Nostr notes by elly

they are pretty decent actually, take less space and are less ...

2026-10-29T18:51:15Z

In reply to nevent1q…qmya
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they are pretty decent actually, take less space and are less expensive than proper binocular ones

First Free, now CTS (public transport company in Strasbourg) got ...

2026-10-29T07:46:08Z

First Free, now CTS (public transport company in Strasbourg) got pwned... France really needs to step-up it's cybersecurity :neocat_floof_explode:

For a while I wanted "kate but with ability to connect to ...

2026-10-29T07:06:46Z

For a while I wanted "kate but with ability to connect to remote server" but couldn't find anything.

sshfs didn't work, nfs would be janky so I gave up and ended just using vim (which frankly isn't *great* for working on big projects).

Yesterday "gram" came up in a discussion, which seemed slop-free, offered vim keybinds, ability to connect to remote system over ssh and seemed to look/work just like kate (for the most part)... and is exactly what I was looking for.

Having LSP is surprisingly useful (faster than grepping for stuff), and as a bonus the editor has froggo as an icon.

Maybe it'll help someone looking for neovim replacement or something, it's very comf :meowtea:

you know, you could've just used rsync for this. Just saying ...

2026-10-29T06:54:18Z

In reply to nevent1q…akza
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you know, you could've just used rsync for this. Just saying :blobcatblep:

Oh yeah, you'll need to add ports to firewalld (or stop the ...

2026-10-28T19:37:27Z

In reply to nevent1q…0kpq
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Oh yeah, you'll need to add ports to firewalld (or stop the service - quickest way to check: `systemd stop firewalld`).

It likely blocks valve's dongle because it's a network interface you added after booting.
Also, according to valve you need to be on kernel 7.2, so update your system if you haven't already (`dnf upgrade --refresh -y`).

FYI (looks like you're new to Fedora) for the future, "`--allowerasing`" would've fixed that for you and to get VAAPI working on Fedora you also need ffmpeg from RPMFusion (one of the reasons why I moved back to Gentoo).

Basically: `dnf install @multimedia mesa-va-drivers-freeworld mesa-vulkan-drivers-freeworld ffmpeg libavcodec-freeworld vainfo --allowerasing -y`

https://paste.aachen.ccc.de/?72159e83789aa0c2#B6kNcAjxQoXYnmLLBkHyrCeVQBKmZfYa4LXJGChSvEGg
(I'm currently using a system with Intel's iGPU, so you should skip `intel-media-driver`)

Hopefully this helps someone who's trying to get Frame (or other wireless headsets) running on my abomination (https://gist.github.com/ellyq/db86e914be584fab5f6c3547f4ddbf29#file-dockerfile-L24) :blobcat3c:

Okay, just because I see people fearmongering about RCE in ...

2026-10-28T18:17:00Z

Okay, just because I see people fearmongering about RCE in EDK2's NetworkPkg:
https://github.com/tianocore/edk2/security/advisories/GHSA-99cj-7hg9-mp4m

1. You are *not* affected if you're:
- Using coreboot with UefiPayloadPkg (EDK2)
- Not using PXE booting built into AMI/Insyde/Phoenix's firmware
- Using iPXE/netboot.xyz for netbooting

2. The only affected systems are servers that use EDK2 PXE module... which I've never seen used in production.

3. If you don't use PXE booting, simply disable the network stack in your firmware's setup menu.

4. It's not exploitable, unless an attacker already compromised another device on your local network. This would generate a lot of traffic, which would be quickly detected and flagged by vast majority of monitoring systems.

So much for "scary 9.5/10 CVE" :akko_shrug:

https://rpmfusion.org/Configuration#Command_Line_Setup_using_rpm

2026-10-28T17:29:19Z

In reply to nevent1q…sym6
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https://rpmfusion.org/Configuration#Command_Line_Setup_using_rpm

Hm, since ATOMBIOS pulled from sysfs already contains DDI links ...

2026-10-28T05:12:18Z

Hm, since ATOMBIOS pulled from sysfs already contains DDI links patched by the stock GOP driver, GPU init logic and framebuffer setup should be relatively simple :akko_thonk:

If anything, I suspect the secret AMD is trying to protect so hard by shipping a binary EFI GOP driver is how they're parsing link configuration from firmware tables and patching VBIOS.

