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iliasam / OpenSimpleLidar

OpenSimpleLidar

Open Source scanning laser rangefinder

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Open Source scanning laser rangefinder

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This week on Hacker News

Nov 8–Nov 15 UTC · Direct repository links and separately labeled related project stories. Indexed through 11/15/2026, 10:49:33 PM UTC.

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Mentions over time

HN mentions by week4 dated mentions

Observed mentions: 2018-04-04 17:25:11 UTC to 2018-07-03 15:24:36 UTC. Weeks start Monday, UTC.

01232018-04-02 00:00:00 UTC to 2018-04-09 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 3 mentions; 1 submissions, 2 commentsApr 22018-04-09 00:00:00 UTC to 2018-04-16 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2018-04-16 00:00:00 UTC to 2018-04-23 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2018-04-23 00:00:00 UTC to 2018-04-30 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2018-04-30 00:00:00 UTC to 2018-05-07 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2018-05-07 00:00:00 UTC to 2018-05-14 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2018-05-14 00:00:00 UTC to 2018-05-21 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 commentsMay 142018-05-21 00:00:00 UTC to 2018-05-28 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2018-05-28 00:00:00 UTC to 2018-06-04 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2018-06-04 00:00:00 UTC to 2018-06-11 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2018-06-11 00:00:00 UTC to 2018-06-18 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2018-06-18 00:00:00 UTC to 2018-06-25 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2018-06-25 00:00:00 UTC to 2018-07-02 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2018-07-02 00:00:00 UTC to 2018-07-09 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 1 mentions; 0 submissions, 1 commentsJul 2

Counts come from the repository’s dated source evidence. Index cutoff: 2026-11-02 08:16:59 UTC.

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PeriodStart (UTC)End (exclusive, UTC)MentionsSubmissionsComments
Apr 22018-04-02 00:00:00 UTC2018-04-09 00:00:00 UTC312
Apr 92018-04-09 00:00:00 UTC2018-04-16 00:00:00 UTC000
Apr 162018-04-16 00:00:00 UTC2018-04-23 00:00:00 UTC000
Apr 232018-04-23 00:00:00 UTC2018-04-30 00:00:00 UTC000
Apr 302018-04-30 00:00:00 UTC2018-05-07 00:00:00 UTC000
May 72018-05-07 00:00:00 UTC2018-05-14 00:00:00 UTC000
May 142018-05-14 00:00:00 UTC2018-05-21 00:00:00 UTC000
May 212018-05-21 00:00:00 UTC2018-05-28 00:00:00 UTC000
May 282018-05-28 00:00:00 UTC2018-06-04 00:00:00 UTC000
Jun 42018-06-04 00:00:00 UTC2018-06-11 00:00:00 UTC000
Jun 112018-06-11 00:00:00 UTC2018-06-18 00:00:00 UTC000
Jun 182018-06-18 00:00:00 UTC2018-06-25 00:00:00 UTC000
Jun 252018-06-25 00:00:00 UTC2018-07-02 00:00:00 UTC000
Jul 22018-07-02 00:00:00 UTC2018-07-09 00:00:00 UTC101

What Hacker News says

3 sources
gregsadetsky·Apr 5, 2018
The BOM[0] specifies that this is a "3mw 780nm Infrared IR Diode Laser" with a link to eBay[1]. I'm finding 780nm 2.5mw and 3mw laser diodes rated at classes 3B and 3R. See [2] and [3]. The 3B class rating is given for a high end Edmund Optics laser which most probably gives out the "full" 3mW. A 3B class laser is "hazardous for eye exposure" [4]. So... hard to say, but not great? I fondly remember a sticker that was on a lab's (very scary) laser: "Do not look into laser with remaining eye"... [0] https://github.com/iliasam/OpenSimpleLidar/blob/master/Total... (XLS file) [1] https://www.ebay.com/itm/322300023463 [2] https://www.thorlabs.com/newgrouppage9.cfm?objectgroup_id=14... [3] https://www.edmundoptics.com/lasers/laser-sources/780nm-3.0m... [4] http://www.lasersafetyfacts.com/3B/
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