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>> [_] Anon 2183420 You see this money...take it
>> [_] Anon 2183424 my penis just puked all over in my pants i want this fucking phone i fucking want this phone i want to fuck that phone!
>> [_] Anon 2183453 yah but it would be impossible http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=10Q8ARvYV Y0
>> [_] Anon 2183474 I KEEP THROWING MONEY AT THE SCREEN BUT NOTHINGS HAPPENING!!!
>> [_] Anon 2183521 >># sadfaic
>> [_] Anon 2183533 >># that guy talks too fast for me to trust him
>> [_] Anon 2183540 >># People said the cell phone would be impossible, too. They listed this and that limitation and reason why it wouldn't exist. And yet some guy found a way to make it all work. Give it time. It will become real in the end and we'll laugh at how trivial it was to make.
>> [_] Anon 2183546 theoretically it's an amazing thing that anyone who likes the idea of interchangeable parts has probably thought of in one way or another. Realistically we probably aren't ready for this technologically. still neat though.
>> [_] Anon 2183550 >># >Give it time. It will become real in the end and we'll laugh at how trivial it was to make. Key word is time. As in, like the video effectively said "In time, we could do this, but for now, don't waste your money".
>> [_] Anon 2183551 >># the guy in the video himself said "it could happen in time". also anyone who talks about how "trivial" a cellphone is, is only looking at it from either a consumer or manufacturer standpoint. that shit even in the shittier cellphones, is insane technology.
>> [_] Anon 2183552 motorola is working on this
>> [_] Anon 2183556 This is what happens when designers are left without supervision from engineers.
>> [_] Anon 2183558 Motorola's taken up the thing, and labeled it Project Ara. They seem to have the same sort of idea as a PC -- Plug this thing into that one, and we'll bring everything together. Although from the picture Motorola released, it looks like they won't be doing a full out board like the original concept, but just a few slots of different sizes. Still, pretty much the same.
>> [_] Anon 2183559 >># hey, it's good to let concept creators run wild every now and then. from the shit they make you can start thinking of other ideas that are more plausible. Hell, they may even think up something that can work.
>> [_] Anon 2183565 >># Good to know. Did they give any word on if this is still proof of concept or not?
>> [_] Anon 2183567 Besides that it sound impossible, it is actually a great concept.
>> [_] Anon 2183571 >># this anon is right we can build on this topic though its still improbable (for now), even the greatest flights of fancy need to take stern reality check before we throw money at the guys kickstarter.
>> [_] Anon 2183579 >># Probably the most succinct explanation available as to why phoneblocks won't be a thing for the foreseeable future. I have no idea why that video got so many dislikes. Must have been the butthurt masses.
>> [_] Anon 2183581 >># Possibly from people who backed the project, buyers remorse and all that.

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>> [_] sage sage 2126472 sage
>> [_] Anon 2126569 id buy it
>> [_] Anon 2126572 The tech will be pretty dang difficult, but if it works this will definitely be awesome. Wait for a prototype.
>> [_] Anon 2126575 Thanks for sharing OP

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>> [_] Anon 2109403 It's only been like, 24 hours since this blew up on the internet and I'm already tired of explaining to people how impossible it is.
>> [_] Anon 2109411 what is this, the hybrid car of phones?
>> [_] Anon 2109415 It's funny how every is saying that they are not ready for this sort of technology. As if human beings are stupid and don't want progress. Also this phone would never work out, for the same reasons why our government wont replace gasoline with ethanol. Plus teens want the latest and greatest and just upgrading piece by piece won't exactly do just that.
>> [_] Anon 2109418 >># It's not impossible. But it's not going to happen anytime soon. Products that are ahead of their time usually end up as a fad and die out pretty quickly. Because people are stupid, and can get easily overwhelmed with too much technology vat one time. Human beings need to take baby steps so as not to overload their minds and explode like the weak, pathetic people they are.
>> [_] Anon 2109419 >Drop phone >Bloks go everywhere
>> [_] Anon 2109422 >># put it back together then
>> [_] Anon 2109423 >># Tetris style!
>> [_] Anon 2109424 Why dont we just make phones that we can throw away?
>> [_] Anon 2109425 The general idea is sound, if a little romantic, but wouldn't this concept singularize new forms of computing under this Dave Hakkens guy? The last thing any market needs is monopolisation.
>> [_] Anon 2109426 >># I knew all those hours of tetris didn't go to waste !
>> [_] Anon 2109427 >># >implying the bloks dont lock the screws push a mechanism up to lock the notches on the pins in place its... beautiful really...
>> [_] Anon 2109429 BUT THEN WHO WAS BLOKS??
>> [_] Anon 2109431 >># It's not cost effective in the least for companies to produce. No one would pick up on it.