Assuming I'm right, we can just extract the ATOMBIOS while running stock firmware and skip a lot of legal worries since Linux can initialise the GPU with patched tables just fine:

```
[ 10.788646] amdgpu 0000:58:00.0: [drm:create_links [amdgpu]] BIOS object table - number of connectors: 5
[ 10.788876] [drm:create_links [amdgpu]] DC: create_links: connectors_num: physical:5, virtual:1
[ 10.789099] amdgpu 0000:58:00.0: [drm:create_links [amdgpu]] BIOS object table - printing link object info for connector number: 0, link_index: 0
[ 10.789283] amdgpu 0000:58:00.0: [drm:construct_phy [amdgpu]] BIOS object table - link_id: 20
[ 10.789592] amdgpu 0000:58:00.0: [drm:construct_phy [amdgpu]] BIOS object table - is_internal_display: 0
[ 10.789816] amdgpu 0000:58:00.0: [drm:ddc_service_construct [amdgpu]] BIOS object table - i2c_line: 0
[ 10.790032] amdgpu 0000:58:00.0: [drm:ddc_service_construct [amdgpu]] BIOS object table - i2c_engine_id: 1
[ 10.790257] amdgpu 0000:58:00.0: [drm:construct_phy [amdgpu]] BIOS object table - hpd_gpio id: 3
[ 10.790460] amdgpu 0000:58:00.0: [drm:construct_phy [amdgpu]] BIOS object table - hpd_gpio en: 0
[ 10.790654] amdgpu 0000:58:00.0: [drm:construct_phy [amdgpu]] BIOS object table - DP_IS_USB_C: 0
[ 10.790844] amdgpu 0000:58:00.0: [drm:construct_phy [amdgpu]] BIOS object table - IS_DP2_CAPABLE: 0
[ 10.791025] amdgpu 0000:58:00.0: [drm:construct_phy [amdgpu]] BIOS object table - IS_HDMI_FRL_CAPABLE: 0
[ 10.791204] amdgpu 0000:58:00.0: [drm:construct_phy [amdgpu]] Connector[0] description: signal: Embedded Display Port
[ 10.791377] amdgpu 0000:58:00.0: [drm:construct_phy [amdgpu]] BIOS object table - device_tag.acpi_device: 0
[ 10.791558] amdgpu 0000:58:00.0: [drm:construct_phy [amdgpu]] BIOS object table - device_tag.dev_id.device_type: 1
[ 10.791727] amdgpu 0000:58:00.0: [drm:construct_phy [amdgpu]] BIOS object table - device_tag.dev_id.enum_id: 1
[ 10.791891] amdgpu 0000:58:00.0: [drm:construct_phy [amdgpu]] BIOS object table - ddi_channel_mapping: 0x00E4
[ 10.792060] amdgpu 0000:58:00.0: [drm:construct_phy [amdgpu]] BIOS object table - chip_caps: 0
[ 10.792221] amdgpu 0000:58:00.0: [drm:construct_phy [amdgpu]] BIOS object table - construct_phy finished successfully.
[...]
[ 10.804650] amdgpu 0000:58:00.0: [drm:create_links [amdgpu]] BIOS object table - end
[ 10.804846] amdgpu 0000:58:00.0: [drm:construct_dpia [amdgpu]] Connector[0] description:signal 32
[ 10.805049] amdgpu 0000:58:00.0: [drm:construct_dpia [amdgpu]] Connector[1] description:signal 32
[ 10.805236] amdgpu 0000:58:00.0: [drm:construct_dpia [amdgpu]] Connector[2] description:signal 32
[ 10.805415] amdgpu 0000:58:00.0: [drm:construct_dpia [amdgpu]] Connector[3] description:signal 32
[ 10.805678] amdgpu 0000:58:00.0: [drm:dc_create [amdgpu]] Display Core initialized
[ 10.805887] amdgpu 0000:58:00.0: [drm] Display Core v3.2.384 initialized on DCN 3.1.4
[ 10.805890] amdgpu 0000:58:00.0: [drm] DP-HDMI FRL PCON supported
[ 10.807846] amdgpu 0000:58:00.0: [drm] DMUB hardware initialized: version=0x08005700
[ 10.807922] amdgpu 0000:58:00.0: [drm:dce110_edp_power_control [amdgpu]] dce110_edp_power_control: Skipping Panel Power action: On
[ 10.969035] audit: type=1400 audit(1793163046.567:2): apparmor="STATUS" operation="profile_load" profile="unconfined" name="rsyslogd" pid=992 comm="apparmor_pa
rser"
[ 11.145468] amdgpu 0000:58:00.0: [drm:dce110_edp_wait_for_hpd_ready [amdgpu]] dce110_edp_wait_for_hpd_ready: wait timed out!
[ 11.146162] amdgpu 0000:58:00.0: [drm:dce110_edp_power_control [amdgpu]] dce110_edp_power_control: transition: power_up=0 current_ts=10277352062 edp_poweroff=0
edp_poweron=0 time_since_edp_poweroff_ms=10277 time_since_edp_poweron_ms=10277
[ 11.146719] amdgpu 0000:58:00.0: [drm:dce110_edp_power_control [amdgpu]] dce110_edp_power_control: BEGIN: Panel Power action: Off
[ 11.147263] amdgpu 0000:58:00.0: [drm:dce110_edp_power_control [amdgpu]] dce110_edp_power_control: END: Panel Power action: Off bp_result=0
[ 11.147549] amdgpu 0000:58:00.0: [drm:dce110_edp_power_control [amdgpu]] dce110_edp_power_control: updated values: edp_poweroff=10278739460 edp_poweron=0
[ 11.149130] amdgpu 0000:58:00.0: [drm:amdgpu_dm_init.cold [amdgpu]] freesync_module init done 00000000006d7935.
[ 11.149456] amdgpu 0000:58:00.0: [drm:amdgpu_dm_init.cold [amdgpu]] hdcp_workqueue init done 00000000b4eb8ae4.
[ 11.149667] workqueue: name exceeds WQ_NAME_LEN. Truncating to: hdmi_frl_status_polling_workque
[ 11.149735] amdgpu 0000:58:00.0: [drm:dc_enable_dmub_outbox [amdgpu]] dc_enable_dmub_outbox: dmub outbox notifications enabled
[ 11.150039] snd_hda_intel 0000:58:00.1: bound 0000:58:00.0 (ops amdgpu_dm_audio_component_bind_ops [amdgpu])
[ 11.150583] [drm:amdgpu_dm_irq_register_interrupt [amdgpu]] DM_IRQ: added irq handler: 0000000081732239 for: dal_src=96, irq context=0
[ 11.151068] amdgpu 0000:58:00.0: [drm:dce110_edp_power_control [amdgpu]] dce110_edp_power_control: transition: power_up=1 current_ts=10282258863 edp_poweroff=1
0278739460 edp_poweron=0 time_since_edp_poweroff_ms=3 time_since_edp_poweron_ms=10282
[ 11.151328] amdgpu 0000:58:00.0: [drm:dce110_edp_power_control [amdgpu]] dce110_edp_power_control: remaining_min_edp_poweroff_time_ms=497: begin wait.
[ 11.394321] NET: Registered PF_QIPCRTR protocol family
[ 11.454962] block nvme0n1: No UUID available providing old NGUID
[ 11.652534] amdgpu 0000:58:00.0: [drm:dce110_edp_power_control [amdgpu]] dce110_edp_power_control: remaining_min_edp_poweroff_time_ms=497: end wait.
[ 11.653592] [drm:dce110_edp_power_control [amdgpu]] dce110_edp_power_control: wait 497 ms to power on eDP.
[ 11.654396] amdgpu 0000:58:00.0: [drm:dce110_edp_power_control [amdgpu]] dce110_edp_power_control: BEGIN: Panel Power action: On
[ 11.655161] amdgpu 0000:58:00.0: [drm:dce110_edp_power_control [amdgpu]] dce110_edp_power_control: END: Panel Power action: On bp_result=0
[ 11.655861] amdgpu 0000:58:00.0: [drm:dce110_edp_power_control [amdgpu]] dce110_edp_power_control: updated values: edp_poweroff=10278739460 edp_poweron=1078705
0705
[ 11.817425] fbcon: Taking over console
[ 11.980263] r8152 2-2.1:1.0 eth0: carrier on
[ 11.996466] amdgpu 0000:58:00.0: [drm:dce110_edp_wait_for_hpd_ready [amdgpu]] dce110_edp_wait_for_hpd_ready: wait timed out!
```
My only worry is that GOP might be populating MPIO information (for hot-pluggable DDI links such as DP/HDMI or USB-C)... but then again, OpenSIL should do that based on devicetree anyway :akko_shrug:

