-10-12

<rjeffries> wpwrak should run for President of USA. Yeah, we need to change our constitution, but it might be worth it.

2015-10-11

<rjeffries> PayPal will come around. There is no doubt Neo900 project is legit.
<rjeffries> this previously somewhat active channel has apparently gone dormant.

2015-10-10

<rjeffries> 2) state of anelok development is unclear
<rjeffries> 1) very VERY little discussion
<rjeffries> I have not been watching #qi-hardware for a while. Skimmed logs for past week or so, two thoughts:

2015-06-20

2015-06-10

<qwebirc90287> rjeffries asks: what are your thoughts re: http://www.lowrisc.org/

2015-06-04

<rjeffries> $2M USD raised against $50K USD goal. C.H.I.P. will happen. (Uses lower end Allwinner ARM based SoC)

2015-05-22

2015-05-20

<rjeffries> New case (conceptial drawing) for anelok with wedge shape looks good.

2015-05-19

<rjeffries> wrong cahnnell lol
<rjeffries> or there
<rjeffries> people sometimes allege I am not all here.
<rjeffries> You may (or not) have seen this little board:
<rjeffries> wpwrak I agree the incubator model is not a great fitfor anelok

2015-05-18

<wpwrak> rjeffries: there are a lot of these now, yes. they're all very location-specific and you need to be able to take a 3 month break for this. besides, this one is about sw only, not hw.
<rjeffries> understood
<rjeffries> need to go. nice chatting. will let you know what I learn
<rjeffries> anyway let's not go down a rathoel about a "what if"
<rjeffries> that may be a hidden (not so hidden) strength of your platform. If it caught on and was leveraged for a few other use cases...
<rjeffries> they do noy do exactly what anelok does, correct
<rjeffries> don't want to encourage chaing ghosts but is there any chance anelok can also serve as a tool for two factor authentication? Ubikey seems to own that space from the little I know
<rjeffries> that's a clever thought. may be in a gray area legally however.
<rjeffries> people who loan money will want to make some return
<rjeffries> I doubt it is the way to get started quickly, but may be wrong
<rjeffries> and like you said, NPOs are famous for having decent compenation for staff. nothing wrong with that IMO
<rjeffries> actually I now remember a Santa Barbara (80 miles away) organization with a makerspace did get non-profit corporation set up
<rjeffries> willread that
<rjeffries> I think it would be a dead end for what you need to do, so we agree
<rjeffries> I need to look into non-profit more. There has to be some social benefit if I understand correctly, so yes, they are considered charities and do not pay tax, which is a big deal.
<rjeffries> club idea may have merit. we have a "not for profit" corportaion in US, pretty difficult to get approval.
<rjeffries> have reached out to an old friend who has doen angel investing (NOT to ask him for money) rather to get ideas
<rjeffries> interesting idea
<rjeffries> understood. will investigate ongoing LLC cost in California. (Need a couple of days max)
<rjeffries> agreed. In US a low-cost approach is called a Limited Liability Corporation or LLC. not expensive to establish, but does incur ongoing costs per year.
<rjeffries> In US this is angel financing pure and simple.
<rjeffries> in a way, it's a way to raise a small "Angel" funding round, so yeah, legal issues would be a bit tricky
<rjeffries> understood. SOLD.
<rjeffries> I like this crowd loan idea, a LOT. Besides I think your odds of success are pretty high. not 100 percent but well into the 90 percent range
<rjeffries> side question, pls be patient for a moment: how does anelok help a user when they have a mobile phone? I understand the PC use case better
<rjeffries> getting the accounting right is the key. taxes must be handled by the book. period.
<rjeffries> I find that using a solid honest Certified Public Accountant (CPA) works for small business. Not cheap but very managable cost
<rjeffries> actually setting up a business here in US is pretty straight ahead. Agree about negative aspect of NSA, but that is a global issue.
<rjeffries> explain to me how crowd-loan etc might work. I am ignorant of that concept
<rjeffries> what are your compliance concerns? are you talking about e.g. FCC and similar in Europe/ Since anelok is low voltage there are no saftey concerns
<wpwrak> rjeffries: for the first phase, i'd like to try crowd-loan or -investment instead of crowdfunding. three main reasons:
<rjeffries> Is USA a desirable location for the company, or do you reject it?
<rjeffries> I assume crowdfunding is A) possible and B) has a decent chance of success.
<rjeffries> hmmm
<rjeffries> ok
<rjeffries> nods (had not thought of that angle)
<rjeffries> why do you not wish to be in charge?
<rjeffries> still exploring battery options one mightt assume
<wpwrak> rjeffries: mainly behind the scenes work
<rjeffries> wpwrak any anelok news?