>> [_] Anon 2109433 >># epic, simply epic :^)
>> [_] Anon 2109434 >Implying new technology stays the same "Blok" size. >Implying new technology would work with old technology seamlessly I bet this is a kick starter project. Have fun with the scam my friends.
>> [_] Anon 2109438 >># >Implying new technology stays the same "Blok" size. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moore%27s_ law I can see where you're coming from with the new tech thing, and there could especially be problems with power consumption, but I'm sure the pins on the "Bloks" will bottleneck developers into cross-compatibility.
>> [_] Anon 2109452 >dat 4 pin processor
>> [_] Anon 2109456 >># >anyone not liking the bloks is a pathetic caveman >you haters just aren't ready for the bloks What do you do when suddenly you want an extra data pin for the bloks-camera you're building Oh, you're suddenly horribly restrained by the bloks? Will the bloks-board update to make room for more pins? Will old bloks become obsolete just like old phones? Will it live long enough to become the villain? What do you do when you want more sensors or things than the bloks allow? What about cameras on the front? What about processors with different numbers of pins? What about the extra latency from having data travel longer? Wouldn't interference be a problem? I'm not saying bloks-type hardware isn't the future but we aren't there yet and it's not something you can just whip up and have it work as good as anything else. >tfw I'm missing 1x4 pinholes for my ultimate bloks-layout I wouldn't want to feel that feel.
>> [_] Anon 2109457 >dont want the big speaker module but would like a decent sized camera, bluetooth, and wlan module. >after setting everything in theres a 1x1 empty fucking hole on the side of my phone >phone cant lock and the software flips the fuck out because its got a fucking hole missing >forced to buy some bullshit size of some dumbfucking module just so my phone wont TEAR APART IN MY POCKET and did everyone just forget about sliding keyboards? Is that not a thing anymore?
>> [_] Anon 2109458 >># Why not just stick a blank block in the hole? And yes, everyone has more-or-less forgotten about sliding keyboards by now.
>> [_] Anon 2109464 PC MASTER RACE!
>> [_] Anon 2109466 >># That is actually pretty much what PC is compared to consoles. Modules FTW
>> [_] Anon 2109470 awsome
>> [_] Anon 2109472 mhhh.. hmmm this musik... making world better place... lets all advertise this over the whole world... KONY 2013!KONY 2013!KONY 2013!KONY 2013!KONY 2013!KONY 2013!KONY 2013!KONY 2013!KONY 2013!KONY 2013! KONY 2013!KONY 2013!KONY 2013!
>> [_] Anon 2109475 >># You know... if you went to their site at all, right there they talk about updating the brick model. Easiest beginning would be something like a fire-wire or PCIe-type adapter, (maybe even based on Displayport), since those techs are fucking erry where, and are faster enough for >99% of hardware uses. Only things that could be bottlenecked by a 1x are cpu/ram. If each pair of pins can act as a data lane, you could get retarded higher speeds. >muh proprietary layouts You build for the fucking form. You don't get to put random arrays of pins on your shit. Are you autistic?
>> [_] Anon 2109477 This is so retarded You can really tell the idea comes from someone with absolute zero knowledge. And about the garbage "eletronics are not made to last" its fucking impossible making them last you dumb shit. Even the absolute highest grade components used in life support devices like pacemakers have a limited lifetime. The electronic market today is fucked because everything is sold under the manufacturing cost, the electronics per se are useless. They are tools for selling contracts and commercials. Even if they can make a functional prototype which i doubt because manufacturing 10+ reliable 100-1000pin connectors will fucking cost billions. They will have no fucking chance in hell competing with phones sold under the manufacturing cost today. Fucking plebs
>> [_] Anon 2109479 >># I thought the same thing
>> [_] Anon 2109486 So it's like a tiny desktop PC??? Genious
>> [_] Anon 2109496 >># unless you break the locking mechanism in the fall also. I see what this guy is getting at, but this really seems like something Karl Pilkington thought up.
>> [_] Anon 2109503 >electronics = legos
>> [_] Anon 2109508 >># I'm trying to make a joke about like an iphone being a mac that somehow ties into this, but I'm drawing a blank. I encourage others to do something with it though.
>> [_] Anon 2109514 >># Something about it not having buttons? Fuck I don't know.
>> [_] Anon 2109519 >># something something MACS ARE GAY AMIRITE LOL masterstroke
>> [_] Anon 2109522 Isn't this just a breadboard?
>> [_] Anon 2109525 >># more like a beard-bored! because hipsters.
>> [_] Anon 2109526 >># atta boy
>> [_] Anon 2109531 >># Not really. A breadboard just blindly electrically connects a bunch of stuff together based on it's location. This is more like a motherboard in a PC, only if SATA, USB, PCI-E and DVI were all actually the same type of connection. It could work.