you probably still want to have backups on a separate ...

2026-10-27T21:13:14Z

In reply to nevent1q…pvl7
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you probably *still* want to have backups on a separate drive/system in case your drive dies (which I wouldn't be surprised with smasnug) or gets corrupted :blobcatblep:
```
30 6 * * 6 /bin/tar --zstd -cf /mnt/nfs/Backups/$(date --iso-8601)-$(hostname).tar.zstd --exclude=/dev --exclude=/sys --exclude=/proc --exclude=/run --exclude=/tmp --exclude=/var/tmp --exclude=/var/db --exclude=/mnt --exclude=/media --exclude=*cache* --exclude=*Cache* /
```

to be fair, new fedora installer is atrocious. Few weeks ago I ...

2026-10-26T14:56:47Z

In reply to nevent1q…kw8v
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to be fair, new fedora installer is atrocious.
Few weeks ago I wanted to do manual partitioning + LUKS (which was possible in old anaconda) and option just... wasn't there. I'm not using btrfs, because I value my performance and data (btrfs not only preforms noticeably worse than ext4, it also explodes if you look at it wrong).
Didn't have time/spoons for doing it by hand, so I just grabbed a stick with Alpine and went with it.

Nostr event nevent1qqsxv4a6m7epmjgay4vpjskcqqj85w8a5p2lwlcgg9j4935f46t265szyq46gadpxs8tm8uwcf7ezu7dglmchhn0tpmq7yu9gvpm567k7w5nqvvcm27

2026-10-22T14:13:00Z

In reply to nevent1q…frx4
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j9V78UbdzWI&t=33

If you're on #Gentoo, you should be tracking this: ...

2026-10-20T20:57:56Z

If you're on #Gentoo, you should be tracking this:
https://bugs.gentoo.org/984601

However, in the meantime:
```
sed -i \
-e 's|^mozilla/emSign_ECC_Root_CA_-_G3.crt|!&|' \
-e 's|^mozilla/Comodo_AAA_Services_root.crt|!&|' \
/etc/ca-certificates.conf && update-ca-certificates -f
```

Only emSign cert should be present/removed, output should look like this:
```
Clearing symlinks in /etc/ssl/certs...
done.
Updating certificates in /etc/ssl/certs...
rehash: warning: skipping ca-certificates.crt, it does not contain exactly one certificate or CRL
144 added, 1 removed; done.
```
You're welcome :blobcatsalute:

> Try to take a break from the internet > Critical ...

2026-10-20T20:13:00Z

> Try to take a break from the internet
> Critical vulnerability in Linux's IPv4 stack
> *sigh* log in, patch your systems
> 2 days later
> root CA leaks it's uint8_t privkey

you can't make this up :neocat_floof_explode:

#netbsd on a Chromebook, because WCGW? Standard ACPI stuff like ...

2026-10-17T00:36:55Z

#netbsd on a Chromebook, because WCGW?

Standard ACPI stuff like CPU temperature reading, battery reporting, ATKBD or screen brightness does work.

However, nothing related to EC work (TigerLake and newer will not boot from USB-C due to Mux introduced in that generation, EC will also enter failsafe mode after few minutes, start ramping the fan up and hard power-off due to no response from nonexistent driver).

Graphical corruption in X11 (which also happens on Linux, this thing has a 4K display and works correctly only in Wayland).

Biggest surprise is that I2C seems broken, so touchpad/touchscreen/stylus probably wouldn't work (although I expect to beissing drivers for those devices as well).

Sound and WiFi of course doesn't work (Chromebooks use SOF, so it's not a standard HDA configuration and adding support for audio DSP would be... quite a lot of work) and WiFi is an Intel AX201 (cnvi), so obviously no luck there.

Probably biggest suprise to me is that NetBSD (seemingly) has zero complains about coreboot's ACPI, the only (mis)reporting of ACPI error is that it had no idea how to parse CrosEC stuff.

