Healthy capitalist market is one helluva oxymoron

It's not an oxymoron: just a cryptid. Read The Wealth of Nations.

Thus, oxymoron, no?

Working on the Mecha Comet (https://mecha.so/comet), a modular handheld Linux computer.

Biggest challenges: - How to explain the different use-cases/possibilities in a clear way - DX for any hacker who comes across the device with/without hardware experience

Good idea. I like the idea of:

- having a handheld that moves away from Android, but can also be used as a phone on-demand. That is, being able to turn off the telco signal. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46700907

- having a handheld that can be used as a barcode scanner. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46879780

- having a crypto wallet with a "kill switch" in the event of coercive standover. Could also have a surveillance switch as well. eg see Mockingjay in this thread.

"for the geeks, by the geeks and of the geeks"

Really it should/could be for the plebs and anyone with a half a brain.

Added a bunch to Overview and Use Cases;

https://mecha.so/comet#hardware

https://mecha.so/comet#use-cases

Bunch more are incoming as do more tests, will add them in soon

Same!

My goal is to use it to control this Quad-legged walker, possibly ROS.

Ah, sorry, that's on me; some of the links are still not active. (It's been a mad week!)

Could you tell me which section it was? I'll fix it

Any chance you can prevent the left hand navigation floating widget of 10 bubbles (no idea what it's called) from rendering on top of the actual content? It obscures the text that I want to read, very irritating. [Edit: I see, it works at 100%. But my default zoom is 110% or 120%. Zooming seems to break your layout.]

#software

Fixed!

https://mecha.so/comet#software

Nice!

Screenshots are broken on the Files app though.

You the best; getting it fixed

Added this y'day to make it easier to understand use-cases,

https://mecha.so/comet#use-cases

I'll add pictures/videos of the examples we've internally tested in a bit!

Thank you! I genuinely think its an awesome project and will probably end up supporting.

I didn't realize I could potentially use it as a highly hackable phone. Whats the battery life like?

EDIT: I just went ahead and pledged my support. I wanna see you guys succeed.

One of the people on discord came up with a dialer concept!

https://discord.com/channels/1163379146106359858/13975741030...

Hallo! I'm Amit, and I'm a veteran frontend engineer.

I'm actively looking for helping build out interactive web experiences/interfaces that go beyond being websites/utility apps. E.g. We did an elaborate April 1st prank by launching a site for a hypothetical Space Elevator (https://ascencus.absurd.industries)

I went online when I was 9, and I'm full stack and I've worked on everything from Flutter to C# on .NET, and I ran a devshop for over a decade that focused on B2C websites and experiences.

  Location: Bengaluru, India 
  Remote: Yes! 
  Willing to relocate: No
  Technologies: HTML, JS, CSS, Vuejs, Flutter, Node, Tauri, RoR, Deno
  Résumé/CV: https://layogtima.com
  Email: amit (at) absurd.industries

I love this! Is this open-source? I'd love to use for simulating the interface for Vogon Constructor Fleet ship interface :D

thx! it's not open-source, but you can get awesome inspiration and UI elements from here: https://www.figma.com/design/OVz4DoinEzP2Rj5pnNY15A/%E2%8F%B...

(not mine, just something i found and use a lot for inspo)

> Did they have hyperspace clearance?

They likely would make you file Form HS--748128 to even ask if they do - I wouldn't want to up against a Vogon about the heuristics of clearance

I absolutely LOVE the wildness of this idea - whiplash yourself to space!