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by Jongoleur
Sat Jan 07, 2012 8:10 pm
Forum: Off topic discussion
Topic: Preparing for release day
Replies: 36
Views: 6310

Re: Preparing for release day

<t>tufty said: <br/> <br/> <br/> Jongoleur said: <br/> <br/> <br/> I'm not wearing a basque for ANYONE.....<br/> <br/> <br/> Not even for some folk dancing?<br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> nonononononononononononooooooooooo.....<br/> <br/> Apropos of nothing, I just realised how similar Janet is to Beans in ...
by Jongoleur
Sat Jan 07, 2012 7:56 pm
Forum: Off topic discussion
Topic: Anyone else still got a Dragon?
Replies: 34
Views: 10155

Re: Anyone else still got a Dragon?

Nahh - after all a Dragon is for life, not just for Hogwatch!
by Jongoleur
Sat Jan 07, 2012 7:53 pm
Forum: Off topic discussion
Topic: Preparing for release day
Replies: 36
Views: 6310

Re: Preparing for release day

tufty said:


Dammit, Janet!

[Edit] aimed a jongoleur"s post, obviously.



Obviously.

But I'm not wearing a basque for ANYONE.....
by Jongoleur
Sat Jan 07, 2012 7:16 pm
Forum: Off topic discussion
Topic: Preparing for release day
Replies: 36
Views: 6310

Re: Preparing for release day

Anyhow, I'm preparing for release day by attaching small dogs to the ceiling by the power of my mind alone....

Hahahahahahahahahahaha!!!!!!!

by Jongoleur
Sat Jan 07, 2012 7:12 pm
Forum: Off topic discussion
Topic: Preparing for release day
Replies: 36
Views: 6310

Re: Preparing for release day

ogodnotthatagain.......

Arghhhh!!!!

Watching something dire on commercial tv and thet damn advert came on.

Switched over to BBC2 and its Jason and the Argonauts...

Its a timewarp I tell you, a timewarp!!!
by Jongoleur
Fri Jan 06, 2012 3:56 pm
Forum: General discussion
Topic: sales date?
Replies: 131
Views: 49626

Re: sales date?

<t>JamesH said: <br/> <br/> <br/> Anyway, enough hair picking. It's first come first served. It just means you don't get to queue outside the Apple store.<br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> We don't?  Well there's a relief!<br/> <br/> Anyhow, I'd have thought an Apple store would be the last place to get a piec...
by Jongoleur
Fri Jan 06, 2012 1:24 pm
Forum: General discussion
Topic: Printable paper case project
Replies: 11
Views: 3681

Re: Printable paper case project

Looks good, I've an Arduino Uno that was supplied in a card box that was similar and had dotted areas to cut out for the USB and power sockets.  A tab and slot arrangement on the lid should keep the top closed adequately.
by Jongoleur
Fri Jan 06, 2012 1:06 pm
Forum: General discussion
Topic: sales date?
Replies: 131
Views: 49626

Re: sales date?

<t>cnxsoft said: <br/> <br/> <br/> oh oh... The article mentions "The mailing list has some 50,000 people on it". It will be a struggle to get one in the first 10,000 batch especially if you are in the wrong time zone...<br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> Well, Liz tends to post announcements between 22:00 and ...
by Jongoleur
Fri Jan 06, 2012 9:08 am
Forum: HATs and other add-ons
Topic: Gertboard
Replies: 258
Views: 116891

Re: Gertboard

<t>Gert said: <br/> <br/> <br/> A lot of users forget that the raspberry-Pi boards come default without connector.<br/> <br/> So you can not use the Gertboard without picking up a soldering iron even if it is ready made.<br/> <br/> <br/> But header pins are nice and big - fairly easy to solder..... ...
by Jongoleur
Fri Jan 06, 2012 9:01 am
Forum: General discussion
Topic: Battery power
Replies: 68
Views: 25280

Re: Battery power

<t>julianrich said: <br/> <br/> <br/> Just bear in mind that phones and other devices have internal batteries and power management devices to control everything Rpi has none of these.<br/> <br/> Get it wrong and you will fry your pi<br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> The power input on the Pi includes a resetta...
by Jongoleur
Fri Jan 06, 2012 8:39 am
Forum: Off topic discussion
Topic: YOU SUCK: the venting thread
Replies: 948
Views: 183715

Re: YOU SUCK: the venting thread

<t>riFFraFF said: <br/> <br/> <br/> Oxwivi said: <br/> <br/> <br/> Whoever starts yet another outcry of R-Pi being hand-assembled SUCKS!<br/> <br/> <br/> What!? Is not made by little elves with tiny nimble hands!? :'(<br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> Of course it is - what else* would they do in the off-seaso...
by Jongoleur
Fri Jan 06, 2012 7:00 am
Forum: Off topic discussion
Topic: PC's are boring
Replies: 83
Views: 18567

Re: PC's are boring

<t>Yesterday lunchtime,  I was browsing the bookshelves in a charity shop and came across "The Personal Computer Handbook" (Pan 1983).  In its 224 pages, it described what a micro was, how it worked, where it fitted into your lifestyle (ahh lifestyle, a true 80's preoccupation) and what to look for ...
by Jongoleur
Fri Jan 06, 2012 6:32 am
Forum: Off topic discussion
Topic: YOU SUCK: the venting thread
Replies: 948
Views: 183715

Re: YOU SUCK: the venting thread

<t>simonIOW said: <br/> <br/> <br/> Arghh, my TV has only one HDMI input...<br/> <br/> Gah, I'll have to buy a splitter, or forego sky HD...<br/> <br/> Does that count as a rant?<br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> Plug in the Pi and damn Sky.<br/> <br/> It'll save you money and brain cells in the long run.  <br...
by Jongoleur
Thu Jan 05, 2012 8:29 pm
Forum: General discussion
Topic: sales date?
Replies: 131
Views: 49626

Re: sales date?

