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Framedock

2024-09-19T05:20:16Z

73.23.55.30: Created page with "'''September 2024''' These are a series of small projects meant to eventually come together for a final project. In essence, I am planning to design a half-lapdock meant for portable PCs, gaming consoles, and Android phones with desktop environments. The final product will resemble a 15.6" laptop, complete with all relevant IO, allowing the ports of the laptop to be used seamlessly, integrated that with the PCB of a general-purpose dock hidden internal within the la..."

'''September 2024'''

These are a series of small projects meant to eventually come together for a final project. In essence, I am planning to design a half-[[lapdock]] meant for portable PCs, gaming consoles, and Android phones with desktop environments. The final product will resemble a 15.6" laptop, complete with all relevant IO, allowing the ports of the laptop to be used seamlessly, integrated that with the PCB of a general-purpose dock hidden internal within the laptop shell.

Why? For me, none of the lapdocks available have 120hz ''and'' OLED, but I incidentally own a random laptop that in fact supports these both. Lapdocks (or really, any keyboard with IO) is a much sleeker solution for modular microcomputing compared to lugging around a separate dock, keyboard, and display. Here, two (and up to three) of these items can be combined while still maintaining modularity and portability. It's also a fun electrical engineering project that can help build reputation, but will also ultimately finalise my Legion Go and Samsung DeX workflow, as well as making it much easier to manage. I genuinely cannot wait until this project completes.

I will use this page to document how the project is going. My first concern regards to I/O, as that is the crux of the entire project. In essence, all that really needs to be done is to converting the available I/O into data the host device can read.

This effectively means to convert the keyboard output from the ribbon cable into usable USB serial data, since we obviously cannot simply plug the ribbon cable of an existing laptop's keyboard into our external host device.

Then converting incoming DisplayPort or HDMI data from the host device into eDP serial data for the laptop's internal display to play back. This should be doable by fitting an eDP controller board in the half lapdock. Video source is transmitted from the host device via DisplayPort over USB-C, fed to the eDP controller board, and output on the laptop display via that board. I may need a middleman to convert the DisplayPort data into data the controller board can read, potentially via a generic laptop dock.

Then simply wiring the IO of the internal dock to the physical ports of the half lapdock. This results in the shell of a laptop that works to massively extend the functionality of the connected device, like a phone, handheld PC, or gaming console like the Switch.

The only concerns I have are regarding the display lag and touch functionality, really... everything else should be... doable. Especially if we use [https://github.com/FrameworkComputer/EmbeddedController Framework's items] as a base.

== Step 1: Keyboard > USB conversion ==
Using Framework's 13" laptop keyboard as a base, I can use their documentation from [https://github.com/FrameworkComputer/Framework-Laptop-13/tree/main here] to use one of their [https://frame.work/products/input-cover-kit?v=FRANHC00BC keyboards] to cover the entire palmrest area. The relevant pins for the '''touchpad,''' '''keyboard,''' and '''fingerprint sensor''' are exposed on the ZIF connector, so it boils down to making a custom conversion PCB that supports that pinout or directly soldering the pins of a sliced input cover FPC to my mux controller. The fingerprint sensor may be the one I have to forego for this project.

Once I grab those inputs from the actual Framework part, [https://github.com/thedalles77/USB_Laptop_Keyboard_Controller this] should help to connect those signals to the internal dock. The pipeline would go from the keyboard providing KSI/O > USB HID via controller board, data to the laptop over USB-C input to the laptop, effectively acting as if the connected source device was simply connected to a Bluetooth keyboard and trackpad.

The trackpad specifically would need its own controller board for the separated TP pins and probably needs its own USB port on the dock.

== Step 2: Trackpad > USB conversion ==
If performed ideally, see step one.

== Step 3: I/O extension ==
This one would be the most complicated as I don't have a plan yet at all. It would require me to adapt the protocol Framework uses to convert the inputs to USB-C.

