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Kevin Karhan :verified:<a href="https://zoner.work/@holly" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@holly</a> you doing <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Reuse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Reuse</a> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/UseLonger" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#UseLonger</a> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Upcycle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Upcycle</a> saves the envoirment far more than any <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/BEV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BEV</a> could...

Kevin Karhan :verified:<a href="https://infosec.exchange/@darkuncle" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@darkuncle</a> also we can both agree that <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/UseLonger" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#UseLonger</a> is better for the envoirment and everyone's wallets...

Kevin Karhan :verified:<a href="https://fosstodon.org/@fedora" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@fedora</a> Sadly, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Lenovo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Lenovo</a> wronged me as a professional when they refused to support their "<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/UbuntuCertified" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#UbuntuCertified</a>" <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ThinkPad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ThinkPad</a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/P15v" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#P15v</a>'s <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/WWAN" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WWAN</a> module ( <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Fibocom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Fibocom</a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/850GL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#850GL</a>, based on <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Intel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Intel</a>'s <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/XMM7360" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#XMM7360</a> baseband).<ul><li>And that was a €3,5k+ professional device!</li></ul>Add to that the discontinuation of any <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/wired" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#wired</a> - <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/USB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#USB</a> "ThinkPad Compact Keyboard with <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/UltraNav" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#UltraNav</a>" and the only reason I've not retired my <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/X230Tablet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#X230Tablet</a> for a <a href="https://fosstodon.org/@frameworkcomputer" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@frameworkcomputer</a> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Framework13" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Framework13</a> or god forbid some <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/DIY" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DIY</a> <a href="https://github.com/KBtechnologies/nucbook" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">abomination</a> is my belief in <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/UseLonger" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#UseLonger</a>!

Kevin Karhan :verified:<a href="https://mastodon.social/@mrmasterkeyboard" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@mrmasterkeyboard</a> np.<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>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.<ul><li>If it has like a "full function" <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/USBc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#USBc</a> port with <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PowerDelivery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PowerDelivery</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">#RepairShops</a> where they basically setup some <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/MacbookPro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MacbookPro</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">#Macs</a>. </li></ul>I think it's a necessity that we as <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TechLiterates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TechLiterates</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">#UseLonger</a> and the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/RightToRepair" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RightToRepair</a> as essential, given that <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#tech</a> inherently is expensive in terms of <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/resources" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#resources</a> and that avoiding <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/eWaste" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#eWaste</a> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Upcycling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Upcycling</a> is an act of <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/EnvoirmentalProtection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#EnvoirmentalProtection</a>. <ul><li>Tho make shure to safely remove any "<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/DangerPillow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DangerPillow</a>|s" and handing it over to the relevant <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/recycling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#recycling</a> provider(s)... </li></ul>If I had the necessary €€€€€ I'd literally start my own "<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/upcycling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#upcycling</a>" <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/business" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#business</a>, even employ some folks collecting all the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/surplus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#surplus</a>'d <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Windows10" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Windows10</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">#used</a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PC</a>|s for those that kinda need something to do their casual "<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/office" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#office</a>", <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/LightGaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LightGaming</a> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/MediaConsumption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MediaConsumption</a>. <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">#ThermalPaste</a>, like <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ArcticMX4" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ArcticMX4</a>) "<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ThermalGrease" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ThermalGrease</a>" (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">#RepairShop</a> can easily go through one in a shift)...</li></ul>

Kevin Karhan :verified:<a href="https://fosstodon.org/@ProfessorCode" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@ProfessorCode</a> merely "replacing Windows" is IMHO beneath it like using a 7,5t truck to buy weekly groceries for a single person household.<ul><li>Except <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Linux</a> is better for the envoirment because it allows people and organizations to <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/UseLonger" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#UseLonger</a> their equipment, saving the envoirment and money!</li></ul>

Kevin Karhan :verified:<a href="https://furry.engineer/@notthatdelta" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@notthatdelta</a> that's a good deal...<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/UseLonger" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#UseLonger</a> & <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Reuse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Reuse</a> as well as <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Refurbish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Refurbish</a> is also better for the envoirment!

