Me swinging a backpack carrying my 12 yo thinkpad against an invading army.
https://www.xda-developers.com/microsoft-tells-windows-10-users-trade-in-pc/
A few months after Bose announced it would end cloud services for SoundTouch speakers, the company has extended the deadline to May, added more features that will continue to work and open sourced its APIs for devs to create their own tools. https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/01/bose-open-sources-its-soundtouch-home-theater-smart-speakers-ahead-of-eol/ #Bose #BoseSoundTouch #PlannedObsolescence
RE: https://infosec.exchange/@tinker/115601482804418695
Nothing I do on my phone now is significantly different than what I did with it when it was brand new five years ago. If it is slower now, it’s because the latest software has become bloated and less efficient. The phone manufacturers and their media mouthpieces can shut the hell up about my continued use of a perfectly functional device. #rant #PetPeeve #PlannedObsolescence
I'm bleeding right now because of capitalism.
Let me explain one by one:
* capitalism produces shitty products that have to be replaced regularly
* they send them in oversized cardboard boxes to be able to add more plastic around the product
* the cardboard box is more durable than the product
* i have more than once been yelled at by neighbors for putting boxes in the wastepaper bin without making them smaller first (usually they were filled with wastepaper, but the neighbors didn't see that)
* if capitalism didn't produce so much garbage, or there was enough money for a more frequent garbage collection, the neighbors wouldn't be stingy about space in the bin
* but capitalism wants us to be angry and miserable
* to avoid getting yelled at again I just tried to crunch a very big, very sturdy box
* I stepped on it
* the box didn't give in
* i slipped
* fell
* and hit my head
* hard
Die capitalism, die!
#capitalism #consumption #PlannedObsolescence #PlasticPollution #PlasticIndustry #EWaste #hate #consumerism #AddingInsultToInjury #CompostTheRich #EndCapitalism
I'm bleeding right now because of capitalism.
Let me explain one by one:
* capitalism produces shitty products that have to be replaced regularly
* they send them in oversized cardboard boxes to be able to add more plastic around the product
* the cardboard box is more durable than the product
* i have more than once been yelled at by neighbors for putting boxes in the wastepaper bin without making them smaller first (usually they were filled with wastepaper, but the neighbors didn't see that)
* if capitalism didn't produce so much garbage, or there was enough money for a more frequent garbage collection, the neighbors wouldn't be stingy about space in the bin
* but capitalism wants us to be angry and miserable
* to avoid getting yelled at again I just tried to crunch a very big, very sturdy box
* I stepped on it
* the box didn't give in
* i slipped
* fell
* and hit my head
* hard
Die capitalism, die!
#capitalism #consumption #PlannedObsolescence #PlasticPollution #PlasticIndustry #EWaste #hate #consumerism #AddingInsultToInjury #CompostTheRich #EndCapitalism
I understand that my 1st gen iPhone SE isn't a very recent phone but I don't understand why to show an article The San Francisco Standard needs to use cutting edge web APIs supported only by the latest browsers.
I understand that my 1st gen iPhone SE isn't a very recent phone but I don't understand why to show an article The San Francisco Standard needs to use cutting edge web APIs supported only by the latest browsers.
Have Micro$oft really chosen to EoL Windows 10 on international e-waste day?
Both events are on October 14th.
Have Micro$oft really chosen to EoL Windows 10 on international e-waste day?
Both events are on October 14th.
While big-upping this channel, another great one about the inherent dangers of monopolies/semi-monopolies & planned obsolescence: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j5v8D-alAKE
Some might see this as political, & it partly is, but it's a crucial tech issue at its core.
Also, this is definitely a @pluralistic topic. Cory Doctorow's written about this a *lot* in an essential way for clear understanding of the deep issues.
#RightToRepair #PlannedObsolescence #Veritasium #IndustryCartels #monopolies #monopolists
While big-upping this channel, another great one about the inherent dangers of monopolies/semi-monopolies & planned obsolescence: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j5v8D-alAKE
Some might see this as political, & it partly is, but it's a crucial tech issue at its core.
Also, this is definitely a @pluralistic topic. Cory Doctorow's written about this a *lot* in an essential way for clear understanding of the deep issues.
#RightToRepair #PlannedObsolescence #Veritasium #IndustryCartels #monopolies #monopolists
Some people I know have given in to the Microsoft propaganda, and replacing a perfectly good machine 😭
Does anyone know of any effort to donate/re-own such machines, and perhaps give them away to people who need them?
Ideally in France (south), but I'll take anything that doesn't land the machine in the bin as I'm unfortunately not on site to do it myself.
cc:@Endof10
(posting this in English too because it could be of interest to some of the fediverse crowd!)
There’s a petition about the end of Windows 10:
https://www.halteobsolescence.org/petitions/non-a-la-taxe-windows/
It demands:
– Free updates to Windows 10 until 2030
– Legislation for free updates on computers for at least 15 years
– Obligations to inform users about the possibility to move to Linux
It’s organised by a French non-profit against planned obsolescence. It’s unclear if they’ll campaign only for France, but still worth signing if it can create some emulation other places too?
⚠️ Nest 1st gen and 2nd gen thermostats no longer supported by Google from 10/25/2025
Me swinging a backpack carrying my 12 yo thinkpad against an invading army.
https://www.xda-developers.com/microsoft-tells-windows-10-users-trade-in-pc/
