Comments on: Consumer Reports releases vintage photos

By: sigg3

sigg3 — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 21:42:45 +0000

What’s the legal status of these photos? Does “just released” mean that they’ve become public domain recently? I notice that some pages are from 2006. Alas, the pictures have ©opyright notices.

By: Theo

Theo — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 20:57:17 +0000

I've been a reader of hack a day for years. While this is certainly not a hack, it's an interesting link. I see hack a day as a collection of links that "hackers" will find interesting. For those of us that don't have all day to surf its brilliant to come home and check this kind of thing out.

For those that can't bear these sorts of hacks, stick to http://www.hackaday.com/category/daily/

I really don't see why more content is damaging, when the traditional stuff is still available and easy to access.

It really surprises me that people are so adverse to change, especially those from presumably technical backgrounds.

By: miked

miked — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 20:25:13 +0000

i do not approve of this post.

there is no details on the build. there are a lot of fancy words (curvaceous nature, organic form, non homogeneous, etc) but no meat.

By: miked

miked — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 20:19:22 +0000

i do not approve of this post.

there is no hack here. i was hoping there was going to info on the testing methodology.

By: TensorFlux

TensorFlux — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 20:08:46 +0000

I used to like this site because it was very selective about what made it to the readers eyes. It used to be that only the finest, most interesting hacks would be featured on the page, however, that no longer seems to be the case. I realize that it is very difficult to find new and unique hacks every day, but I personally would prefer NO updates to the “hacks” which have been posted lately. This used to be a quality site dedicated to hardware hacks, but it seems that now it’s turning into just another gizmodo or makezine. I spend a lot more time over at hackedgadgets.com now.

By: zosh

zosh — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 17:58:11 +0000

I’m not trying to be reactionary, I can see why a publication changes. But that does not mean I have to like the change, and have to keep shut about it. Hackaday is deviating from what it was (and what I liked it for) for the past years. It has become “yet another more or less hacking related news reposter”, and if it stays that way it will go off my RSS reader in a week.

And, just for the record: Consumer Reports started to publish those vintage photos back in 1998. Happy 10th anniversary to this “news”!

By: mav

mav — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 14:17:19 +0000

although I too, am interested in seeing pictures of old tech, I do not want to see them here. This site is supposed to be, according to the title, one hack, per day. This is not a hack, and thus, should not be here. I use an RSS reader to let me know if/when there is an update here, and all I can see is a title, until I click on it, therefore, I do not have the capability in my current usage habit, to “scroll past”. In posting a comment to the end that I do not like what is being posted, I hope to get the attention of the HaD controllers, and get them to return to one hack per day.

By: larry-sanchez

larry-sanchez — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 07:28:55 +0000

What is it with trolls on this site?? If they are not happy with an article do they always have to comment to state this? Does it really take that much to just scroll past the link on the homepage, rather than visit it then complain? Personally, while i dont see this as a hack, i am still quite interested to see these pictures. Hack a day’s not getting lame, just some of the folk that read it are!

By: mav

mav — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 06:09:45 +0000

correction… PICTURES of old stuff…
HOW LAME IS THIS SITE GOING TO GET?!?!

By: mav

mav — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 06:07:47 +0000

ok... umm...
news about old stuff != hacks
this is getting REALLY old