Perhaps the joke is irresponsible on my behalf potentially causing unnecessary stress for whomever is directly or indirectly scanning my device...

..but on the other hand, if this person can't see the joke, perhaps they shouldn't have access to scanning devices.

I'd be interested to hear your thoughts?

Cheers

I would have loved that device in my teens.

In fact reckon I'll buy one for my nephew.

Cheers

For the ones who feel TE pricing is ridiculous, all you need is function and the experience of using something don't matter much - yeah then TE perhaps is not for you ?

Personally I see my OD-11's doing double duty as sculptures and speakers, bringing me more than just sound waves, most speakers are huge and ugly - these guys ooze 1960's and Kubrick

My OB-4 loop function brings a playful way for me to save loops for my wife to discover, so it's a social object as much as a minimalist boom box ?

To me these are art pieces with a personality and if you ever owned a painting or some jewellery, why should electronics always be about function and price with disdain for aesthetics... ..cables, dust balls and wall warts anyone ?

I sometimes prefer to not have a function if the price is an eye sore.

There's more to life than function.

Bring on the flames ♥

Tax not paid by ultra wealthy goes back into he system as loans that extract interest that in turn is used to buy assets sold to pay for interest, those are then rented back to the system to extract more interest.

In essence by allowing no tax to be paid by the ultra wealthy, we facilitate the death of the middle class and transfer of everything to the very few - with mathematical precision.

Ultimately we need to ask ourselves why we have a society, what's it's purpose.

For the few or the many ?

Like all powerful tools it has to be used responsibly.

My point is merely that we are all tracked by other means that affect our life in much deeper and profound ways.

..like for example purchase history, cell phone location, internet use etc bought and sold by private corporations, with little to no oversight.

If you want privacy, close your bank account, throw away your phone, use cash, don't own property, quit your day job etc etc

Worrying about cameras is naive at best.

Quite staggering considering this is HN.

If you're upset by security vs privacy at airports - don't Google how cell phones and credit cards work...

..and for the love of sanity - don't ask yourself how often you did not bring a phone and only used cash during a trip abroad.

Good luck. Make sure you take your meds.

..if by any chance you DO want to educate yourself - the reality is - removal of airport security only benefits criminals and mad people looking to hurt you.

Privacy battles are fought elsewhere.

You should not only avoid appearance of impropriety, but also impropriety.

My advice would be: Stay honest with yourself. To influence IS to manipulate.

Playing squeamish is a slippery slope into avoiding accountability for your actions.

In other words - don't judge the tools - judge your motives and the outcome.

Accept there is always a trade and balance.

If you can be honest about your motives and actions with yourself your friends and colleagues - chances are that you can achieve your goals with ethics and empathy intact.

If you can't, then it's time to take a look at yourself - not the tools.

Good luck

I understand they want to limit their liability - so feel free to call me naive...

I'm just old school enough to think that if I buy a tool - I'd have the right to use it and enjoy the results

Imagine buying a bread knife and be told what bread you are allowed to slice ?

Pizza needs an extended license.

No pineapple allowed

"Subject to your compliance with our Terms, we assign to you all our right, title, and interest (if any) in Outputs."

..and if you read the terms you find a very long list of what they deem acceptable.

I see now they also added "Non-commercial use only. You agree not to use our Services for any commercial or business purposes" ...

..so paying 100usd a month for a code assistant is now a hobby ?

Already got close to cancel when they recently updated their TOS to say that for "consumers" they deserve the right to own the output I paid for - if they deem the output not having been used "the correct way" !

This adds substantial risk to any startup.

Obviously...for "commercial" customers that do not apply - at 5x the cost...

That implies they had any to begin with.