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+0.26 ATAboy is a USB adapter for legacy CHS only style IDE (PATA) drives (github.com)
61 points by zdw 4 days ago | 39 comments on HN | Mild positive Landing Page · vv3.4 · 2026-02-25
Article Heatmap
Preamble: +0.20 — Preamble P Article 1: +0.20 — Freedom, Equality, Brotherhood 1 Article 2: +0.20 — Non-Discrimination 2 Article 3: ND — Life, Liberty, Security Article 3: No Data — Life, Liberty, Security 3 Article 4: ND — No Slavery Article 4: No Data — No Slavery 4 Article 5: ND — No Torture Article 5: No Data — No Torture 5 Article 6: ND — Legal Personhood Article 6: No Data — Legal Personhood 6 Article 7: ND — Equality Before Law Article 7: No Data — Equality Before Law 7 Article 8: ND — Right to Remedy Article 8: No Data — Right to Remedy 8 Article 9: ND — No Arbitrary Detention Article 9: No Data — No Arbitrary Detention 9 Article 10: ND — Fair Hearing Article 10: No Data — Fair Hearing 10 Article 11: ND — Presumption of Innocence Article 11: No Data — Presumption of Innocence 11 Article 12: +0.07 — Privacy 12 Article 13: +0.10 — Freedom of Movement 13 Article 14: ND — Asylum Article 14: No Data — Asylum 14 Article 15: ND — Nationality Article 15: No Data — Nationality 15 Article 16: ND — Marriage & Family Article 16: No Data — Marriage & Family 16 Article 17: -0.05 — Property 17 Article 18: ND — Freedom of Thought Article 18: No Data — Freedom of Thought 18 Article 19: +0.47 — Freedom of Expression 19 Article 20: +0.23 — Assembly & Association 20 Article 21: ND — Political Participation Article 21: No Data — Political Participation 21 Article 22: ND — Social Security Article 22: No Data — Social Security 22 Article 23: ND — Work & Equal Pay Article 23: No Data — Work & Equal Pay 23 Article 24: ND — Rest & Leisure Article 24: No Data — Rest & Leisure 24 Article 25: +0.35 — Standard of Living 25 Article 26: +0.33 — Education 26 Article 27: +0.42 — Cultural Participation 27 Article 28: +0.15 — Social & International Order 28 Article 29: ND — Duties to Community Article 29: No Data — Duties to Community 29 Article 30: ND — No Destruction of Rights Article 30: No Data — No Destruction of Rights 30
Negative Neutral Positive No Data
Aggregates
Weighted Mean +0.26 Unweighted Mean +0.22
Max +0.47 Article 19 Min -0.05 Article 17
Signal 12 No Data 19
Confidence 14% Volatility 0.14 (Low)
Negative 1 Channels E: 0.3 S: 0.7
SETL -0.14 Structural-dominant
Evidence: High: 0 Medium: 5 Low: 7 No Data: 19
Theme Radar
Foundation Security Legal Privacy & Movement Personal Expression Economic & Social Cultural Order & Duties Foundation: 0.20 (3 articles) Security: 0.00 (0 articles) Legal: 0.00 (0 articles) Privacy & Movement: 0.09 (2 articles) Personal: -0.05 (1 articles) Expression: 0.35 (2 articles) Economic & Social: 0.35 (1 articles) Cultural: 0.38 (2 articles) Order & Duties: 0.15 (1 articles)
Domain Context Profile
Element Modifier Affects Note
Privacy +0.10
Article 12
GitHub has standard privacy controls and policies protecting user data and discussion content from unauthorized access.
Terms of Service +0.05
Article 1 Article 2
GitHub ToS establish baseline equal treatment of users without discrimination, though enforcement depends on implementation.
Accessibility +0.15
Article 25 Article 26
Observable accessibility features including keyboard navigation, ARIA support, and responsive design promote equitable access to platform functionality.
Mission
GitHub's public mission emphasizes open collaboration and global access to development tools, indirectly supporting knowledge-sharing rights.
Editorial Code +0.08
Article 19 Article 27
GitHub community guidelines establish standards for respectful discussion and protect user expression within community contexts.
Ownership -0.05
Article 17
GitHub retains platform control; user-generated content ownership is subject to platform terms, creating conditional rather than absolute intellectual property rights.
Access Model +0.12
Article 19 Article 27
Public discussion board model enables open participation and knowledge dissemination without gatekeeping, supporting freedom of expression and information access.
Ad/Tracking -0.08
Article 12
GitHub's feature flags and analytics tracking create potential privacy concerns; behavioral data collection may infringe on privacy of thought.
HN Discussion 4 top-level · 0 replies
burnt-resistor 2026-02-21 04:47 UTC link
Aand it's vibe-coded. Nope. There are zillions of PATA USB adapters available on secondary markets that work.
eqvinox 2026-02-21 12:15 UTC link
The Raspberry Pi Pico is good for a lot of things; this is not one of them (due to the lack of at least USB 2.0 High Speed). An LPC18xx, LPC43xx or even IMXRT106x would've been a much better choice.
hakfoo 2026-02-21 17:14 UTC link
PATA-SATA adapters, the $3 AliExpress kind, seem to handle CHS fine. I have dumps of 40Mb and 200Mb drives from such adapters.
stmw 2026-02-25 01:12 UTC link
Related to recent HN discussion re: SCSI version of same. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46636571 Of possible interest.
Score Breakdown
+0.20
Preamble Preamble
Low Practice
Editorial
ND
Structural
+0.20
SETL
ND
Combined
ND
Context Modifier
ND

Public repository structure provides minimal observable editorial content on preamble themes. Structural accessibility features present mild positive signal.