== Step 4 (optional): display extension ==
Notes to self: A 1080p+60 HDMI > eDP solution is what I need. The Framework uses a [https://github.com/FrameworkComputer/Framework-Laptop-13/blob/main/Display/README.md 40-pin eDP cable] on the 13 model and the [https://github.com/FrameworkComputer/Framework-Laptop-16/blob/main/Mainboard/Framework_Laptop_16_Mainboard_drawings.pdf 16" model as well]. So... eyeing this for the HDMI controller board that's internally placed. Then I'll just remove the actual HDMI port on the controller board and figure out a way to get the female HDMI port expansion module to work as a display input for everything including consoles, and boom, Framework External Display edition and Lapdock edition.

This is also one of those projects where it either immediately works or it doesn't, so I don't see a ton of bugs or troubleshooting, really...

Halcove:About

2024-09-13T04:01:23Z

73.23.55.30: /* "What I applies to you applies to me." */

Welcome to Halcove! If you're looking for chat, assistance, queries, or something else, this is where you can find me.

Instead of having to look up information, you can also feel free to chat with me. However, I do uphold a set of standards and expectations based upon mutual respect, which will be listed below. Please also click the subheadings under each new line for further information, when applicable.

Yes, this is a manual for how you should approach me. This exists in order to prevent issues from occurring, since these expectations are applied to everyone, be it a peer or a police officer.

No, I am not memeing. You should be able to see that all I ask in each of these sections ensures equity and respect during the interactions we might have.

Yes, I encourage you to program a LLM chatbot that completely mimics my personality just with this information alone.

==Summary==
Speaking of chatbots... I asked ChatGPT to summarise this page in a few bulletpoints.
If you can't be assed to read the whole page, at least read this...

 Directness: The author emphasizes clear and concise communication, discouraging unnecessary pleasantries and filler.

 Assertiveness: They set firm boundaries and are upfront about their expectations in interactions.

 Logical and Analytical: The writer values reasoned arguments and evidence-based discussions over emotional appeals.

 Self-awareness: They acknowledge their own tendencies and biases, and expect the same self-awareness from others.

 Equity and Fairness: The author strives for fairness, treating others based on their actions and demeanor.

 No-nonsense attitude: They prefer efficiency and straightforwardness, avoiding what they consider to be pointless social niceties.

 Defensive: There's a protective element, as they use this guide to prevent misunderstandings and confrontations.

 Intolerance for Assumptions and Disrespect: They have a low tolerance for assumptions and disrespect, expecting others to communicate directly and respectfully.

 Reflective: The writer mirrors the behavior of others, responding to aggression with aggression and politeness with politeness.

Overall, the personality comes across as someone who values efficiency, directness, and respect in interactions, with little patience for ambiguity or rudeness, with no guarantee of respect if these values are violated.

==If you're looking for help...==
====[https://nohello.net/en/ Limit pointless filler.]====
Time is valuable. You can be polite while being upfront about your message intent while you're waiting on a response, rather than expecting someone to respond to a random "hi".

If it's a simple message like "hello" from an account I'm not familiar with, why would I respond if I don't even know that you're not a random bot?

There are also a few assholes who habitually segue a greeting into a personal request, so don't be one of them. It's no different from those coworkers who only appear on your phone when they need a shift taken. It is very shitty to lure someone into a conversation that only ever was meant to be a personal sidequest, especially when making a request during live communication can be seen as pressuring someone into a response. Be upfront about what you want.
====[https://dontasktoask.com/ Don't "ask to ask".]====
Asking if it's "okay to ask" is already asking a question. If you think asking a question is bothersome, why are you doing it twice?

Eliminating this pointless fluff of "politeness" allows the question to be answered as soon as it's read, instead of making someone potentially prepare for an entire conversation that they may not be ready for. Allow people to efficiently interpret your question so they can efficiently answer them.

There is also no indication of urgency in "hey, can I ask you something?", so why uphold an expectation of an immediate response? Please be upfront in your message intent in your original message.

