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| | andybrown.me.uk
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| | Here we have a good example of how a requirement for a simple tool spirals out of control and spawns a project that takes months to complete and ends up dwarfing the project that it was originally ...
| | jborza.com
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| | Ive went through the first part of From Nand to Tetris course where I learnt to build a simple 16-bit computer called Hack from the digital building blocks (NAND gates). The course used its specific HDL (hardware definition language), which is a gentle way to shield a beginner from the ugliness of a real language, but to implement anything on a real FPGA board one needs to use VHDL or Verilog.
| | incoherency.co.uk
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| | [AI summary] The user has detailed a comprehensive project involving the creation of a front panel for an RC2014 computer. This includes assembling the front panel with switches and LEDs, connecting it to the logic PCB, and addressing various technical challenges such as bank switching, LED polarity, and power supply considerations. The user also discusses the use of a custom program to demonstrate the front panel's functionality, the planning for future enhancements like a sound card and networking via the serial port, and reflections on the learning experience and potential future improvements.
| | brandonrozek.com
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| I recently had a gaming session with old friends and we played the game Starbound. In hopes of continuing our session in the near future, I set up a Starbound server for us all to connect to. However, since I've recently learned how to setup LXC containers, my host OS is Fedora, and the steamcmd provides instructions for Debian, Ubuntu, and Arch. I've decided to set up a system container using LXC.