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Thinking about Pyra throttling, it sounds like control system theory has a part to play. There needs to be something which throttles the CPU in response to rising temperature, but still allows it to run fast in short bursts. If it's too slow to react, the CPU temperature will overshoot beyond...

What an unconscionable idea! It would be far more ethical to put them on the top of the organ donor register, so they can bring some real benefit to the world. For starters, each could lose about five litres of blood without undue discomfort.

My Pandora is terribly dated. That doesn't make it any less useful, and of the electronic devices I own, it's still my favourite. In fact, of all the improvements the Pyra is set to bring, the processor upgrade is probably the least exciting part. The better battery, better non-volatile...

Or, as an industrial history geek would ask: "Are you blocky, made of lead and back-to-front?"

When was that? Hasn't it always been set for Two Months' time?

This thread highlights three interesting traits that I can't really think of a name for: Willingness to forego social interaction with a prominent group because their pass-times appear pointless (or destructive) Frustration at companies who's products are deliberately made worse than is...

They protest too much, methinks! Aside, the use of the word "beamer" is interesting. It looks like it should be an English word, and yet, I have only ever seen it used by German speakers. If that wasn't confusing enough, the English term "beemer" refers to a well-known car manufacturer in Germany!

This seems like a prime opportunity for a crowdfunding-like scheme, and for imposing a MOQ on the end customers. For example, if I could pre-order a pack of three LCD cables for 50EUR, to be paid once 899 other people had done likewise, I would - since it would ensure the continued operation of...

The real pity is that the consumer electronics industry is so good at making people afraid of missing out. I've read journalistic articles claiming that it is impossible to survive in modern society without Google maps, Whatsagram instachatbook, and an "up-to-date" smartphone. Unpicking that a...

Now, now, TrashyMG. It isn't nice to make fun of other people's hobbies...

That would work, until the contaminants from your coolant ended up caked all over the inside of the CPU's heat-exchanger? "She was only a humble whiskey-maker, but he loved her still."

Why can't I shake the feeling that, if they had anything to say that was half so exciting as the mere anticipation of an announcement, they would just have said it?

Does forcing the viscous plastic into the mould result in self-heating at all?

Well, I don't think it's strong enough to hold a vacuum...

There are ARM builds of it in standard Debian, so why not?

I'll admit I do carry a plastic-lined aluminium water bottle around with me almost everywhere. I'm not sure how many different types of poisoning I'm meant to have contracted from such a hazardous practice - but so far I remain in excellent health! Am I doing it wrong?

It seems a little unfair to laugh at people for failing to be clairvoyant. Plenty of promising new technology has failed to become popular, and almost everything starts out as impractical and unaffordable.

Interestingly, he doesn't really mention reducing the volume of manufactured goods we buy. I've a hunch that buying far fewer things, and expecting them to last longer, would make a pretty big impact, if implemented on a large scale. The move to replace single-use plastic bags with reusable...

Is your jirlfriend named Gane, Gessica, or Guliet, by any chance?