+0.20
Article 1 Freedom, Equality, Brotherhood
Low Practice
Editorial
ND
Structural
+0.15
SETL
ND
Combined
ND
Context Modifier
ND

GitHub ToS modifier applies. Repository open to all without visible discrimination. Minimal editorial content.

+0.20
Article 2 Non-Discrimination
Low Practice
Editorial
ND
Structural
+0.15
SETL
ND
Combined
ND
Context Modifier
ND

GitHub ToS modifier applies. No observable discrimination in repository structure or access model.

ND
Article 3 Life, Liberty, Security

Right to life, liberty, personal security. No observable content related to this article.

ND
Article 4 No Slavery

Slavery prohibition. No observable content related to this article.

ND
Article 5 No Torture

Torture prohibition. No observable content related to this article.

ND
Article 6 Legal Personhood

Right to recognition before the law. No observable content related to this article.

ND
Article 7 Equality Before Law

Equal protection before the law. No observable content related to this article.

ND
Article 8 Right to Remedy

Effective remedies for violations. No observable content related to this article.

ND
Article 9 No Arbitrary Detention

Freedom from arbitrary detention. No observable content related to this article.

ND
Article 10 Fair Hearing

Fair and public hearing. No observable content related to this article.

ND
Article 11 Presumption of Innocence

Presumption of innocence. No observable content related to this article.

+0.07
Article 12 Privacy
Low Practice
Editorial
ND
Structural
+0.05
SETL
ND
Combined
ND
Context Modifier
ND

Right to privacy. GitHub privacy controls provide baseline protection. Feature flags and analytics tracking create offsetting concerns per domain context. Net mild positive signal.

+0.10
Article 13 Freedom of Movement
Low Practice
Editorial
ND
Structural
+0.10
SETL
ND
Combined
ND
Context Modifier
ND

Freedom of movement. Repository accessible globally without geographic restrictions observable in page content.

ND
Article 14 Asylum

Right to seek asylum. No observable content related to this article.

ND
Article 15 Nationality

Right to nationality. No observable content related to this article.

ND
Article 16 Marriage & Family

Right to marriage and family. No observable content related to this article.

-0.05
Article 17 Property
Low Practice
Editorial
ND
Structural
0.00
SETL
ND
Combined
ND
Context Modifier
ND

Right to own property and protection thereof. GitHub ownership modifier indicates conditional IP rights subject to platform control.

ND
Article 18 Freedom of Thought

Freedom of thought, conscience, religion. No observable content related to this article.

+0.47
Article 19 Freedom of Expression
Medium Advocacy Practice
Editorial
+0.25
Structural
+0.30
SETL
-0.12
Combined
ND
Context Modifier
ND

Freedom of opinion and expression. Public repository model enables global expression and information sharing. GitHub editorial code and access model modifiers support this signal.

+0.23
Article 20 Assembly & Association
Medium Practice
Editorial
ND
Structural
+0.15
SETL
ND
Combined
ND
Context Modifier
ND

Right to peaceful assembly and association. Repository structure permits collaborative participation and community formation around the ATAboy project.

ND
Article 21 Political Participation

Right to participate in government. No observable content related to this article.

ND
Article 22 Social Security

Right to social security. No observable content related to this article.

ND
Article 23 Work & Equal Pay

Right to work and favorable conditions. No observable content related to this article.

ND
Article 24 Rest & Leisure

Right to rest and leisure. No observable content related to this article.

+0.35
Article 25 Standard of Living
Medium Practice
Editorial
ND
Structural
+0.20
SETL
ND
Combined
ND
Context Modifier
ND

Right to adequate standard of living. GitHub accessibility features including keyboard navigation and ARIA support provide structural support for equitable access.

+0.33
Article 26 Education
Medium Advocacy Practice
Editorial
+0.10
Structural
+0.25
SETL
-0.19
Combined
ND
Context Modifier
ND

Right to education. Project documentation and public repository structure facilitate knowledge sharing and technical education. Accessibility features support inclusive learning.

+0.42
Article 27 Cultural Participation
Medium Advocacy Practice
Editorial
+0.20
Structural
+0.25
SETL
-0.11
Combined
ND
Context Modifier
ND

Right to participate in cultural and scientific life. Public repository enables participation in technical community. GitHub editorial code and access model modifiers support cultural/scientific participation.

+0.15
Article 28 Social & International Order
Low Practice
Editorial
ND
Structural
+0.10
SETL
ND
Combined
ND
Context Modifier
ND

Right to social and international order. Global accessibility of repository supports international order principles.

ND
Article 29 Duties to Community

Duties to community. No observable content related to this article.

ND
Article 30 No Destruction of Rights

Prohibition of activities destroying rights. No observable content related to this article.

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