Kevin Karhan :verified:<p>Also can we please <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/BanFakePhysicalGames" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BanFakePhysicalGames</span></a> aka shoving <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/download" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>download</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/codes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>codes</span></a> into <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/retail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retail</span></a> game boxes? </p><ul><li>This only aims at <em>decieving consumers</em> for no good reason and is a huge <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/waste" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>waste</span></a> of <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/plastic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>plastic</span></a> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>space</span></a>. </li></ul><p>Like what's so bad about adding a <em>"gift purchase"</em> option with an activation code to a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/GameStore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GameStore</span></a>? </p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PeQ2ukszcq8" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=PeQ2ukszcq8</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://infosec.space/tags/StopKillingGames" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StopKillingGames</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/packaging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>packaging</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/waste" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>waste</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/wasteful" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wasteful</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/WastefulPackaging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WastefulPackaging</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/EnvoirmentalProtection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EnvoirmentalProtection</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Fake" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fake</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PhysicalCames" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PhysicalCames</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/FakePhysicalGames" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FakePhysicalGames</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Enshittification" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Enshittification</span></a></p>
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Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/@tante" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>tante</span></a></span> <em>"<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a>"</em> is such a level of <em>"<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/WastefulComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WastefulComputing</span></a>"</em> that it makes <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/CryptocurrencyMining" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CryptocurrencyMining</span></a> look like an act of <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/EnergyConservation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EnergyConservation</span></a> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/EnvoirmentalProtection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EnvoirmentalProtection</span></a> by comparison.</p><ul><li>After all, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Shitcoins" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Shitcoins</span></a> like <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Bitcoin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Bitcoin</span></a> & <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Ethereum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ethereum</span></a> too are using expensive <em>manufactured <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/eWaste" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>eWaste</span></a></em> in the form of <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ASIC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ASIC</span></a>|s, and like all those <em>"<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/AiAccelerators" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AiAccelerators</span></a>"</em> they are useless beyond being the most sophisticated & expensive space heaters by BTU.</li></ul><p>Not that it doesn't make <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Shitcoin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Shitcoin</span></a>-<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Mining" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mining</span></a> any less unethical and wrong!</p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@mrmasterkeyboard" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>mrmasterkeyboard</span></a></span> np.</p><ul><li>I thought the glare was excessive due to the lights, but then again I'm not gonna complain more about it. Noone expects you to have a fancy mattebox with turntable to make some professional product photo.</li></ul><p>Also even if people don't have a donor to transplant a screen assembly from or don't feel comfortable fiddling with eDP cables they could just remove the screen and have a compact AiO Desktop.</p><ul><li>If it has like a <em>"full function"</em> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/USBc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USBc</span></a> port with <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PowerDelivery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PowerDelivery</span></a> than this can result in a sleek desktop that also looks good and doesn't require much space. Ideal if the battery is busted and a replacement isn't worth it! I've seen those in like <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/RepairShops" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RepairShops</span></a> where they basically setup some <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/MacbookPro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MacbookPro</span></a> that way as a <code>DFU</code> machine to reflash / reinstall other <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Macs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Macs</span></a>. </li></ul><p>I think it's a necessity that <em>we</em> as <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TechLiterates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TechLiterates</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/@mrmasterkeyboard/114633291150903359" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">propagate</a> the need to <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/UseLonger" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UseLonger</span></a> and the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/RightToRepair" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RightToRepair</span></a> as essential, given that <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tech</span></a> inherently is expensive in terms of <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/resources" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>resources</span></a> and that avoiding <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/eWaste" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>eWaste</span></a> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Upcycling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Upcycling</span></a> is an act of <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/EnvoirmentalProtection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EnvoirmentalProtection</span></a>. </p><ul><li>Tho make shure to safely remove any <em>"<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/DangerPillow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DangerPillow</span></a>|s"</em> and handing it over to the relevant <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/recycling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>recycling</span></a> provider(s)... </li></ul><p>If I had the necessary €€€€€ I'd literally start my own <em>"<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/upcycling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>upcycling</span></a>" <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/business" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>business</span></a></em>, even employ some folks collecting all the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/surplus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>surplus</span></a>'d <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Windows10" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Windows10</span></a> machines and just cleaning, wiping, repasting, fixing and selling them as cheap <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/used" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>used</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PC</span></a>|s for those that kinda need something to do their casual <em>"<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/office" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>office</span></a>"</em>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/LightGaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LightGaming</span></a> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/MediaConsumption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MediaConsumption</span></a>. </p><ul><li>I mean people are surprised how zippy even old hardware can be with just few tweaks (more RAM, a fresh SSD, cleaning it of dust bunnies and repasting the cooler with some quality (longlife <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ThermalPaste" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ThermalPaste</span></a>, like <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ArcticMX4" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ArcticMX4</span></a>) <em>"<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ThermalGrease" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ThermalGrease</span></a>"</em> (that costs like €1/g in a 20g syringe and a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/RepairShop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RepairShop</span></a> can easily go through one in a shift)...