Kevin Karhan :verified:<a href="https://infosec.exchange/@simonzerafa" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@simonzerafa</a> I mean obviously <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/reuse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#reuse</a> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/UseLonger" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#UseLonger</a> is better and if your options are "corporate surplus" or nothing then I'd never judge.To me it's just that <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ThinkPad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ThinkPad</a> as a brand has really died as every single Device is a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/downgrade" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#downgrade</a> in <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/repairability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#repairability</a> & <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/upgradeability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#upgradeability</a> compared to my <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/X230Tablet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#X230Tablet</a>:<ul><li>They have <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SolderedDownRAM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SolderedDownRAM</a> even on P-Series <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Workstation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Workstation</a> machines, not just cheap cheap <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Lenovo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Lenovo</a> consoomer devices.</li><li>Batteries ain't toolfree-swappable anymore!</li><li><a href="https://infosec.space/tags/WWAN" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WWAN</a> modules are worse (i.e. <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Fibocom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Fibocom</a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/850GL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#850GL</a> aka. <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Intel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Intel</a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/XMM7360" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#XMM7360</a>)</li><li><a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Linux</a> support gets worse and neither Lenovo nor <a href="https://ubuntu.social/@ubuntu" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@ubuntu</a> feel responsible on a "<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Ubuntu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Ubuntu</a>-certified Workstation" (i.e. <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/P15v" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#P15v</a>)</li><li>Less & Worse <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Docking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Docking</a> options.</li><li>Most machines don't offer Linux or to eveb to opt-out of <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Govware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Govware</a> noone should pay their overcharged premium for (in fact <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Microsoft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Microsoft</a> pays Lenovo $25 for every <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Windows" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Windows</a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/preinstall" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#preinstall</a> so they don't ship Linux, they don't even pay the $10 for an <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/OEM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#OEM</a>-<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/UEFI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#UEFI</a>-Key, much less the $135+ of a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SystemBuilder" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SystemBuilder</a> version they charge for!)</li><li>...</li></ul>Personally, I wish I had €.€€€.€€€ so I could just develop the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/NUCbook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NUCbook</a> and be done with the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Enshittification" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Enshittification</a> of <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Laptops" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Laptops</a> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Notebooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Notebooks</a>!

Kevin Karhan :verified:<a href="https://mastodon.de/@empathicqubit" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@empathicqubit</a> the reason I didn't buy the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Fairphone4" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Fairphone4</a> (and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/WontBuy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WontBuy</a> the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Fairphone5" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Fairphone5</a>) is because it's <a href="https://infosec.space/@kkarhan/112159390750434135" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">a massive</a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/downgrade" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#downgrade</a> from the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Fairphone3" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Fairphone3</a>+:<ul><li>no real <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/DualSIM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DualSIM</a> (<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/eSIM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#eSIM</a> is not a valid replacement unless it's a removeable <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SIM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SIM</a> card!)</li><li>Removal of 3,5mm <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TRRS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TRRS</a> jack (<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Sony" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Sony</a> made <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/waterproof" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#waterproof</a> jacks over a decade ago for their <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Xperia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Xperia</a> Z line!)</li><li>Way more expensive (I'm not gonna pay > €500 for a smartphone!) than is reasonable for any smartphone whatsoever.</li><li><a href="https://infosec.space/@kkarhan/113634733800783233" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">No features worth the cost</a> of upgrading; only <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/downgrade" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#downgrade</a>|s!</li></ul><a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Fairphone3plus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Fairphone3plus</a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/UseLonger" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#UseLonger</a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Repairability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Repairability</a>

