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Wow. As someone who is actually active in the A10 community, I know Tom and this is not a scam. Some people focus more on developing cool shit than on their web

Wow. As someone who is actually active in the A10 community, I know Tom and this is not a scam. Some people focus more on developing cool shit than on their website.

oliwarner 14y ago
Well if people want to sell their cool shit, they probably aught to spend 20 minutes making sure all the media around their product doesn't look like a giant con. Seriously other than the handle hipboi/hipboy in an email address that was removed from the site yesterday, there's nothing definitively linking Cubietech/Cubieboard to Tom Cubie. And I can't see anything about the Cubieboard on Tom Cubie's Facebook or G+. That also strikes me a little odd.
- steevdave 14y ago
  Mostly because he hasn't actually announced it yet. The website is still in process and cnx-soft found it recently. Thus all the hubbub. He has shared the info with people who are friends on G+. But ripping in to someone for their choice of nickname? Seriously? I've seen many worse nicknames by people in this so called startup community that seems to be more and more filled with cynicism and negativity. Apparently if you don't use a Mac/rails/js it isn't worth looking in to.
  - jamesaguilar 14y ago
    Don't see anyone ripping into him for his nickname. You seem to be overreacting . . . a lot.
    - ANTSANTS 14y ago
      > Address was visible yesterday (now encrypted) as mr.hipboy@gmail.com. lolwut? What a handle. Very professional. ...This guy really likes hips.
      - dman 14y ago
        Hip is also a synonym for cool in some circles.
        andrewmunsell 14y ago
        I'm pretty sure he was making a joke and knows that...
        steevdave 14y ago
        I didn't take it as a joke based on his phrasing of all the other criticisms of the site. Perhaps I over reacted, but immediately jumping on it being a scam because the site isn't pretty enough (and isn't ready to actually take orders) seems rather odd to me. Perhaps because I work with ARM devices all day I'm just used to sites that look like that and it doesn't scream scam to me.
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- tptacek 14y ago
  If you're right, you did everyone a favor by pointing it out. But if you're wrong, no amount of arguing about the quality of this guy's website is going to make you look less dumb. The way you wrote that comment, you've gone "all in" on the prediction that this is a scam.† I think that was imprudent, but either way: let's let it play out instead of wasting time backpedaling. † Message board nerd pro-tip: avoid the word "lolwut" if you want to maintain the pretense of evenhandedness.
  - oliwarner 14y ago
    Who's backpeddling? I'm certainly not. This isn't just about this website — it's about any website that is (or will be) asking you to hand over money or details. My analysis will stand, regardless of the actual situation here. Gather round children! This is what a two-minute scam website looks like. No effort, discrepancies everywhere (specs), technical inconsistencies (domain whois). But look somebody in a forum said it's a real person, it must be real! No. If you charge into a site like this and trust it, you're an idiot. Your idiocy is not dependent on this one being a scam. Put the card back in your wallet and wait until the product actually exists. And the lolwut was in keeping with the style of the handle and the website. I thought that was rather obvious and certainly wouldn't have thought it needed a sidebar conversation... But here we are.
    - ktizo 14y ago
      Umm... the site isn't taking orders, which you would know if you'd bothered to make even the most cursory investigation before putting finger to keyboard. So if it is a scam, it's one with no way of making money at present, which would seem a very strange form of fraud. Would you like a spade at this point?
- no_more_death 14y ago
  Sir, you need to apologize or delete your comment. It's wrong and misleading. And it's the top comment on the thread.
zachinglis 14y ago
And yet he's selling it. So he obviously does care somewhat - otherwise it would be just a video of it working and maybe some assembly instructions. (Something my grandfather did with the Williamson Amplifier: He published how to create it in Wireless World rather than patenting it and making tons of money from it.) The point is: he built a business, whatever his intentions before he started, his intentions are now in selling.
- josephcooney 14y ago
  Minimum. Viable. Product.
  - zachinglis 14y ago
    Erm. That doesn't work the same for a web app as it does for a product site. If you start off with absolutely zero trust and have a shitty first launch, your next few ones will notice a difference.

