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Andrex on Aug 27, 2022 | parent | context | favorite | on: A new Linux handheld game console based on ODROID-...

I remember doing some web development work for HardKernel/ODROID back in ~2010 and I just did it for free (I loved the idea of an "Android Game Boy," plus Chris Pruett at Google recommended it for gaming and game development[1]), and they ended up sending me an ODROID-S out of the blue. I was totally surprised and felt I didn't really deserve it (MSRP was like $200-300 and I was a poor college kid), and I'll never forget the gesture.

HK earned a longtime fan with that move for sure, haha. :) This new handheld looks great, I hope they have their "mainstream moment."

[1] http://replicaisland.blogspot.com/2010/01/fragmentation-more...

(I've posted this comment a few times on HardKernel/ODROID stories. Just want to pay it forward to these guys.)

georgewsinger on Aug 27, 2022 | [–]

It's amazing how gestures like this can have such positive impact people years later.

I know I've had moments where people have made unnaturally kind gestures towards me, and I still remember years later.

Andrex on Aug 28, 2022 | [–]

Fixed link: http://replicaisland.blogspot.com/2010/01/fragmentation-more...

Can't edit on HN anymore?

djbusby on Aug 28, 2022 | [–]

Edit feature has a timeout lock.

Andrex on Aug 28, 2022 | | [–]

Was that added somewhat recently?

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