====[https://xyproblem.info/ Ask about your problem, not your solution.]====
This is otherwise known as "the X/Y problem". Say you want to change the Facebook app theme color. You then read online, "sending this special command to your phone via your PC can force the Facebook theme to change to dark".

Instead of asking how to change Facebook's theme, you then ask me "How can I send commands to my phone from my PC?".

Instead of addressing the issue you wanted, you're trying to get help with something that may not be relevant to your end-goal at all. I could have told you to simply click a button in the Facebook app itself to achieve the same task. Less time is wasted for both parties when you ask for what you actually want.

Since there's now an entire secret boss to the question you actually asked, it's probably gonna be hard for me to stay involved with your issue once I find out there's more to the question than what you asked...

==If you're looking to chat...==
====Avoid assumptions====
Assumptions have the funny effect of loudly showcasing your subconscious conclusions. In that, things you may have never asked about may be incorrectly "true" or "false" in your personal headcanon. Your subconscious is highly influenced by internal biases. In making an assumption, instead of asking for clarification, it can be highly insulting as you are taking certain aspects of a person as a given.

If you engage in this behaviour, I'm likely to reflect it. I do hold many internal biases, but I try to actively contain them. If I notice that you either failed to contain yours, or otherwise felt that your assumption is "such an obvious conclusion from the information you had", I will reflect this behaviour and intentionally fail to contain my own biases. If it wasn't an issue for you to do so, it shouldn't be an issue for me to do so as well. I will also track this failure to properly research / ascertain information, so I may lose trust in what you say and lower credence to your statements.

* Assuming the worst about a person because you were too egotistical to ask questions is the absolute number one way to end up on my bad side. Learn to ask questions, otherwise I will treat you like the asshole you are exposing yourself to be. There are no exceptions to this, and I will not change my attitude on this.

===="What applies to you applies to me."====
You're told from a young age to treat people the way you want to be treated.

If I am being direct, transactional, sarcastic, friendly, quiet, or anything else: I intend to get the same out of you. Please either try to match my demeanor, and otherwise let me know if my behaviour makes you uncomfortable or just seems out of place. In almost all cases, I'm also trying to match whatever demeanor you brought to the table.

==General Communication==
===="?"====
This is a question mark. It is used to signify that the ''sentence preceding it'' is an inquiry. What is shown above is a question mark, without any words before it.

Don't do this.

There are two cases where a "?" message exists:
*when the writer doesn't want to explicitly ask a question, and intentionally tries to make the recipient guess why the writer is confused
*when the writer is lazy, forcing the recipient to guess which of the many things the writer could be confused about.
Don't be lazy, and don't be an asshole. If you're confused about something, ask for clarification for what you are confused about. If you send a message that's only a question mark, I am going to assume it is an error, and ignore the message until a question is asked. It's disrespectful to force someone in this scenario, and I refuse to participate in this childish game.

Ask for what you want...
====Conflict Resolution====
Have you ever felt like you needed to carefully navigate how you interact with me in order to avoid backlash? Sorry, I never advertised myself as being a "chill" person to hang out with, especially given that I probably will avoid your presence as much as possible...

If you're a person who often tries to dictate and control the discussion, you'll run into issues. If you do want to talk to me, remember to think about what you say before you say it. Microaggressions and unfair prejudice towards me will be remembered and met with equal flippancy.

Otherwise, I actively take care not to show disrespect towards you as long as I was not given disrespect to begin with.

If you know how to decent without needing to be prompted, we will get along. If you can't, then I don't have an issue reminding you to correct yourself before engaging in any further interactions. I don't believe in "special treatment" and will treat everyone with the same amount of praise or criticism that they deserve. If you act like a child, you'll be treated like one. If I have to treat you like a child despite your age dwarfing mine, or if you happen to be in some sort of "authoritative" position...

Well, it was obviously a shoddy position that means nothing since you hold it. Do better.

It is on you to be a decent person. I promise that I will take your lead. I will be direct in most situations, and I would appreciate your directness and truthfulness above all other qualities, namely in terms of "niceties" which I see as wasted energy. Actions speak louder than gestures.

