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Fortysomething Geek
Personal blog · fortysomethinggeek.blogspot.comhardwaresecurity
Fortysomething Geek is a personal blog at fortysomethinggeek.blogspot.com about hardware and security. Since 2013, 4 different Hacker News readers have linked it 4 times. The last post was in 2015, but the archive is still widely read.
Too few sampled comments (3) to say how often HN recommends it.?
Why HN links it
Linked posts are about Pogoplug storage devices and their hacking uses. Commenters mention them while discussing eBay and Amazon prices and used Motorola lapdocks, without judging the writing.
Summarised by Claude from a sample of 3 HN comments that link here. Each comment is marked recommending, critical or neutral (citing without judging); how this works.
Fortysomething 40 year bona-fide geek. I am a geek and I love gadgets of all sorts.
Most-linked posts?
- /2013/03/pogoplug-series-4-archlinux-review.html2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2013-07-16
What Hacker News says?
I was referring to ebay prices. If you plan on buying do a little research on the best performing one. http://fortysomethinggeek.blogspot.com/2013/03/pogoplug-seri...
Comment linking /2013/03/pogoplug-series-4-archlinux-review.html
on “$99 ARM-based PC runs either Ubuntu or Android”Submitted Proper Way to Run TOR and TAILS in a Virtual Machine as a story · 2 points
HN discussionthe official pogoplug site reports 99$ for Amazon but if you search you'll see 39$: http://www.amazon.com/Pogoplug-Series-Backup-Device-Version/... This one is 18$ http://www.amazon.com/Pogoplug-Backup-and-Sharing-Device/dp/... but it looks like the first device of the list without sata and usb3 (still good for doing some small hack[1] Some years ago I bought a Seagate Dockstar (that was derived from the first pogop…
Comment linking /2013/03/pogoplug-series-4-archlinux-review.html
on “$99 ARM-based PC runs either Ubuntu or Android”I got one of the Motorola lapdocks for $50. They were meant to adapt an Android phone (Atrix or Bionic) to a laptop form factor, but with micro HDMI and USB keyboard/trackpad they're popular accessories for the Raspberry Pi. But they can also be used as just an HDMI display, either as a second monitor or with something like a Chromecast, Roku, etc. http://www.ebay.com/itm/USED-Motorola-Droid-Bionic-Lapdock-/... http…
Comment linking /2013/05/cheap-portable-hdmi-monitor-for-your.html
on “Packed Pixels – An extra monitor for your laptop”