2015-05-17

<rjeffries> wpwrak & his anelok are on the right trajectory
<rjeffries> "The most successful crowdfunding campaigns are those in which the product is well along in the development stage." http://ow.ly/MXt1h

2015-05-15

<rjeffries_> whitequark for me nothing special about MIPD ISA but since BenNanonote used that architecture I thought someone might find it mildly interesting. thst'd sll

2015-05-14

<whitequark> rjeffries: what's interesting about a MIPS CPU?

2015-05-13

<rjeffries> prolly no interest here, but just in case... Samsung ARTIK1 mcu is MIPS-based. Mildly interesting https://s3-us-west-1.amazonaws.com/ssic-iot/hardware/artik-1/pdf/Specification_sheet_ARTIK-1.pdf

2015-05-09

<rjeffries> Looking for good irc client on Android

2015-05-08

<rjeffries> Design not do sign. LOL
<rjeffries> eintopf I was not paying attention. The big challenge on mobile is how to do sign UX. Classic irc wastes precious screen real estate.
<eintopf> rjeffries: a hilight test, did it vibrate?
<rjeffries> Trying AndChat IRC app on Android. Meh.

2015-05-04

<rjeffries> Some guy calls up, claims to be Windows support, gets her to go to his BS evil web site. Totally sucks
<rjeffries> no. Needed mouse for my 98-yr old mom. I am setting up am Acer CB5-571 Chromebook to replace her POS Windows lappie that's constantly infected by malware.
<wpwrak> rjeffries: did my post inspire you to get a new mouse ? :)

2015-05-03

<rjeffries> Just purchased logitech M510 wireless mouse, uses 2xAA. they claim ~ 24 month battery service.

2015-04-25

<rjeffries_> which is why I asked.
<rjeffries_> so e.g. not nearly enough resources to accelerate e.g. encryption? and now, moving on
<rjeffries_> amused
<rjeffries_> larc so does this example have enough LUTS availabe to do interesting stuff?
<rjeffries_> womeone was working on magic sauce to open FPGA development. Trying to remember who. LOL he also was a moving force behind Ben Nanopnote. But went POOF.
<rjeffries_> side note, unrelated: I use CIRC Chrome extension. Not bad. It pops up notifications in the lower right corner of my screen when I am mentioned. That's rather cool.
<rjeffries_> is the board relativly open hardware in your opinion, or not?
<rjeffries_> I don't give a damn about the Plan 9 bit. sheesh
<rjeffries_> that's too funny
<wpwrak> it's sufficient to get rjeffries excited. what more could you wish for ? :)

2015-04-22

<rjeffries> Thx! as you can see, I amnot an IRC guru. ysionneau rjeffries_: you can do /msg Nickserv ghost rjeffries <your_password>
<ysionneau> rjeffries_: you can do /msg Nickserv ghost rjeffries <your_password>
<rjeffries_> nope "rjeffries already in use" so maybe you will /kick rjeffries (I am not an op)
<rjeffries_> wpwrak OK. anyway I see I know have rjeffries_ guess I'll see if I can use rjeffties no underscore now
<rjeffries_> but the meaining of 1337 baffles me... LOL
<rjeffries_> larsc you are one funny dude
<wpwrak> /damn rjeffries
<qwebirc38480> not sure how to be able to use my rjeffries nick again. I use webchat.freenode.net can't seem to get my nick back. maybe if a kind op will kill rjeffries and rjeffries_ nicks? don't kill ME, just the damn nicks...
<qwebirc54887> this is rjeffries

2015-04-21

<rjeffries_> no matter what, commercial small, cheap, relatively open computers of any flavor are assumed dead on arrival
<rjeffries_> one thing is absolute total 100 percent guarantee in #qi-hardware <smile>
<rjeffries_> my previous statement was posted in wrong (this) irc channel sorry.
<rjeffries_> so it seems like, (not quite sure how...) a bot somehow sends me an alert if I am mentioned by name on this channel?

