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After I have seen how irresponsibly companys handle these situations, I wonder is it possible to sue them if there is a damage done. Same if someone has identity theft. Can the information "leaker" be taken accountable for such thing? Is there a precedent on this?

I've given up on skype for a while already

LG L9 Sleep of death(with battery drained) when I had skype. Warranted the device, final solution was not to use skype.

On one laptop, skype is using one cpu core to the max. Solution is to use IE as deafult browser(or not use skype)

On second laptop, just yesterday lost all its history.

Rumors say that canceled cars are being offered to Estonia first if contacted. Also, there is already two Teslas driving around. (http://translate.google.com/translate?sl=et&tl=en&js=n&prev=... take with a pinch of salt)

Apparently there is already charging network http://elmo.ee/laadimispunktide-vorgustik/ (compatible thou? I doubt)

And you can get up to 18 000 euros backing from goverment when buying electric car. (http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=et&sl=et&tl=en&u=ht...)

Hi It is awesome!

I wish you would add small FAQ about how to publish on your page. Even simple "How to submit?" "Currently we are sadly not accepting new work. You can always subscribe and we will let you know when things change" would be cool

I am related to computer refurbishment charity company. We get also old stuff from other company's and it is always in contract, that hard drives must be at least destroyed mechanically.

No rewriting or deleting. Mechanical only.

We remove platters, break them. After that, the value of data is far less for these things than the cost of recovering.

True, but it is still interesting that they have so controlled environment. We don't talk about things that are going on in Turkey, because Turkish government is supportive of western world. They get away with some interesting things.

(I'm here only temporarily 6 months, so it is different view point from people who live here)

These 35105 webpages are blocked in Turkey, almost EU country.

http://engelliweb.com/

Thank you for the answer:)

I was expecting similar answer. Being cautions because there are no free things.

I might give it a try.

How does their business plan works? I don't see them charging anywhere.

EDIT: I think it is really neat and awesome, but I would really like to know how do you earn your revenue before I try it out.

I read original article also, but... ...I've never wanted to be on a cruise so much before.

When I finish my living abroad, I think I will try it. It would cost me around the same to get a cheap hostel.

some are, some need drivers.

But in all seriousness, plugging printer power cable to power grid, plugging it to printer. Plugging usb cable to printer, plugging it to right port in computer. Switching printer on. Waiting for it to install. Knowing which printer to choose. It could take up to hours.

I usually just restore shortcuts to desktop, because users can't do it themselves. Or change font size in word document. I would be impressed, if any of them would manage more.

In my experience, configuring a printer is usually over head for normal user.

I wish I could do that. At the moment I still use wacom tablet and photoshop+gaming, so I spend most of the time in Win7 :/

In-home Streaming seems to be backwards compility answer.

This means they don't start with empty plate like Android for example.

To keep cheap rig in living room for stream playing and media center, does not seem to be so bad idea. Most gaming will happen still whereever main rig is, but when you have friends over, you can just move to living room. And knowing steam(compared to others), I think it will be decently out of the box working thing.

Anyway, I support linux gaming, I would love to ditch windows at last.

Thanks for the reply!

i3 processor or 128 GB SSD it would be worth it probably! But still, for me it wouldn't be low cost. But in the other hand, I do not live in US.

And I confess, I am not familiar with how popular is System76 and similar machines.

Although, I will say. For 200 euros I get Atom netbook from my local shop, with 50-100 dollar investment I can update to meet your current specs(ram+ssd). So Only difference I see, is that you have ubuntu preloaded. But you do not have screen included.

I think it would be good offer if I would get full deal within 349. Screen, where the PC is built in, keyboard and mouse. It should be hassle free for any grandmom for her internet machine.

Nevertheless, I wish you good luck. You have become further than most of us, making real difference. I can only talk, you really did something :)

I think I am missing something.

349 is pretty big price tag, I don't think it is low-cost.

I had a lot of examples and reasons lined up in here, but I think I am missing something. But what?

EDIT: I think I am missing the part where you are making it black and white clear what makes your system different and why is it good deal for that kind of money. At the moment, I can see it why it would be worth the money.

Good luck anyway:)

true, but it is same with google reader. it is not profitable, but who is target audience? the guys who install and recommend most of the software for casual users. So in some cases, you need to please a smaller group, to win over bigger group.

I think any company can win market, if your local it friend/guy starts recommending you specific brand. For example, I changed 10 peoples mind how to think about AV. They went over from AVG to MSE, because I recommended. Why? Because, there is less chance for them to fuck it up and install trial.

