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Are there any books to read written on the topic of copyleft hardware and manufacturing?
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IRIS standard in computer hardware security
An IRIS (Infrared In-situ) microprocessor, running a FOSH (Free Open Source Hardware) design can be visually inspected to have the expected transistor layout by the end user with an inexpensive microscope.
https://www.crowdsupply.com/baochip/dabao
#fosh #foss #security #privacy #mcu #riscv #iris #infraredinsitu
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Just did a brief search for micro OLED displays, and it looks like SeeYa displays might be good for prototyping a headset for low vision.
https://www.displaymodule.com/products/1-03-inch-micro-oled-display-2560x2560-with-mipi
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Just found IADIY.COM as a source for embedded camera lens systems. I've been looking for how to use a surface mount CMOS camera sensor, and it looks like an M5 or M7 lens system from IADIY might work. Just ordered 8 of these super small lens systems, which should each fit within an 8mm by 8mm square for the tip of our pen-like stylus product to allow a blind person to feel visual art through a haptic interface.
https://www.iadiy.com/board-camera-lens
#blind #a11y #fosh #foss #ee #optics #pcb #cmos #sensor #lens #bce #pensee #maker
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I'm looking at a potential camera for our first accessibility tool. It's a 60 FPS 640x480 color camera with a parallel output. If I'm not mistaken, it looks like the specifications for configuring it are publicly disclosed in the available datasheet.
https://www.digikey.com/en/products/detail/onsemi/ASX340AT3C00XPED0-TPBR/15860677
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Just spent the day setting up some devops scripts for bringing up a branded and secured self-hosted Jitsi Meet video conferencing server droplet on digitalocean for business meetings for the FOSH accessibility non-profit, @bce .
#foss #fosh #freesoftware #boycottgoogle #boycottapple #boycottmicrosoft #antimonopoly #jitsi #security #privacy #devops #digitalocean #droplet
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This is a long read, but I think it has a much more coherent take on the idea of creating ethical, political, or anti-capitalistic software licenses:
https://sfconservancy.org/blog/2022/mar/17/copyleft-ethical-source-putin-ukraine/
#nccc #ppl #agpl #gpl #foss #fosh #freesoftware #freehardware #license #licensing #softwarelicense #softwarelicensing #copyleft #copyfarleft
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This is a long read, but I think it has a much more coherent take on the idea of creating ethical, political, or anti-capitalistic software licenses:
https://sfconservancy.org/blog/2022/mar/17/copyleft-ethical-source-putin-ukraine/
#nccc #ppl #agpl #gpl #foss #fosh #freesoftware #freehardware #license #licensing #softwarelicense #softwarelicensing #copyleft #copyfarleft
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This is a long read, but I think it has a much more coherent take on the idea of creating ethical, political, or anti-capitalistic software licenses:
https://sfconservancy.org/blog/2022/mar/17/copyleft-ethical-source-putin-ukraine/
#nccc #ppl #agpl #gpl #foss #fosh #freesoftware #freehardware #license #licensing #softwarelicense #softwarelicensing #copyleft #copyfarleft
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This is a long read, but I think it has a much more coherent take on the idea of creating ethical, political, or anti-capitalistic software licenses:
https://sfconservancy.org/blog/2022/mar/17/copyleft-ethical-source-putin-ukraine/
#nccc #ppl #agpl #gpl #foss #fosh #freesoftware #freehardware #license #licensing #softwarelicense #softwarelicensing #copyleft #copyfarleft
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I'm looking for a CMOS camera sensor for a FOSH project. I'm just looking for a surface mount chip without the lens.
It looks like two big brands are onsemi and omnivision. I've applied for NDA access to the datasheets, but I'm wondering if there are good options with open specs? How do people generally release FOSH based on chips with NDA specs?
I've gotten the OV7670 prototype boards configured using I2C and I can read frames out using the parallel interface.
Parallel interfaces are easy. Many cameras now have MIPI interfaces. Is it easy to read MIPI data? I am planning to use an FPGA to read the camera data, so although parallel would be easiest, I imagine there could be a MIPI Vertilog 2005 implementation that I could compile to run in my FPGA?