I'm positively surprised. Being the one to potentially write missing platform drivers sounds fun, I can implement some stuff I had in mind but maintainers of `platforms/chrome` in Linux absolutely hated :blobcat3c:

I think I'm gonna add NetBSD to my standard testing suite while working on coreboot, not just Linux and Windows.

> Intel HAP bit set by default on Chromebooks Obviously done ...

2026-10-15T15:12:30Z

In reply to nevent1q…js7t
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> Intel HAP bit set by default on Chromebooks

Obviously done without understanding why it hasn't been disabled, or tested on real hardware. Dell Chromebooks using WilcoEC will not have TBMC working. Almost ALL systems will end up with broken audio, as disabling ME breaks DSP FW signature verification.

*sigh* :neocat_facepalm:

11 and 12th Generation isn't that different in terms of GPU ...

2026-10-14T22:42:09Z

In reply to nevent1q…5c4d
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11 and 12th Generation isn't that different in terms of GPU though (from what I looked at in libgfxinit/coreboot) so it prooooobably wouldn't be that difficult to add?

I wish NetBSD folks would have a "kernel development/contributions for dummies". We made Chromebooks (and various different USB/bluetooth devices) work under Linux, doing so in NetBSD shouldn't be that difficult... right? *softly*... right?

as someone who used to carry a ThinkPad T420 in college... hot ...

2026-10-14T12:35:48Z

In reply to nevent1q…36vq
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as someone who used to carry a ThinkPad T420 in college... hot take, but I don't think it's necessarily a bad thing?

I'm using KOHAKU (Samsung Galaxy Chromebook) as my main laptop on the go. It has 2x USB-C, headphone jack, mSD slot... that's about it. 4K AMOLED 13.3in screen, i5-10210U, 8GB LPDDR3, 1TB NVME (2230). About the same thiccness as modern smartphones, weights ~1kg, flips into tablet mode for drawing and stuff (at least it would if I wouldn't have dropped it on concrete floor at GPN and messed up the hinge).
Sure, it starts to show it's age (6 years) but I can easily see myself using it for another 2-3 years, for missing ports I just carry a smol dock in my backpack that has HDMI, ethernet and 3x USB-A.

My work laptop is a Framework 16 (1st Gen). Nice screen ratio/refresh rate, proper workstation with (almost) all ports I would ever need (though 16in laptop missing native headphone jack... seriously?). It pretty much needs it's dedicated 240W brick (despite being USB-C), so you *really* feel it in your backpack and using it on a bus (i.e: FlixBus) is pretty much impossible and battery life is pretty bad.

That's why I'm taking my work laptop only if I know I'll have space to use it (trains, office, hotel room, venues etc), otherwise I just grab my personal laptop and ssh (hence why that laptop had travelled trough entire Europe and Japan in the past ~5 years) :akko_shrug:

Isn't `subs.proxad.net` a residential block of free.fr?

2026-10-13T23:28:04Z

In reply to nevent1q…ygkc
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Isn't `subs.proxad.net` a residential block of free.fr?

one guy on youtube already did that, it's much easier to ...

2026-10-12T21:02:04Z

In reply to nevent1q…mf7c
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one guy on youtube already did that, it's much easier to explain cenzopapa now: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yRqneKUaCag

✅ Works on Internet Explorer 5 (Windows 2000) Good website, ...

2026-10-11T21:16:03Z

In reply to nevent1q…gagz
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✅ Works on Internet Explorer 5 (Windows 2000)

Good website, 10/10

that was peak emo/scene era :blobcat3c:

2026-10-10T14:09:47Z

In reply to nevent1q…xu6j
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that was peak emo/scene era :blobcat3c:

this might be DDG actually... ...

2026-10-09T16:48:47Z

In reply to nevent1q…9ja5
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this might be DDG actually...

you can see the inspiration from Bad Apple and "The Fall" ...

2026-10-09T16:13:29Z

In reply to nevent1q…tm8p
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you can see the inspiration from Bad Apple and "The Fall" by Lemon :blobcataww:

at least it's just random slop and not being a hypocrite ...

2026-10-08T23:13:55Z

In reply to nevent1q…fef4
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at least it's just random slop and not being a hypocrite (like one of the artists I used to follow who started promoting slopped, commercial clone of Krita... and defending it) :neocat_melt_sob:

NetBSD toaster is still very much alive in hacker circles ...

2026-10-08T22:35:17Z

In reply to nevent1q…ts85
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NetBSD toaster is still very much alive in hacker circles :blobcat3c:
https://donotsta.re/objects/b2e8093c-6a8c-4be5-bbb0-a93d435ff420

Rechnernetz sind scheiẞe

2026-10-08T16:39:20Z

In reply to nevent1q…rl40
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Rechnernetz sind scheiẞe

I love WireGuard because I like simplicity (we're not the ...

2026-10-08T14:57:38Z

In reply to nevent1q…8w00
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I love WireGuard because I like simplicity (we're not the same or something something)

All those cores could be repurposed to do something useful, like ...

2026-10-08T14:56:24Z

In reply to nevent1q…hztd
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All those cores could be repurposed to do something useful, like protein simulation (or other medical research).
https://people.ece.cornell.edu/land/courses/ece5760/FinalProjects/s2024/yg585_kg534_sj778/yg585_kg534_sj778/yg585_kg534_sj778.html

Of course they won't use it for good of humanity, but one could dream :akko_shrug:

well, I did manage to run into issues with SSH despite `tcp flags ...

