World's Raspberry Pi supply jammed in factory blunder

World's Raspberry Pi supply jammed in factory blunder
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/03...ed_networking/

Raspberry Pi shipping is delayed
http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/...ipping-delayed

Raspberry Pi delayed by "manufacturing hiccup"
http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/educatio...cturing-hiccup

Cheers Don...

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>
> Seems all very amateur to me.
> There is an old Dutch saying:
> "Do not sell the skin of the bear before you shot it."
>
> It is not that I did never came acros a similar problem,
> just that I did not shout from the roofs before everything worked.
> On top of that I find this pretty stupid,
> is not most RJ45 with magnetics, and perhaps with LEDs these days?
> the ones I use are.
> What if the new connectors are more expensive?
> LOL
>

Tough **** then.... perhaps the manufacturer was tring to save a few pennies
to go in their pockets by substituting a cheaper connector. Someone's head
will roll

On 2012-03-08, Jan Panteltje <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> Seems all very amateur to me.
> There is an old Dutch saying:
> "Do not sell the skin of the bear before you shot it."

Is that the same Dutch that surrendered to the Nazis even quicker than
the French (ONE DAY!)? Have you ever heard of a Dutch Mauser variant?
Do the Dutch even know how to shoot? I didn't think so.

> It is not that I did never came acros a similar problem,
> just that I did not shout from the roofs before everything worked.
> On top of that I find this pretty stupid,
> is not most RJ45 with magnetics, and perhaps with LEDs these days?
> the ones I use are.
> What if the new connectors are more expensive?

Not a new practice. I think the term is "vaporware". Yell from
rooftops, get venture capital, pad pockets, blame vendors, yada
yada..... Everyone does it, including Apple and others. Wait six
mos, buy the debugged version fer cheap if still alive, or look to the
next pretender.

nb

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notbob <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>On 2012-03-08, Jan Panteltje <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
>> Seems all very amateur to me.
>> There is an old Dutch saying:
>> "Do not sell the skin of the bear before you shot it."
>
>Is that the same Dutch that surrendered to the Nazis even quicker than
>the French (ONE DAY!)?

Its a small country. There is not much to defend. If you want you can
get from the German border to the sea in less than 2 days with a
bicycle. It actually took the nazis longer to conquer NL than they
expected.

>Have you ever heard of a Dutch Mauser variant?

Does this count:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goalkeeper_CIWS

NL is in fact a very big high-tech weapons manufacturer. Lots of
development of radar systems.

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delay comments:
http://hardware.slashdot.org/story/1...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...

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Dontronics: http://www.dontronics-shop.com/

DuinoMite the PIC32 $35 Basic Computer-MicroController
http://www.dontronics-shop.com/the-m...-computer.html
Just add a VGA monitor or TV, and PS2 Keyboard.
Arduino Shield, Programmed in Basic, or C.

On 9/03/2012 8:02 AM, Don McKenzie wrote:
>
> delay comments:
> http://hardware.slashdot.org/story/1...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.

On 09-Mar-12 8:17 AM, keithr wrote:

>> ====================================
>>
> 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.

I am only reporting on what others are saying Keith, so that makes me
the messenger.

Me, I have one on order, and am looking forward to it.

Cheers Don...

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Dontronics: http://www.dontronics-shop.com/

DuinoMite the PIC32 $35 Basic Computer-MicroController
http://www.dontronics-shop.com/the-m...-computer.html
Just add a VGA monitor or TV, and PS2 Keyboard.
Arduino Shield, Programmed in Basic, or C.

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On 2012-03-08, Nico Coesel <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> Does this count:
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goalkeeper_CIWS

Wrong answer! Actually, the US prototyped that weapon.

OTOH, it was the Dutch Boers, expat Dutch, who upstaged and wreaked
havoc and nearly brought the Brits to their knees during the famous
Boer War in S. Africa. They merely showed good sense by buying German
Mausers and outhinking the Limeys. In the meantime, the Dutch don't
even have a good beer!! Apparently, ya' gotta leave Dutch soil to
gain a pair.

Hey.... jes kidding. I'm sure the Dutch are good for something
besides tulips.

nb

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"notbob" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> On 2012-03-08, Jan Panteltje <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
>> Seems all very amateur to me.
>> There is an old Dutch saying:
>> "Do not sell the skin of the bear before you shot it."
>
> Is that the same Dutch that surrendered to the Nazis even quicker than
> the French (ONE DAY!)? Have you ever heard of a Dutch Mauser variant?
> Do the Dutch even know how to shoot? I didn't think so.
>
>> It is not that I did never came acros a similar problem,
>> just that I did not shout from the roofs before everything worked.
>> On top of that I find this pretty stupid,
>> is not most RJ45 with magnetics, and perhaps with LEDs these days?
>> the ones I use are.
>> What if the new connectors are more expensive?
>
> Not a new practice. I think the term is "vaporware". Yell from
> rooftops, get venture capital, pad pockets, blame vendors, yada
> yada..... Everyone does it, including Apple and others. Wait six
> mos, buy the debugged version fer cheap if still alive, or look to the
> next pretender.
>
> nb
>
> --
> Fight internet CENSORSHIP - Fight SOPA-PIPA
> Contact your congressman and/or representative, now!
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Are you referrring to the 39-45 war or the 41-45 war?

Like the 14-18 war vs the 16-18 war.

On 9/03/2012 8:20 AM, Don McKenzie wrote:
> On 09-Mar-12 8:17 AM, keithr wrote:
>
>>> ====================================
>>>
>> 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.
>
> I am only reporting on what others are saying Keith, so that makes me
> the messenger.
>
> Me, I have one on order, and am looking forward to it.

Glad to hear it Don, its just that your posts seem to take some delight
in any Pi problems.