It's just like the existing Waveshare display hat (same connector, similar button layout) but obv bigger. Also it has a wider aspect ratio (320x240) instead of the current square screen. The v0.8.6 release accounts for the wider screen layout.

SeedSigner (the man) worked on the design and created a new enclosure for it. The first round of sales will help him recoup the cost of getting the boards made. After that I believe the plan is to open source the design.

Verifying that my reproducible build hashes for nostr:nprofile1qyw8wumn8ghj7mn0wd68ytfj9eax2cn9v3jk2tnrd3hh2ep0qyxhwumn8ghj7cnjvghxjme0qyfhwumn8ghj7mmxve3ksctfdch8qatz9uq3zamnwvaz7tmwdaehgu3wwa5kuef0qy2hwumn8ghj7mn0wd68ytn00p68ytnyv4mz7qpq7tyke9lkgxd98ruyeul6wt3pj3s9uxzgp9hxu5tsenjmweue6sqqd6fhyu v0.8.6 match the hashes for the release images posted on github.

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Suggests that unhealthy soap exists.

Does it?

🔥🔥🔥🔥!!!

What's the what here:

1.) Simple display brightness control has been on the TO-DO list forever. Kind of embarrassing that we / I never made it a priority, to be honest.

2.) nostr:nprofile1qy0hwumn8ghj7cn0wd68ytnvd9nksarwd9hxwumsdaex2tnrdakj7qg5waehxw309ahx7um5wghrzumpwshx7un8qqsgqh3unz6z5gt45zqkv66wqaa6kvsnd6nv7juew654y45ezlv7x2g8508wd is running the nostr:nprofile1qyx8wumn8ghj7cnjvghxjmcpz4mhxue69uhk2er9dchxummnw3ezumrpdejqqg8je9kf0ajpnffclpx087njugv5vp0psjqfdeh9zuxvukmk0xw5qqpfw6hy code on an off-the-shelf board that is NOT a Raspberry Pi Zero! His work to broaden SeedSigner out to different hardware is a HUGE step in the right direction to reduce our biggest centralization chokepoint: relying on a single manufacturer.

Follow nostr:nprofile1qy0hwumn8ghj7cn0wd68ytnvd9nksarwd9hxwumsdaex2tnrdakj7qg5waehxw309ahx7um5wghrzumpwshx7un8qqsgqh3unz6z5gt45zqkv66wqaa6kvsnd6nv7juew654y45ezlv7x2g8508wd and support his R&D with lots of zaps!!!

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We've intentionally avoided concepts that include a battery since a key promise SeedSigner makes is that nothing survives in memory after you unplug it. But if the power source is hidden within the enclosure, this is less trivially verifiable.

A built in battery doesn't necessarily break the security model but it muddies the water. When you explain how a SeedSigner works and what guarantees it makes, you just don't want a bunch of asterisks and caveats. Security isn't simple, but where the story can be simple and somewhat(?) foolproof, it should remain so.

We did what we could to attack the tumor. But it's a delayed effect; it was irradiated but it still takes about 2 months for it to start shrinking. Her chances look good of making it that far. Hopefully that buys her 18-24 months. And then at some point the tumor starts growing again and the clock starts running out for her.

So it's great to have her basically back to normal right now, but we just have to remember to appreciate this phase, knowing that we have no guarantees about how long it might last.

nostr:nprofile1qyt8wumn8ghj7ct5d3shxtnwdaehgu3wd3skueqpp3mhxue69uhkyunz9e5k7qpqkumadawgefxjt2c293whsan5sfmdg5tylm0uk39enc6uxxfy5m4sdln07f had an awesome 7th bday party! She DEVOURED her doggo bday cake!

https://v.nostr.build/gjwYNJFC2iSbkHgL.mp4

#dogstr

ORANGE TULIP GOOD.

Spotted on today's walk with nostr:nprofile1qyt8wumn8ghj7ct5d3shxtnwdaehgu3wd3skueqpp3mhxue69uhkyunz9e5k7qpqkumadawgefxjt2c293whsan5sfmdg5tylm0uk39enc6uxxfy5m4sdln07f.

