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Re:When will this stop? The Raspberry Pi 5 16GB SBC now sell... by deadbabe on Monday November 09, 2026 @02:14PM (#50430221)
People are irrationally obsessed with the idea of a very small cheap computer that could replace their laptop or desktop, for no reason.

If you created a little cube the size of an Apple Watch with built in WiFi and Bluetooth, and maybe put a little LED screen on it, and it could run Linux and could be powered with POE and USB-C or something, people would feel an urge to just buy one, with no real use case for it.

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Re:When will this stop? The Raspberry Pi 5 16GB SBC now sell... by adzm on Monday November 09, 2026 @02:24PM (#50430398)
Cube? Make it an icosahedron and I'm listening
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Re:When will this stop? The Raspberry Pi 5 16GB SBC now sell... by Obscurity4340 on Monday November 09, 2026 @02:33PM (#50430586)
Wat would you even 'mount it on?
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Re:When will this stop? The Raspberry Pi 5 16GB SBC now sell... by marky1991 on Monday November 09, 2026 @03:05PM (#50431148)
If I had a d20 computer, i would probably roll it, not mount it.
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