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The ESP32-H2-WROOM-07 is a compact module featuring a RISC-V single-core 32-bit microprocessor and support for Bluetooth Low Energy. It can be configured with up to 4 MB of flash memory and is designed for applications such as smart home systems, industrial automation, and consumer electronics.

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The Pine64 November update introduces the PineCam, a successor to the PineCube IP camera. With a redesigned structure and enhanced features, the PineCam is aimed at applications like monitoring, video streaming, and hardware experimentation.

RED-BEET 2.0: Advanced Powerline Communication for E-Mobility Applications

The RED-BEET 2.0 by 8Devices is a compact powerline communication module built on the Qualcomm QCA7006AQ PLC chip, supporting SPI, Ethernet, HomePlug GreenPHY, and HomePlug AV standards. Its small size, industrial temperature tolerance, and automotive-grade certification are designed for integration into e-mobility and automotive applications.

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posted by Roy Schestowitz on Oct 02, 2024

Beyond the polar circle

Updated This Past Day

  1. Julian Assange Talk: Watch Live
    2 hours from now

    New

  2. [Meme] October 1st: The Day Julian Assange 'Officially Came Back'
    Assange: See you in Strasbourg in 5 years
  3. Full Transcript of Julian Assange's Speech in Strasbourg
    the full thing
  4. The Full Talk by Julian Assange Including Questions and Answers Discussed Further (October 1st 2024, Council of Europe Committee Legal Affairs)
    Wikileaks covered this talk in "tweets"
  5. Julian Assange's First Publicly Delivered Talk Since 2019
    Julian Assange's talk in France
  6. Links 01/10/2024: Another Escalation in the Middle East, Software Patents Being Squashed
    Links for the day
  7. Microsoft's Collapse is Continuing
    Microsoft is discontinuing its HoloLens headsets
  8. Red Hat Subsidiaries (Like Red Hat) and Silent Layoffs
    Kyndryl follows in IBM's footsteps with rolling layoffs likely affecting thousands
  9. Links 01/10/2024: Gavin Newsom's Tech Safety Legislation, YouTube Sued for Health Harms
    Links for the day
  10. Gemini Links 01/10/2024: ROOPHLOCH and Photos
    Links for the day
  11. "IBM executives did not decide to buy Red Hat on their own, nor will they decide to sell Red Hat on their own should that time ever arise"
    Since IBM bought Red Hat it merely made its products more proprietary
  12. GNU/Linux and Android Rose to New Highs in September
    StatCounter isn't the ground truth, but there's not much else in the public domain.
  13. Links 01/10/2024: Climate Stories, Climate Change, and War in Lebanon
    Links for the day
  14. Gemini Links 01/10/2024: Separation, Validation, and Flatfile Databases
    Links for the day

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  15. Over at Tux Machines...
    GNU/Linux news for the past day
  16. IRC Proceedings: Monday, September 30, 2024
    IRC logs for Monday, September 30, 2024
    The corresponding text-only bulletin for Tuesday contains all the text.

    Top-read articles (excluding bot/crawler visits):

    Span from 2024-09-25 to 2024-10-01
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    788 /n/2024/09/28/WINAMP_Reminds_Us_That_Choosing_GitHub_is_Sign_of_Failing_to_Un.shtml
    616 /n/2024/09/29/The_Web_is_Large_But_It_Stopped_Growing_It_s_Just_Consolidating.shtml

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