Gorgeous day for nostr:nprofile1qyt8wumn8ghj7ct5d3shxtnwdaehgu3wd3skueqpp3mhxue69uhkyunz9e5k7qpqkumadawgefxjt2c293whsan5sfmdg5tylm0uk39enc6uxxfy5m4sdln07f to enjoy a walk!

Still too early to know if the radiation treatments will yield any effect on her brain tumor. But the lack of any further bad signs so far is itself a good sign!

#dogstr #cancer

So 2+ yrs ago at #nostrica I demoed an experimental branch of nostr:nprofile1qyx8wumn8ghj7cnjvghxjmcpz4mhxue69uhk2er9dchxummnw3ezumrpdejqqg8je9kf0ajpnffclpx087njugv5vp0psjqfdeh9zuxvukmk0xw5qqpfw6hy that integrated a bunch of fun nostr functionality. That branch was NEVER intended to make it into a real release.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZQnUHQLOd4&list=PLoF4_lt35vblvCZUAjKARSGGRAPnQP3I8&index=1

I'm finally revisiting that work now, but this time with the goal of getting some limited functionality into an actual release!

JUST focusing on leveraging SeedSigner's bring-your-own-entropy seed creation for generating a new nostr nsec/npub. #nip06

The flow would then end with displaying the nostr key as a QR code to be read into something like nostr:nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7etyv4hzumn0wd68ytnvv9hxgqtxwaehxw309anxjmr5v4ezumn0wd68ytnhd9hx2tmwwp6kyvtnxpm8g6m8v44rxvmwxajkxdryxaukx7rdwa6rwwr4wquxsurxvyenqeps09nxkumjwd58zdm58qex6cmgw9ukuur3xe4r7cnjdaskgcmpwd6r6arjw4jsqgxh8zhhgak5thjs8ccn8tqddjgfumd3sjkkfq4kwhx9sqmmydnajsvfmrpz.

If you think this belongs in an upcoming SeedSigner release, comment in the PR!

https://github.com/SeedSigner/seedsigner/pull/744

Ha, typo. Obv it was 2,580 miles. But it sure FELT like an order of magnitude more!

nostr:nprofile1qyt8wumn8ghj7ct5d3shxtnwdaehgu3wd3skueqpp3mhxue69uhkyunz9e5k7qpqkumadawgefxjt2c293whsan5sfmdg5tylm0uk39enc6uxxfy5m4sdln07f 's radiation therapy is:

🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 100%

🎉🔥❤️🐶

2,5080 miles‼️ 👀 of driving since this ordeal began on March 9th. All the trips back and forth from home to the hospital, to my sister's so she could watch Kuma while I drove back out to coach gymnastics, back to my sister's, back home...

For perspective, Chicago to LA is only 2k miles.

The radiation oncologist took this pic to celebrate completing the 2.5 week treatment!

She is completely stoned OUT OF HER MIND from the final round of anesthesia plus the tranquilizers (gabapentin + trazadone). 🤣😵‍💫

The radiation therapy takes a few weeks to start affecting the tumor. The docs are very optimistic that it'll be effective. But still a risk that the tumor keeps growing in the meantime and we run out of time.

If we get through the next 6-8 weeks, we can start feeling more confident about her longer-term prognosis. Being a relatively young dog (7yrs) for having such a tumor, she's a rare candidate for follow-up treatment if things go well for the next 6-12 months.

#dogstr

Good appetite, as always! The prednisone makes her hungrier and her eating schedule had to be shifted to 8am / 8pm to coincide with meds. She had been used to my sched of ~11am / 6pm. So she spends more of her waking hours hungry. ☹️

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🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜️⬜️ 80%

~1000 miles driven thus far, ~32hrs of Chicago traffic.

Her leg veins weren't having it this week. So instead they put in a central line IV catheter.

So now I have to flush the catheters 3x a day to make sure no clots develop. It's FREAKY: I have to inject saline STRAIGHT INTO HER JUGULAR!!!! 👀🤢😫

It's a pretty safe procedure; apparently it would take 1ml+ of air to cause an embolism and I'm fussing to get rid of bubbles that are like 1/1000th that size.

