Terminus Is A Text Only Phone Because Telephony Is Dead Anyway
This may say more about us than the current state of the telephone network, but unless your Grandma is still kicking, how many phone calls do you take that are actually worth picking up? Around her…
immurok is a small wireless fingerprint authentication device for Mac and Linux desktops. It is designed for people who use external keyboards, Mac desktops, Linux machines, and terminal-heavy workflows where password prompts interrupt the flow. The Linux side uses a CLI/TUI app plus PAM integration for sudo and system authentication. The Mac side includes a menu bar app, PAM integration for admin prompts, and a separate helper path for lock-screen workflows. Project goals: - wireless desktop fingerprint key - fingerprint matching on the device - Linux sudo/system auth through PAM - Linux CLI/TUI app - Mac desk setup support - source-available firmware/software (BSL 1.1 → Apache 2.0 in 2030) - elegant enclosure suitable for daily desk use This project log will cover firmware, BLE, PAM integration, CLI/TUI design, enclosure iterations, security model, and preparation for a Kickstarter hardware launch.
Building A Wireless Fingerprint Authorization Device
Once upon a time, there was a bit of a fad for fingerprint authentication in laptops and desktop computers. It has long since faded, but [superdog] wanted just such a device for Linux and Mac machi…
Optical media is great — it’s pretty high density, relatively durable, and decently long-lasting if well cared for. If not well cared for, well, it’s only relatively durable, and …
Let’s stop for a moment and pause to consider the smart bulb. Imagine going back 20 years and telling yourself that people will be putting computers capable of acting as web servers into ligh…
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The volume is up. More PRs, more pings, more incidents, more asks coming from more directions. I used to have 8 directs that dealt with most things, and organized and routed information to me for w…
Build predictive applications on Aito — the predictive database designed around the premise that the user should never make a decision the data has already made for them. Three live reference applications prove the pattern: predictive accounting, predictive ERP, predictive e-commerce.
Remember digital organizers? They were like the lower-spec version of a PDA that couldn’t really do much more than store a few phone numbers and calendar entries. [TundraLegendZ] recently gra…
A time domain reflectometer (TDR) is a useful tool to have for finding faults in a wiring harness. However, they don’t come cheap, putting them out of reach for many shadetree mechanics that …
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