2015-04-11

<wpwrak> rjeffries: mmmh, anything beyond AAA tend to be to exotic. there are quite a few battery types outside the usual range, some quite appealing (depending on the use case), but overall just too exotic
<rjeffries> wpwrak the Surface pen (Microsoft) uses AAAA (4A?) battery. wondering if a pair of those might be interesting in anelok

2015-04-07

<rjeffries> is there a neo900 channel ?

2015-04-02

<rjeffries> Lithium Iron Disulfide Li FeS2 has advantage of exceptionally low self-discharge if I understand correctly
<rjeffries> one benefit is in AAA size is variety of batter chemistries available.
<rjeffries> wpwrak your "what if" discussion re revised case w/AAA rather than CR2032 is encouraging
<rjeffries> I'm thinking it might be rather cool. There's a high-end music player out recently that if memory serves, is packaged in a triangular shape case, nt sure why they did it
<rjeffries> nods
<rjeffries> One could conceive of industrial design of case that is round on bottom. might feel nice in the hand.
<rjeffries> nods
<rjeffries> Double A is looking better and better
<rjeffries> what is this Ben Anelok of which you speak?
<rjeffries> Ok
<rjeffries> wpwrak would sense to add anelok in the description for this channel. More a focus that Ben NanoNote these days

2015-03-05

<rjeffries> wpwrak we've pretty much beaten Ara to death. But it won't be $500, maybe $125USD for a wi-fi starter with modest display and a battery. I'm happy to allow the market and customers to decide. It's not a threat to anelok, that's for sure.
<rjeffries> I do not see Ara as a mobile phone (mainly) rather as a flexible snap together hardware platform, Often it will not even have a 3G or 4G radio. more liely wi-fi and Bluetooth.
<rjeffries> The argumentsI hear re "Ara will fail" are: 1) technically not possible 2) formfactor is not desirable 3) cost will exceed what users are willing to pay 4) Google sucks so Ara sucks. LOL
<rjeffries> rockchip shows some promise methinks
<rjeffries> I get it that wpwrak would prefer a more open approach to RaspberryPi. Fair enough. But it does not IMO amount to an "abomination" it is very cost effective, is produced in volume with excellent build quality, It serves a need and meets many not all use cases. Why be a hater? ;)
<whitequark> rjeffries: i personally bet you $1000 (adjusted for inflation) that in two years project ara will become nothing
<rjeffries> I understand and agree that modular phone will not be cheaper. anyway I get it the qihardware gang is convinced Ara will come to nothing. But I think it could become a modest sucess. As I recall, this group also dismissed Raspberry Pi, amybe that attitude continues, 4 million units later. Whatever.
<wpwrak> rjeffries: the main issue is that modular immediately drives up the price. massively. so the choice is not "cheap monolithic phone vs. cheap modular phone" but "cheap monolithic phone vs. modular phone where each single module costs about half the cost of the cheap phone"
<rjeffries> you say impossible. I say lets see what they come up with. the snap togethetr megnetic closure plux exoskeleton and high speed serial bus interconnect is interesting (to me;)
<rjeffries> whitequark why do you think Project Ara is a dead end?
<rjeffries> wpwrak teh modular smartphone is meh. But small mosular inexpensive computers can find many use cases.
<rjeffries> wpwrak: a clever turn of phrase, but you are dismissing an innovation that while not what you want or need, will be useful for millions of less expert people who are NOT hardware/software engineers
<rjeffries> Project Ara has the potential of becoming pretty interesting. I like teh interconect architecture
<rjeffries> I suspecte dyou'd appreciate that module
<rjeffries> DocScrutinizer may find this item interesting. http://www.araprototype.com/news/sennheiser-finally-introduces-their-audio-modules/