Kevin Karhan :verified:<a href="https://corteximplant.com/@Sirs0ri" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@Sirs0ri</a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/AftermarketROMs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AftermarketROMs</a> are important.<ul><li>Because <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/UseLonger" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#UseLonger</a> is always better than <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Upcycle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Upcycle</a> & <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Recycle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Recycle</a>... </li></ul><a href="https://infosec.space/tags/RightToRepair" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RightToRepair</a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/EnvoirmentalProtection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#EnvoirmentalProtection</a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Repairability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Repairability</a>

Kevin Karhan :verified:<a href="https://infosec.space/@MsDropbear42" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@MsDropbear42</a> damn...In terms of <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/printers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#printers</a> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/scanners" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#scanners</a>, I'd recommend looking at <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Xerox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Xerox</a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/WorkCentre" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WorkCentre</a> multifunction units.<ul><li>The only reason I've not yet gotten myself a WorkCentre 6515V/DNI myself is because my old <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/DeskJet6122" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DeskJet6122</a> refuses to die and the shitty <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/OfficeJetJ4580" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#OfficeJetJ4580</a> is still working as a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/scanner" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#scanner</a> with autoloader... </li></ul>Granted, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/UseLonger" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#UseLonger</a> is better...

Kevin Karhan :verified:Like seriously, I'm not a prophet, but a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Linux</a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Sysadmin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Sysadmin</a> but when I tell people "<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Inkjet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Inkjet</a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/printers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#printers</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AHX6tHdQGiQ" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">are a scam</a>!" it's fucking grounded in reality.<ul><li>The only reason I still have a shitty <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Deskjet6122" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Deskjet6122</a> is because that fucker refuses to die!...</li></ul>Same goes for a shitty <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/OfficeJet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#OfficeJet</a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/MFP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MFP</a> who's sole purpose is to to be a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Scanner" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Scanner</a>... <ul><li>Because <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/UseLonger" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#UseLonger</a> is better than <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/buy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#buy</a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/new" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#new</a>! </li></ul>So yeah, espechally for <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Printing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Printing</a>, just get yourself a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/refurbished" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#refurbished</a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Xerox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Xerox</a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/WorkCentre" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WorkCentre</a> or something cuz <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Toner" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Toner</a> can't dry out and it'll be cheaper no matter if you print one page per year or 1.000 in a single day!

Kevin Karhan :verified:I could imagine something like a "<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PipePost" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PipePost</a>" / "pneumatic tube" like system to become ubiquitous - and more <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/standardization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#standardization</a> re: <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/containers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#containers</a> for stuff due to <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ResourceScarcity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ResourceScarcity</a> and the need to <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/UseLonger" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#UseLonger</a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Repair" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Repair</a> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Recycle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Recycle</a> way "harder"... <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6D_WuLWVrQ&t=1345s" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6D_WuLWVrQ&t=1345s</a><ul><li>Tho I guess once <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/MSLA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MSLA</a> & <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Filament" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Filament</a> printers with <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/CNC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CNC</a> routers can be made into <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/WashingMachine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WashingMachine</a> - sized units that can completely print, cure and assemble stuff within minutes automatically up to 2x1x1m then I'm convinced we'll see them as ubiquitous as todays <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/WashingMachines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WashingMachines</a>, because my Grandmas grew up without any washing machine, early "clothes cookpots" and died long after modern "fire and forget" units were ubiquitous to the point that if one household doesn't have one they have communal ones in the apartment complex or can afford to go to a laundromat if not get their clothes done professionally...</li></ul>

