NomadJones

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[–] NomadJones@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Some of us remember one of the first smartphones, the VisorPhone introduced in late 2000. Consisted of a Visor (basically a Palm Pilot knockoff by Handspring) that had a Springboard slot that you could slide a phone attachment into. I have fond memories of using it to bid on an AOL auction while driving down the highway with my ex-wife yelling at me that we were going to be killed...

Truly a product ahead of its time.

[–] NomadJones@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

Translation: "It's time I cashed in with an IPO!"

[–] NomadJones@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (4 children)

If you're not going to hook it up to the internet (bridging, access point, etc.), name it something funny or provocative for the neighbors.

For example, I live in a college student neighborhood with a lot of Chinese students. I have an old router that I'm going to name the network 六四屠殺 which is Chinese for the June Fourth Massacre (the Tiananmen Square Massacre). It's a term banned on the Chinese internet.