TOtoomuchtodo·Aug 5, 2026
In Desktop Touch ID sensor for $20 [video]ZimengXiong
tinyTouch
Python2026–2026
ZimengXiong / tinyTouch
tinyTouch
authenticate, sudo, login with your fingerprint wire(less)ly without having to spend $149 at the cost of some security
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7Mentions
0Explicit recommenders
1.6KGitHub stars
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What it is
authenticate, sudo, login with your fingerprint wire(less)ly without having to spend $149 at the cost of some security
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Mentions over time
HN mentions by 6-hour interval7 dated mentions
Observed mentions: 2026-08-04 02:48:00 UTC to 2026-08-11 15:28:06 UTC.
Counts come from the repository’s dated source evidence. Index cutoff: 2026-11-02 08:16:59 UTC.
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| Period | Start (UTC) | End (exclusive, UTC) | Mentions | Submissions | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 4, 00:00 | 2026-08-04 00:00:00 UTC | 2026-08-04 06:00:00 UTC | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Aug 4, 06:00 | 2026-08-04 06:00:00 UTC | 2026-08-04 12:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 4, 12:00 | 2026-08-04 12:00:00 UTC | 2026-08-04 18:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 4, 18:00 | 2026-08-04 18:00:00 UTC | 2026-08-05 00:00:00 UTC | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Aug 5, 00:00 | 2026-08-05 00:00:00 UTC | 2026-08-05 06:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 5, 06:00 | 2026-08-05 06:00:00 UTC | 2026-08-05 12:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 5, 12:00 | 2026-08-05 12:00:00 UTC | 2026-08-05 18:00:00 UTC | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Aug 5, 18:00 | 2026-08-05 18:00:00 UTC | 2026-08-06 00:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 6, 00:00 | 2026-08-06 00:00:00 UTC | 2026-08-06 06:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 6, 06:00 | 2026-08-06 06:00:00 UTC | 2026-08-06 12:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 6, 12:00 | 2026-08-06 12:00:00 UTC | 2026-08-06 18:00:00 UTC | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Aug 6, 18:00 | 2026-08-06 18:00:00 UTC | 2026-08-07 00:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 7, 00:00 | 2026-08-07 00:00:00 UTC | 2026-08-07 06:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 7, 06:00 | 2026-08-07 06:00:00 UTC | 2026-08-07 12:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 7, 12:00 | 2026-08-07 12:00:00 UTC | 2026-08-07 18:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 7, 18:00 | 2026-08-07 18:00:00 UTC | 2026-08-08 00:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 8, 00:00 | 2026-08-08 00:00:00 UTC | 2026-08-08 06:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 8, 06:00 | 2026-08-08 06:00:00 UTC | 2026-08-08 12:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 8, 12:00 | 2026-08-08 12:00:00 UTC | 2026-08-08 18:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 8, 18:00 | 2026-08-08 18:00:00 UTC | 2026-08-09 00:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 9, 00:00 | 2026-08-09 00:00:00 UTC | 2026-08-09 06:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 9, 06:00 | 2026-08-09 06:00:00 UTC | 2026-08-09 12:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 9, 12:00 | 2026-08-09 12:00:00 UTC | 2026-08-09 18:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 9, 18:00 | 2026-08-09 18:00:00 UTC | 2026-08-10 00:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 10, 00:00 | 2026-08-10 00:00:00 UTC | 2026-08-10 06:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 10, 06:00 | 2026-08-10 06:00:00 UTC | 2026-08-10 12:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 10, 12:00 | 2026-08-10 12:00:00 UTC | 2026-08-10 18:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 10, 18:00 | 2026-08-10 18:00:00 UTC | 2026-08-11 00:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 11, 00:00 | 2026-08-11 00:00:00 UTC | 2026-08-11 06:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 11, 06:00 | 2026-08-11 06:00:00 UTC | 2026-08-11 12:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 11, 12:00 | 2026-08-11 12:00:00 UTC | 2026-08-11 18:00:00 UTC | 1 | 0 | 1 |