Kevin Karhan :verified:<a href="https://mastodon.online/@humantransit" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@humantransit</a> +9001%I think people should be offered <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/FreePublicTransport" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FreePublicTransport</a> if they have no driving license and/or no <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/car" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#car</a> in their possession...<ul><li>Also if <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PublicTransport" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PublicTransport</a> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/BikibgInfrastructure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BikibgInfrastructure</a> ain's subsidized then anything is just <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/greenwashing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#greenwashing</a> of <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/cars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#cars</a> and thus <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/CarCentrism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CarCentrism</a>.</li></ul>Personally, I'd make any subsidies basically antiproportional to MGW/Net Weight ratio, Capacity, Deadweight and price, to incentivize not <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SuperUselessVehicles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SuperUselessVehicles</a>, but <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PersonalLightVehicles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PersonalLightVehicles</a>.<ul><li>This should then get the highest subsidies for people choosing a bike or pedelec, followed by (cabin) scooters and like <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SmallCars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SmallCars</a> like <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/KeiCars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#KeiCars</a>, capping the subsidies at 3500kg MGW / 1500kg Dead Weight so that even edgecases like families with a lot of children are not completely empty-handed.</li></ul>Ideally also <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/UsedVehicles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#UsedVehicles</a> are eligible as most people just can't afford a new one and incentivizing <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Repairability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Repairability</a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/UseLonger" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#UseLonger</a> & <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ReUse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ReUse</a> as well as <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Upcyclibg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Upcyclibg</a> over new production is more envoirmentally friendly. Personally whilst I'd wish every village hat 24/7 15min cycle public transport access, I also acknowledge the unavoidable edgecases, which is why <a href="https://github.com/KBtechnologies/PLV" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">I propose</a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PersonalLightVehicles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PersonalLightVehicles</a>:<ul><li>Since energy needed for transporting is (in ideal cases!) <code>mass × speed ^ 2</code>, and since we can all assume that a <code>Vmax ≥ 130km/h</code> is deemed the lower limit of what would be seen as acceptable to flow in traffic globally, keeping mass low & minimize drag aka. 'air resistance' in terms of design should be mandatory...</li></ul>

Kevin Karhan :verified:<a href="https://mastodon.social/@millZ" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@millZ</a> <a href="https://norden.social/@SheDrivesMobility" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@SheDrivesMobility</a> <a href="https://climatejustice.global/@teslastoppen" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@teslastoppen</a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/@AufstandLastGen" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@AufstandLastGen</a> eben!<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/UseLonger" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#UseLonger</a> ist <a href="https://infosec.space/@kkarhan/112523643585290640" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">umwelttechnisch besser</a>!

Kevin Karhan :verified:<a href="https://kolektiva.social/@arrrg" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@arrrg</a> I tend to disagee...Shure you can make the argument towards <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TechIlliterates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TechIlliterates</a> that they don't know better, but it's our failure as <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TechLiterates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TechLiterates</a> to not just <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/preach" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#preach</a> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/demand" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#demand</a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/RepairableTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RepairableTech</a>, but oftentimes people don't follow up their demands with actual purchase decisions.<ul><li>OFC if one only has like $100 and they can only get an unrepairable & barely working shitPhone 4 SE from 2016 that's not to blame them, because <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/UseLonger" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#UseLonger</a> & <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ReUse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ReUse</a> is better than <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Recycle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Recycle</a> or <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/BuyANewOne" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BuyANewOne</a>... </li></ul>In <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/capitalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#capitalism</a>, the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/users" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#users</a> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/consumers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#consumers</a> do have <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/choices" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#choices</a> and they can decide to <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/unionize" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#unionize</a> and collectively <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/refuse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#refuse</a> to buy or use garbage.<ul><li>The fact that <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Microsoft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Microsoft</a> is not being flooded with lawsuits for literally including <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Govware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Govware</a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Backdoors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Backdoors</a> <a href="https://github.com/kkarhan/windows-ca-backdoor-fix" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">in their</a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/CryptoAPI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CryptoAPI</a> - [not to mention their latest <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Spyware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Spyware</a> named <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Recall" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Recall</a> in their <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Malware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Malware</a>-OS called <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Windows11" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Windows11</a> ] is inexcuseable leniency at best.</li></ul><a href="https://infosec.space/tags/WhatYouAllowIsWhatWillContinue" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WhatYouAllowIsWhatWillContinue</a> applies to everything and this we need to demand and force change by all means necessary to do so.<ul><li>And that starts with choosing <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/RepairableDesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RepairableDesign</a> because every sold <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Fairphone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Fairphone</a> and every sold <a href="https://fosstodon.org/@frameworkcomputer" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@frameworkcomputer</a> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/FrameworkLaptop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FrameworkLaptop</a> is a signal that <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/consumers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#consumers</a> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/businesses" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#businesses</a> want <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/RightToRepair" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RightToRepair</a>! </li></ul>OFC please do go ahead and choose <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/UnauthorizedRepair" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#UnauthorizedRepair</a> to keep your gear up and running as long as feasible anyway - just like I'll not toss out my still working <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/X230Tablet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#X230Tablet</a> for a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Framework13" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Framework13</a> unless I literally have no other choice...

