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Author champions $19 computers over AI for future computing needs

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The author expresses enthusiasm for the future, highlighting the capabilities of inexpensive, small computers. They note that 97% of their computing needs can be met by a $19 device, and that a synthesizer built around such a device for under $100 surpasses the capabilities of university-level electronic music labs from the 1980s. The author dismisses AI in favor of this approach to computing. AI

IMPACT Dismisses AI in favor of low-cost computing solutions.

RANK_REASON The item is a personal opinion piece on a social media platform, not a significant industry event or release.

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Author champions $19 computers over AI for future computing needs

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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · rakontisto ·

    One of the things I love about living in the world of the future is that 97% of everything I need a computer for can be done by a $19 computer roughly the size

    One of the things I love about living in the world of the future is that 97% of everything I need a computer for can be done by a $19 computer roughly the size of $1.05 in change. Even better, you can build a synthesizer around one of these for under a hundred bucks that has more…

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