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This week, Elecia( @logicalelegance ) and Chris( @stoneymonster ) host Kwabena Agyeman, CEO of OpenMV LLC for a chat about more powerful and tiny programmable cameras.
Join them here ( embedded.fm/episodes/497 ) on the latest episode of Embedded.
Here's Kwabena on an upcoming MicroPython feature:
#software #hardware #engineering #embedded #camera #iot #openmv #ml #ai
497: Everyone Likes Tiny
OpenMV has a new Kickstarter so CEO Kwabena Agyeman chatted with us about more powerful (and smaller!) programmable cameras. See OpenMV ’s site for their existing cameras.Elecia White (Embedded)
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Compact, Powerful and Noisy! GMKTec EVO-X1 Gaming / AI Mini PC Review
Buy one on Amazon: https://lon.tv/flhc1 and find additional configurations on their website: https://lon.tv/5oh4c (compensated affiliate links) - The GMKTec ...YouTube
ACCU 2025 KEYNOTE PREVIEW!
Kevin Carpenter sits down with @mattgodbolt to discuss his upcoming keynote at ACCU!
Matt Godbolt is putting modern C++ to the test by writing two ZX Spectrum emulators: one in C++11 style and another in modern C++
Keynote Preview: Teaching an Old Dog New Tricks: A Tale of Two Emulators - Matt Godbolt - ACCU 2025
https://www.accuconference.org/ - Register Now!https://accuconference.org/2025/session/teaching-an-old-dog-new-tricks-a-tale-of-two-emulatorsKevin Carpenter ...YouTube
They want us to hate our government, and mistrust our neighbors:
"On social media, Musk alleged that more than 20 million Americans over age 100 receive Social Security checks, derisively describing it as ‘a lot of vampires collecting Social Security.’”
The reality:
"They found 1,294 Americans older than 100 who were receiving benefits … 202 dead people appeared to be improperly collecting benefits, not 20 million."
The image shows two individuals engaged in a conversation. On the left, a young woman with long, dark hair is wearing a striped shirt. She has a bindi on her forehead and is looking attentively towards the other person. On the right, another individual with blonde hair is wearing a green top with white polka dots, facing the young woman. The background is a domestic setting, possibly a kitchen, with blue cabinets and a white countertop. The text at the top of the image reads: "Teen Warned Not To Accept Group Chat Invites From National Security Advisors She Doesn’t Know."
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Behind the Mac: Editing Severance | Apple
Warning: This film contains spoilers of Season 2 of the Apple Original show Severance. Director Ben Stiller and lead editor Geoffrey Richman break down the i...YouTube
yes, Mac Studio is absurdly overpowered for that task. I have an M1 Ultra Mac Studio, and it is still so fast that I feel dumb for buying it. I don't even like the SD card port. I need the mini ones a lot.
Maybe it will matter for VR or After Effects 3D graphics.
attn @kjhealy surely your office workstation is up to this task.
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Hello to Six Colors, Daring Fireball, and Upgrade readers and/or listeners. Here’s the SE/30 that I do all my work on. OK, OK, that I take occasional breaks on. Office Workstation, I. Office Workstation, II.kieranhealy.org
Integrated BMS Makes Battery Packs Easy
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Integrated BMS Makes Battery Packs Easy
Lithium technology has ushered in a new era of batteries with exceptionally high energy density for a reasonably low cost. This has made a lot possible that would have been unheard of even 20 years…Hackaday
This is the ruin of "The West" ... apparently.
(It's my favorite movement and I know some of the choir. Just picking a thin excuse to post it really. Yes, I'm a Glass head. Kill me. I don't care.)
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Philip Glass: Symphony No.5 - Movement VIII "Compassion"
Philip Glass's Fifth Symphony performed by Trinity Wall Street, NOVUS NY, Trinity Youth Choir, Downtown Voices, Julian Wachner, conductor.Recorded May 2017 a...YouTube
Backpack and Snorkel Travel Guide for the highlights between Kilkenny and Killarney: Kilkenny Castle and the Waterord Museums - Ireland Purple Travel Guide
Today, we start with a tour of Kilkenny Castle and then spend much of the day in the Waterford Museums. We provide detailed information and the best things to see and we show lots of photos so you know what you can expect.Backpack and Snorkel Travel Guides - The Home of the Purple Travel Guides
Electric cars are going mainstream – Elon Musk won’t change that
Falling Tesla sales are a problem for Musk. The wider EV industry can appeal to a mass market.The Conversation
Ascent is out and free on Steam!
A #metroidvania packed into tiny 64x64 #pixelart screens. I really hope you'll like it!
✨ s.team/a/3384890
Ascent DX on Steam
Crashed on a desolate but mysterious planet you find yourself eye to eye with an ancient civilisation. Explore the planet, find powerful upgrades, and fulfill your destiny.s.team
Die Affäre Cum-Ex | deutsch-dänische Comedy-Dramaserie
Die Cum-Ex-Deals sind der größte Steuerraub der europäischen Geschichte. Inspiriert von wahren Ereignissen wollen zwei Frauen dem ein Ende setzen.ZDF
Whenever Republicans say “send it back to the states”, they’re lying.
Election rules reside in the states now, and Trump wants to overrule them.
Trump’s Latest Executive Order is a Sham—and a Warning - Democracy Docket
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Trump’s Latest Executive Order is a Sham—and a Warning - Democracy Docket
The greatest threat to Donald Trump’s authoritarian dream is not the courts — it is free and fair elections.Democracy Docket
Zorin OS 17.3 ditches Firefox, expands Windows app handling and adds a quirky new way to control the mouse omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/03/zorin-…
#linux #zorinos #opensource #firefox
Zorin OS 17.3 Released with New Default Browser
The new Zorin OS 17.3 release is available to download and it includes a number of major changes – like a new default web browser. Based on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS and Linux kernel 6.8, Zorin […]Joey Sneddon (OMG! Ubuntu!)
