Notices by ElectronicAcorn (electronicacorn@mastodon.social)

@mntmn @crowdsupply Keeping my fingers crossed that finally mine is amongst them...

@mntmn I sent a PM - if you have time to check it would be fantastic, but no worries if not. Thanks

@mntmn Do you know what the backlog looks like for CrowdSupply - kind of annoying that I've been waiting almost a year, and may have been able to get a unit more quickly (and customised) direct from your shop... (sorry for the rant - not your fault)

@mntmn Ah, sorry my bad. Was from CrowdSupply and not sure what dates were part of the crowdfunding, or not.

@mntmn I haven't - black, single and red switches. Ordered Feb 1st

@mntmn Thanks for the little updates, and as usual, your hard work!

@mntmn @crowdsupply That's so good to hear, thanks! Feel like I've been waiting the longest time, ordering back in early Feb.

Will they have the latest firmware pre-installed, or need an update when we get them now?

@mntmn Darkseed was a great game - the music especially was so atmospheric.

@mntmn Can't wait to get mine! Need my Pocket shipped first though :(

@mntmn looks like it's just missing cardboard and a cupboard.

@mntmn unless it has a hardware switch, agree to no hardwired microphone.

@mntmn Awesome news, although must admit that I'm a little ambivalent - if I had a little patience and waited for this, rather than pre-ordering via CrowdSupply, I might be able to get it at around the same time, but with more refined options...

In any case (pun not intended), I have a few items in my basket now, and am excited :)

@mntmn Yes, interested!

@mntmn That has a little more irony than you perhaps intended, as I'm, in the queue, waiting for you to build and dispatch a certain little device! (can't wait!)

@mntmn That looks so sexy!

@mntmn @holo_memory @bnys @liaizon Looks awesome! Looking forward to being able to get the manual, although I might also have one printed ring-bound for full retro-appeal, and to actually use (so I can keep the original pristine).

@mntmn @jana That looks awesome. Would love it if there were a kana layout for Japanese though...

@mntmn I strongly believe that more people need to learn why this is so important - to have a system from the ground up that's designed specifically NOT to have surveillance and tracking built in by design.

i.e. Don't be fooled by a "smart" (always on) device that's designed to passively stimulate addiction and cultivated "needs", but be smart ourselves and demand devices that simply just do what we need it to, and without any hidden agendas.

Like this kind of BS: https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2015/02/lenovo-pcs-ship-with-man-in-the-middle-adware-that-breaks-https-connections/

@mntmn I'd still rather remove any proprietary bs and untrustworthy bloat at extra cost any day.

Most people either don't care, don't know any better, or worse take convenience over privacy. The world's a mess because we allow it to happen.

Thanks for caring, and please don't stop.