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Article #296Re: World's Raspberry Pi supply jammed in factory blunder
From: keithr
Date: Thu, 08 Mar 2012 21:17
Date: Thu, 08 Mar 2012 21:17
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On 9/03/2012 8:02 AM, Don McKenzie wrote: > > delay comments: > http://hardware.slashdot.org/story/12/03/08/1413227/raspberry-pi-production-delayed-by-factorys-assembly-flub?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Slashdot%2FslashdotIt+%28Slashdot%3A+IT%29#comments > > > http://www.element14.com/community/message/46805 > > and some snippets: > ==================================== > [Chorus] > Bye, bye Miss American Pie > Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry > Them good ole boys were drinking whiskey in Rye > Singin' this'll be the day that I die > This'll be the day that I die > ------------------------------------ > Bye Bye, my Raspberry Pi, > I thought that I might buy you, > but the warehouse was dry, > those good old boys say just wait one more month, > but you keep running into delays, > yeah, you keep running into delays. > ==================================== > yesterday I read a this one on Beagle Bone board: > > Customer: How much is a BeagleBone? > Seller: 89 dollars. > C: 89 dollars! But a Raspberry Pi is only $35! > S: So why don't you buy a Raspberry Pi, then? > C: They're out of stock. > S: Well, if BeagleBones were out of stock, they'd be only $30! > ==================================== > > Cheers Don... > > ==================================== > What is it about the Pi that makes you want it to fail? Because your attitude seems to indicate that that is what you want.
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