2026-10-08T14:28:34Z

In reply to nevent1q…73dg
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well, I did manage to run into issues with SSH despite `tcp flags syn tcp option maxseg size set rt mtu` (WireGuard on Linux box acting as a router with PPPoE upstream (1492), client being my workstation on VLAN x, and using tethering to SSH from my laptop) :akko_shrug:

you clearly haven't used SSH over WireGuard on peer located ...

2026-10-08T13:58:12Z

In reply to nevent1q…vg2z
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you clearly haven't used SSH over WireGuard on peer located in PPPoE network :akko_giggle:
(In this case set WireGuard MTU to 1280)

I really wonder why people aren't DIYing watercooling blocks. ...

2026-10-07T22:53:25Z

I really wonder why people aren't DIYing watercooling blocks. Found only two videos where they go "DON'T DO IT, BAD IDEA"... am I missing something?

You can get really cheap heatsinks that roughly match your CPU's surface (way cheaper than ready-made waterblocks) and design plastic part which feeds water trough that heatsink.

Add some inlet/outlet to attach a gardenhose, print in ABS (temperature resistance), add an o-ring (or just use silicone), insert the heatsink and secure it with screws.

Pull car radiator out of a junkyard and reasonably powerful pump (~20 years ago people were just using aquarium pumps) and boom, watercooling for the price of.. pretty good aircooler these days (~20 EUR). Probably the reason why nobody bothers with liquid cooling in general these days (not to mention maintenance burden) but it's still surprising that nobody even tried to do it :akko_shrug:

bend the bracket, chaotic evil solution that works :blobcat3c:

2026-10-07T21:13:37Z

In reply to nevent1q…uuf3
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bend the bracket, chaotic evil solution that works :blobcat3c:

`browser.nova.enabled = false`

2026-10-05T21:33:00Z

In reply to nevent1q…483z
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`browser.nova.enabled = false`

Fun fact: It works on Proton just fine, but if you set ...

2026-10-02T11:41:27Z

In reply to nevent1q…5gcu
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Fun fact: It works on Proton just fine, but if you set kernel.yama.ptrace_scope=2, EAC will throw you out of the window

"Yes we accept LLM contributions, but our code standards are ...

2026-10-02T02:49:01Z

"Yes we accept LLM contributions, but our code standards are high"

Chromebooks in #nura main? More likely than you'd think ...

2026-09-30T21:49:28Z

Chromebooks in #nura main? More likely than you'd think :blobcat3c:

seems to work :akko_shrug:

2026-09-30T20:07:29Z

In reply to nevent1q…lguq
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seems to work :akko_shrug:

@9lore: hands me Nura image with systemd Me: `sed -i ...

2026-09-30T19:19:16Z

@9lore: *hands me Nura image with systemd*

Me: `sed -i s/systemd/openrc/g /etc/apk/world; apk -Ua upgrade; sync; echo b > /proc/sysrq-trigger` :hehe:

someone from the project was complaining on IRC about ...

2026-09-30T15:06:16Z

In reply to nevent1q…jpuq
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someone from the project was complaining on IRC about deprecation. I explained that nobody showed up to maintain those platforms when old resource allocator was dropped, so those platforms got deprecated as well.

At first I was like "nah, I don't have time for this", but F15h holds a special place in my heart (used FX-6300 for almost a decade, FM2+ board from Medion was my first coreboot port maaaany years ago) so I'll just do it when I'll have the time. It can't be more difficult than beating broken OpenSIL for Ryzen 7000 into a working state :akko_fistup:

I even had an A10 APU on AM4 and A320 board once, I agree it ...

2026-09-30T14:19:35Z

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I even had an A10 APU on AM4 and A320 board once, I agree it would be funny but I have no idea whom I have given it to

I can't believe someone from @npub1ug0…dw2r managed to ...

2026-09-30T10:29:45Z

I can't believe someone from NetBSD Foundation 🚩 (npub1ug0…dw2r) managed to nerdsnipe me into bringing back AMD F15h support in coreboot :akko_giggle:

in the end I stole A hill's laptop, took it apart, cleaned it ...

2026-09-30T09:47:24Z

In reply to nevent1q…ayr7
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in the end I stole A hill's laptop, took it apart, cleaned it (apparently making fan go spinny with compressor somehow fixed the bearings) and put it back together.

For now it's fixed, but no idea how long it'll hold and since lelnovo only sells fan + heatsink assembly it'll cost €50 to replace (which is frankly outrageous, this should be a €15 fix)

@npub18t0…vjrt's laptop: wrrr Me: *whacks the fan to ...

2026-09-29T14:20:37Z

achill (npub18t0…vjrt)'s laptop: *wrrr*
Me: *whacks the fan to knock bearings back into place*
Laptop: *goes silent*

Some time passes, laptop starts making unhealthy fan noise again...
Federico Izzo (npub1uk8…jt2x): *gently slaps Achill's laptop*

Looks like I unleashed a chain of violence on Achill's laptop :akko_giggle:
#cccacleaks

Me: mentions MIPS in CCCAC @aelin and @npub18hu…zwv2: *jump ...

2026-09-28T20:38:14Z

Me: *mentions MIPS in CCCAC*
@aelin and @ ( -- ) #6118 DEO JMP2r (npub18hu…zwv2): *jump over the couch and bring MIPS systems to the table

#cccacleaks :akko_giggle:

flag Linux is very comfy, definitely counts

2026-09-28T09:47:41Z

In reply to nevent1q…xake
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flag Linux is very comfy, definitely counts

my weeb-rotten brain automatically called the mascot ...

2026-09-27T16:37:13Z

In reply to nevent1q…uvdy
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my weeb-rotten brain automatically called the mascot "Nurako", not only because Japanese, but also .ko (as in, kernel object) :neocat_woozy:

it will depend drastically depending on SoC vendor (Apple, ...