If you show respect, there is no reason for me to be disrespectful to you. That is to say, I won't pretend to extend any angelic grace towards you just because you're in a "bad mood", which isn't an excuse to be a jerk.

With that said, I generally don't partake in niceties, which isn't inherently disrespectful. For example, the reply "It isn't, I'm sorry." is probably going to be shortened to "No, it isn't.". It answers the question succinctly, and is rather frank, which helps cut out potential for misinterpretation.

I do not respond to emotional pleas as a form of persuasion. If you want me to take an action that I have already explicitly declined, you'll need to present a form of logical justification for it rather than beg or "guilt trip". If you actively demand me to go out of my way to help you when you've never given me the time of day or have ignored times where I've asked for similar help, search on Google for the nearest circus -- there are plenty of clowns who will take you in as one of their own.

I care for your actions, which you are personally responsible for. I expressly shed no concern about your societal status, your employment position, or any shoddy sense of authority that you may employ on yourself.

For maximum social equity, you will be treated with an identical timber as the one you approach me with.

'''Look at me as a mirror; if you don't like what you see, take a look at yourself first.'''

For example, aggressive dispositions will be met with an equally aggressive tone in response. I will be equally as pleasant as you are, otherwise.

In general, the following should also be kept in mind during interactions:
*Any statement of fact is subject to debate.
*Critiques, criticism, and arguments must be based on verifiable fact, unless you predicate them as an opinion.
*Critiques, criticism, and arguments must be based on locally observed evidence, and must be backed by verifiable fact. Critique and criticism based upon assumptions or prospect inherently do not have a concrete basis in reality, and can't be used for criticism for an action that occurs in reality. Only empirical and factual evidence can be used for this purpose.

Music

2024-08-20T03:25:09Z

73.23.55.30:

I don't think I've ever been able to describe my music taste to others. I think that, while not necessarily sophisticated, it is complicated and nuanced. But a good way to sum it up would be to say that I have contrarian tastes, as well as being an enjoyer of high-energy themes with focus on melodic phrases that can seem to tell a story solely by instrumentals.

By contrarian, I simply mean that I don't ever turn on the radio and have never made an account on Spotify, SoundCloud, YouTube Music, or any mainstream music streaming site.

By quantity, most of my music are indeed instrumentals, mostly from Nintendo video games. But in terms of frequency, I listen to specific artists such as Hikaru Utada most often, in where she discusses societal conflicts as well as internal struggles, opening herself up to vulnerability and self-interpretation.

In fact, Hikaru Utada's BAD MODE album has been the top ten tracks on my playlist with thousands of listens. Their lyrically downcast tone paired with themes of momentum keep me addicted to each track. It's reassuring and refreshing to see how someone else interprets the daily motions of their personal and social lives. I've created a few writings about the songs in the album; they are listed here, even if they're not all written yet.

# [[BAD MODE (Track)|BAD モード]]
# [[Kimi ni Muchuu|君に夢中]]
# [[One Last Kiss]]
# [[PINK BLOOD]]
# [[Time (Hikaru Utada)|Time]]
# [[気分じゃないの (Not In The Mood)]]
# [[誰にも言わない]]
# [[Find Love]]
# [[Face My Fears]]
# [[Somewhere Near Marseilles]]
# [[Beautiful World]]
# キレイな人 ([[Find Love]])
There's also music from other singers and games that will each get their own individual pages soon. For now, here are a few, in no particular order.