>> [_] Anon 2109539 I find it amusing how the video assumes electronic waste is just piling up somewhere. It's not, people make money off it, rare earth elements and heavy metals, nigga.
>> [_] Anon 2109542 Not too shabby, goyim.
>> [_] Anon 2109546 >># No, it wouldn't and you don't know how computers work.
>> [_] Anon 2109549 BLOKS WILL BE AVAILABLE AT 12 BONG
>> [_] Anon 2109550 >># Care to explain?
>> [_] Anon 2109555 >># I'LL TAKE IT FOR A QUID
>> [_] Anon 2109558 >># U WOT M8? I'M TRYING TO MAKE A LIVING! I'LL BATTER YA, I SWEAR ON MY MUM'S LIFE!
>> [_] Anon 2109560 >># Naw, I'm good.
>> [_] Anon 2109564 >># Okay.
>> [_] Anon 2109565 >># I'LL BLOK YOU GOOD UPSIDE THE HEAD YOU NITTY FOOL!
>> [_] Anon 2109567 >># Rofl, iPhone screens break from a 1 meter fall, where you getting at?
>> [_] Anon 2109571 THIS IS A BLOODY RIPOFF! IT DOESN'T DISPLAY THE TIME IN BONG!
>> [_] Anon 2109585 >># Who needs throughput, really? After all, it's cycles that matter! Cache size is for losers!
>> [_] Anon 2109597 >># OY YOU BE SAYIN THINGS THAT DESERVE A SMACKING AND I BE WILLING TO HIT YA ABOUT THE HEAD AT AH WILL
>> [_] Anon 2109607 kony2012!
>> [_] Anon 2109608 It's a nice concept, but it's a nightmare on the technical level and the cost would be out of control.
>> [_] Anon 2109609 >># I am not specifically referring to the bloks but technology in general. People as a whole refuse to accept technology ahead of its time because most of the masses can barely fit their head around current tech. When it comes to technology of any sort, such as a phone, computer or video game system, people like to take baby steps, go one advancement at a time. So when something comes out that is years ahead of everything else, maybe it becomes a fad, but usually it becomes overshadowed by something else.
>> [_] Anon 2109610 its a nice idea, and i'd buy the hell out of it but there's a huge chance its not gonna work and for all who don't get the locking its got a little notch so that when its forced up it causes it to lock in place but even so it should be like a plugin for an audio jack that doesn't just "come out" but it will be sturdier with a hold but my main problem is it just sounds a little hippy-ish you know all good ideas to save the planet but nothing really solid
>> [_] Anon 2109616 The idea here is similar to what beginner electronics hobbyists call a breadboard. Note that you still have to wire a breadboard in series to get it to work. Note that a breadboard is never present in any finished product. Note that a motherboard is required to wire every component in proper series. You cannot just send power out to every pin and hope it fucking talks to each other. FUCK.
>> [_] Anon 2109618 When we invent magic circuit boards which detect what is plugged into them and connect the pins together the we can go ahead and have bulky modular phones like these.
>> [_] Anon 2109621 >># >The idea here is similar to what beginner electronics hobbyists call a breadboard. Not if they plan on ever getting it to work. >># Do you consider USB magic? What about I2c? There are plenty of ways to get a modular set up working, without going to ridiculous lengths.
>> [_] Anon 2109622 >># If they scaled it right back it could work better. Dedicated places to plug in every part. But what's the point then?
>> [_] Anon 2109627 >># That's not even close to the same thing. The part that everything is plugged into must have connections between pins. Unless you designate a spot for every part to get plugged in then it won't work.
>> [_] Anon 2109628 >># >pins connected to a breadboard Where they gonna put the I2C wiring? On the board?
>> [_] Anon 2109630 >># >># I mentioned I2c as an example. I don't think the "breadboard" idea with everything directly wired to everything would actually work. >># You don't even need dedicated places for each part. Suppose rather than pins and sockets you had a "grid" of 6x3 "squares". Each square has a standard connector (something similar to USB), and "blocks" connect onto a group of squares. You have a "core" block, with the CPU, GPU and RAM are all combined. A battery block, a speaker block, a camera block etc. then can be fitted on the rest of the backplane. Simple.
>> [_] Anon 2109634 I hate people who have no understanding of technology. Hobbyist computing has been entirely modular for decades. But it has major issues because motherboards quickly become obsolete in the same way individual parts do. A better idea would be a "custom" phone builder where you can choose smaller versions of things you don't care about and larger versions of things you do. This modular layout with proprietary pin connectors sounds so fraught with issues that only a total moron would ever suggest it.