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kenshirriff , to random
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To use the Montreal subway, you tap a paper ticket against the turnstile and it opens. But how does it work? And how can the ticket be so cheap that it's disposable? I opened up the tiny NFC chip inside to find out more... 1/15

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@kenshirriff is the EEPROM why it is so expensive? OTP Paduak chips are 2.5 cents in 10k quantities, which also includes the package: https://www.lcsc.com/product-detail/Microcontroller-Units-MCUs-MPUs-SOCs_PADAUK-Tech-PMS150C-S08_C129127.html

thomasfuchs , to random
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Please tell me about obscure early digital cameras that I haven’t heard about.

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@thomasfuchs have you heard of the Cromenco Cyclops? It uses a decapsulated 1 kilobit DRAM chip as the image sensor and can be built from plans in Popular Electronics (Feb 1975). Here's a selfie at an astounding 32x32 pixels:

futurebird , (edited ) to random
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… and the stupid wind took my hat. I didn’t even have it on I was holding it worried about the wind — pulled it right out of my hand. How did people live wearing hats all the time!?

Maybe the MTA people have some kind of grabber??

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@futurebird your hat looks like the one on the sign!

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We’ve cast off lines and put Honolulu to our rudder. Soon we’ll leave Hawaii in our wake as we sail on towards Japan.

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Striking the dolphins.

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The sails haven’t required much handling the past few watches, so I’ve been spending time working on projects in the bosun store.

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The ship’s carpenter made beautiful butterflies to repair the monkey sheet block.

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Watch out for the striker, dolphins!

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Glad we have modern navigation systems since visibility is close to zero today.

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30 kts wind and 11 kts speed.

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The Jarvis winch is our only modern sail handling gear.

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Life on a starboard tack.

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The heel angle is “only” 20 degrees although it feels like 45.

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Another night watch begins.

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The bioluminescence was unbelievably bright.

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After weeks at see it’s now only a few more hours to Japan. Time to start harbor furling sails we won’t need.

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