This seems...fine?

I know when I run into bugs in a project I depend on, I'll usually run it down and fix it myself, because I need it fixed. Writing it up the bug along with the PR and sending it back to the maintainer feels like common courtesy. And if it gets merged in, I don't need to fork/apply patches when I update. Win-win, I'd say.

But if maintainers don't want to take PR's, that's cool, too. I can appreciate that it's sometimes easier to just do it yourself.

The ghost-PR problem is real though. Someone opens a PR that changes behavior they needed, you as the maintainer have to decide between three bad options: merge and own the new surface, reject and feel like a jerk, or let it sit and drain everyone's time. Forking is the clean answer when your needs diverge enough. The cost is duplicate work when the upstream fixes something you fixed six months ago in your branch.

Well, this is disappointing. They were my goto site for keyboards. :/

Because when the AI customers explode N months down the line, you don't want to be on the hook for a new factory.

Interesting...1999 is probably a bit early for that Bosch to be running one of the usual ECU update protocols like UDS. It sounds like it's in the bootloader and looking for a valid executable. So the FW updater is likely in the bootloader.

If you can open it up and find the JTAG pads, it should be simple-ish to use a JTAG reader to dump the image and then you can figure out the update protocol from that. It's unlikely to be complicated.

ECU software development is sort of my day job. If you're going to go down this path, I seriously recommend getting the specialized plugs and connectors and making your own wiring harnesses to whatever size you need. It's absolutely easier than manhandling a full wiring harness or cutting one down. Cheaper, too.

The author mentions not being able to get the connector in single digit quantities, seems pretty specialized.

That sorta surprised me. Once I could identify a connector type from a schematic, it was almost never a huge problem getting them in small (1 to 5 piece) quantities. It's mostly a question of finding the right distributor.

I mean...you should always design with speed in mind (In that Jeff Dean sense :) but what 'premature optimization' is referring to, is more like localized speed optimizations/hacks. Don't do those until a) you know you'll need it and b) you know where it will help.

Ok, fellow old hacker here. I have a similar problem and I found that a lot of the hand pain was from mouse/trackpad usage. My hands have been a lot happier since going to a trackball because I don't do nearly as much gripping and pressing.

Also, a vertical mouse works wonders for similar mouse-related tendon issues.

Non-technical founder? Can you line up investors or customers based on your pitch? That's pretty much the acid test.

They didn't go anywhere. Lots of excellent starship/space opera novels out there with more coming out each year. There's just lots there stuff too. :)

Nice! Old me and my old bike are sticking to 200kms this year. :)