No, it wasn't a troll, really. Just didn't see a point in "yet another cheap tablet", when they are a dime a dozen over in the mainland now, to the point of being disposable. ( i have a couple of them myself )
I thought the intent was to create a mainstream consumer product out of this, perhaps i misunderstood. But, even as a hobbyist product, wouldn't it make more sense to take an existing product instead and work on opening it up? Now, if the 'generics' weren't so widely available and so cheap id not question it.. I can even get them branded with mylogo if i buy a 'lot'...
Not trying to sound like a troll here, but what is the point? There are so many cheap tablets running around, why create another somewhat underpowered one?
Sure, for hobbyists, it might have a place, but for average consumers just grabbing a cheap Chinese tablet ( which this is, ultimately ) seems like the better route to me.
I wouldnt say risk free, as if they get caught bypassing it woudlnt go well for them.
Somehow i dont think the officals will care or even ask what you were doing across the 'forbidden link', and just doing it is enough crime in itsself for them.
Neither is a proven fact and both rely on faith, so both should be taught or both left out.
Personally i happen to think creationism is stupid and illogical, but i want my children taught both options so they can make up their own minds and not be programmed to think either direction.
If the FBI is that incompetent on such a simple operation they shouldn't be trusted to do anything.. and every case they are involved in should be tossed out of court.
Sure, what the Principal was doing is wrong, but that doesn't mean the FBI should also do wrong, then make excuses afterward to cover their butts.
Besides, the FBI agent should be in jail for installing spyware on what was in effect a public owned computer. It wasn't his.
Well, in case it isn't: 1 - Be sure you are 101% clean.. not even an over due book laying around in your house. The feds will turn your house upside down and they WILL find it... 2 - Be sure your extended family is 101% clean, as they will be raided next if your raid turns up nothing. 3 - Expect to lose everything you have for months, if not years. Including your reputation, your job, your family and any finances you had... Get an attorney on retainer, might help you retain freedom during the proceedings.. 4 - After the smoke clears, it was still your PC and account that allowed the a crime to be committed, so you are still liable, and most likely will go to jail. Enjoy your stay.
While its a great moral idea, in practical terms it just isn't worth the risk to run any sort of exit node for any 'dark' network.
Who is to say everyone had it? I could be that just that some of the elite did.
They do have government and some level of commerce, and a few wealthy families ( tied into both most likely ). I'm sure those segments did have internet, and running water..
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Any ISP can block any traffic for any reason.. We best get used to it, it will only get worse.
No, it wasn't a troll, really. Just didn't see a point in "yet another cheap tablet", when they are a dime a dozen over in the mainland now, to the point of being disposable. ( i have a couple of them myself )
I thought the intent was to create a mainstream consumer product out of this, perhaps i misunderstood. But, even as a hobbyist product, wouldn't it make more sense to take an existing product instead and work on opening it up? Now, if the 'generics' weren't so widely available and so cheap id not question it.. I can even get them branded with mylogo if i buy a 'lot'...
Not trying to sound like a troll here, but what is the point? There are so many cheap tablets running around, why create another somewhat underpowered one?
Sure, for hobbyists, it might have a place, but for average consumers just grabbing a cheap Chinese tablet ( which this is, ultimately ) seems like the better route to me.
"Look and feel" is a personal choice, not absolute.
Everything is like that now. Best get used to it and learn to ignore it out of habit.
This is still needed as everything else is still a compromise for 'paper replacement'.
And yes, i know there s ONE vendor out there that is doing it ( Hanvon ) but we need it to be mainstream.
I wouldnt say risk free, as if they get caught bypassing it woudlnt go well for them.
Somehow i dont think the officals will care or even ask what you were doing across the 'forbidden link', and just doing it is enough crime in itsself for them.
On the other hand, *not* demanding something *does* guarantee you won't get it.
That is a silly statement. Businesses want to make money. Advancing tech will do that for them.
Sure, sometimes the goverment pumping in TONS of money into projects have accelerated some things, but they would still happen.
Then the patent belongs to the people, which includes American business.
Everything the government develops, that isn't classified, is in the public domain, as it should be as *I* paid for it.
But demanding it wont make it happen.
Oh, and i want a desktop sized chocolate chip cookie synthesizer machine too. mmmm cookies..
For this stuff to practical on a small ( consumer ) scale. Lets hope we get there before the law gets in the way and derails it all.
Neither is a proven fact and both rely on faith, so both should be taught or both left out.
Personally i happen to think creationism is stupid and illogical, but i want my children taught both options so they can make up their own minds and not be programmed to think either direction.
If the FBI is that incompetent on such a simple operation they shouldn't be trusted to do anything.. and every case they are involved in should be tossed out of court.
Sure, what the Principal was doing is wrong, but that doesn't mean the FBI should also do wrong, then make excuses afterward to cover their butts.
Besides, the FBI agent should be in jail for installing spyware on what was in effect a public owned computer. It wasn't his.
Is this a joke?
Well, in case it isn't: .. not even an over due book laying around in your house. The feds will turn your house upside down and they WILL find it...
1 - Be sure you are 101% clean
2 - Be sure your extended family is 101% clean, as they will be raided next if your raid turns up nothing.
3 - Expect to lose everything you have for months, if not years. Including your reputation, your job, your family and any finances you had... Get an attorney on retainer, might help you retain freedom during the proceedings..
4 - After the smoke clears, it was still your PC and account that allowed the a crime to be committed, so you are still liable, and most likely will go to jail. Enjoy your stay.
While its a great moral idea, in practical terms it just isn't worth the risk to run any sort of exit node for any 'dark' network.
I dont want to carry around a bunch of change just for a can of coke or a candy bar.
There is a vast weight difference in the 2.
Who is to say everyone had it? I could be that just that some of the elite did.
They do have government and some level of commerce, and a few wealthy families ( tied into both most likely ). I'm sure those segments did have internet, and running water..
And a hammer.
Anyone remember how IBM/MS finally killed CP/M by making it cost several times more than msDOS on the same hardware?
Not saying this is the same, but its not all that different either. Setting up for failure. "see we tried"..
Need i say anything more?
I could blow thru my bandwidth cap in just under a second.
Sure they dont.
Root then install a 3rd party ROM. Get a direct from china device that doesn't have it in the first place.
Problem solved.
Those that still care about the hardware. True hobbyists.
The reason is they want to maximize profit. They are not a hobbyist supply depot.
No, not all of us, as some of us dislike Intel. We were pissed when apple switched, and are still avoiding Intel as much as possible.