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Knights of the Soldering Iron |
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ShrinkAge -
personal and global mobility
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by Charles Wright
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Thursday, 06 December 2007 |
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Page 2 of 2 It's therefore extremely daunting for us to discover that we have innocently joined up to a community of people with the instincts of Dr Frankenstein. You'll get the drift by taking a look at the messages being posted in the Hacks and Modifications section of eeeuser.com.
They've hardly had their precious little computers more than a matter of weeks, and they're attaching SD card readers, USB hubs, and Bluetooth adapters, they're building their own PCBs (Printed Circuit Boards if you must know) and discussing, with a terrifying insouciance, switching screens and WebCams and who knows what else.
This, it seems, is a necessary rite of passage for those of us who want to be fully paid-up members of the Shrink Age. Forget about manuals and that little line in the EULA (End User Licence Agreement) about voiding the warranty. Buy yourself a soldering iron! What you need, apparently, is the 15W model from Radio Shack, which comes with a very fine tip. Or a nice temperature-controlled Weller. Gulp!
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