[08:20] schestowitz[08:20] schestowitzBecause I love doing things quite backwards, I found myself in a predicament: I had only a wired direct connection between my laptop and the Raspberry Pi where I was running LibreELEC. Using mDNS I could connect to it directly connected at LibreELEC.local, and that's great...
[08:20] schestowitzBut I wanted to join it to a WiFi network, and I only had a not-great 6-button remote control to plug into the Pi, so entering in long passwords via the UI (if that's even possible without a keyboard?) was not something I wanted to attempt.
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[08:24] schestowitz[08:24] schestowitzStern used two different boards to bring the device to life: an Arduino Nano ESP32 and a Mega 2560. The former monitors some of the buttons and controls the LCD panel on the left side. The latter monitors the green buttons and controls their LEDs. It also drives the LEDs behind the right screen, which is actually a static semi-transparent image. The LEDs light up in sequence to create an [08:24] schestowitz effect similar to what we see in the cartoon.
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[08:24] schestowitz[08:24] schestowitzToday, we are excited to share that Avnet and Arduino announced a global partnership to support equipment manufacturers and machine builders in moving toward a more modular future. The new agreement combines the strength of Avnets worldwide embedded design services and distribution support with Arduinos robust embedded technology ecosystem of hardware and software.
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[08:29] schestowitz[08:29] schestowitzFor quite some time now Krita has been available in various app stores: Steam, the Windows Store, the Epic Store, Google Play. While you can always download Krita for all platforms for free from krita.org (or tinker with the source code and build it yourself), Krita in stores have a price tag.
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[08:35] schestowitz[08:35] schestowitzI came across Firefox Focus purely by accident. I was trying to figure out if there was a simple way to block ads in Safari. Why Safari? Well, that's a story for another time (stay tuned). Now, in the App Store, under Safari extensions, I saw an entry called Firefox Focus. Me frowned. From what I know, on iOS devices, Firefox and friends are just skins for the WebKit engine, so I couldn't reall [08:35] schestowitz y immediately fathom how this browser cum extension fits into the picture. Eventually, fathom that I did, but more interestingly, this little finding spurred a wee exploration, and then, an entire review. And here we are.
[08:35] schestowitzIn a nutshell, Firefox Focus is a minimalistic browser for mobile devices, focused [sic] on privacy. On Android, it's a browser in its own right, a lightweight version of Firefox, which I use as my primary browser on any Android phone. On iPhones, it's tracking-blocker for Safari. Here, I decided to experiment primarily with the former, and see how the Focus behaves as a day-to-day Internet po [08:35] schestowitz rtal, and if and how it could potentially work alongside proper Firefox. Or perchance even replace it. Let's explore.
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