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Originally Posted by ICanHas
It's a false cause. You just pulled out what you think it is out of your rear, but you didn't prove the cause.
I didn't ask if you sell software retail. I asked if you have vested interest, financially, status, position, contract award, etc from software or embedded firmware, such as being a provider to embedded craptem based solution who indirectly derive profit from developing/coding or manipulating the software part of " embedded system "
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I take offense to your statement/challenge/whatever it is.
Who are you? What gives you any right to judge anyone or accuse any of us of anything? Pah, I can't be bothered... Get out of my office!
There are a large number of individuals here with a wide range of skills and a broad level of collective education. A great deal of us have each other to thank for our own progress. Much respect has been earned and awarded between users for their accomplishments and contributions, and a "can do" environment has been fostered throughout the forums. Many of us (myself included) would not have attempted or had measurable amounts of success in our endeavors or projects if not for the guidance of other users.
I will admit wholeheartedly that I am a skull and crossbones pirate in the sense of what you speak. I will take what you have worked so hard to make a fortune and image off of, and twist and warp it into something it was never designed to do. I will share this with the world to no end for free until you stop me. If the factories in China can do it too, more power to them. If another million people in the world can grab some of this pirated crapola and enjoy just a little of the "first world" lifestyle, I consider my effort a success.
With this in mind, I challenge you to quit bashing the status quo, because it is blatantly obvious in the world around us. Instead, I dare you to change your vindictive and paranoid attitude, and actually contribute something useful, here and now.
This thread was originally about morphing a $20 kilowatt meter into something that will read low-power-draw devices or appliances to increase the functionality and useful range of the device. Many of us ecorenovators have more than one of these power loggers laying around or in use, and the mod can be done quickly and easily without much effort. As with any inexpensive instrument, high precision is not assumed.
I understand your statement that the same purpose can be met with an analog device, but why? You come off as a ham radio enthusiast stuck in the sixties. The reason things were done that way back then is because technology had not advanced to the level where any other means was economical.
Please adapt your reasoning to the current decade. The cheap, programmable convergence device is now in everyone's lap, pocket or purse. The idea that these millions of devices are ticking time bombs designed to ruin everyone's lives is absurd. The world did not implode with the year 2000 bug, nor will it if all the cell towers stop working tomorrow. If your stuff quits working tomorrow, you will have the rest of your life to teach us all how to make a custom collection of discrete, bulky, single-purpose devices that will do some of the things the chinese toy did. Pardon me if I don't hold my breath in suspense.