</li></ul>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://corteximplant.com/@Sirs0ri" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>Sirs0ri</span></a></span> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/AftermarketROMs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AftermarketROMs</span></a> are important.</p><ul><li>Because <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/UseLonger" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UseLonger</span></a> is always better than <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Upcycle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Upcycle</span></a> & <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Recycle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Recycle</span></a>...<br></li></ul><p><a href="https://infosec.space/tags/RightToRepair" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RightToRepair</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/EnvoirmentalProtection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EnvoirmentalProtection</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Repairability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Repairability</span></a></p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@CelloMomOnCars" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>CelloMomOnCars</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@falcennial" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>falcennial</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://dmv.community/@pixelpusher220" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>pixelpusher220</span></a></span> Shure, the overhead of a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/FuelCell" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FuelCell</span></a> will not.make.it.practical in a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Smartphone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Smartphone</span></a> for the foreseeable future, and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SodiumWetcells" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SodiumWetcells</span></a> are slowly entrenching <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/LiFePO4" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LiFePO4</span></a> cells territory.</p><p>I do however expect that for <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/EnvoirmentalProtection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EnvoirmentalProtection</span></a> alone, we'll see <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Lithium" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Lithium</span></a> cells being slowly phased out in a few decades like <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/NiCd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NiCd</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/mercury" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mercury</span></a> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/lead" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>lead</span></a> before them.</p><ul><li>The only reason <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/LeadAcid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LeadAcid</span></a> wetcells are still used as <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/CarBattery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CarBattery</span></a> is because they are disgustingly cheap and can provide high amperages for starter motors. Their weight inefficiency is not of big concern in cars.</li></ul><p>Likewise I'm confident we see first <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/LiFePO4" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LiFePO4</span></a> then <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SodiumWetcells" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SodiumWetcells</span></a> then <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/FuelCells" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FuelCells</span></a> take over.</p><ul><li>On the flipside, I hope we'll see more <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/BatterySwap" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BatterySwap</span></a> systems that'll use standardized <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/LiFePO4" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LiFePO4</span></a> cells (maybe not a giant stack of 21700's on cars, but on <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/eBikes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>eBikes</span></a> and maybe 14500's <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/MobileDevices" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MobileDevices</span></a>) which could solve the <em><a href="https://infosec.space/tags/charging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>charging</span></a> speed problem</em>.</li></ul><p>In fact I'm confident <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/MethanolFuelcell" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MethanolFuelcell</span></a> will be used as drop-in replacement for (diesel-)<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AqHsXv7Umvw" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">electric buses</a> simply because of scalability and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B78-FgNqdc8" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">fire safety</a> alone.</p><ul><li>OFC the superior solution for regular bus lines are <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SB9EARKvCTc" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">trolley buses</a>, but being able to refuel on long-distance trips will certainly help conversion with long-haul bus services and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/trucking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>trucking</span></a> beyond the <em>"last-mile stop & go"</em> delivery where drivers have their 8hr shifts and trucks can <em>"slow-charge"</em> at the depot at night.</li></ul><p>In fact, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/DeutschePost" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DeutschePost</span></a> literally bought up an <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/electric" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>electric</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/MiniTrick" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MiniTrick</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/startup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>startup</span></a> just to get the <em>"<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/CityScooter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CityScooter</span></a>"</em> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/BEV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BEV</span></a>|s made for them, and for couriers that only do stop & go these work fine.</p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p>I think <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ToolFree" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ToolFree</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/RemoveableBatteries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RemoveableBatteries</span></a> should be made <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/mandatory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mandatory</span></a> per law as a matter of <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/FireSafety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FireSafety</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ConsumerProtection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ConsumerProtection</span></a> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/EnvoirmentalProtection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EnvoirmentalProtection</span></a>.</p><ul><li>Every <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/GluedInBattery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GluedInBattery</span></a> is <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/AntiRepairDesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AntiRepairDesign</span></a> aimed at a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ReducedLifecycle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ReducedLifecycle</span></a> and should be prosecuted as <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/EnvoirmentalCrime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EnvoirmentalCrime</span></a>! </li></ul><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oNL-hl2-Pbo&t=132s" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=oNL-hl2-Pb</span><span class="invisible">o&t=132s</span></a></p>
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