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Kevin Karhan :verified:<a href="https://social.treehouse.systems/@valpackett" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@valpackett</a> <a href="https://chaos.social/@jacqueline" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@jacqueline</a> then I guess your sample size is N ≤200, thus too small to be considered scientifically accurate.<ul><li>And even if <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/RAM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RAM</a> did not fail over time, this ain't a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Smartphone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Smartphone</a> or super-small <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SBC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SBC</a> where one could reasonably claim "we could not fit <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/socketed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#socketed</a> RAM on!"</li></ul>All it is is <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/AntiRepairDesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AntiRepairDesign</a> that'll shaft buyers like on <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Apple</a>'s devices...<a href="https://infosec.space/@kkarhan/114096004768883519" translate="no" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://infosec.space/@kkarhan/114096004768883519</a>

Kevin Karhan :verified:<a href="https://comfy.social/@PeterCxy" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@PeterCxy</a> <a href="https://udongein.xyz/users/lispi314" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@lispi314</a> personally, I think <a href="https://comfy.social/notes/a44ud8ud8d" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">such</a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/AntiConsumer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AntiConsumer</a> & <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/AntiRepairDesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AntiRepairDesign</a> should be outlawed, espechally with <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/medical" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#medical</a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/devices" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#devices</a> like a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/wheelchair" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#wheelchair</a>. <ul><li>There's no "legitimate reason" why they could not stick with an <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/XLR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#XLR</a>-style connector. It's just a big ass DC cable that needs to be protected against user error and electric shock but it's not like some industrial machine that has to be safe in an explosive atmosphere where it gets constantly splashed with acid and contaminants...</li></ul>At this point I'm convinced manufacturers only do that because they know most wheelchair users are not capable of <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/DIY" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DIY</a>'ing something better or afford to hire someone to do it for them!

Kevin Karhan :verified:<a href="https://mk.absturztau.be/@enigmatico" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@enigmatico</a> <a href="https://udongein.xyz/users/lispi314" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@lispi314</a> <a href="https://ublog.kimapr.net/users/kimapr" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@kimapr</a> <a href="https://transfem.social/@bunnybeam" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@bunnybeam</a> case in point:<ul><li><a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Bloatedness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Bloatedness</a> was <a href="https://mk.absturztau.be/notes/a2x3lafb4lky00q6" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">the original post</a> topic and yes, due to <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TechBros" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TechBros</a> "<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/BuildFastBreakThings" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BuildFastBreakThings</a>" mentality, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Bloatware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Bloatware</a> is increasing given that a shitty bloated 50+MB "<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/WebApp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WebApp</a>" with like <a href="https://nwjs.io" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">nw.js</a> is easy to slap together (and yes I did so myself!) than to put in way more thought and effort (as you can see on the slow progression of <a href="https://infosec.space/@OS1337" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">OS/1337</a>...</li><li>Yes, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Accessibility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Accessibility</a> is something that needs to be taken more seriously and it's good to see that there's at least some attemots at making <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/accessibility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#accessibility</a> mandatory (at least in <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Germany" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Germany</a>, where I know from some insider that a big telco is investing a lot in that!) for a growng number of industries and websites...</li><li>And whilst one can slap an <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/RTX5090" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RTX5090</a> on any laptop that has a fully-functional <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ExpressCard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ExpressCard</a> slot (with <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PCIe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PCIe</a> interface, using some janky adaptors!) that'll certainly not make sense beyond some <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/CUDA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CUDA</a> or other <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/GPGPU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GPGPU</a>-style workloads as it's bottlenecked to a single PCIe lane of 2.0 (500MB/s) or just 1.0a(250MB/s) speeds.</li></ul>Needless to say there is a need to THINN DOWN things cuz the current speed of <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Enshittifcation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Enshittifcation</a> and bloatedness combined with <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/AntiRepairDesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AntiRepairDesign</a> and overpriced yet worse <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#tech</a> in general makes it unsustainable for an ever increasing population!<ul><li>Not everyone wants (or even can!) indebt themselves just to have a phone or laptop!</li><li></li><li></li></ul>Should we aim for more "<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/FrugslComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FrugslComputing</a>"? <ul><li>Abdolutely!</li></ul>Is it realistic to expect things to be in a perfectly accessible TUI that ebery screenreader can handle?<ul><li>No!</li></ul>That being said the apathy of consumers is real, and very frustrating:People get nudged into accepting all the bs and it really pisses me off because they want me to look like ab outsider / asshole for not submitting to <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/consumerism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#consumerism</a> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/unsustainable" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#unsustainable</a> shite...

