i suppose "a journalist operating in hostile situations" should be better served by some kind of "steganographic solution", then a pretty shiny Precursor

otherwise, i wouldn't bet he'll come back with all the nails he had in the beginning (maybe if it's disguised as some kind of "stupid" appliance"..)

It looks like Airbus is betting on hydrogen as next fuel for planes..

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2020/sep/21/airbus-reve...

i do not think the Chinese can understand the long term value of this open toolchain (as it will not make them sell MORE chips in the short term. that's IMHO their only expected ROI for any effort..). anyway i've recently got a nic(h)e board Lichee Tang (http://tang.lichee.pro/) sporting a "weird" Anlogic Eagle FPGA, that's also sold with a 1o1 "pin compatible feature" against similar parts from X & A(I) manufacturers. that's tells a lot about their marketing practices!

Paul Lutus, you a mith of my Apple ][ times. cant believe (and SO happy..) you online!! IIRC you were programming in a bungalow out of nowhere at that time.. right?

me, 50 yo, still coding embedded sw..

> IIRC you were programming in a bungalow out of nowhere at that time.. right?

Yep, that be me:

http://www.atariarchives.org/deli/cottage_computer_programmi...

really, you made my day^W week!! honored to be chatting with you, really.

BTW it's amazing this "virtual gathering" happening online in 2017. who could have been thinking, 30 years ago, this to be possible this way, so smoothly.. can't imagine where we are headed in the next 30..

That's the best thing I've read all week!

Ditto! Could not have said it better.

me, 51yo, system administrator.

Grew up marvelling at Apple Writer knowing that a guy wrote it in a cabin in the woods.

Sir, you were (and still are) a great inspiration !