Thank you to the attendees of the workshop Microsoldering E-Waste with the UNBRK today at the Ewiger Lötworkshop Assembly in hall H! Also many thanks to @marove for making space available and helping us get settled. 🔬
https://events.ccc.de/congress/2025/hub/en/event/detail/microsoldering-e-waste-with-the-unbrk
Thank you to the attendees of the workshop Microsoldering E-Waste with the UNBRK today at the Ewiger Lötworkshop Assembly in hall H! Also many thanks to @marove for making space available and helping us get settled. 🔬
https://events.ccc.de/congress/2025/hub/en/event/detail/microsoldering-e-waste-with-the-unbrk
We had an event last night at a low income housing community here in Olympia. We brought some Nixbooks, gave them away and showed people how to use them.
These people are NOT technical and still all said that Nixbook was far easier to use than any other computer they had used in the past.
All these laptops were headed for the scrapyard, but now thanks to Linux are out there changing peoples lives. :)
We had an event last night at a low income housing community here in Olympia. We brought some Nixbooks, gave them away and showed people how to use them.
These people are NOT technical and still all said that Nixbook was far easier to use than any other computer they had used in the past.
All these laptops were headed for the scrapyard, but now thanks to Linux are out there changing peoples lives. :)
Such a device should be in LAN and controlled by something like @homeassistant, firewalled off from the internet.
I dont see why it should work otherwise, other than it was never a good product from the start
New blog post: "erase startup-config" isn't enough
Yikes, excellent blog post on why companies really need to erase all of the data off of network equipment they send to recycle.
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
Nearly 20 years old, LEGO NXT is now running #MicroPython! 😀
LEGO MINDSTORMS EV3 (2013) is still the first priority, but we're pulling along NXT (2006) as we go. Much of it is is already working.
Thanks @schodet @danderson and many others.
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
Think NetBSD is just some spooky, complicated thing for old-school hackers? Nah.
But all that legendary portability and rock-solid reliability? That doesn't happen by magic.
Every stable update, cool new feature, and wild new platform it supports (yes, even your toaster) comes from the hard work of the NetBSD community. And honestly, they're powered by support from people just like you.
When you donate to the NetBSD Foundation, you're directly helping to:
Keep NetBSD's code clean, secure, and ready for whatever's next.
Supercharge the build systems and infrastructure that our devs live on.
Cook up more docs, guides, and resources for new users and seasoned pros.
Make sure "Of course it runs NetBSD" stays a free-for-everyone reality.
Your contribution is what keeps NetBSD stable, modern, and running on (almost) everything. Pitch in to support the work that keeps #NetBSD awesome!
#OpenSource #Halloween #donate #runbsd #linux #retro #ewaste
Happy International E- waste day.
...Also happy Microsoft end-of-life for Windows 10 day.
It's estimated that 400-600 million computers still run Windows 10, and many of those don't meet the higher specs required for Win 11, which in addition to more RAM and a faster CPU includes having UEFI bios.
For those with some level of tech literacy upgrading to Linux is an obvious workaround, but the sad truth is that enormous volumes of ewaste will be generated by this unnecessary act of corporate greed.
Happy International E- waste day.
...Also happy Microsoft end-of-life for Windows 10 day.
It's estimated that 400-600 million computers still run Windows 10, and many of those don't meet the higher specs required for Win 11, which in addition to more RAM and a faster CPU includes having UEFI bios.
For those with some level of tech literacy upgrading to Linux is an obvious workaround, but the sad truth is that enormous volumes of ewaste will be generated by this unnecessary act of corporate greed.
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.
Hey. If you've got a #Kobo #ebookreader, I will appreciate if you could extract some information from your device. Currently, I'm contributing to #postmarketOS wiki. Since #onyxboox refuses to release the kernel source code for its devices, I am trying to gather information about different ebook readers with #eink panel. So if someone wanted to mainline a #boox device, they could use drivers from Kobo since they release the kernel source code.
I would really hate my #booxleaf to become useless, because onyx does not give updates anymore nor it releases the kernel source code so the community can provide an alternative OS or ROM. By doing so, not only onyx contributes to #ewaste. But also forces users to change devices like every 2-3 years. Even when the device is working good. Like me device. Needless to mention #GPLViolation here.
I will post about me plans, later, God willing. For now, I am optimistic about mainlining me device and also #BooxPage. Because both use Snapdragon which has good support in mainline, it's an ebook reader so you don't need to add support for modem and GPU, and the Carta 1200 screen used in these two devices are also used in other e-book readers such as Kobo.
BTW, boosts appreciated! If you haven't got a wiki account, you can ping me and I can add the information :)
Edit: Thank you so much. There are 40 boosts so far. I wanted to say if you got other ebook readers with eink which they release the kernel source code, feel free to add them to the wiki, too.
Restart Project: London and Bristol Listings
"Participate in a free community repair event, where volunteer fixers will help you learn how to repair your broken or slow devices - and tackle the growing mountain of e-waste."
https://therestartproject.org/
#SolarPunkSunday #RepairCafe #London #RepairCafes #RepairReuse #Repair #Bristol #RepairReuseRestore #FixIt #eWaste
cracking open old vapes until the whole town smells like watermelon-mango-crush- guave-coconut-blueberry-ice.
Hey. If you've got a #Kobo #ebookreader, I will appreciate if you could extract some information from your device. Currently, I'm contributing to #postmarketOS wiki. Since #onyxboox refuses to release the kernel source code for its devices, I am trying to gather information about different ebook readers with #eink panel. So if someone wanted to mainline a #boox device, they could use drivers from Kobo since they release the kernel source code.
I would really hate my #booxleaf to become useless, because onyx does not give updates anymore nor it releases the kernel source code so the community can provide an alternative OS or ROM. By doing so, not only onyx contributes to #ewaste. But also forces users to change devices like every 2-3 years. Even when the device is working good. Like me device. Needless to mention #GPLViolation here.
I will post about me plans, later, God willing. For now, I am optimistic about mainlining me device and also #BooxPage. Because both use Snapdragon which has good support in mainline, it's an ebook reader so you don't need to add support for modem and GPU, and the Carta 1200 screen used in these two devices are also used in other e-book readers such as Kobo.
BTW, boosts appreciated! If you haven't got a wiki account, you can ping me and I can add the information :)
Edit: Thank you so much. There are 40 boosts so far. I wanted to say if you got other ebook readers with eink which they release the kernel source code, feel free to add them to the wiki, too.
cracking open old vapes until the whole town smells like watermelon-mango-crush- guave-coconut-blueberry-ice.
