* Posts by Holobob

3 publicly visible posts • joined 27 Jul 2022

Longstanding bug in Linux kernel floppy handling fixed

Holobob

Japan still uses them, the government has just started a campaign to get rid of them in government departments. I've been to one of our local hardware shops in Japan, and they still sell floppies, minidisks, blank CD's and fax machines, so someone must be buying them....

Lapping the computer room in record time until the inevitable happens

Holobob

Re: Better than office chairs - BMX bikes

I was working for a government department (in the Antipodes) doing some weekend work with my team, one of whom brought his BMX bike in, and we did time trials at lunchtimes around the office.

MIT, Autodesk develop AI that can figure out confusing Lego instructions

Holobob

Lego for the blind

I had a (very quick) look at this, I wonder if it could create text instructions, which could be converted to audio for blind lego builders?

There are currently instructions for only 30 sets (https://legofortheblind.com/) so this could really open it up.