#foss #fosh #camera #sensor #camerasensor #fpga #mipi #onsemi #omnivision #cmossensor
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Finished a redesign of my first PCB assembly order ever. I'm using JLCPCB and I've ordered the one part in this test design.
I'm waiting for the one part to arrive in their assembly facility in Hong Kong.
This is a 2 layer board to breakout an 8x8 mm DRAM chip with 54 pins so that I can play with it on my breadboard.
This is designed in kicad.
#foss #fosh #pcb #pcba #ee #jlcpcb #ram #dram #freemanufacturing #bce #bcecoop #bcecoopinc #kicad
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I'm planning to order my first custom PCB from JLCPCB, which will only have one RAM chip breakout to include on my breadboard prototype. On my breadboard, I've gotten the following working:
- ICE40 FPGA (Architry Cu)
- ESP32-C3 MCU (RISC-V + Wifi/BT)
- OV7670 Camera (640x480 30 FPS)I'd like to use the FPGA to read the camera data and store it in a RAM. Also, I'd like the MCU to be able to read single pixels at ~1000 Hz from the RAM. I plan to use the FPGA to manage the interface between the MCU and the RAM as well.
At first, my choice of RAM was a small RAM that is hard to find with a long lead time with JLCPCB. Now, I'm planning to use a slightly larger RAM with shorter lead time. This is the RAM part I'm looking at:The design in the image is the old part. I'm now starting a redesign of the PCB with the new slightly larger RAM.
#foss #fosh #freemanufacturing #bce #bcecoop #bcecoopinc #fpga #mcu #ram #maker #ee #breadboard #prototype #jlcpcb
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This is my first microcontroller project which has 3 parts:
1. ESP32-S3 MCU
2. OV7670 Camera
3. BNO085 IMU
I've gotten everything working together on a breadboard at a very slow rate. I'm now working on a new design, but this represents a lot of learning accomplishments for me.#foss #fosh #maker #ee #mcu #imu #camera #esp32 #esp32s3 #ov7670 #bno085
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@Stilling To improve rigidity, just finished attaching a new second spindle holder to my SainSmart Genmitsu 4030 ProxerXL CNC aluminum router. Also replaced my clogged MQL (Minimum Quantity Lubrication) sprayer with a new dual sprayer.
#cnc #aluminum #router #maker #cncrouter #cncaluminum #foss #fosh #genmitsu #sainsmart #proverxl #proverxl4030 #mql
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Just ordered some parts to prototype an experimental tactile interface for "feeling" visual textures.
I ordered a piezoelectric actuator, some through hole op-amps to drive it, a breadboard, some prototyping wire, some 1/8" prototyping jacks, an assortment of through hole resistors, and a big box of small plastic drawers to organize my parts.
I'm gonna drive the piezoelectric actuator by driving the op-amp with the audio out from my sound card on my PC. I'm planning to prototype a tiny MCU and tiny camera separately.
I'm so excited for this project.
#freehardware #fosh #ee #prototyping #sensors #actuators #mcu #opamp
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Just ordered some parts to prototype an experimental tactile interface for "feeling" visual textures.
I ordered a piezoelectric actuator, some through hole op-amps to drive it, a breadboard, some prototyping wire, some 1/8" prototyping jacks, an assortment of through hole resistors, and a big box of small plastic drawers to organize my parts.
I'm gonna drive the piezoelectric actuator by driving the op-amp with the audio out from my sound card on my PC. I'm planning to prototype a tiny MCU and tiny camera separately.
I'm so excited for this project.
#freehardware #fosh #ee #prototyping #sensors #actuators #mcu #opamp
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Just ordered some parts to prototype an experimental tactile interface for "feeling" visual textures.
I ordered a piezoelectric actuator, some through hole op-amps to drive it, a breadboard, some prototyping wire, some 1/8" prototyping jacks, an assortment of through hole resistors, and a big box of small plastic drawers to organize my parts.
I'm gonna drive the piezoelectric actuator by driving the op-amp with the audio out from my sound card on my PC. I'm planning to prototype a tiny MCU and tiny camera separately.
I'm so excited for this project.