2015-02-01

<wpwrak> rjeffries: n=100 may be easier the hard way, yes. a mold is hard to make with my mill. so by the time i'd have one made and fully debugged, i'd probably be done with the 100 directly milled cases
<rjeffries> I assume that a soft tool (aluminum mold, I think..) for injection molding would be logical way for moderate production. But is n=100 doable the hard way?
<rjeffries> wpwrak your anelok case work boggles my mind. With the CNC approach what do you consider the practical upper bound on number of cases made that (tedious) way?

2015-01-29

<wpwrak_> rjeffries: some displays have an internal frame buffer from which they can refresh autonomously. so if you get one of these, you can just bigbang it or such. of course, finding a good display will be hard enough if you don't have such extra requirements .. :)
<rjeffries> this is a good read. a stripped down computer slightly better than Ben Nanonote with no mic, no camera, very opne... might help one avoid survelliance state
<rjeffries> so showing my considerable ignorance is there a clever hack that might add framebuffer that does not totally suck? Maybe only adequate for text?\ wait maybe that describes ftdichip
<wpwrak_> rjeffries: i'm not even talking about a GPU. it may not even have a dumb frame buffer. so you would have to generate the bit stream by DMA (if you can)
<rjeffries> yes, a total integrated CPU+GPU+sensors+BLE+WiFi SOC is so much more elegant. no argument. Low energy consumption, low cost, high volume part. all good.
<rjeffries> the world needs a simple, low-energy-consuming standalone GPU. #problemsolved
<rjeffries> did wpwrak dismiss this one? Package it in a Ben Nanonote style shell with a better display, and live a better (and open-ish) life

2015-01-24

<arossdotme> rjeffries: i'd say your best bet is http://rhombus-tech.net
<rjeffries> this lappie looks doable to me. not impossible. it is expensive, yes
<rjeffries> btw I am writing this on an early Samsung C303 Chromebook. Not a bad little machine.
<rjeffries> are you saying this purism project is fraudulent? Really?
<rjeffries> so you're saying (I think) no (modern) Intel CPU can be in a free and open hardware system.
<rjeffries> it seems (to me) to be in the spirit of #qi-hardware
<rjeffries> this is one I saw recently: https://www.crowdsupply.com/purism/librem-laptop
<rjeffries> any thoughts on the project to creata what would appear to be a reasonably open laptop? (missing bit is BIOS I guess)

2014-12-31

<rjeffries> Who is this wolfspraul I observe in the list of nicks? A ghost of Christmas past? LOL

2014-11-16

<DocScrutinizer05> I'm afraid rjeffries has a wrong idea about the Neo900 business model
<rjeffries> [1] http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2437678 // The inmates are running the asylum. I fear our personal freedoms are forever gone. The USA now resembles what we once condemned as police state tactics in the former Soviet Union,GDR, Chine, North Korea the list goes on.
<rjeffries> If Neo900 eventually sees teh light of day and can be ordered, there should be a reasonable niche market. This article [1, below] provides sobering information. Not saying Neo900 is total solution, but it's a start.

2014-11-08

<rjeffries> one assumes (hopes) that anelok password thingie works brilliantly with Neo900
<rjeffries> Much to like about Neo900, a pocket linux computer, happens to come with phone and mobile data radios.
<rjeffries> now used a bit of GoogleFu and realize Neo900 has resistive dual-touch screen.
<rjeffries> wpwrak do I understand your dy job now is working on Neo900 very-open-GSM-phone-slash-pocket-computer? Keyboard but no touch screen?

