OpenWRT Router, Canon's Nanoprint & Dev Imposter Syndrome 🖥️🔧

Andrew Pierno

Dec 1, 2024

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OpenWRT One: First router built for open-source firmware. Hardware freedom for network geeks. Check it out
Canon ships first nanoprint lithography machine. ASML's monopoly cracking? More info

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