Zorin OS, now supports, Nazis.
Imagine being a wealthy CEO who spends his time claiming women belong in the kitchen and should not have control of their own bodies. Or that same CEO claiming black lives do not matter. That same CEO claiming love is only love between a man and woman. That same CEO saying, both LGBTQ+ and trans folk suffer from mental illness. Furthermore, claiming that COVID was a hoax, vaccines kill people, and is a firm, Donald Trump supporter.
You probably think, I am talking about Elon Musk, and you likely support the idea of Tesla going bankrupt, as not to support a Nazi. But who I am actually describing is Brendan Eich, the founder and CEO of Brave Browser, but when you tell people that is the case, people will argue "that is different". 🙄
#ZorinOS #Zorin #Linux #Foss #OpenSource
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More than three years after fatal on-set shooting, the 'Rust' trailer is out
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/26/nx-s1-5341535/alec-baldwin-rust-movie-trailer-shooting?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Appeals court sides with judge who blocked deportations under wartime authority
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/26/g-s1-56392/appeals-circuit-alien-enemies-act?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Today Wednesdays released.
It's a game about trauma which you can play here:
store.steampowered.com/app/274…
If you liked HFTGOOM or have any interest in games about trauma I encourage to give this game a try.
Thank you.
Save 10% on Wednesdays on Steam
"The hardest part is not to speak up. It’s being heard." Part video game, part graphic novel, Wednesdays seeks to raise awareness about child sexual abuse through a surprisingly hope-filled story.store.steampowered.com
Search the Data
Documenting Police Tech in Our Communities with Open Source Researchatlasofsurveillance.org
In Pakistan, the spirit of Ramadan has fueled a unique — and controversial — trend
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/26/nx-s1-5338788/in-pakistan-the-spirit-of-ramadan-has-fueled-a-unique-and-controversial-trend?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Veterans and service members react to Signal chat controversy
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/26/nx-s1-5340676/veterans-and-service-members-react-to-signal-chat-controversy?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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ChatGPT Gets Native AI Image Generation
Users can drop prompts (and images) and get AI-generated images within the regular ChatGPT window, thanks to GPT-4o. It's available now to Plus, Pro, Team, and Free users with limitations.Jibin Joseph (PCMag)
I have a Sony Trinitron which on the back has R+G+B+SYNC inputs, and I *think* buttons to switch the RGB inputs to YPbPr.
I have an SCART cable that plugs into the back of my trinitron. I like my SCART setup.
I have acquired an S-VIDEO device.
I am in Toronto, Canada. It is March 2025.
What is the easiest, cheapest way to plug S-VIDEO into my SCART adapter, or to run the S-VIDEO directly into the Trinitron?
@pikhq imagine taking an RGB cube and rotating it, then squishing it so it fits into a new cube in its new orientation; call one axis Y (make that the one most correlated with brightness), and the other two U and V
Y/C puts U and V together on a single wire (using QAM), while YCbCr gives all 3 axes their own wires
SCART is sorta like 1980s USB-C, it carries a ton of stuff over the same cable, so it's hard to say whether a particular doodad will do the job without knowing what signal is being output and what signals the display supports.
I dislike the whole SCART thing because of this (and price) and prefer to make the right cables myself.
the Sony YR-421, Extron CD 400, Kramer FC-4044, and Kramer VM-19N are all contemporary professional video products that do similar things but are rare and expensive nowadays (....to be fair, still much cheaper than they probably cost back then)
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US swing toward autocracy doesn’t have to be permanent – but swinging back to democracy requires vigilance, stamina and elections
The US is swinging like a pendulum between more autocratic and more democratic forms of government. How long will this destabilizing pattern last?The Conversation
Tesla Is Allegedly Withholding Wages Of German Employees On Sick Leave
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Tesla Is Allegedly Withholding Wages Of German Employees On Sick Leave
The automaker is also asking its employees to release their doctors from medical confidentiality.Brett T. Evans (CarBuzz)
Montana's skies come alive with spring bird migration
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/26/nx-s1-5333842-e1/montanas-skies-come-alive-with-spring-bird-migration?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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The Parable of Peanut the meme coin: How a real-life squirrel became a cryptocurrency
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/26/nx-s1-5316177/the-parable-of-peanut-the-meme-coin-how-a-real-life-squirrel-became-a-cryptocurrency?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Moved my rose bush.
Back in 2020, during the pandemic, I planted a rose bush on the far, left side of my yard. At the time, most people kept to themselves during the pandemic. And after the pandemic, my neighbor's children were still young enough that they kept within the safe confines and closer proximity of their parents.
Time have changed, as they now tend to run through my yard, usually to retrieve their soccer or volley ball, sometimes playing on the edge of my yard by their fence, and common sense did a simple social math equation. Children, plus thorns, is not a good combination. I moved the rose bush and relocated it on the far opposite side of the yard, next to the other bushes, by the older couple's property (where there are no young children).
I tend to keep to myself.
Growing up, I watched far too many people get to know their neighbors only for it to end in drama of some sorts. All it takes is one misunderstand, or one line crossed, and you've got to see your neighbor every time you walk out your door.
On that note, working for Meta (Facebook), I can tell you with certainty, many people lost their minds during COVID and again with Donald Trump, and how the idea of their neighbor, makes them simply irrational.
That said, I don't mind being casually social, helpful if needed, and even being passively helpful. But generally, I hold to the old saying, "don't shit where you eat".
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Just temporary pollution in the big scheme of things.