#freehardware #fosh #ee #prototyping #sensors #actuators #mcu #opamp
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Just ordered some parts to prototype an experimental tactile interface for "feeling" visual textures.
I ordered a piezoelectric actuator, some through hole op-amps to drive it, a breadboard, some prototyping wire, some 1/8" prototyping jacks, an assortment of through hole resistors, and a big box of small plastic drawers to organize my parts.
I'm gonna drive the piezoelectric actuator by driving the op-amp with the audio out from my sound card on my PC. I'm planning to prototype a tiny MCU and tiny camera separately.
I'm so excited for this project.
#freehardware #fosh #ee #prototyping #sensors #actuators #mcu #opamp
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hey all, i still didnt get enough money last week, i really need donations desperately, please donate, i need the help to afford food and other things please, i live in an abusive and transphobic home and need donations to live, please donate to my monero address to help me afford HRT. Please help me.
current goals:
immediate necessary expenses: 35$/250$
prescription glasses: 0$/250$
payment information:
cashapp: https://cash.app/vparagon
gofundme: https://gofund.me/034cef1a
cashapp referral (i make 5$): https://cash.app/app/QPL1BJF
monero address: 8576pqM8cmNW92eogjqnYzEewZbmwUbY61xRcGmbVCFphchaXKyAad1Xj9oNrYWQNqZkcm2kCHEzea4Y5Wd3DMUW4DozSV2
@mutualaid @disability @trans @vegan
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hey all, i still didnt get enough money last week, i really need donations desperately, please donate, i need the help to afford food and other things please, i live in an abusive and transphobic home and need donations to live, please donate to my monero address to help me afford HRT. Please help me.
current goals:
immediate necessary expenses: 35$/250$
prescription glasses: 0$/250$
payment information:
cashapp: https://cash.app/vparagon
gofundme: https://gofund.me/034cef1a
cashapp referral (i make 5$): https://cash.app/app/QPL1BJF
monero address: 8576pqM8cmNW92eogjqnYzEewZbmwUbY61xRcGmbVCFphchaXKyAad1Xj9oNrYWQNqZkcm2kCHEzea4Y5Wd3DMUW4DozSV2
@mutualaid @disability @trans @vegan
#mutualaid #transmutualaid #queermutualaid #queermutualaidrequest #mutualaidrequest #transmutualaidrequest #neurodivergentmutualaid #disabledmutualaid #emergencycrowdfund #transcrowdfund #disabilitycrowdfund #fundraiser #transfem #trans #vegan #veganism #animalrights #veganfortheanimals #vegancrowdfund #veganarchist #veganarchy #veganarchism #anarchism #anarchy #anarchist #lgbtqia #lgbt #lgbtq #transbian #lesbian #queer #queeradvocacy #queeraf #helpfolkslive #helpfolkssurvive #helpfolkslive2025 #mastodon #fediverse #linux #bsd #foss #fosh #opensource #freesoftware #cybersecurity #programming #cryptocurrency #monero #xmr
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hey all, i still didnt get enough money last week, i really need donations desperately, please donate, i need the help to afford food and other things please, i live in an abusive and transphobic home and need donations to live, please donate to my monero address to help me afford HRT. Please help me.
current goals:
immediate necessary expenses: 35$/250$
prescription glasses: 0$/250$
payment information:
cashapp: https://cash.app/vparagon
gofundme: https://gofund.me/034cef1a
cashapp referral (i make 5$): https://cash.app/app/QPL1BJF
monero address: 8576pqM8cmNW92eogjqnYzEewZbmwUbY61xRcGmbVCFphchaXKyAad1Xj9oNrYWQNqZkcm2kCHEzea4Y5Wd3DMUW4DozSV2
@mutualaid @disability @trans @vegan
#mutualaid #transmutualaid #queermutualaid #queermutualaidrequest #mutualaidrequest #transmutualaidrequest #neurodivergentmutualaid #disabledmutualaid #emergencycrowdfund #transcrowdfund #disabilitycrowdfund #fundraiser #transfem #trans #vegan #veganism #animalrights #veganfortheanimals #vegancrowdfund #veganarchist #veganarchy #veganarchism #anarchism #anarchy #anarchist #lgbtqia #lgbt #lgbtq #transbian #lesbian #queer #queeradvocacy #queeraf #helpfolkslive #helpfolkssurvive #helpfolkslive2025 #mastodon #fediverse #linux #bsd #foss #fosh #opensource #freesoftware #cybersecurity #programming #cryptocurrency #monero #xmr
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PLEASE DONATE. I NEED THE MONEY URGENTLY TO AFFORD BASIC NECESSITIES. I DONT GET NEARLY ENOUGH MONEY AND I CANNOT AFFORD FOOD RIGHT NOW. PLEASE HELP.