2026-09-27T01:49:21Z

In reply to nevent1q…fq6t
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it will depend drastically depending on SoC vendor (Apple, MediaTek, Rockchip, Qualcomm etc.) you want to document.

I have some experience with MediaTek (MT8186, MT8195, MT6789, MT8781) and Qualcomm (SDM710, SM8250) if that's any help so feel free to prep a list of questions and send it over :neocat_floof:

dunno, I never owned any tablets (with an exception of Chromebook ...

2026-09-26T17:16:06Z

In reply to nevent1q…tnuj
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dunno, I never owned any tablets (with an exception of Chromebook Duet - Kukui/KRANE). This is an MT8188 version (Geralt/Ciri) that @9lore bought for university and handed to me to fix touchscreen and trackpad (I2C over EC, hammer).

There are folks hacking on iDevices though: https://wiki.postmarketos.org/wiki/Apple_Generic_iDevice_(apple-idevice)#Booting

VNC server? :neocat_confused:

2026-09-26T16:10:04Z

In reply to nevent1q…tg80
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VNC server? :neocat_confused:

we have #postmarketOSandAlpineLinuxConference2026 at home ...

2026-09-26T15:59:00Z

we have #postmarketOSandAlpineLinuxConference2026 at home

OH: "I tried getting display to work, but instead I ...

2026-09-26T15:13:18Z

OH: "I tried getting display to work, but instead I accidentally got USB to work"

UART hunting? :neocat_floof:

2026-09-26T14:01:15Z

In reply to nevent1q…2ts0
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UART hunting? :neocat_floof:

Quite frankly it's only a part of the reason why mobile ...

2026-09-26T11:20:27Z

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Quite frankly it's only a part of the reason why mobile ecosystem makes my blood boil, especially with vendors like Smasnug removing the ability to install your own (updated) software and get rid of bloatware.

Case in point: I connected another mainlining victim to WiFi (second motorola-vicky). Phone is still plenty fast despite being a budget phone from few years ago, but it already lost support in 2025... and after connecting it to WiFi it installed all of that rubbish.

Hot take, but at this point nobody should buy any new Android devices.
https://asdf.donotsta.re/media/37f12573e5994ce43f8cac9dea04905a17cabd340d3fcc57faa24b42a034b802.m4v

Just realised that apparently google-oriole (Pixel 6) is losing ...

2026-09-26T11:10:24Z

Just realised that apparently google-oriole (Pixel 6) is losing support next month... after only 5 years.

CPU in this thing is still really fast (in fact, it's maybe 20% slower than current top-of-the-line and could easily be used as ARM64 buildhost) and feels extremely snappy (doesn't slow-down at all).

Cameras still take great pictures and battery is a bit tired (lasts roughly a day, compared to 3 days when it was new) but I got a replacement from iFixit that's been waiting on the shelf for a year to install.

Could totally see myself using it for another 5 years (despite the fact it's a brick that breaks my wrist) and it's ridiculous that Android vendors want people to replace perfectly good devices after just 5 years... and even more of a reason to mainline/port pmOS to them :blobcat3c:

food was pretty good actually and they even had gluten-free stuff ...

2026-09-23T19:05:02Z

In reply to nevent1q…764h
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food was pretty good actually and they even had gluten-free stuff (otherwise I wouldn't go there), but... yeah. I've been rotting in bed since Friday and still can't focus on getting any work done

Kinda, after OSFC we had a company trip to vegan restaurant and ...

2026-09-23T19:00:57Z

In reply to nevent1q…xnjr
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Kinda, after OSFC we had a company trip to vegan restaurant and suspect that's where we got it (either one of taxi drivers, or someone in the restaurant). People who haven't gone to that place are completely fine, but ~70% of my coworkers present in that restaurant got sick (either with same thing as me, or flu)

Me: "Hm, I'm feeling pretty okay, maybe I shouldn't ...

2026-09-23T18:56:12Z

Me: "Hm, I'm feeling pretty okay, maybe I shouldn't have cancelled my #postmarketOSandAlpineLinuxConference2026 attendance"
@9lore: *Makes me laugh while making tea*
Me: *Starts coughing uncontrollably and grasping for air, followed by more coughing*... ah, damn it :akko_sad:

yeah, it was fine when we hacked on X year-old machines from ...

2026-09-22T14:21:52Z

In reply to nevent1q…c8c5
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yeah, it was fine when we hacked on X year-old machines from second-hand market but it's not sustainable to work on new ones (especially in current market)

something something flash situation is so dire that people are ...

2026-09-21T23:53:05Z

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something something flash situation is so dire that people are de-soldering eMMC/UFS modules from old phones and making fast flash-drives out of them or something :akko_giggle:

1. "perspective" 2. lightning 3. sheep has 5 legs (all ...

2026-09-21T19:04:11Z

In reply to nevent1q…jz6u
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1. "perspective"
2. lightning
3. sheep has 5 legs (all anatomically incorrect), lmao
4:

MATE + Compiz Fusion + Cairo Dock + Emerald still goes hard ...

2026-09-21T16:09:31Z

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MATE + Compiz Fusion + Cairo Dock + Emerald still goes hard :akko_giggle:

*(yes, I'm old)*

you need: ``` &usb_1_dwc3 { dr_mode = "peripheral"; ...

2026-09-21T15:17:00Z

In reply to nevent1q…pa93
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you need:
```
&usb_1_dwc3 {
dr_mode = "peripheral";
[...]
usb-role-switch;
}
```
Then switch as I described under: https://wiki.postmarketos.org/wiki/Qualcomm_Snapdragon_710_(SDM710)#USB

pretty sure it's supposed to be fast :blobcatblep: ...

