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so dumb... "I’m sorry to disappoint but I won’t be building a cluster or decorating my walls with them! In fact I don’t have a project planned for these instea

so dumb... "I’m sorry to disappoint but I won’t be building a cluster or decorating my walls with them! In fact I don’t have a project planned for these instead they will be sold on starting at £4 for a “Model A” and up to £9 for a fully boxed un-repaired Model B. I’m not doing this to make a quick buck I’m doing it for the blog content and the experience and to hopefully provide you guys with some very cheap Raspberry Pi’s for your projects!"

aphrax 6y ago
Seems reasonable to me...
- 14u2c 6y ago
  The odd part is this: > £9 for a fully boxed un-repaired Model B. Why is he selling them un-repaired if the whole point is repairing them?
  - pottertheotter 6y ago
    I think that he means there was nothing broken so it didn't require repairs.
    - jamesmd 6y ago
      Exactly that!
imtringued 6y ago
He only has to sell 7 units to break even.
stopChanging 6y ago
"not doing this to make a quick buck" yet its a blog site absolutely new-years-eve-plastered with ads and user hostile content
- jamesmd 6y ago
  Whilst the ad revenue normally doesn’t even cover the hosting costs of the site - which isn’t even expensive! It does give me the motivation to write more content. If you don’t like ads feel free to use an Adblock - I use https://adblockplus.org/ https://adblockplus.org/ If you want to buy a Pi for a very low price you could even setup pihole: https://pi-hole.net/ https://pi-hole.net/ There’s nothing misleading when I say I’m not doing this to make a quick buck. I’m really not it’s just a lockdown project as there really isn’t much else to do in my spare time.
  - jamesmd 6y ago
    Also I do appreciate the feedback, I have tamed down the ads on the site- I’m usually behind my pihole so didn’t realise quite how annoying they were.
- k12sosse 6y ago
  Instant "I'm outta here" design. Thanks for speaking up, sometimes I just feel like an old man yelling at kids to get off my web, but this person is managing to nail every one of my pet peeves.
  - kelnos 6y ago
    Do you not use an adblocker? The internet is generally unbearable without one. With ublock origin I don't see any ads at all on his blog.
Jonnax 6y ago
Why is it dumb to repair electronics? It reduces e-waste.

aphrax 6y ago

Seems reasonable to me...

14u2c 6y ago
The odd part is this: > £9 for a fully boxed un-repaired Model B. Why is he selling them un-repaired if the whole point is repairing them?
- pottertheotter 6y ago
  I think that he means there was nothing broken so it didn't require repairs.
  - jamesmd 6y ago
    Exactly that!

imtringued 6y ago

He only has to sell 7 units to break even.

stopChanging 6y ago

"not doing this to make a quick buck" yet its a blog site absolutely new-years-eve-plastered with ads and user hostile content

jamesmd 6y ago
Whilst the ad revenue normally doesn’t even cover the hosting costs of the site - which isn’t even expensive! It does give me the motivation to write more content. If you don’t like ads feel free to use an Adblock - I use https://adblockplus.org/ https://adblockplus.org/ If you want to buy a Pi for a very low price you could even setup pihole: https://pi-hole.net/ https://pi-hole.net/ There’s nothing misleading when I say I’m not doing this to make a quick buck. I’m really not it’s just a lockdown project as there really isn’t much else to do in my spare time.
- jamesmd 6y ago
  Also I do appreciate the feedback, I have tamed down the ads on the site- I’m usually behind my pihole so didn’t realise quite how annoying they were.
k12sosse 6y ago
Instant "I'm outta here" design. Thanks for speaking up, sometimes I just feel like an old man yelling at kids to get off my web, but this person is managing to nail every one of my pet peeves.
- kelnos 6y ago
  Do you not use an adblocker? The internet is generally unbearable without one. With ublock origin I don't see any ads at all on his blog.

Jonnax 6y ago

Why is it dumb to repair electronics? It reduces e-waste.