current goals:
immediate necessary expenses: 35$/250$
prescription glasses: 0$/250$
payment information:
cashapp: https://cash.app/vparagon
gofundme: https://gofund.me/034cef1a
cashapp referral (i make 5$): https://cash.app/app/QPL1BJF
monero address: 8576pqM8cmNW92eogjqnYzEewZbmwUbY61xRcGmbVCFphchaXKyAad1Xj9oNrYWQNqZkcm2kCHEzea4Y5Wd3DMUW4DozSV2
@mutualaid @disability @trans @vegan
#mutualaid #transmutualaid #queermutualaid #queermutualaidrequest #mutualaidrequest #transmutualaidrequest #neurodivergentmutualaid #disabledmutualaid #emergencycrowdfund #transcrowdfund #disabilitycrowdfund #fundraiser #transfem #trans #vegan #veganism #animalrights #veganfortheanimals #vegancrowdfund #veganarchist #veganarchy #veganarchism #anarchism #anarchy #anarchist #lgbtqia #lgbt #lgbtq #transbian #lesbian #queer #queeradvocacy #queeraf #helpfolkslive #helpfolkssurvive #helpfolkslive2025 #mastodon #fediverse #linux #bsd #foss #fosh #opensource #freesoftware #cybersecurity #programming #cryptocurrency #monero #xmr
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hey all, i still didnt get enough money last week, i really need donations desperately, please donate, i need the help to afford food and other things please, i live in an abusive and transphobic home and need donations to live, please donate to my monero address to help me afford HRT. Please help me.
current goals:
immediate necessary expenses: 35$/250$
prescription glasses: 0$/250$
payment information:
cashapp: https://cash.app/vparagon
gofundme: https://gofund.me/034cef1a
cashapp referral (i make 5$): https://cash.app/app/QPL1BJF
monero address: 8576pqM8cmNW92eogjqnYzEewZbmwUbY61xRcGmbVCFphchaXKyAad1Xj9oNrYWQNqZkcm2kCHEzea4Y5Wd3DMUW4DozSV2
@mutualaid @disability @trans @vegan
#mutualaid #transmutualaid #queermutualaid #queermutualaidrequest #mutualaidrequest #transmutualaidrequest #neurodivergentmutualaid #disabledmutualaid #emergencycrowdfund #transcrowdfund #disabilitycrowdfund #fundraiser #transfem #trans #vegan #veganism #animalrights #veganfortheanimals #vegancrowdfund #veganarchist #veganarchy #veganarchism #anarchism #anarchy #anarchist #lgbtqia #lgbt #lgbtq #transbian #lesbian #queer #queeradvocacy #queeraf #helpfolkslive #helpfolkssurvive #helpfolkslive2025 #mastodon #fediverse #linux #bsd #foss #fosh #opensource #freesoftware #cybersecurity #programming #cryptocurrency #monero #xmr
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Please for the love of god donate, i cant afford anything, please im begging. i had to extract funds from my medical expenses fund (200$) to pay for necessary things, please donate everyone. i need urgent help.
