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  1. +++: backlit keyboard, battery ++: HDPI matte screen, touchpad+trackpad -: BIOS messages in approximative English --: no ethernet port ---: cooling / fan noise

    ETH available through:

    • 10$ generic USB-C adapter
    • 25$ Lenovo USB-C adapter
    • 150$ Lenovo USB-C dock
    • 180$ Lenovo docking station

    Cooling / fan control:

    • triggered when the CPU reaches approx. 46° / 20% load
    • slowest speed: 3400 RPM (!), goes up to 4000+ RPM

    TODO:

    • try updating BIOS/UEFI
    • use a laptop cooling pad
    • killall -9 firefox # not really an option tho

    User-contributed feedback:

  2. Code / minted / listings

    Minted formatting

    Columns

    Icons / images

    Overlay / Pause / step-by-step

    Titles

    URL

  3. SCOOTER BROTHERS! WE'RE SCOOTER BROTHERS!

    Scooter champ' algorithm:

    • capture video with OpenCV
    • process frames: region of interest, edge detection
    • send DirectInput controls
    • watch & enjoy!

    src https://github.com/sentdex/pygta5/ via https://www.reddit.com/r/Python/comments/64l4pp/python_plays_gta_v_tutorial_series_creating_a/

  4. "Care should be taken so that coal-fired pots and electrically heated kettles are not connected to the same network, to prevent pots from referring to any kettles on the network as darkened or otherwise smoke driven."

  5. Lightweight document viewer with pluggable backends (PDF, ePub, TeX), controllable from the keyboard

  6. "This project was started in 2008. The goal was to learn something about programming, electronics and control loops. Because I always need a cool project to learn new things, it was clear that something that can fly had to be built."

    http://shrediquette.blogspot.fr/