dmitripopov

It's just awesome! I'm so tired of feed-like layouts, they are not for humans.

Well, I just thought you are giving a negative connotation to it while I think there's nothing wrong if the thing is your hobby :)

I see what you are talking about, but your parable has another side that no one sees - the guy learned a lot of different things in the process :) For people who enjoy learning and exploration it is the true meaning of the whole thing, not a written tune.

I agree. But, you know, enthusiasts enjoy holywars. And there's a thin hazy line between a "true" and a "cheater".

Yes, but it's not about the feel of the product which is definitely there, but about the skills required to design. I, personally, would never call anybody who designed his own computer whether with ATMEGA or not, a "cheater". It deserves respect, to say the least.

Well, his argument is not about the number of chips but rather component origins. If you are about to pretend that you are in the 80s and you develop a computer in that time, you've got to use what was available. I argue that ZX Spectrum used custom-made ULA and you kind of emulate that approach to design with ATMEGA and he just laughs :)

The truth is that we live in magnificent times where there's a wide range of choice on how to do things and it is amazing.

A friend of mine, an 8-bit enthusiast, calls usage of ATMEGA chips "cheating" :) "True" 8bitter relies solely on component base of the 80s.

After reading the title and watching first 2 seconds I thought it will fire a rocket launcher and the car would go up in flames thanks to AR.

At a space scale it's a close pass.

Somehow I still get those chills while reading source code of programming languages interpreters / compilers. I guess it's like getting to the origins of life, or something.

Just imagine one day a true alien signal comes ringing, and what the public reaction would be? "Yeah, right. Again."

Anger was an initial reaction :) I got cooled down pretty soon.

We share the same ethnicity but live in different countries now. I think it has more to do with personal traits than ethnicity.

Anyway, I can't except her money. I guess it's a kind of my own personality glitch :)