2026-09-21T13:29:50Z

In reply to nevent1q…nann
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pretty sure it's *supposed* to be fast :blobcatblep:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lawkc3jH3ws

Danke, sadly had to cancel my attendance because it's indeed ...

2026-09-21T11:29:51Z

In reply to nevent1q…3z42
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Danke, sadly had to cancel my attendance because it's indeed tonsillitis. I'm unable to function ATM, not to mention it's very contagious so... yeeeeeah. Hopefully next year :blobcatblep:

you may horrify Germans by playing TPS games on a trackball ...

2026-09-21T00:50:46Z

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you may horrify Germans by playing TPS games on a trackball :akko_giggle:

you can actually do dual-role and switch in sysfs but likely ...

2026-09-21T00:48:18Z

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you can actually do dual-role and switch in sysfs but likely doesn't supply power, same issue as SDM670/SDM710

I've ran into many random issues doing that (unexpected ...

2026-09-19T22:30:44Z

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I've ran into many random issues doing that (unexpected crashes, issues with syncing) and unfortunately I'm stuck with signal for quite a few of my friends, coworkers and company events.

For example, logistics for osfc.io were organised using Signal because (as you would expect from company ran by hackers) we only use Slack in web-browsers or the Linux "application" on company-provided machines. Strict work/personal separation means we use Signal for event coordination while on the go without (potentially) leaking sensitive information if any of our personal devices would've gotten compromised but that also means I need reliability.

Signal Desktop royally sucks but at least works and since I always have my Chromebook with me, I technically wouldn't need a phone at all :blobcatblep:

> Get back from OSFC > "Finally, can get some proper ...

2026-09-19T21:47:17Z

> Get back from OSFC
> "Finally, can get some proper sleep"
> Wake up feeling extremely sick
> It's probably tonsillitis (very contagious)
> Message orga chat to warn your coworkers
> Most of them also got sick

I hope it'll pass soon, otherwise I'll need to cancel my talk/attendance on pmOS conference :akko_tired:

nah, it's fine. Get yourself a cheap USB-C powered hotplate ...

2026-09-19T19:50:58Z

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nah, it's fine. Get yourself a cheap USB-C powered hotplate and throw a mobo onto it, should temporarily fix it

Siemens Xelibri 4 was ahead of it's time. These days most ...

2026-09-19T09:40:09Z

In reply to nevent1q…mm7u
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Siemens Xelibri 4 was ahead of it's time. These days most smartphones break people's wrists with their size and weight, but Siemens managed to do that in ~2004 with worst button placement on any mobile device ever made :neobot_giggle:

about time, signal (and it's requirement for primary device ...

2026-09-19T09:24:59Z

In reply to nevent1q…r0qt
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about time, signal (and it's requirement for primary device being an iOS/Android smartphone) is the only reason why I'm still carrying an iOS device with me

New ICEs (Class 408) have a superior seat design, you can fit a ...

2026-09-18T16:59:29Z

New ICEs (Class 408) have a superior seat design, you can fit a whole Chromebook (13.3in) in the tablet holder :neocat_surprised_pika:

Netherlands country review: - Really nice people with great sense ...

2026-09-18T13:49:08Z

Netherlands country review:
- Really nice people with great sense of humour
- Gluten-free food available on every corner
- Quiet cities
- Every public toilet I've seen was unisex (finally, gender abolished /s)
- Dutch bikes are absolutely GOATed (I want one now)

Pretty nice, shall visit again :neocat_floof:

what about a network card? https://theretroweb.com/chips/10635

2026-09-15T20:48:17Z

In reply to nevent1q…d79k
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what about a network card?
https://theretroweb.com/chips/10635

First time in Netherlands :neocat_floof: One of the first ...

2026-09-14T23:10:51Z

First time in Netherlands :neocat_floof:

One of the first impressions:
- Look, this guy is overtaking tram on a bike
- Something something weakest Dutch cyclist or something

my count so far: - Poland - Czechia - Austria - Germany - France ...

2026-09-14T16:44:30Z

In reply to nevent1q…6qep
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my count so far:
- Poland
- Czechia
- Austria
- Germany
- France
- Belgium
- England
- Taiwan
- Japan

ever been on Tohoku line, which is operated (mostly) by ...

2026-09-14T15:53:46Z

In reply to nevent1q…78tv
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ever been on Tohoku line, which is operated (mostly) by E5-series?
They usually go ~320km/h and you can travel entire country in few hours, more convenient than flying. It's insane... but if you want to see some views it's better to take slower trains because you won't see much :(

You may fascinate Europeans with a train reaching ...

2026-09-14T14:22:06Z

You may fascinate Europeans with a train reaching Shinkansen-level speeds :neocat_floof:
https://asdf.donotsta.re/media/f8e1e6de1e641ec9d54e146703e3492d0b910766532e480003eb6dc5e63a3a43.JPG

> @9lore hands me his Pixel 9 Pro > Check the DT > ...

2026-09-12T18:06:23Z

> @9lore hands me his Pixel 9 Pro
> Check the DT
> Synaptics S3908TG
> Look at LKML
> From: @cas@treehouse.systems

...I'm not even surprised (but it will need adding SPI support to that driver) :akko_giggle:

according to our discussion on IRC/Matrix, MT6789. You don't ...

2026-09-11T23:25:50Z

In reply to nevent1q…zp7r
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according to our discussion on IRC/Matrix, MT6789.

