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rc55··on Exeter's unassuming co-op worker leads double life as 'Lord of the Logos'
There is a tech scene in Exeter for sure, check out these:

- https://techexeter.uk - they've been running events for many years now, 1500 members and monthly meetups.

- https://bsidesexeter.co.uk - Infosec events - some members formerly of the local DEFCON group (those events were fun).

- Shameless plug https://novaparty.org - Annual demoscene event (this year will be 13-15th June) run in collaboration with Tech Exeter.

rc55··on Please scan my towel
A customer checks in and is given a towel with a customer specific RFID attached. If at the point the customer checks out and the towel is not in the room, it is assumed to be missing or stolen.
rc55··on The Docker Book
Why would you promote this so early with a site devoid of content? Maybe it would be better to delete this submission until you have something substantial to show.
rc55··on Ask HN: Twitter archives/dumps?
I can't find anything complete but you might want to check out this link from the Archive Team:

http://www.archiveteam.org/index.php?title=Twitter

rc55··on Strange Sex Habits of Silicon Valley
Out of mere curiosity I tried the old Coral Cache link technique; the service is still going!

http://www.nirandfar.com.nyud.net/2012/05/strange-sex-habits...

rc55··on Why there might not be enough Raspberry Pi to go around
I have felt for a long time that Raspberry Pi would be something far beyond the scope of education and could well be re-purposed as a super-economical Arduino equivalent, complete with its own ecosystem of add-on boards, enclosures, power supplies and applications.

Could I see myself getting at least one? Most definitely. I'd pay double for what it offers, and all my hacker friends agree. There's so much we'd love to dig into, set-top boxes, surveillance, emulation and gaming, jukeboxes, audio synthesis, demoscene productions... it's just a fantastic platform I can't wait to get my hands on.

I think they may well deliver on this regardless of any scepticism, although over time it will be at least exciting to see what kind of community is developed.

My only slight concern is whether it will encroach on Broadcom's business too much, perhaps they will constrain orders to set amounts so commercial applications are prohibited, or at least artificially constrained and referred further up the supply chain. That said, it does open up the market more for a similar device.

I do appreciate the fact it is a relatively static specification though - write once, run everywhere is a great place to be.

rc55··on Edw519 wrote a book compiling his best HN Comments
Just to confirm, you cannot purchase this from the United Kingdom either at this time.