2014-10-23

<rjeffries> thx
<rjeffries> So the question I have is if a user wants a small relatively secure password vault and accepts they will look up passwords and type them in, how well will anelok support that workflow? It assumes a simple easy fast seach to find teh desired entry.
<rjeffries> a mumble about security and the password morass: anelok seems to be promising as best I can tell. I wonder if the following use case is supported: using anelok strictly as a secure password vault. That's how I use the (open) Android program Universal Password Manager (UPM). Yes, I then type in a password manually, and yes that fact influences my password construction a bit.
<rjeffries> wpwrak I did not take time to look at price of that dongle, but assume it is low cost. I am a poor judge of open-ness but it seems they are trying to have an open hardware platform.
<wpwrak> rjeffries: yes, i've seen it. looks like a nice platform for certain functionality. e.g., crypto containers and such.

2014-07-18

<rjeffries> wpwrak: suggest you add "anelok password device" to list of what channel covers

2014-07-12

<qwebirc21060> Looks like the log for thsi irc is not updating. Just saying. rjeffries here, too lazy to change my nick

2014-07-09

<qwebirc36488> For me (in USA) http://en.qi-hardware.com/irclogs/ seems to not be responsive today JUl9 1bout 11am Pacific time. Have tried a few time over a 2 hour period. --rjeffries

2014-07-07

<rjeffries> I honestly do not remember, were Ben Nanonote schematics editable? As to PCB layout, there was an earlt effort to revise it, but due to a personality clash (as I recall) that did not go anwhere. In any case, Ben Nanonote was a delightful project, it failed to attract critical mass, and teh main guy on busines side moved on.
<rjeffries> larsc: ok, but on the merits, udoo is a fairly nice and reasonably open machine. It is a dufferent approach than Ben Nanonote, obviously.
<rjeffries> ??
<rjeffries> Not a bad board, once it is real. Fair degree of open-ness, it seems: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/udoo/udoo-android-linux-arduino-in-a-tiny-single-board

2014-07-03

<qi-bot> Top10(words/line): 1. arielenter(29.00) 2. habs(27.80) 3. kardan(22.00) 4. qwebirc8594(21.86) 5. paul_boddie(21.25) 6. unclouded_(21.00) 7. valhalla(17.48) 8. rjeffries_(16.64) 9. benn__(16.62) 10. unclouded(16.39)

2014-05-11

<rjeffries> There are a LOT os ARM development boards, modest prices, specs vary but a lot of capability for the money. RADXA Rock is one interesting option, relatively open. It does not support SARA as some others do.

2014-04-29

<rjeffries> wpwrak fwiw I think your jog wheel will be a nice user input method. I still dream that someday somebody will mod your code so the character being selected is displayed 2x or 3x teh size. but am NOT holding my breath.
<rjeffries> industrial design is not bad. Is tehir display about same as your anelok, or smaller?
<rjeffries> wpwrak this looks shiny. (I know, they have challenges. Still, it seems to exist in the wild now): https://twitter.com/CoolPileCom/status/458682168005234688/photo/1

2014-04-24

<qwebirc8594> thx whitequark this is rjeffries too lazy to issue a /Nick command LOL

2014-04-08

<paul_boddie> rjeffries: According to http://www.raspberrypi.org/raspberry-pi-compute-module-new-product/ it isn't pin-compatible with the usual configuration of the DDR2 SODIMM slot.
<rjeffries> Preface: haters gonna hate, as the saying goes. <smile> but this looks interesting to moi:

2014-02-28

<rjeffries> you open souce experts can quickly dampen my enthusiasm, one assume. LOL
<rjeffries> whitequark I am not an expert and IANAL but at first glace, it could be pretty interesting.
<rjeffries> via Twitter [Tony Garnock-Jones ‏@leastfixedpoint ] Broadcom have released full VideoCore IV documentation! http://www.raspberrypi.org/archives/6299

2014-02-02

<rjeffries> has RTC, that's a nice touch. http://wiki.radxa.com/Rock/FAQ
<rjeffries> paul_boddie yes, correct. Not sure that matters a lot, but yeah, in another year or so that can be a valid next step.
<rjeffries> a small grace note is it ships with a decent looking plastic case. Also, placment of i/o ports is more sane than a certain high-volume, low-cost ARM board. In other words, i/o is on front and back, NOT all four sides.
<rjeffries> http://radxa.com/
<rjeffries> 2 GB RAM, quad core. Not bad at all
<rjeffries> Unrelated: the new RADXA dev board [uses Rock SOC] by Tom Cubie is shipping in small quanties. Early reports are positive. Impressive what one gets for $100.
<rjeffries> thanks larsc
<rjeffries> Do we know is wolspraul is still working in that area?
<rjeffries> Yosys is the first step towards a fully open FPGA/ASIC toolchain, and is currently used with vendor place-and-route tools.
<rjeffries> Is this similar to what wolfspraul was working on before he was abducted by aliens?