Wow. As someone who is actually active in the A10 community, I know Tom and this is not a scam. Some people focus more on developing cool shit than on their website.

oliwarner 14y ago

Well if people want to sell their cool shit, they probably aught to spend 20 minutes making sure all the media around their product doesn't look like a giant con. Seriously other than the handle hipboi/hipboy in an email address that was removed from the site yesterday, there's nothing definitively linking Cubietech/Cubieboard to Tom Cubie. And I can't see anything about the Cubieboard on Tom Cubie's Facebook or G+. That also strikes me a little odd.

steevdave 14y ago
Mostly because he hasn't actually announced it yet. The website is still in process and cnx-soft found it recently. Thus all the hubbub. He has shared the info with people who are friends on G+. But ripping in to someone for their choice of nickname? Seriously? I've seen many worse nicknames by people in this so called startup community that seems to be more and more filled with cynicism and negativity. Apparently if you don't use a Mac/rails/js it isn't worth looking in to.
- jamesaguilar 14y ago
  Don't see anyone ripping into him for his nickname. You seem to be overreacting . . . a lot.
  - ANTSANTS 14y ago
    > Address was visible yesterday (now encrypted) as mr.hipboy@gmail.com. lolwut? What a handle. Very professional. ...This guy really likes hips.
    - dman 14y ago
      Hip is also a synonym for cool in some circles.
      - andrewmunsell 14y ago
        I'm pretty sure he was making a joke and knows that...
        steevdave 14y ago
        I didn't take it as a joke based on his phrasing of all the other criticisms of the site. Perhaps I over reacted, but immediately jumping on it being a scam because the site isn't pretty enough (and isn't ready to actually take orders) seems rather odd to me. Perhaps because I work with ARM devices all day I'm just used to sites that look like that and it doesn't scream scam to me.
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tptacek 14y ago
If you're right, you did everyone a favor by pointing it out. But if you're wrong, no amount of arguing about the quality of this guy's website is going to make you look less dumb. The way you wrote that comment, you've gone "all in" on the prediction that this is a scam.† I think that was imprudent, but either way: let's let it play out instead of wasting time backpedaling. † Message board nerd pro-tip: avoid the word "lolwut" if you want to maintain the pretense of evenhandedness.
- oliwarner 14y ago
  Who's backpeddling? I'm certainly not. This isn't just about this website — it's about any website that is (or will be) asking you to hand over money or details. My analysis will stand, regardless of the actual situation here. Gather round children! This is what a two-minute scam website looks like. No effort, discrepancies everywhere (specs), technical inconsistencies (domain whois). But look somebody in a forum said it's a real person, it must be real! No. If you charge into a site like this and trust it, you're an idiot. Your idiocy is not dependent on this one being a scam. Put the card back in your wallet and wait until the product actually exists. And the lolwut was in keeping with the style of the handle and the website. I thought that was rather obvious and certainly wouldn't have thought it needed a sidebar conversation... But here we are.
  - ktizo 14y ago
    Umm... the site isn't taking orders, which you would know if you'd bothered to make even the most cursory investigation before putting finger to keyboard. So if it is a scam, it's one with no way of making money at present, which would seem a very strange form of fraud. Would you like a spade at this point?
no_more_death 14y ago
Sir, you need to apologize or delete your comment. It's wrong and misleading. And it's the top comment on the thread.

zachinglis 14y ago

And yet he's selling it. So he obviously does care somewhat - otherwise it would be just a video of it working and maybe some assembly instructions. (Something my grandfather did with the Williamson Amplifier: He published how to create it in Wireless World rather than patenting it and making tons of money from it.) The point is: he built a business, whatever his intentions before he started, his intentions are now in selling.

josephcooney 14y ago
Minimum. Viable. Product.
- zachinglis 14y ago
  Erm. That doesn't work the same for a web app as it does for a product site. If you start off with absolutely zero trust and have a shitty first launch, your next few ones will notice a difference.