Re: [Arm-netbook] Urgent statement on Cryptocurrency ethics

-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 03/21/2018 11:03 AM, zap wrote: > > I think it is safe to say that cryptocurrencies aren't very > feasible right now. > > My thoughts are: Liberapay is a good idea, > > I don't know if anything else is anywhere near as good. Liberapay is good,

Re: [Arm-netbook] pyra computer

-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 02/15/2018 06:43 AM, Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton wrote: > --- crowd-funded eco-conscious hardware: > https://www.crowdsupply.com/eoma68 > > > On Thu, Feb 15, 2018 at 4:40 PM, Christopher Havel > wrote: >> I think the

Re: [Arm-netbook] pyra computer

-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 02/13/2018 11:05 AM, Christopher Havel wrote: > I honestly don't know of a message archive, and my skills at > searching through ANY archive have historically been a bit lacking > at best. When you have time, point me to (at least a few) specific >

Re: [Arm-netbook] pyra computer

-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 02/06/2018 12:01 PM, zap wrote: > >> May-be if Ron says , he means to ask Luke >> OR ANY MEMBER, to give an opinion as to whether Luke's ability or >> time or opportunity, means that Luke can do that something. If >> some one means to convey

Re: [Arm-netbook] I find this all strange, but good

-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 02/02/2018 01:04 PM, Bill Kontos wrote: > What happened? Did I miss something? Where did that 250k come from? > A sponsorship Luke mentioned in the latest Crowd Supply update. Congratulations, Luke! - -- Tor Chantara

[Arm-netbook] RAM Options for EOMA68-A20

-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Just read the update and saw the question of known to work EOL component or possibly uncertain newer version. If needed, is there a possibility of getting Crowd Supply to close down refunds for second batch, release that money, and use it to purchase

Re: [Arm-netbook] updates from eoma68-a20

-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 01/27/2018 10:40 PM, zap wrote: > lkcl wrote: >> ... which wouldn't cost that much. my main concern would >> actually be: we have quite a lot of empirical evidence to suggest >> that most people don't f*g well read the f*g updates. >>

Re: [Arm-netbook] updates from eoma68-a20

On 01/27/2018 11:11 AM, zap wrote: >> a way to *increase* the budget is therefore the most sensible option >> to explore and consider. translation: someone needs to find more >> money. > Okay, but when I meant paying a little more, I meant what you would need > to do it for one person. Aka on an

Re: [Arm-netbook] Cost of pre-production prototypes?

-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 10/11/2017 12:24 PM, Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton wrote: > On Wed, Oct 11, 2017 at 10:40 PM, Tor, the Marqueteur > <marquet...@fineartmarquetry.com> wrote: > >>> thx tor. btw i still need to send you a micro-desktop an

Re: [Arm-netbook] Cost of pre-production prototypes?

-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 10/10/2017 10:07 PM, Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton wrote: > > On Wed, Oct 11, 2017 at 8:27 AM, Tor, the Marqueteur > <marquet...@fineartmarquetry.com> wrote: >> >> I'm interested, and I should be able to cover the c

Re: [Arm-netbook] Cost of pre-production prototypes?

-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 I'm interested, and I should be able to cover the costs. That said, I don't have sofware dev skills, so except perhaps for a micro-desktop board (depends on final design of the micro-desktop), there's not much advantage to the project in my having

Re: [Arm-netbook] OT: Librem 5?

On 09/26/2017 04:46 AM, Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton wrote: > On Tue, Sep 26, 2017 at 2:28 PM, Bill Kontos wrote: >> It's ironic, the moment intel moved the AMT to x86 everyone got into >> breaking it. And there is a scheduled talk on how to run unsigned code >> on any intel

Re: [Arm-netbook] OT: Librem 5?

On 09/25/2017 03:17 PM, zap wrote: > But also, piracy was a term coined to make drm easier to implement > without people freaking out against people in power/corporations. From my reading, pirates/piracy as relates to copyright was actually coined looong ago, well before software. It originally

Re: [Arm-netbook] OT: Librem 5?

