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mhoye (mhoye@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 06-Feb-2019 17:32:44 EST mhoye

TIL that Mattermost has described themselves, on their own website, as “Cool enough for Uber, Secure enough for the US Army” and “rated as a Cool Place To Work by Gartner”, and OMG could somebody go to Mattermost HQ and tell them that this isn’t stuff you put on your website, this is stuff you whisper to yourself alone in the darkness while you try to choose between whiskey and valium.

In conversation Wednesday, 06-Feb-2019 17:32:44 EST from mastodon.social permalink
mhoye (mhoye@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 19-Jan-2019 15:27:20 EST mhoye

https://hackaday.com/2018/12/07/liberating-birds-for-a-cheap-electric-scooter/
In conversation Saturday, 19-Jan-2019 15:27:20 EST from mastodon.social permalink
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1. Liberating Birds For A Cheap Electric Scooter
  
  By Brian Benchoff from Hackaday
  
  A few months ago, several companies started deploying electric scooters on the sidewalks of cities around the United States. These scooters were standard, off-the-shelf electric scooters made in China, loaded up with battery packs, motors, and a ‘brain box’ that has a GPS unit, a cellular modem, and a few more electronics that turn this dumb electric scooter into something you can ride via an app. Dropping electronic waste on cities around the country was not looked upon kindly by these municipalities, and right now there are hundreds of Bird and Lime scooters in towing yards, just waiting to be auctioned off to the highest bidder.
  
  This is a remarkable opportunity for anyone who can turn a screwdriver and handle a soldering iron. For mere pennies on the dollar you can buy dozens of these scooters, and you can own thousands of dollars in batteries and electronics if you show up to the right auction. [humanbeing21] over on the scootertalk forums is preparing for the Bird apocalypse, and he’s already converted a few of these scooters to be his personal transportation device.
  
  The subject of this conversion are scooters deployed by Bird, which are in actuality Xiaomi MIJIA M365 scooters with a few added electronics to connect to the Internet. The ‘conversion kit’ for a Bird scooter comes directly from China, costs $30, and is apparently a plug-and-play sort of deal. The hardest part is finding a screwdriver with the right security bits, but that again is a problem eBay is more than willing to solve.
  
  Right now, [humanbeing21] is in contact with a towing company that has well over a hundred Bird scooters on their lot, each accruing daily storage fees. Since these scooters only cost about $400 new, we’re probably well past the time when it makes sense for Bird to pay to get them out of storage. This means they’ll probably be heading for an auction where anyone can pick them up — all of them — for a hundred bucks or so.
  
  Right now, scooter hacking is becoming one of the most interesting adventures in modern-day hacking. You’ve got batteries and electronics and motors just sitting there, ready for the taking (and yes, through these auctions you can do this legally). We’re looking at a future filled with 18650-based Powerwalls from discarded electric scooters and quadcopters built around scooter motors filling the skies. This is cyberpunk, and we can’t wait to see the other builds these scooters will become.
mhoye (mhoye@mastodon.social)'s status on Monday, 07-Jan-2019 21:13:13 EST mhoye

Actual work conversation at the last workweek:
Me: “I’m thinking about getting one of those Hufflepuff team jerseys.”
Colleague: “You?! You’re not a Hufflepuff. You are 100% Slytherin.”
Me: “I know.”
Colleague: [long stare] “... ok, I am keeping an eye on you from now on.”

In conversation Monday, 07-Jan-2019 21:13:13 EST from mastodon.social permalink
mhoye (mhoye@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 09-Nov-2018 17:01:31 EST mhoye

Blogging, if you can believe it. The Evolution Of Open:
http://exple.tive.org/blarg/2018/11/09/the-evolution-of-open/
In conversation Friday, 09-Nov-2018 17:01:31 EST from mastodon.social permalink
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  The Evolution Of Open
  
  By mhoye from blarg?
  
  The Evolution Of Open

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