2014-01-21

<rjeffries> Tom Cubie has his head screwed on right, me thinks. His new Rock chip based board is pretty nice, and reasonably open. But you tell me. http://radxa.com/download/

2014-01-17

<paul_boddie> rjeffries: Product discontinued. You want http://www.seeedstudio.com/depot/small-epaper-shield-p-1597.html?cPath=34_82 which looks like a remake of the Adafruit board.
<rjeffries> nicksydney a more recent page at Seed: https://www.seeedstudio.com/depot/204-eink-display-shield-p-1374.html (price decrease of 50 pct)

2014-01-11

<rjeffries> My dream would be a simple Bluetooth LE dongle for the camera that attaches to it's USB and talks to a gadget that looks a lot like anelok.
<rjeffries> actually, no reason (just software, LOL...) that hardware could not then be adapted to control other camera systems.
<rjeffries> wpwrak if you want a next project after anelok then a gadget to control Canon cameras would be Most excellent. The available options are IMO pricey and not that great.

2014-01-09

<rjeffries> <grin>But... is it fully Richard Stallman approved?
<rjeffries> ya
<rjeffries> yes!
<rjeffries> yup
<rjeffries> I am thinking of another guy who is creting a laptop that incorporates FPGAs
<nicksydney> rjeffries: this is the guy i was referring to https://plus.google.com/117677652709931793641/posts
<rjeffries> or maybe I am confused with another guy
<rjeffries> but isn't he doing a semi-niche rather high-end system...
<rjeffries> how is his project doing? he is indeed good people
<rjeffries> leveraging china is the way forward I am convinced
<rjeffries> wow
<nicksydney> rjeffries: more than that i believe
<rjeffries> Rockchip has shipped 50 million chips or so I am told
<rjeffries> so an open SDK is a start, right?
<rjeffries> MIWA is an Android Open Source Community based Hardware Design Project which is focusing on the emerging market of HDMI Android devices.
<rjeffries> MIWA PlayKey SDK has been authorized for Open Source distribution and development by Rockchip Electronics Ltd.
<rjeffries> an ARM based SOC from RockChip Electronics Ltd opens up to some extent

2014-01-03

<rjeffries> wpwrak how do things stand re power consumption of anelok?
<wpwrak_> rjeffries: hehe, that sounds a like a good motto :) happy year of anelok, too ! ;-)
<rjeffries> wpwrak this may be mildly interesting. Or not. http://www.lightbluetouchpaper.org/2014/01/02/anatomy-of-passwords/ and Happy New Year. The year of Anelok.

2013-12-09

<nicksydney> rjeffries: cool..the more the merrier and we can exhchange ideas
<roh> rjeffries: if one uses it as much as i think needs to be done to make sense of having one, self-discharge shouldnt be an issue.
<rjeffries> my opinion is anelok need not be as tiny as the current design is.
<rjeffries> if wpwrak were to change his mind, a commodity small cellphone battery is very cost effective. 3rd party battery for Kyocera JAX phone are cheap and small 3.7 V 700 mAh
<rjeffries> roh wpwrak doesn't like li- because they self-discharge much faster than other battery chemistry.
<rjeffries> wpwrak (when you return) I thought Cortex M0+ have VERY low power consumption. or does the problem lie elsewhere in the circuit. Maybe with 1xAAA you can get 12 month battery life? "Replace batteries at Christmas" would be something one might remember to do.
<rjeffries> nicksydney I'm following your efforts to make an anelok PCB with interest.
<rjeffries> LOL
<rjeffries> coin cell battery is cute but such low capacity. you could redesign with 2xAAA with tradeoff that the case is thicker. BFD
<rjeffries> wpwrak what are your thoughts re battery life? is it something you can solve with more sophiticated software, or more fundamental hardware issues to solve?
<rjeffries> thanks
<rjeffries> wpwrak remind me what the URL is for anelok wiki, please.

