[fpgeek]

> Do you get upset that your lamp doesn't allow you to create things?

People don't usually suggest a lamp as an introductory computing device for children.

[jlarocco]

If they did, would you jump on the Internet and start complaining about lamps?

[nsmartt]

I might jump on the internet and complain about how consumers believe that's what lamps are for.

edit: Or rather, I might jump on the internet and complain that the company making this particular lamp markets it as such.

[Vivtek]

I think the single-bit limitation is a real step backward.

[Swizec]

Add a long piece of paper and suddenly you have a limited manual turing machine. Add some LEGO Mindstorms, and suddenly you have a limited automatic turing machine.

[saraid216]

This needs to be done.