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· Föderation EN So 16.03.2025 09:25:28 @mrundkvist And it runs on a Raspberry Pico ARM microcontroller meant to turn on lights, read sensors and control toys. |
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Föderation EN So 16.03.2025 13:15:21 @jannem @mrundkvist The microcontroller in the power brick of a MacBook is about as powerful as the original Macintosh https://www.righto.com/2015/11/macbook-charger-teardown-surprising.html?m=1 |
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Föderation EN So 16.03.2025 13:19:31 @fl0und3r @mrundkvist |
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Föderation EN So 16.03.2025 14:03:30 @jannem @mrundkvist "brain the size of a planet, and here I am waiting *milliseconds* for the slow human to type a key, only to send it off to the computer doing actual work" |
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Föderation EN So 16.03.2025 20:44:56 @fl0und3r @jannem @mrundkvist my colleagues used to apply for faster and faster computers and I used to reply that if they wanted faster computing they should go and learn to type first. The slowest interface was brain to keyboard. They were two finger typists with RSI |
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Föderation EN So 16.03.2025 20:48:46 The only hardware upgrade I need for my old laptop is three replacement key caps: for the left hand CTRL and SHIFT keys and the letter "a". |
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Föderation EN So 16.03.2025 14:35:30 @fl0und3r @jannem @mrundkvist @marcpalmer curious what a more modern power brick is like. The one used as an example is quite old at this point. |
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Föderation EN So 16.03.2025 15:52:54 @ellenich @fl0und3r @jannem @mrundkvist @marcpalmer interestingly, it predates both their USB-C chargers and the switch to GaN. |