* [[Gold -Mata Au Hi Made-]]
*[[Chikai (誓い)|誓い]]
* [[Don't Think Twice (Hikaru Utada)|Don't Think Twice]]
* [[Sanctuary (Hikaru Utada)|Sanctuary]]
* [[Passion (Hikaru Utada)|Passion]]
* [[Asylum]]
* [[Simple and Clean]]
* [[Mysterious Destiny]]
* [[Tomorrow is Mine]]
* [[Al Fine]]
* [[GH()ST]]
* [[My Time]]
* [[Beneath the Mask]]
* [[Last Surprise]]
* [[Life Will Change]]
* [[Rivers in the Desert]]
* [[Wake Up, Get Up, Get Out There]]
* [[Live & Learn]]
* [[Reach for the Stars]]
* [[Sonic Heroes]]
* [[Fist Bump]]
* [[Infinite]]
* [[Connected (Yours Forever)]]
* [[Lost in Thoughts All Alone]]
* [[一人思う]]
* [[Scorching Back]]
* [[Running Hell]]
* [[2017 Promotional Trailer (Breath of the Wild)]]
* [[Main Theme (Breath of the Wild)]]
* [[Menu (Super Smash Bros. for)]]
* [[Main Theme (Unnamed Smash Mod)]]
* [[Battlefield (Unnamed Smash Mod)]]
* [[Final Destination (Unnamed Smash Mod)]]

I've become attached to certain tracks and often can't function outside of my house without singing them, listening to them, or at the very least ''mentally'' listening to them. During 2018-2019, and also due to misophonia, I've had to make a specific case to my managers to allow me to wear my earbuds during work to keep my mental state in check. I've since learned to operate by listening to the music mentally, but this is the point we're at now.

There's times I have to avoid songs strictly because I want to maintain a neutral emotional state. As an example, [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ACon4txJiDA DUET] has narrative significance within the game it hails from. I have a difficult time passively listening to the song without being emotionally affected, due to various factors that aren't limited to the narrative, but real-life extrapolations stemming from it. The title theme [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W766EABGHe8 OMORI] has a more severe effect. I've recently had to physically remove myself from a room because I couldn't handle the narrative significance of inadvertently hearing a certain type of ringtone coming from another person's device. Why? You'll have to ask me about that in person.

It really doesn't make any sense. I recognise it as an issue if it's affecting my day-to-day functionality and emotions. I don't actually like this attachment I have to audio.

Start Point

2024-06-07T02:36:08Z

73.23.55.30:

__NOTOC__
== Home ==
Hey there. Amongst [[Names|other names]], I mainly go by Halvorsen. You can find my contact info and preliminary on my [[User:Ha1vorsen|user page.]]

The single underlying reason for this site's existence is prevent people from jumping to their own conclusions and [[headcanon]] a human being. There are reasons for the things I do, and many of them are explained here. Otherwise -- this is my online alcove. For the most part, I use this site as a self-reference guide, since my greatest fears are also [[Memories|losing memories]]. Other times, I use it as a small blog, or a host for documentation that doesn't exist anywhere else.

As mentioned, the content on this site is not being advertised in any way, as it is primarily designed to serve as a self-referential guide, a means to pass time, and a healthy way to document and process everyday events and opinions. One day, Halcove serves as a blog, whereas the other, it may serve as a technical reference manual for something I've either created or often use.

== [[Assessments]] ==
This section documents some thoughts I have about certain products I own.

They're not exactly reviews...
== [[Ramblings]] ==
<tabber>

|-|Explaining Quote=
2022 March 18: ''"...During my initial playthrough, I chose to see the the escapist off and continue on my own. The player returns to the Outer Wall a few times, and the departing character seems hesitant on departing alone. As events progress, the person ends up disappearing, not even having the chance to say our final goodbyes. Making it more important to see the objectives brought forth to me through until the end."''

Main article: [[Quote|Quote]]
|-|Music=
2022 March 15: ''"Starting to think that music is having a more powerful effect that it has any right to.''

''For the past few months, I've been listening to..."''

Main article: [[Music]]
</tabber>

== [[Events]] ==

===== [[October 25, 2023|2023 October 25]] =====
I took place in Samsung's MX Repair Competition of 2023! I've written about it [[Samsung#2023 MX Repair Competition|here]].

===== [[May 25, 2021|2021 May 25]]=====
I've uploaded the [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DRgLR-cPMls Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition title screen] to my YouTube channel, rendered in its native resolution.

