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Sorry not be positive about this but I think it's a big miss and a big missed opportunity. It's not exciting technology and a very long way from inspirational.
by hoodoof 11y ago
Sorry not be positive about this but I think it's a big miss and a big missed opportunity.
It's not exciting technology and a very long way from inspirational. In fact to be direct, it's a deeply boring, pointless bit of tech. It seems to have been designed by a committee with the primary goal of not being in conflict with real world products i.e. the Raspberry Pi.
This is the fail that will forever end the BBC's attempts to drive computer education to kids which is a real pity.
- ntoll 11y agoThanks for the positive vibes. As someone directly involved with the project I can assure you we worked very hard to make it boring, insipid and a waste of time. We see this every time we put the device in the hands of children who instantly fall asleep or complain about how it's "missing the point" and a "total fail". Seriously, the world is a diverse place and I understand this perhaps doesn't float your boat, but you're wrong in every assertion you make. Kids love it. Kids love writing Python (among other languages) for it. Kids see how this is but a first step to bigger things. If but 1% of the million kids who'll get their hands on the device create something amazing then it's been worth it (despite vacuous posturing by nay-sayers). You're welcome! :-)
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- pgbovine 11y agoI hope you print out that comment and put it in your future presentations. This is the "No wireless. Less space than a nomad. Lame." iPod moment here. The default reaction to innovation is naysaying; sometimes the critics are right, and sometimes they're wrong. But nobody can predict the future. Keep marching forward.