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by ryukoposting 721 days ago
This is one of the best firmware-related technical writeups I've ever read on HN. The author doesn't overstate the nightmare that is 8051. I can personally vouch for its horribleness, and its cockroach-like persistence.

As a hobby photographer who mostly shoots black-and-white film, readily available info about generating grayscale images on eInk displays is intriguing from an artistic perspective.