✧✦Catherine✦✧
type of girl who refers to SD cards as, simply, "serial flash"
Feb 28 at 11:52amWeb
Show thread✧✦Catherine✦✧Feb 28
that's me. i'm the girl. i just told someone earlier that I received a package with "256MB serial flash" which is wholly incomprehensible if you don't know that those were SD cards i wanna decap
Show threadKirtai 🏳️‍⚧️Feb 28
@whitequark
What are you doing that needs decapped SD cards?
Show thread✧✦Catherine✦✧Feb 28

@kirtai i want to explore the succulent flesh inside

(to find out if it is SLC or what)

Show threadKirtai 🏳️‍⚧️Feb 28
@whitequark
Ah, I see.
...
You know, both explanations actually make sense to me which is kinda concerning 
Show threadRa (Freyja) (it/its)𒀭𒈹𒍠𒊩Feb 28
@whitequark that's cute and amazing and delightful and ha, you're talking about 256MB flash devices, that's how much flash I want to put into a phone device I'm designing
Show threadroukemapFeb 28
@whitequark /pokes 2048 mbit ospi flash on the board I'm currently bringing up with a stick
Show threadRealGene ☣️Feb 28

@whitequark
Is there *anything* that actually uses "Secure Digital" aspect?

Wouldn't these be cheaper if they left that out (components *and* licenses)?

Show thread✧✦Catherine✦✧Feb 28
@RealGene i think usually they do
Show threadI love this, so IFeb 28
@RealGene @whitequark let me tell you about why some* vendors use the term TF card instead of SD card…
Show threadValorZardMar 1
@whitequark serial flash experiments lain