I read precisely what you wrote and i vehemently disagree that obscurity is a proper layer of security in any way. It doesn't even belong in the discussion when talking about security.Its false hope, nothing more.

Im married and if my wife looked own upon video games I wouldnt have married her. Just saying, not all wives are like yours.

Your CPU is one degree away from continuing to be viable, imho. Anything before Sandy Bridge should be de-commissioned. This is my personal rule.

NO it wont. My 570 GTX is still going strong, my 770 will outlive this console generation in raw usability. The only reason i dont even run the 570 anymore is because it sucks power like crazy, but its still a totally viable part.

And those regulations have been unfairly corrupted to feed a few players. DO not bleat on about fairness when the industry in question is unabashedly corrupt. ANYONE that wants to drive a taxi should be able to secure licensing from the city for a NOMINAL fee.

If I provide a forum for people to speak, should I feel guilty for the content of their speech? The people responsible are those that choose to spread hate, fear and malice, not those that wish to hear unfettered thought.

And no once for ever, get it finally: we are not in the USA here where you have to call a court for every fart to decide 'oh, what might a court have to say in this, or that?'.

Do you know why this is? Because we value Liberty, fiercely.

"This isn't about protectionism. This is about countries having laws and expecting everybody to follow them.'

Why cant it be both?

Keep in mind that the current ruleset is built for the entrenched players. If Uber waited around for regulatory compliance, they wouldnt be in business. The plain fact is ALL OF MODERN LIFE IS MONEY. There is a price for everything and those that would consider themselves your betters force payment.

History proves you wrong. Obscurity is NEVER the answer in the Information Age. User IDs are NOT security devices.

Then you have separate devices/accounts. This is I.T. 101 stuff. You deal in sensitive info, you learn proper data handling.

User IDs ARE NOT a security device at all. If that was true every corporation would give people obfuscated email addresses instead of basing them on their name.

Stop. This is the fault of allowing users to use devices with no training. Standard I.T. data security ON THE PART OF THE USERS would have prevented this. If you dont understand the device you are using, seek training, or dont put sensitive info on it. Its not ok to be a moron in the Information Age.

Fair enough. I will amend to say that the Pi greatly expanded the market for players that were already in the game. Unfortunately, the others were never able to capture any real mindshare from it. Love it or hate it, the Pi made the market what it is now. Also, Intel has offerings on both fronts, real time microcontrollers and multi-tasking OS chips. (quark and galileo)

I dont care about Broadcom's politics. I cant change them and the Pi has been incredibly useful to me in learning and teaching electronics. I would love for the whole thing to be open, but its just not happening, so we must accept that the net gain from the PI is still a benefit to humanity, no matter how slightly 'impure' the ideology. Most of the device is 'open'.