===== [[February 01, 2022|2022 February 01]] =====
Our team over at [https://unnamedmods.com USM] is anticipating a foray into our own Super Smash Bros. Ultimate project. For now, [https://gamebanana.com/members/submissions/mods/1508898 these are a few modifications that I've made personally].

== [[Languages|Language]] ==
This Wiki is written in English. While [[languages]] may be a topic of discussion, page translations can only come as I attain a degree of confidence in using those languages.

== Exit ==
Click [https://halcove.com/ here] to return to the landing page.

Music

2024-05-15T01:45:29Z

73.23.55.30:

Hikaru Utada's BAD MODE album has been the top ten tracks on my playlist with thousands of listens. Their lyrically downcast tone paired with themes of momentum keep me addicted to each track. It's reassuring and refreshing to see how someone else interprets the daily motions of their personal and social lives. I've created a few writings about the songs in the album; they are listed here, even if they're not all written yet.

# [[BAD MODE (Track)|BAD モード]]
# [[Kimi ni Muchuu|君に夢中]]
# [[One Last Kiss]]
# [[PINK BLOOD]]
# [[Time (Hikaru Utada)|Time]]
# [[気分じゃないの (Not In The Mood)]]
# [[誰にも言わない]]
# [[Find Love]]
# [[Face My Fears]]
# [[Somewhere Near Marseilles]]
# [[Beautiful World]]
# キレイな人 ([[Find Love]])
There's also music from other singers and games that will each get their own individual pages soon. For now, here are a few, in no particular order.

* [[Gold -Mata Au Hi Made-]]
*[[Chikai (誓い)|誓い]]
* [[Don't Think Twice (Hikaru Utada)|Don't Think Twice]]
* [[Sanctuary (Hikaru Utada)|Sanctuary]]
* [[Passion (Hikaru Utada)|Passion]]
* [[Asylum]]
* [[Simple and Clean]]
* [[Mysterious Destiny]]
* [[Tomorrow is Mine]]
* [[Al Fine]]
* [[GH()ST]]
* [[My Time]]
* [[Beneath the Mask]]
* [[Last Surprise]]
* [[Life Will Change]]
* [[Rivers in the Desert]]
* [[Wake Up, Get Up, Get Out There]]
* [[Live & Learn]]
* [[Reach for the Stars]]
* [[Sonic Heroes]]
* [[Fist Bump]]
* [[Infinite]]
* [[Connected (Yours Forever)]]
* [[Lost in Thoughts All Alone]]
* [[一人思う]]
* [[Scorching Back]]
* [[Running Hell]]
* [[2017 Promotional Trailer (Breath of the Wild)]]
* [[Main Theme (Breath of the Wild)]]
* [[Menu (Super Smash Bros. for)]]
* [[Main Theme (Unnamed Smash Mod)]]
* [[Battlefield (Unnamed Smash Mod)]]
* [[Final Destination (Unnamed Smash Mod)]]

I've become attached to certain tracks and often can't function outside of my house without singing them, listening to them, or at the very least ''mentally'' listening to them. During 2018-2019, and also due to misophonia, I've had to make a specific case to my managers to allow me to wear my earbuds during work to keep my mental state in check. I've since learned to operate by listening to the music mentally, but this is the point we're at now.

There's times I have to avoid songs strictly because I want to maintain a neutral emotional state. As an example, [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ACon4txJiDA DUET] has narrative significance within the game it hails from. I have a difficult time passively listening to the song without being emotionally affected, due to various factors that aren't limited to the narrative, but real-life extrapolations stemming from it. The title theme [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W766EABGHe8 OMORI] has a more severe effect. I've recently had to physically remove myself from a room because I couldn't handle the narrative significance of inadvertently hearing a certain type of ringtone coming from another person's device. Why? You'll have to ask me about that in person.

It really doesn't make any sense. I recognise it as an issue if it's affecting my day-to-day functionality and emotions. I don't actually like this attachment I have to audio.