Thick thinkpad improvised weapon chads rise up. I can web dev or I can breach a door....
> On Feb 26, 2021, at 6:32 PM, Matt Graham via PLUG-discuss > <[email protected]> wrote: > > On 2021-02-26 17:56, Aaron Jones via PLUG-discuss wrote: >>> Michael Butash wrote: >>> https://frame.work/ [1] >>> Might look at one of these if/when they come about. >> I backed one of these projects and the dude never shipped. His was a >> modular framework for upgrading a laptop and it ended up getting >> demolished by shoddy work in the shop they chose in China. > > These will be more expensive than other laptops in the short term. Making > computer parts that fit together into a frame that is not custom-designed, in > form factors that humans can work on, and supported by metal frames instead > of glue requires effort and money. And regular consumers are super-sensitive > to price. So I think the only way this won't be a hastily-discarded boutique > product is if 3rd-party manufacturers start making other modules that are > cheap and do interesting things. Which is possible but unlikely IMHO. > (Observing the x86 industry for 22ish years has made me a tad pessimistic.) > > Also, I do not give a **** about how thick my laptop is. In 1999, I had a > Thinkpad 380D that could probably have been used as an improvised weapon. It > was 2.5 cm in height and weighed 3.6 (?) kg. A modern machine with that form > factor and weight would have a crazy long battery life. I am obviously in > the minority, as marketers have conditioned the general population to think > "looks trendy" >> "functions well". > > -- > Crow202 Blog: http://crow202.org/wordpress > There is no Darkness in Eternity > But only Light too dim for us to see. > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - [email protected] > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - [email protected] To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