I think if western countries are too hard for you you should try some eastern Europe ones. They have few if any request for asylum. Also visas and permits might be easier to get. You might do it faster, as there are no lines, and after move on to your wanted country. Once you are in EU, borders are pretty much open. although do your research before, I sadly cant give more advice at the moment

Fun fact: If you test it in normal mode and then incognito, you are no longer unique

Also, it might mess with overall statistics

This was just for a real life example, to support author.

For us it was the economy. Upgrading was too expensive.

I don't think in IT there is much a child can do wrong. Only giving up personal information should be prohibited mostly. Other than that, its pretty safe. I managed to light computer on fire only once.

I am under 25 and I can use a computer. Why? Because my parents bought me only my first computer and refused to upgrade after that. At one point my need for playing new games got the best of me and I started experimenting. First OS cleanup, first format, first memory upgrade, etc.

I have never really learned how do deal with computers. Its just 10+ years of just fixing whatever is broken/not working, because there was no one to fix it for me.

Now I just have to find a job where I can do this problem solving for money

Mentioned before, living outside US. In a small country in EU.

I can't also sign up to mt gox because they don't accept my proofs.

I don't like giving up my address. I know they do still need my name. I am not trying to be untraceable, I am just against everyone collecting information about me.

I don't think they usually confirm my billing address(haven't bought anything in a while where I don't need shipping address anyway)

Also, I am using virtual credit card + debit with credit card possibilities.

EDIT: My bank does not require confirmation on my home address. I have random numbers and address there.

Thats bad. Means I can't sign up at all. a)I dislike giving so much information up b)I don't have proof of address (Outside us, nothing is on my name because it's cheaper that way)

I do understand why you think this comparison is off, but

if Edge would have magnitudes of better performace(and I mean magnitudes) they would have to develop one for themselvs(meaning cpu/soc, they are already developing their soft). No crowdfunding will ever cover that. So it is choice between reality and dream.

Lower resolution was explained here:

"We also believe the race for ever higher resolution has become a distraction. Beyond 300ppi you’re adding overhead rather than improving display clarity. We think colour, brightness and dynamic range are now the edge of invention so we’ll choose a display for its balance of resolution, dynamic range and colour accuracy."

I think, and this is just an idea that: they can't announce unannounced cpu/soc or they or they don't know(that would be bad)

your s3 has 64gb sd. They are talking about onboard storage. At the moment biggest onboard is 64gb, there are around 8 highest end phones that have that. This is probably the easiest thing to up if memory prices and size goes down. First 128gb phones should come out around the same time when Edge. Then you will have 128gb onboard+whatever sd you buy extra.

Why am I protective over this thing? Because I am the one who they are making this thing for. I like playing with tech and I would see the benefit for using this portable computer. .. altough, at the moment it is out of my budget.

EDIT: This does not mean it is all perfect project. There are already some unanswered legitimate questions in comment section.

If you are in a country, where people can't afford MS products, then they usually don't give two damns about legal issues(because there are none). All hail the pirates, because pirating is the norm.

Source: From country where pirated windows used to be norm. Still is in ethical standpoint. Only OS bundled with computers has changed that.

I think video said if this thing succeeds, then there might be similar future projects. If not, there wont be next edge or similar projects.

"The Ubuntu Edge is an exclusive production run, available only through Indiegogo"

But there is no going mainstream, it is the whole point. This is not the mainstream pc/mobile. Good quote from comment section:

"It's a premier, demonstration platform, not a mass market device." -achiang

I think what they are doing is awesome and comparison with formula 1 is pretty spot on. They are trying to build mobile with new approach, build it as PC.

at least. And it is "one run only" phone.

This is for selling the whole production series.

It is only around 40 000 phones. Most phones sell at least in millions.

Luckily this is still a year in the future. It is good amount of time for a)sub $10 adapter to appear b)you might change your hardware for unrelated purpouse c)you might change your hardware for this purpouse over the course of the year for monitors that support vga+hdmi(or DVI+cheap adapter)

The first paragraph explains it.

let me quote: "In the car industry, Formula 1 provides a commercial testbed for cutting-edge technologies. The Ubuntu Edge project aims to do the same for the mobile phone industry -- to provide a low-volume, high-technology platform, crowdfunded by enthusiasts and mobile computing professionals. A pioneering project that accelerates the adoption of new technologies and drives them down into the mainstream."

It is not for you. If you want good phone, there are plenty out there to choose from.

formula 1 car is impossible to use in everyday life. It has really specific place where it excels. Edge is probably medicore phone and medicore pc, but it is probably really good at being both at the same time.

It is wrong approach to compare it to mobile users.

Edit: quote from comment section: "It's a premier, demonstration platform, not a mass market device." -achiang