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Mere words can't even begin to describe how irrelevant this is!

Maybe they align with the direction of wind, not to get their sense of smell distracted by their own feces?

Quite interesting

Reminds me of how lmsensors bricked some Thinkpads during the I2C probing process. It overwrote some bytes in the "security chip" and wrecked a checksum which prevented the machine from booting. IBMs answer was to replace the mainboard. You could reprogram the chip, but the information was hard, if ever, to get. Some guys offered reprogramming services for a hefty fee.
The main reason was that the security chip, wich was a extended I2C eeprom (24RF02) reacted differently to commands as its non-security counterpart.

1n35e.png: my new Wallpaper :)

Seriously... I love to tinker and I love taking things apart and fix or hack them, I've been doing it since 25 years already. BUT I also like my iPhone and iPad because they're the only things I own where I'm not tempted to tinker around. I like that! The things just work and they do anyting I want. I stopped jailbreaking after I found out, that the only things gained are stupid customization gizmos I don't need. Like already stated: If you don't like the product don't buy it! What do you all hope to gain from your crusade? Couldn't you use all the hate-time to do something productive? Yeah I know, since I own apple products I'm tainted and couldn't possibly be objective... sigh...

Who are alo men...

Then go with the WinCE version, no GPL problems there ;)

but you can't integrate 10 of your cheap PCs into the desk construction of a small industrial control room, where heat and dust are very prevalent faktors...

I deployed about 200 of these things in an industrial environment (control rooms in a steel plant). They are small and perform rather good.
BUT
The electrical connection between the the JackPC and its shell is terrible! Some are so weak, that you only have to bump into the table and they lose connection.
It's so bad we considered soldering a short cat5 pigtail directly to the damn things and fix everything with hot glue...

soon!

That's a bit scary... http://www.fictiondb.com/author/harry-harrison-marvin-minsky~the-turing-option~104464~b.htm

A waistphone? Quit uncomfotable to read..
They are still researching a material for the strap to fit US waist demands! :)

I did exactly that "back in my day" using a Jornada 680. It worked great.

DECULTURE!