Kevin Karhan :verified:Why do people not demand <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/RepairableDesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RepairableDesign</a> and refuse to buy unrepairable shite? Seriously, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hG6OVPTnrK4" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">THIS</a> is how a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/screen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#screen</a> replacement on any <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Smartphone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Smartphone</a> or <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Tablet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Tablet</a> could be designed to work!<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Fairphone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Fairphone</a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Fairphone3" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Fairphone3</a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Fairphone3plus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Fairphone3plus</a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/repairability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#repairability</a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/repairable" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#repairable</a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/reapir" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#reapir</a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/reuse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#reuse</a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/useLonger" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#useLonger</a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/RightToRepair" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RightToRepair</a>

Kevin Karhan :verified:I like it when <a href="https://bitbang.social/@ActionRetro" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@ActionRetro</a> really showcases <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/cursed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#cursed</a> yet <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/cool" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#cool</a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/RetroTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RetroTech</a>... I really hope not many of these machines got destroyed due to obsolescence, cuz personally I do think the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/iMacG4" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#iMacG4</a> is "too cool to not be <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/upcycled" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#upcycled</a>"... <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aWcOTN7orEg" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aWcOTN7orEg</a><a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Upcycling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Upcycling</a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/UseLonger" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#UseLonger</a>

Kevin Karhan :verified:<a href="https://fosstodon.org/@ross" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@ross</a> personally, if my <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Deskjet6122" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Deskjet6122</a> ever decides to die - which it apparently refuses out of spite - I'll likely get some [used] <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Xerox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Xerox</a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/WorkCentre" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WorkCentre</a> laser multifunction printer...Because <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/UseLonger" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#UseLonger</a> comes for <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Repair" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Repair</a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Renew" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Renew</a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Recycle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Recycle</a> and so forth...

Kevin Karhan :verified:All these <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/AntiRepairDesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AntiRepairDesign</a> measures should be criminalized and outlawed by regulators like <a href="https://social.network.europa.eu/@EU_Commission" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@EU_Commission</a> !<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3e-b-7jCYk" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3e-b-7jCYk</a><a href="https://infosec.space/tags/AntiRepair" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AntiRepair</a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Repairability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Repairability</a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Apple</a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/iPhone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#iPhone</a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/RightToRepair" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RightToRepair</a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Repair" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Repair</a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Reuse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Reuse</a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/UseLonger" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#UseLonger</a>

Kevin Karhan :verified:<a href="https://fedi.astrid.tech/users/astrid" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@astrid</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/@beka_valentine" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@beka_valentine</a> my first external one was a 2,5" 20 GB one I still have...Sadly it's uselessly small and slow [being a IDE-44 with a USB adaptor Board in a case] to the point that I don't use it anymore...Otherwise I tend to keep the used 2,5" SATA HDDs form old <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ThinkPad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ThinkPad</a>|s as [fully encrypted OFC] "scratchdisks" when I need to chug around some files, as they're fast enough and more consistent than cheap flashdrives of the same capacity and cheaper with a quality case than any good flashdrives or external SSDs I can get with the rising prices... <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/upcycling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#upcycling</a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/UseLonger" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#UseLonger</a>

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