Whoa, 1m is really impressive! I've played around with stuff like https://github.com/dmsl/anyplace for https://www.emfcamp.org/ back in the day, but that was around 5m at best. Bet you a robotics startup will scoop it up!
Readit NewsENadyr commented on How Hyper built a 1M-accurate indoor GPS andrewhart.me/hyper/... · Posted by u/AndrewHart
ENadyr commented on How to Build a Smartwatch: Picking a Chip ericmigi.com/blog/how-to-... · Posted by u/rcarmo
@ericmigi these are great BTW, wish you did them during YC while we were going through all these decisions haha
ENadyr commented on How to Build a Smartwatch: Picking a Chip ericmigi.com/blog/how-to-... · Posted by u/rcarmo
I started to hack around cheap chinese Freqchip SOCs:
https://github.com/zoobab/FR801xH
You could get smartwatches for 3EUR on Ali with this chip.
Wow, some of these chips are 2.6rmb at 3k MOQ ($0.36) for an Arm Cortex m3 with BLE (and sig-mesh) support... this is wild!!! How usable is the SDK?
I spent a month in Kyrgyzstan last year and also went to the world nomad games. You do see quite a few eagle hunters around the place offering their birds to pose with tourists for tips. People seem to be pretty into it. They put the bird on the person's arm, blindfolded, and encourage them to we their arm up and down so the bird has to flap its wings to maintain balance.
Overall I really liked Kyrgyzstan. Definitely a simpler kind of place but just well enough developed to feel comfortable. Amazing opportunities for hiking if you're comfortable just making up you own route with no trail to follow.
It's interesting to see this discussion about Kyrgyzstan. As someone originally from there, I find it a country of contrasts. Officially, the GDP per capita is quite low (around $1,970 in 2023), which paints a picture of widespread poverty. However, this figure doesn't always reflect the full reality, as many people, particularly outside the capital, rely heavily on subsistence farming. It's common for families to grow a significant portion of their own fruits and vegetables, and sometimes raise livestock, which contributes to a degree of self-sufficiency that statistics might miss.
That said, experiences can vary, especially for visitors. In the capital, Bishkek, tourists might unfortunately encounter opportunistic behavior. There have been instances where police officers have been known to stop foreigners and effectively extort money. This is a serious issue and something visitors should be aware of.
On the other hand, the country offers incredibly unique and positive experiences, especially when you get out into nature. I have vivid memories of hiking in places like Ala Archa National Park. You can be trekking through a valley, thinking you're completely alone, and then stumble upon a traditional nomadic family spending their summer there. These encounters feel worlds away from anything I've experienced in Western countries. I recall one time offering to buy kumis (a traditional fermented mare's milk drink) from a nomad, and he genuinely refused to take any money for it, simply offering it as a gesture of hospitality. These moments highlight a different, very memorable side of Kyrgyzstan."
I happen to be from Kyrgyzstan (but now live in the SF Bay Area). While eagle hunting is fascinating, it's not unique to Kyrgyzstan and is often practiced in Kazakhstan and Mongolia (possibly Tajikistan and Uzbekistan). There was a fascinating documentary about a Mongol girl who went into this sport that is traditionally considered a man's sport (The Eagle Huntress, 2016)
ENadyr commented on Show HN: BookWatch – Animated book summaries for visual learners bookwatch.com... · Posted by u/miranantamian
As a visual learner, I'm excited about this!
ENadyr commented on Ente: Open-Source, E2E Encrypted, Google Photos Alternative ente.io/... · Posted by u/madmax108
The server was open sourced just yesterday, wasn't planning to show HN this soon, but here we are :)
We've a discussion to add an option in-app to configure the endpoint @ https://github.com/ente-io/ente/discussions/504
I understand :) Must be exciting to get such a strong and (largely) positive community response!
Subscribed to the FR updates and am eager to try this out!
ENadyr commented on Ente: Open-Source, E2E Encrypted, Google Photos Alternative ente.io/... · Posted by u/madmax108
IMHO your marketing (incl. the title of this HN post) should more heavily emphasize that this has a native mobile app available in App Stores, that talks to this self-hosted server. There are many other private photo-hosting systems, but most of them are web-only — very few have a good, comfortable native mobile UI that you'd actually want to use!
See also: the directory https://github.com/relink2013/Awesome-Self-hosting-for-the-w..., that collects "self-hostable services with native mobile app clients." This project should be on there! (Right now, the only entries in the Photos category are two [closed-source!] Synology offerings, and one other app that's not E2E-encrypted. You're better than these — go claim your crown.)
This is exciting, I've been looking/hoping for something like this for a while but all the options I've come across so far were lackluster.
I have just tried setting it up with the iOS and Windows apps, I do not see an option to point it to a self-hosted server at all, am I missing something?
ENadyr commented on Smart garage door controller is no longer smart theverge.com/23949612/cha... · Posted by u/balloob
In case anyone is interested, the Meross HomeKit garage door controller works great. I’ve had two running for a couple years with essentially no hitches. They don’t require internet access or an app other than HomeKit, which meets my needs perfectly.
Same, good experience, with the Meross Homekit capable garage opener. I do like that it’s a wired setup, which us more secure (I just erased all the paired radio openers). My only gripe is that I have Apple Watch Series 3 and the resent forced upgrade of the Home app means I can bo longer control anything from my watch which sucks!