current goals:
immediate necessary expenses: 35$/250$
prescription glasses: 0$/250$
payment information:
cashapp: https://cash.app/vparagon
gofundme: https://gofund.me/034cef1a
cashapp referral (i make 5$): https://cash.app/app/QPL1BJF
monero address: 8576pqM8cmNW92eogjqnYzEewZbmwUbY61xRcGmbVCFphchaXKyAad1Xj9oNrYWQNqZkcm2kCHEzea4Y5Wd3DMUW4DozSV2
@mutualaid @disability @trans @vegan
#mutualaid #transmutualaid #queermutualaid #queermutualaidrequest #mutualaidrequest #transmutualaidrequest #neurodivergentmutualaid #disabledmutualaid #emergencycrowdfund #transcrowdfund #disabilitycrowdfund #fundraiser #transfem #trans #vegan #veganism #animalrights #veganfortheanimals #vegancrowdfund #veganarchist #veganarchy #veganarchism #anarchism #anarchy #anarchist #lgbtqia #lgbt #lgbtq #transbian #lesbian #queer #queeradvocacy #queeraf #helpfolkslive #helpfolkssurvive #helpfolkslive2025 #mastodon #fediverse #linux #bsd #foss #fosh #opensource #freesoftware #cybersecurity #programming #cryptocurrency #monero #xmr
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I fight for the users.
I love programming and thinking and talking about thinking. I have an education (BS, MS, PhD) focused on artificial intelligence and neuroscience.
I'm an advocate of the public academic pursuit of knowledge, the scientific process, peer review, and I see open source software and hardware as an essential part of the scientific process.
I see software user rights, including security and privacy, to be protected mainly by free open source software, specifically software with a copyleft license, i.e. GPL or Mozilla.
I see the democratizing effects of the Internet, including distributed journalism and social networking, to be largely the effect of the collaborative development of free and open source software.
I am interested in free and open source manufacturing, including open source 3D printers and CNC machines. I believe open source manufacturing will be important for distributed manufacturing, allowing local manufacturing and local labor.
I see worker-owned coops as the way to safely transition from a non-democratic authoritarian top-down power structure of a traditional corporation to a democratic work environment, where the workers own the company and elect the board of directors, transitioning to democracy in the workplace.
I believe that socialism is a regulatory response to capitalism.
I believe that laws, money, corporations, and government are social agreements, and I'm in favor of democratic social agreements.
I believe in the organized non-violent boycott as a way to control capitalists and change corrupt systems.
I am a pacifist. I am against violence. I am against citizens keeping guns in cities and towns with children. I am against war.
I try to eat plant-based / vegan foods to boycott the animal industry, to help with the climate crisis, to improve my health, to avoid animal cruelty, and to avoid the extinction of species of plants, animals and ecosystems.
I have been diagnosed with Retinitus Pigmentosa, which is a disease of progressive retinal degeneration. I am legally blind, although I have about 5-degrees of vision remaining in my fovea. I'm interested in researching and developing BCIs (Brain-Computer Interfaces), specifically BCIs that function as vision prostheses that may help with conditions like RP, or the more common degenerative retinal disease AMD (Age-related Macular Degeneration).
I enjoy playing computer games like Age of Empires and Rimworld. I used to program computer games when I was younger and would like to get back to it one day.
I love playing music, especially bass guitar. I've been listening to a lot of Rage Against the Machine and Enya recently.
I enjoy reading books, mostly non-fiction.
I enjoy studying religions. I've found a lot of value in Buddhism, and I meditate often daily.
Nina and I have recently had our first baby, a boy we call Tyoma.
I'm currently working at Brain Computer Enterprises, Cooperative Inc. on FOSH assistive consumer electronics.
I'm sober.
#users #fightforusers #userrights #programming #thinking #thinkingaboutthinking #ai #artificialintelligence #neuroscience #journalism #science #scientificprocess #peerreview #foss #fosh #flosh #floss #freeandopensource #freedomsoftware #libresoftware #copyleft #gpl #agpl #mozilla #license #ls #academia #privacy #security #democracy #internet #socialnetwork #distributed #cnc #3dprinting #locallabor #localmanufacturing #coop #workerowned #democracyatwork #regulation #laws #money #corporations #government #socialagreement #boycott #controlcapital #nonviolent #pacifist #antivolence #antigun #noguns #schoolshooting #antiwar #plantbased #vegan #climatecrisis #animalindustry #animalcruelty #extinction #animal #plant #ecosystem #environment #retinituspigmentosa #rp #agerelatedmaculardegeneration #amd #blind #lowvision #bci #games #computergames #ageofempires #rimworld #gamedev #music #bassguitar #rageagainstthemachine #enya #religion #reading #books #readingbooks #buddhism #baby #sober