-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 09/25/2017 10:10 AM, Tomas Nordin wrote: > We can stick with thinking in terms of black and white when it > comes to whether some software is free or not. It is either free or > it isn't. The four freedoms make that easy. > > Then it can be hard

Re: [Arm-netbook] hardware encrypted flash drive idea with gpl3 license

On 09/21/2017 01:10 AM, Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton wrote: ...snip... > baiscally what i'm saying, with this story is: the tricky part will > not be the software at all: the tricky bit will be getting a processor > into a tamper-resistant, tamper-detecting box. > I can't vouch for them, but

Re: [Arm-netbook] Fwd: [trinity-devel] TDE Fundraiser

-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 14/06/17 12:39, Hendrik Boom wrote: > If I understand correctly, tiling window managers don't put windows > on top of one another. On my laptop that would mean I have crazily > small windows. Depends on the WM. I've tried a few, but returned to

Re: [Arm-netbook] modifying a 7 inch notebook cabinet toacceptapccard

-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 12/06/17 11:07, ronwirr...@safe-mail.net wrote: >> The upshot of this is that trying to power a device with the >> battery/charger combo while charging the battery will confuse any >> decent charger (and if it isn't a decent charger you SHOULD NOT

Re: [Arm-netbook] What's your EOMA card doing

On 14/05/17 23:02, mike.v...@gmail.com wrote: > Let's have a "What's your EOMA card doing" site so the world can see > where and how long cards are alive and what use they have. That sounds like an interesting thing to follow. Whether I'd do so with mine remains to be seen. > > Perhaps have

Re: [Arm-netbook] Solid wood corner prototype

I never got a reply to this message, and seeing you ready to send the microdesktop PCB to production, I thought I ought to make sure you saw it, Luke. On 30/04/17 18:36, Tor, the Marqueteur wrote: > On 30/04/17 17:47, Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton wrote: >> i was just thinking, i

Re: [Arm-netbook] list posting etiquette

On 09/05/17 20:55, Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton wrote: > nooo: it means that we have new people whom we need to accommodate > and teach them how to not disrupt communication with over 400 other > people. as we get new people, that discussion naturally needs to take > place regularly. Is there

Re: [Arm-netbook] System 76 - Entering Phase 3

On 22/04/17 00:20, Bill Kontos wrote: ...snip... > So anyway, they do provide to the libre world. Nothing is locking you > into only using ubuntu in their laptops and all the code they are writing > is FOSS. I'm tired of all the purists that will bash every company that > does a step in the right

Re: [Arm-netbook] microdesktop casework as DXF files for laser-cutting

On 02/04/17 11:27, Paul Boddie wrote: > On Sunday 2. April 2017 23.05.25 Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton wrote: >> ok so i've created corner-pieces which will need to be 3d-printed, >> they contain slots for the PCB as well as for upright 1.5mm 3-ply >> sides. the far corner near the PCMCIA eject

Re: [Arm-netbook] microdesktop casework as DXF files for laser-cutting

On 02/04/17 11:05, Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton wrote: > http://hands.com/~lkcl/eoma/kde_tablet/microdesktop_3.png I get file not found, and can't find it in $eoma/(kde_tablet|microdesktop) Tor -- Tor Chantara http://www.fineartmarquetry.com/ 808-828-1107 GPG Key: 2BE1 426E 34EA D253 D583 9DE4

Re: [Arm-netbook] microdesktop casework as DXF files for laser-cutting

On 30/03/17 19:28, Normand Chamberland wrote: > Hello, > > 2017-03-30 21:36 GMT-04:00 Tor, the Marqueteur > > > If I understand you, you mean something like this? > > https://github.com/normandc/EOMA68/tree/master/Microdesktop/Images That's exactly the direction I w

