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Training a Neural Network on AMD MI50s Using Vulkan: Proof of ConceptOr: Why I Stopped Listening and Just Did It

Reddit r/LocalLLaMA ↗ · 2026-09-19

The author demonstrates forcing AMD MI50 GPUs to work with ROCm 6.4.3 and building a Vulkan-based neural network training stack, challenging the consensus on legacy hardware support.

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MiRemoteBridge

Product Hunt ↗ · 2026-09-18 Cached

MiRemoteBridge is a low-cost ESP32-C3 build that allows almost any Bluetooth remote to function as a driverless keyboard and media controller for PCs, with browser-based configuration and no need for apps or system modifications.

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@MaximeRivest: You probably don't need to know that: For about 50 dollars you can add touch to any screen. I added touch to my 60fps e…

X AI KOLs Following ↗ · 2026-07-29 Cached

A tweet shows how to add touch capability to any screen (including a 60fps e-ink screen) for about $50, using a low-cost touch overlay solution.

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@FinanceYF5: Karen X. Cheng hooked up a 1920s rotary dial phone to an AI Agent. The Agent replies via a mechanical display. It's a bit like a 'dumb phone', but without the distracting notifications. She also shared how she built it using Cursor...

X AI KOLs Following ↗ · 2026-07-10 Cached

Karen X. Cheng modified a 1920s rotary dial phone, connected it to an AI Agent, which replies via a mechanical display, and shared the process of making it using Cursor.

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Smashed Toilet Phone Web Server

Hacker News Top ↗ · 2026-06-15 Cached

The author revives a smashed, water-damaged Samsung A70 and turns it into a functional web server using a USB-C hub for power and Ethernet connectivity, demonstrating how old phones can be repurposed.

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My graduation cap runs Rust

Hacker News Top ↗ · 2026-05-13 Cached

The author built a Rust-powered light-up graduation cap using an ATtiny85 microcontroller and WS2812B LEDs to detect tassel movement. The project highlights the use of embedded Rust libraries like avr-hal for custom hardware projects.

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Using FireWire on a Raspberry Pi

Jeff Geerling ↗ · 2026-03-24 Cached

Jeff Geerling explains how to use FireWire (IEEE 1394) devices on a Raspberry Pi by recompiling the Linux kernel with FireWire support and configuring 32-bit DMA, enabling capture from old DV cameras using dvgrab.

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A USB interface to the "Mother of All Demos" keyset

Ken Shirriff ↗ · 2025-03-23 Cached

Construction of a USB interface to connect the original keyset from Douglas Engelbart's 1968 'Mother of All Demos' to modern computers, with historical context.

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