Kevin Karhan :verified:<a href="https://linuxrocks.online/@OpenComputeDesign" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@OpenComputeDesign</a> same with many other things.<ul><li><a href="https://infosec.space/tags/GluedInBatteries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GluedInBatteries</a> instead of <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ToolfreeSwappableBatteries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ToolfreeSwappableBatteries</a> are just an <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/excuse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#excuse</a> for <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/AntiRepairDesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AntiRepairDesign</a>. points at <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Vaio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Vaio</a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/P11Z" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#P11Z</a> & <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Fairphone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Fairphone</a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/FP3plus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FP3plus</a></li><li><a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SolderedDownRAM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SolderedDownRAM</a> & <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SolderedDownSSDs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SolderedDownSSDs</a> were never valid outside <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/EmbeddedDevices" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EmbeddedDevices</a> that need to survive harsh envoirments. points at a rugged, ATEX-certified PTT radio for industrial plants</li><li><a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Repairability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Repairability</a> saves lives! points at Medical Devices</li><li>Want to have more <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/battery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#battery</a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/runtime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#runtime</a>? We have solutions for that for decades. points at <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/EeePC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EeePC</a> and a tool-free, swappable, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/aftermarket" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#aftermarket</a>, high-capavity battery</li></ul>Personally I'm so pissed off amidst the ongoing <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Enshittification" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Enshittification</a> that I really need to get the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/NUCbook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NUCbook</a> off the ground before my <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/X230tablet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#X230tablet</a> dies. <a href="https://github.com/KBtechnologies/NUCbook" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://github.com/KBtechnologies/NUCbook</a><ul><li>Tho if I had to choose a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Laptop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Laptop</a> right now that I can buy in stores I'd pick the <a href="https://fosstodon.org/@frameworkcomputer" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@frameworkcomputer</a> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Framework13" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Framework13</a> hands-down because it's (sadly!) the by far best <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Notebook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Notebook</a> in terms of <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/repairability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#repairability</a> & <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/maintainability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#maintainability</a>!</li></ul>

Kevin Karhan :verified:Seriously, this level of <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/DRM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DRM</a>-based <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/AntiRepairDesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AntiRepairDesign</a> should be outlawed as <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/extortion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#extortion</a>! <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dbRKQ0OjQeE" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dbRKQ0OjQeE</a>

Kevin Karhan :verified:I think <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ToolFree" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ToolFree</a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/RemoveableBatteries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RemoveableBatteries</a> should be made <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/mandatory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#mandatory</a> per law as a matter of <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/FireSafety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FireSafety</a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ConsumerProtection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ConsumerProtection</a> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/EnvoirmentalProtection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EnvoirmentalProtection</a>.<ul><li>Every <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/GluedInBattery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GluedInBattery</a> is <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/AntiRepairDesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AntiRepairDesign</a> aimed at a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ReducedLifecycle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ReducedLifecycle</a> and should be prosecuted as <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/EnvoirmentalCrime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EnvoirmentalCrime</a>! </li></ul><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oNL-hl2-Pbo&t=132s" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oNL-hl2-Pbo&t=132s</a>

Kevin Karhan :verified:<a href="https://mastodon.social/@TwraSun" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@TwraSun</a> naja, ich kaufe kein <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/iPhone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#iPhone</a> weil voller <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Govware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Govware</a> und <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/AntiRepair" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AntiRepair</a>...Genauso bei <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Neuwagen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Neuwagen</a> bzw. alles nach 2016...Und die meisten <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Elektroautos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Elektroautos</a> sind halt <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/AntiRepairDesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AntiRepairDesign</a>!

Kevin Karhan :verified:<a href="https://social.tchncs.de/@PC_Fluesterer" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@PC_Fluesterer</a> <a href="https://ruhr.social/@mardor" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@mardor</a> trotzdem sollte solch <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ReducedLifecycle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ReducedLifecycle</a> per Desgn verboten werden - genauso wie <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/AntiRepairDesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AntiRepairDesign</a>!

Kevin Karhan :verified:<a href="https://social.treehouse.systems/@marcan" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@marcan</a> The point is to raise <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Awareness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Awareness</a> of <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Apple</a>'s <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/AntiRepairDesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AntiRepairDesign</a> so consumers who used to buy a <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/MacBook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MacBook</a> once a decade and then upgrade it's <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/RAM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RAM</a> and <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/SSD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SSD</a> over time or think about replacing their aging MacBooks with something else.Cuz I'm shure some folks have already <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Hackintosh" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Hackintosh</a>'d a <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/FrameworkLaptop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FrameworkLaptop</a> by this point...Even if that doesn't come close to the battery runtime of a <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/AppleSilicon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AppleSilicon</a> MacBook...

Kevin Karhan :verified:<a href="https://social.treehouse.systems/@marcan" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@marcan</a> And whilst one can argue that RAM & SoC won't wear out to the point they need replacing, <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/SSDs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SSDs</a> will INEVITABLY FAIL OVER USE AND TIME!Removing the ability to boot from an external drive if the internal one is broken is just <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/PlannedObsolescence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PlannedObsolescence</a> & <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/AntiRepairDesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AntiRepairDesign</a> to prevent people from <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/UseLonger" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#UseLonger</a> and <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Repair" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Repair</a> as well as <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Refurbishing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Refurbishing</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Apple</a>'s devices. The "<a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Security" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Security</a>" Argument is complete <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/FUD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FUD</a> since by the point the SSD is so dead, no data can be recovered from it without a lab anyway.

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