Holy shit, I forgot all about this comic after reading through all of it forever ago, when like...Thac0 was barely old enough to be a joke! Great post!
The last two times I had relatives ask me for remote support to remove the latest super obvious virus they loaded up I just said "Oh, sorry... I don't really know Windows anymore." That's had a 100% success rate.
Fuzzy skin, ironing, compile your own firmware, swap mainboards...this is a pointless solution that can only result in worse parts for the least technical users.
You don't need to build out a giant shack with a tower and 1kW of transmit to get on the air and hit decent ranges! There's a ton of 5-10W pocket sized radios that'll give you surprisingly great results with just a wire thrown up a tree branch, some under $40 if you wanna learn the dit-dahs. The equipment is way less important than how you set it up, and anything is better than nothing. Get on the air and have fun!
The only reason I still have Android is work apps in required to have that won't work properly without the Play Store. I guess I could carry two phones but I am definitely not that guy.
Yep, that's how the new one is getting HDMI. They've collaborated with several of the major hardware guys and put it all together in a pretty package at a cheaper price then doing it myself. I already have a bunch of hardware, this is just a splurge.
Maybe I'm an idiot, but I ordered one when they announced it. I have 2 perfectly good C64s already but the CRT whine drives my dog and kid nuts, so looking forward to HDMI!
He speaks meme.