But it's still stressful and gross and kind of disturbing to think about. At least Kuma doesn't seem to care and she's happy to get a treat after!

The hospital staff has been so sweet and continues to be wonderful.

After Tuesday she's done, catheters come out, most of the meds ramp down.

After the turn onto Milwaukee, the rows of storefronts look like they used to be a big shopping district (I was born in the city but really grew up as a suburban kid so never knew the city well). There were some vacancies and just seemed to me like the same inevitable physical retail decline, though not at the totally sad disrepair / crumbling state yet.

I actually live out in the 'burbs and work from home, so I'm normally blissfully unaware of the traffic hell. But... the best doggo oncology center is in the city, so sit in traffic we shall!

If you do the math, Google is estimating that I'd be crawling at 11mph for the last half hour of this drive through Chicago rush hour traffic.

Spoiler alert: It took LONGER than estimated.

Ya, but I need Chicago weather to cooperate!! It's turned nearly winter-y again!

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🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️ 50%

The goal is to fry the tumor's DNA to kill a lot of it off without doing too much collateral damage to other brain tissue.

Each day I have to drive about 125 miles over 7 trips, shuttling back and forth throughout the day. 3.5-4hrs in the car thanks to Chicago traffic 😭🤬. Four days straight last week. Another four days this week. Exhausting.

The first day was the worst for Kuma since she was very heavily sedated (procedure requires full anesthesia each day) and was super groggy the rest of the day. Then at 8pm she has to take tranquilizer pills to pre-load her for the next morning's procedure. So really no chance to get back on solid mental footing.

But they tweaked the sedation level and she came out much more alert the following three days. Feels much better to see her being mostly back to her usual self each afternoon.

I've also been chatting with a lot of the other random pet parents at the #cancer center. The impromptu commiseration really helps. And always wonderful to meet their #doggos!

And of course she's getting lots of treats!

Look at how clever this girls is! Holding the plastic peanut butter jar between her forelegs!

#dogstr

When I give nostr:nprofile1qqstwd7k7hyv5nf94v9zchtcwe6gyak529j0ah7tgjueudwrryj2d6cpzamhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuurjd9kkzmpwdejhgtczrv07f a bit of salmon, she'll step forward and lick my knee. It's consistent enough that I've taken it to mean, "Thank you!"

Thanks man, we appreciate it!

And I'm really glad you got a chance to meet her whenever that was, two years ago?

Thought I'd have another ~6yrs with her. Then out of nowhere it looked like I might've lost her forever without even knowing anything was wrong. But the steroids worked wonders to temporarily ease the pressure on her brain.

Getting her back, however long or brief this reprieve is, is an incredible gift.

If the radiation therapy is successful, the hope is that it buys her another 18-24mo before the tumor takes over. If we did nothing, she'd only have 2-4mo.

Grateful for pet insurance and bitcoin; they made it possible for me to say yes to MRIs and radiation therapy where other families would have had to say goodbye.

Lining up some awesome bucket list experiences for her. Going swimming in the doggy pool today!

Asked nostr:nprofile1qyt8wumn8ghj7ct5d3shxtnwdaehgu3wd3skueqpp3mhxue69uhkyunz9e5k7qpqkumadawgefxjt2c293whsan5sfmdg5tylm0uk39enc6uxxfy5m4sdln07f 's neurologist for a copy of her MRI. It's crazy how bad the tumor looks.

This is a horizontal slice through the top of her head. You can just see where her eyes are about to come into view at the top of the pic.

The tumor is pretty obvious. It's the half golf ball. The neurologist was also concerned that the meninges surrounding her brain on that whole side were also lighting up (white outline on the tumor side but not the other), either due to inflammation or possibly additional tumor spread.

This second view she's lying upside down facing us, we're moving in through her face in vertical slices. The tear drop features at the top are teeth.

The golf ball is pushing her brain back and to the side. The good news is that the prednisone calmed down the meninges so the main mass looks to be the only thing we need to worry about.

We start radiation therapy tomorrow to try to kill off most of the tumor and hopefully shrink it a bit.

#dogstr #cancer #tumor #mri