This seems like an article that would had been on Slashdot over 20 years ago. Back at that point it would had been really cool. However with cheap hardware like the Raspberry Pi, Common 3D Printing, and rather large SSD Storage that is cheap, small in size and can run at a decent speed. It isn't that interesting anymore, as it would be most teenagers hobbyist day project to make one of these.
Back 21 years A Potato Powered Web Server [slashdot.org] was actually a much bigger deal, as it was difficult to get a low powe
For the most part, this type of thing wouldn't had made any attention at all. Except for the fact the Kid was racially profiled and assumed to be causing problems were he was just being a curious kid.
What he actually made isn't that impressive. Kids have been doing these things for a long time, however if your school is going to have you taken out as a terrorist for learning stuff that isn't dangerous, and the teachers were too stupid to see that, that makes news.
Old school Slashdot... But not really impressive. (Score:0)
This seems like an article that would had been on Slashdot over 20 years ago. Back at that point it would had been really cool. However with cheap hardware like the Raspberry Pi, Common 3D Printing, and rather large SSD Storage that is cheap, small in size and can run at a decent speed. It isn't that interesting anymore, as it would be most teenagers hobbyist day project to make one of these.
Back 21 years A Potato Powered Web Server [slashdot.org] was actually a much bigger deal, as it was difficult to get a low powe
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Like designing an LED alarm clock? [wikipedia.org] LOL
Re:Old school Slashdot... But not really impressiv (Score:2)
For the most part, this type of thing wouldn't had made any attention at all. Except for the fact the Kid was racially profiled and assumed to be causing problems were he was just being a curious kid.
What he actually made isn't that impressive. Kids have been doing these things for a long time, however if your school is going to have you taken out as a terrorist for learning stuff that isn't dangerous, and the teachers were too stupid to see that, that makes news.
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Imagine how dangerous this kid could be if he learned the true history of this country [nytimes.com].