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SolderDemon
Open-hardware retro computer kits built around the 68000 and 6502 that you assemble yourself. For enthusiasts and anyone who wants to get into low-level programming. Shipped worldwide.
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MykhailoSavchuk
Founder from Lviv. Right now I'm building SolderDemon: retro computer kits you solder and program yourself, to understand a machine down to the last chip.
On the side I'm making elsoff, a productivity device. Here I write about development, hardware, products and whatever won't leave me alone.
Projects
What I'm working on, and what I've shut down.
In progress
elsoff
A device for focus. More later.
Shut down
RAMLE
A mobile app for people, events and conversations. Closed: without serious funding I saw no path to profitability.
Latest writing
All writing- Web Development Lost Its Value, Hardware Didn't
About how AI is making basic code generation less valuable, why web development is no longer such an easy way into IT as it used to be, and why hardware now looks like a much more interesting niche. Plus a bit about how I use LLMs to design PCBs, what they can actually automate, and what you still have to test, solder, debug, and finish with your own hands.
#ai - Translation Costs Pennies, Rights Cost a Fortune
The economics of translating books with LLMs, translation rights, author payouts, and whether it’s possible to build a streaming service for books with automatic translation into multiple languages.
#ai#SaaS - My Home ChatGPT
I ran Codex, Claude, and Gemini through some cybersecurity tasks to see where they start refusing. A bit of RouterSploit, a few absurd refusals, and an attempt to squeeze as much as possible out of the models :)
#cybersecurity#llm#ai