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> In that time Raspberry pi's have hit the market and the microcontroller market has never been better for hobbyists and professionals. That's great if you wan
by EvanAnderson 6y ago
> In that time Raspberry pi's have hit the market and the microcontroller market has never been better for hobbyists and professionals.
That's great if you want a microcontroller or a Raspberry Pi. What about computers with PC-level capabilities, or laptop form factors? What's going to happen when those devices fall under the arbitrary distinction of being "too insecure" for individuals to have full control of?
A couple of years ago, during a public Q&A, I asked Steve Wozniak what he thought about the architecture of control that Apple mandates on their "i-device" hardware. My question was to the effect of "What do you think about how I don't own my iPhone or iPad the way I owned my Apple II?" His answer took the form of the "we have to give up some of our ownership in order to have nice things" trope. When Steve Wozniak, of all people, answered the question that way I knew that the era of individual ownership (and the control that implies) of general purpose computers really was on the way out.
- tyingq 6y agoInteresting. He's given an answer about Apple's walled garden that sounds more like him in the past: https://www.techtimes.com/articles/107253/20151117/steve-wozniak-doesnt-like-being-trapped-in-apples-walled-garden-prefers-macbook-over-ipad.htm https://www.techtimes.com/articles/107253/20151117/steve-woz...
- EvanAnderson 6y agoI was a little shocked (and really, really sad to hear one of my childhood heroes answer like that). I recorded the interaction-- albeit via my iPhone in my pocket-- so the audio quality probably isn't very good. I'll look to see if I can dig up the recording. (This was from his October 30, 2017 visit to Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. I didn't find a recording available online with a quick search...) Edit: Found it - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1lLz56N2PKCmPIGrzt1WT9n4B08P3C_Nu/view?usp=sharing https://drive.google.com/file/d/1lLz56N2PKCmPIGrzt1WT9n4B08P... My phone was in my breast pocket so the audio quality isn't very good, but I did my best to clean it up.
- tyingq 6y agoOh, I believe you. Maybe just getting a bit older (he's 70 now) and not up to fighting the prevailing winds. I can sympathize with that.
- EvanAnderson 6y agoYou know what they say about meeting your heroes. (I'm happy to have extracted that audio, though. I wanted to get that done since the night I recorded it but this motivated me...)