<r>RaTTuS said: <br/> <br/> <br/> Grumpyoldgit said: <br/> <br/> <br/> Wall Street Journal says that RasPi not on sale until mid 2012 and a waiting list of 10,000.<br/> <br/> <URL url="http://blogs.wsj.com/tech-euro.....-for-2000/">http://blogs.wsj.com/tech-euro.....-for-2000/</URL><br/> <br/> <br/>...
by Jongoleur
Thu Jan 05, 2012 7:44 am
Forum: Off topic discussion
Topic: 2nd PI
Replies: 45
Views: 8916

Re: 2nd PI

Just a thought.

There IS a 2nd Pi already.

If the Model A is Pi 1, then the Model B is Pi 2!

Simples!!!!
by Jongoleur
Thu Jan 05, 2012 12:40 am
Forum: General discussion
Topic: Raspberry Pi and Psion
Replies: 23
Views: 8485

Re: Raspberry Pi and Psion

@ukscone:  re the Organiser II's. Ever noticed the curious lack of foresight in the calender? 
by Jongoleur
Thu Jan 05, 2012 12:34 am
Forum: General discussion
Topic: Raspberry Pi #1 spotting...
Replies: 53
Views: 12275

Re: Raspberry Pi #1 spotting...

<t>Its eBay, there"s bound to be sniping down at the wire…<br/> <br/> I must admit, if I had the funds, I"d put a humongous bid in the day before the end and watch all the last-minute artists run out of steam. And even if I lost, I'd have the satisfaction of generating a huge donation for the Founda...
by Jongoleur
Thu Jan 05, 2012 12:17 am
Forum: General discussion
Topic: Raspberry Pi #1 spotting...
Replies: 53
Views: 12275

Re: Raspberry Pi #1 spotting...

The bids for 1 and 10 make 4 look like a bargain!  I suppose this means that more interest will now be paid to the less expensive boards...
by Jongoleur
Thu Jan 05, 2012 12:06 am
Forum: General discussion
Topic: Raspberry Pi #1 spotting...
Replies: 53
Views: 12275

Re: Raspberry Pi #1 spotting...

£20 to £1,254.56 in 2 minutes 8 seconds.

Wow.
by Jongoleur
Wed Jan 04, 2012 6:15 pm
Forum: General discussion
Topic: sales date?
Replies: 131
Views: 49626

Re: sales date?

<r>froshy said: <br/> <br/> <br/> lewmur said: <br/> <br/> <br/> I just created an account in the Pi Shop.  Hope this counts in the "first come, first served".<br/> <br/> <br/> Wer is Pi shop ? I am looking for PI shop and not found.<br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> Ye Olde Pi Shoppe:  <URL url="http://www.ra...
by Jongoleur
Wed Jan 04, 2012 3:52 pm
Forum: General discussion
Topic: How much sales do you think will raspi make?
Replies: 66
Views: 13259

Re: How much sales do you think will raspi make?

<t>kme said: <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> Careful what you wish for… If, say, France suddenly decide that one class year of pupils suddenly should have a R-Pi as naturally as a text book, that would mean a 700k order. And this is just one country and just one class level. Feel free to scale u...
by Jongoleur
Wed Jan 04, 2012 3:47 pm
Forum: General discussion
Topic: How much sales do you think will raspi make?
Replies: 66
Views: 13259

Re: How much sales do you think will raspi make?

<t>lworbey said: <br/> <br/> <br/> I just hope that even if only for the initial batch people are limited to how many they can order so people can't buy loads and stick them all on eBay!<br/> <br/> It is going to be hard enough getting 1 of 10,000 without people buying in bulk! Any official word on ...
by Jongoleur
Wed Jan 04, 2012 3:40 pm
Forum: General discussion
Topic: How much sales do you think will raspi make?
Replies: 66
Views: 13259

Re: How much sales do you think will raspi make?

JamesH said:


Embarrassingly large? I doubt the foundation CAN be that embarassed!



Well no, not after the eBay surprises!
by Jongoleur
Wed Jan 04, 2012 3:11 pm
Forum: General discussion
Topic: How much sales do you think will raspi make?
Replies: 66
Views: 13259

Re: How much sales do you think will raspi make?

<t>The first batch will be gone in a day.<br/> <br/> I expect the next few batches to sell very quickly too, more on the scale of a batch a week, especially as the ordering limit comes off.<br/> <br/> Things might then tail off a bit until the next phase, the cased kits with documentation come along...
by Jongoleur
Wed Jan 04, 2012 10:24 am
Forum: General discussion
Topic: Raspberry Pi Linux
Replies: 13
Views: 3875

Re: Raspberry Pi Linux

Pinux?

Plinux?



(didn't look at the rest of the thread, just caught up with my own minor witticisms...)

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