You don't need to limit memory to 2GB. This SoC is using 4GB memory banks, according to pmOS wiki you have 8GB so 2x 4GB banks.
I suspect MRC is storing some data at the end of each bank so we need to write a proper parsing logic, but this should work (it does on motorola-vicky):
https://github.com/ellyq/u-boot-mtk-g99/blob/mt6789-stable/arch/arm/mach-mediatek/mt6789/init.c#L19-L30

oh yeah, that sounds like PROCHOT assertion

2026-09-10T21:41:23Z

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oh yeah, that sounds like PROCHOT assertion

wait until you learn that "bau" means "woof" in ...

2026-09-10T21:30:21Z

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wait until you learn that "bau" means "woof" in Japanese. I can't pass by bauhaus without saying "bau bau" now... :blobcatnotlikethis:

have you checked /proc/interrupts?

2026-09-10T21:27:51Z

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have you checked /proc/interrupts?

you get used to it if you're Polish (our stupid government is ...

2026-09-10T14:19:48Z

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you get used to it if you're Polish (our stupid government is blasting sirens basically every few weeks, so people stopped taking it seriously decades ago)

It's about control, it's easier to control people when ...

2026-09-09T00:16:34Z

In reply to nevent1q…qrcd
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It's about control, it's easier to control people when they're uninformed and/or divided.
That's why nazis executed and soviets surveilled people with higher education, basically:

this post made me check the calendar :akko_giggle:

2026-09-08T13:29:31Z

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this post made me check the calendar :akko_giggle:

no, did not have time (and won't for the rest of the month) ...

2026-09-08T09:24:10Z

In reply to nevent1q…p6pl
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no, did not have time (and won't for the rest of the month) to write display drivers... but it will be interesting to see how upstream userspace will handle two completely different screens :blobcatblep:

Main screen won't be a problem (in fact, I'm already running Plasma Mobile on it), but 512x260 cover display will be a challenge for the compositor. I would probably prefer to exclude it from wayland and go full embedded route with small application dedicated to drawing stuff on it like clock, battery icon, notifications etc.

yes, same and exact phone :blobcat3c: Don't worry though, ...

2026-09-07T20:34:07Z

In reply to nevent1q…vr2p
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yes, same and exact phone :blobcat3c:
Don't worry though, internal storage has been dumped (and compressed/encrypted with owner's key) so it can be restored if needed and there was even EDL loader available for it last time I checked

Me: "Okay, time to put this into drawer and revisit it when ...

2026-09-07T20:22:58Z

Me: "Okay, time to put this into drawer and revisit it when I'll have more time"
My brain: "So... you're just going to let the device win?"
Me: "...hold my tea"

CCD is blocked on enterprise-enrolled machines, so no, you need a ...

2026-09-07T16:59:08Z

In reply to nevent1q…9hnl
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CCD is blocked on enterprise-enrolled machines, so no, you need a flasher

it's beautiful, can I get it on a shirt? ~~bonus if I could ...

2026-09-07T00:04:25Z

In reply to nevent1q…f4x3
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it's beautiful, can I get it on a shirt? ~~bonus if I could pick it up at MRMCD^H^H~~

congrats on inventing BSL (Banana Subscriber Line)

2026-09-06T20:39:42Z

In reply to nevent1q…5h0f
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congrats on inventing BSL (Banana Subscriber Line)

Sometimes, while porting #postmarketos you accidentally create ...

2026-09-05T20:44:46Z

Sometimes, while porting #postmarketos you accidentally create abstract art

cold take, it absolutely is :neocat_blep: I've been sentenced ...

2026-09-04T11:12:36Z

In reply to nevent1q…0zxd
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cold take, it absolutely is :neocat_blep:

I've been sentenced to using ISO (German) keyboard for the past few weeks and I absolutely despise it (it might be just because I grew up with ANSI layout but my muscle memory expects horizontal enter and on ISO my pinky presses "\" instead of enter)

> Try to build Android in 2026 > It requires nsjail with ...

2026-09-03T15:24:12Z

> Try to build Android in 2026
> It *requires* nsjail with no easy way to disable it
> The only system with enough resources that you can use for this purpose is a work container without CAP_SYS_ADMIN, so you can't create namespaces

Come on google :akko_angry:

shouldn't it just be an sdm845-mainline? ...

2026-09-03T15:16:27Z

In reply to nevent1q…vwlm
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shouldn't it just be an sdm845-mainline?
https://gitlab.postmarketos.org/postmarketOS/pmaports/-/blob/main/device/community/linux-postmarketos-qcom-sdm845/APKBUILD

oh yeah, wouldn't mess with sonoffs this way. I'm proud ...

2026-08-31T00:09:26Z

In reply to nevent1q…gmj4
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oh yeah, wouldn't mess with sonoffs this way. I'm proud of how cursed it is... and the best part is that I planned to buy some shellys few days ago but forgot thanks to ADHD

just spliced wires from the switch, so when relay closes it ...

2026-08-30T23:48:12Z

In reply to nevent1q…c543
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just spliced wires from the switch, so when relay closes it basically goes:

*(It's safe, everything you see is running on low voltages. Relay needs 12V DC, ESP8266 5/3.3V DC and wiring for solenoid is 13.3V AC. I touched it with bare hands :neocat_googly: and it was fine)*

Hacker equivalent of “Tony Stark was able to build this in a ...

2026-08-30T23:41:03Z

Hacker equivalent of “Tony Stark was able to build this in a cave! With a box of scraps!"

pretty cute honestly, I used to use similar setup on a Pentium II ...

2026-08-29T20:02:03Z

In reply to nevent1q…m24j
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pretty cute honestly, I used to use similar setup on a Pentium II laptop in ~2011 :blobcat3c: