You have one week to make a trustworthy computer from off-the-shelf/ordered components (not including shipping delay).
Trustworthy will mean that the firmware and everything below can be in a known good state (within reason), and this state can be maintained so long as you are not a direct threat to FIVE EYES, Russia or China. No passive botnet.
Physical alterations & firmware alterations are acceptable if you can actually do it yourself.
Entry-level:general use desktop computer
Mid-range:portable laptop
God-mode:internet enabled phone
hmm... hard question. Probably would be an avr-based device with serial console, external program support done with a CISC bytecode interpreter which does bounds checking etc.
>want to repurpose old laptops screens as monitors
>control boards cost as much as a newer bigger monitor
Hello what the fuck I'd like to request government mandated modularity please.
One week?
For the first two choices, I'd have to make do with craigslist thinkpads and free bios options. Of course, I'd have to cut out any networking hardware and rely on sneakernet comms were super-important. Maybe use steganography to mask my data in voice data over CB transmissions if wireless were to be absolutely necessary.
Phone is hopeless.
Pic related in a room by yourself is the only truly safe computer. Anything else is hedging your bets.
>>2047 Why would you order something if you want it to be not backdoored? Is this 2030 and you can only buy shit on Amazon?
>this state can be maintained so long as you are not a direct threat to FIVE EYES, Russia or China.
oh nvm then just buy whatever the fuck, done.
You have one week to make a trustworthy computer from off-the-shelf/ordered components (not including shipping delay).
Trustworthy will mean that the firmware and everything below can be in a known good state (within reason), and this state can be maintained so long as you are not a direct threat to FIVE EYES, Russia or China. No passive botnet.
Physical alterations & firmware alterations are acceptable if you can actually do it yourself.
Entry-level:general use desktop computer
Mid-range:portable laptop
God-mode:internet enabled phone