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I thought the DIY cellphone was neat for just this reason. I'd like my next phone to be a hideous contraption made by adding a cellular radio to a Raspberry Pi.
by pi18n 14y ago
I thought the DIY cellphone was neat for just this reason. I'd like my next phone to be a hideous contraption made by adding a cellular radio to a Raspberry Pi.
- DanielBMarkham 14y agoIt's the hobbyests that are going to lead here. We're the guys gluing bubble gum to bailing wire and figuring out how to make a cowbell out of it. I took a flyer on how my idea would work as a PC program. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5449049 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5449049 Not sure I made any progress, but that's the fun part about being a hacker and doing this from your armchair (and Pi/packet radio board) -- anything you can imagine you can begin to realize. I honestly believe all of this surveillance news is going to result in many more technological solutions, although probably no long-term "wins"