Re: [Arm-netbook] microdesktop casework as DXF files for laser-cutting

On 30/03/17 12:00, Mark Van den Borre wrote: > Hi Tor, hi list, > > 2017-03-30 23:04 GMT+02:00 Tor, the Marqueteur > <marquet...@fineartmarquetry.com <mailto:marquet...@fineartmarquetry.com>>: > > I haven't put my dial caliper on enough pieces of similar ply

Re: [Arm-netbook] microdesktop casework as DXF files for laser-cutting

On 30/03/17 10:49, Christopher Havel wrote: > Idiot question from someone who does not work with wood very often. > > Can't plywood, even little thin stuff like this, be sealed against > moisture penetration? That stuff's gonna mold sooner or later otherwise, > anyways... > Any finish is

Re: [Arm-netbook] microdesktop casework as DXF files for laser-cutting

On 30/03/17 10:47, Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton wrote: > On Thu, Mar 30, 2017 at 9:39 PM, Tor, the Marqueteur >> Thickness is where we lose all plywood moisture stability with the >> stacked option. 8 layers, 3mm thick = ~24mm thick, or a little less than >> 1". As

Re: [Arm-netbook] microdesktop casework as DXF files for laser-cutting

On 30/03/17 03:46, Vincent Legoll wrote: >> From a wood engineering standpoint I'd be in favour of looking into this. >> By using this method, wood movement with climate becomes negligible, >> which makes things a good deal easier there. > > We're talking about plywood here, and smallish pieces,

Re: [Arm-netbook] microdesktop casework as DXF files for laser-cutting

On 29/03/17 17:34, Normand Chamberland wrote: > Hello, > > Thanks Mark. Just to give some context to these files: > > - There are 11 lasercut wood pieces. That's a lot. Is the layered design > definitive (I guess that's what the backers will expect since that's > what's shown on Crowd Supply), or

Re: [Arm-netbook] microdesktop casework as DXF files for laser-cutting

Forgot the link to the calculator for changing wood dimensions in changing climates: http://owic.oregonstate.edu/wood-shrinkswell-estimator Tor On 21/03/17 17:56, Tor, the Marqueteur wrote: > On 21/03/17 17:07, Normand Chamberland wrote: > ...snip... >> On the manufacturing si

Re: [Arm-netbook] Logos

On 18/03/17 15:48, John Luke Gibson wrote: > I'm not entirely sure why resolution should be relevant. Something > without small defining characteristics that are unclear or illegible > when the resolution is low might be desire-able, but I would assume so > long as any is still atleast 10 pt font

Re: [Arm-netbook] Logos

On 17/03/17 10:08, Peter Carlson wrote: > For me it really only works in the list. As stand alone I think it would > be a WTF moment. I have to agree that as a stand-alone logo, the E would be entirely lost on most people. Looks as much like random stuff settled in a crescent moon as it does an

Re: [Arm-netbook] EOMA68 In A Intel Card World?

On 11/01/17 21:11, Allan Mwenda wrote: > A proper clone [of an EOMA68 card] to me would > 1. Be up to standard hardware wise Looks good > 2. Run the same software as the Libre Tea/Numero Uno variants (or a > perhaps a Chinese distro like Deep in) but hopefully not some pirated > windows IoT My

Re: [Arm-netbook] EOMA68 and display upsampling

On 22/12/16 17:38, Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton wrote: > On Fri, Dec 23, 2016 at 12:00 AM, Tor, the Marqueteur > <marquet...@fineartmarquetry.com> wrote: >> On list it was noted that upsampling is an expensive operation (and it >> certainly is), but I'm not sure it ha

[Arm-netbook] EOMA68 and display upsampling

I was reading through the recent archives, and the question of displays and upsampling caught my eye. On list it was noted that upsampling is an expensive operation (and it certainly is), but I'm not sure it has to be. As I recall, most LCDs when driven with a lower resolution than native, will