Loving it! What orange website could they be talking about?
I wonder what would be achievable, around the $15 mark WITHOUT needing a minimum order of 1000? (Presuming access to a 3d printer and a reasonably cheap PCB fab company)
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A Raspberry Pi Zero?
P.S. The RPi Zero does not come with a display and keyboard like the computer in this article does. So, we are talking about two different types of computers.
Look at the price of "WH" version with superficial changes that cost pennies to add (wifi chip and 0.1" header), and (used to be) easily obtainable with no limit on the order size. Or, at least that was the status quo before the the great chip shortage of 2021.
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1. We can ignore inflation adjustments because computer prices have generally stayed flat or gone down (the rule used to be that the PC you wanted was around $2000–3000 and nowadays if we're talking about a desktop system, assuming one even specs such a thing, it's less than that).
Raspberry Pi actually did that. [0] The RPi 400 is right around that $100 mark, fully assembled, and is basically a keyboard with a bunch of ports for the people who end up with it.
The only other option is a ZXSpectrum Next (Kickstarter that is having trouble with supply chain right now for the latest batch). It's freaking awesome though. You can directly download new spectrum games from the internet or just use the SD card. Someone wrote a new assembly language book. There is a BBS app...so many cool things going on. The commander x-16 will also be cool if it ever comes out.
It’s plenty capable, especially as compared to other sub-$250 options and has power supply, battery, screen, keyboard, trackpad, speakers, camera, and microphone included.
In case that's a serious question: what website has an orange theme, and an aggressively enforced rule against editorialising submission titles?
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-->Printer filament itself costs about $10USD per pound. And then there is the inevitable one or two misprints.
Not to mention the time needed to print the item.
If you looking for cheap, low volume 3D printing ain't it.
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Pretty much a possible competitor. I have several OrangePi boards...and they run linux and cost me around $15.
Articles that go deep into technical subjects generally stay on the front page for half of the time of trendy lightweight posts.
I can't even buy a keyboard for $15 anymore since inflation took off.
So yeah if in fact this is a real product I'll throw a few bucks at it to help make it happen.
>the orange site
>the bird site
For a few reasons.
Firstly, sometimes a shot needs to be taken at said websites and there are people who work there who will be reading it.
Secondly, because inside jokes are the best jokes.
This one isn't new to me. My old boss used to call it that.
It's basically:
That den of capitalist hubris, the Mart of Wally
For a new era.
I wouldn't know, my topcolor is B5DB5D.
It might be worth pointing out that you are dismissing a comment discussing a page that is (likely) making a criticism of the HN rules by implying - without good reason - that it is instead a criticism of the community, and not a critique of the site rules and the kinds of content it promotes.
Unless you're only meaning the "don't sneer" part - which is difficult to police among intellectuals, and if it's only policed at HN-directed criticism, is probably bad form.
In short: "Please don't post shallow dismissals, especially of other people's work. A good critical comment teaches us something."
Besides, I found it's better when I don't take HN too seriously; I now often enjoy HN the way I "enjoy" Curb Your Enthusiasm
1. Often as a top comment too! A lot of inaccurate, stripped-of-nuance or outright ignorant hot takes get voted up if they confirm the biases of the majority of HN users.
Though I generally would not catch nonsense about an 40-year old Microprocessor or some newfangled K8s setup.
So perhaps I should phrase the claim differently. The "quality" of nonsense on HN is remarkably better than other social sites.