2013-12-07

<rjeffries> yet you need to ask many questions, so it woudl seem the tutorial needs work. LOL just sayin'
<nicksydney> rjeffries: wpwrak has published a tutorial about making PCB
<rjeffries> nickydney if you munge wpwrak 's practical, step-by-step advice re: making PCBs into a guide, you (and he) could publish and help many people, including me.
<rjeffries> xiangfu do you know what happened to remaining stock of Ben Nanonote? Thank you.

2013-12-06

<wpwrak> rjeffries: it's basically to USB what TFTP is to TCP/IP. a very very simple transfer protocoll.
<rjeffries> I get page not found error on your two Digikey urls odd
<rjeffries> I am ignorant and not super techie. what is brief description of DFU (I think device firmwar eupf=date) and does it use USB or... JTAG or what??
<rjeffries> for USD $19 (plus shipping) Teensy 3.0 with ARM Cortex M4 is a lot of computer for the money.
<wpwrak> okay, here's then plan then. rjeffries keeps running around cupertino and picks up strange-looking cables. joerg analyzes them and builds his revolutionary connector. then whitequark gets some russian weight lifter for the promo video, where he will (unsuccessfully) try to rip the contraption apart
<rjeffries> no
<rjeffries> wpwrak I think teh earbuds with very flexible cables DocScrutinizer05 was talinking about are the Apple ones. I have those (found them on a hike, God's truth) and teh cables are indeed lovely.
<wpwrak> rjeffries: as i said, i haven't seen much usb micro yet. some USB 3.0 for hard disks, and smartphones. the rest still comes in mini. but maybe it's changing and you're just a bit ahead in the curve.
<rjeffries> to be fair (how boring...) the power adapter uses USB-A, as they all do. but my point is that virtually all consumer devices (except Apple, damn them) use a USB-A to microUSB cable.
<rjeffries> funny (sorta kinda story0; i was at UPS store to ship a package, they have a few odds and ends for sale. They were selling cute (nice design) 1,000 mAmp USB power supplies for a few bucks. It struck me as an odd impuse item, alongside little LED flashlights and cheap earbuds
<rjeffries> s/blod/blob/
<rjeffries> this has to be a solved problem. seriously
<rjeffries> dumb idea, prolly: to increase the resistance to the microUSB recepticale being pulled off PCB by mechanical force... would a blod of cryaocate (sp) be so terrible? LOL
<whitequark> otherwise I agree with rjeffries
<rjeffries> I have to look long and hard in my office or shiop or home to locate any miniUSB. An older navigation thingie "Tom"Tom" uses that standard. some dev cards do as well.
<rjeffries> we have a very nice Logitech Bluetooth keyboard for my wife's desktop PC (backlit keys, GREAT "feel") an dit uses microUSB. (Battery life is superb, by teh way)
<rjeffries> that's cool. where I'm going is my conviction that, very smart guy that you are, your decision to use miniUSB rather than microUSB is not in tune with a larger reality. My experience is the opposite of what you said re how many microUSB things are in my life
<wpwrak> rjeffries: the one i used for the last years is was a samsung x-830. the one i'm using now is some nokia cheap shit. don't even know the model number. basically the dumbest of the dumbphones.
<wpwrak> rjeffries: hah, you'll be surprised :)
<qi-bot> rjeffries meant: "wpwrak are you willing to say which make/model of mobile phone you use? (yes, there's a reason i'm asking. ;)"
<rjeffries> s/what/which/
<rjeffries> wpwrak are you willing to say what make/model of mobile phone you use? (yes, there's a reason i'm asking. ;)

2013-12-05

<paul_boddie> Have you looked at this Improv stuff, rjeffries?