My grandparents had a #FrigidaireFlaireRange. Not only was it spacesaving, it was easy to clean and fold away. It cooked well, too. Good, high quality design is difficult to find in this age of #plannedobsolescence. #FoodHistory #kitchens https://www.saveur.com/culture/frigidaire-flair-stovetop-history/
@macosken I'm surprised and not surprised that old pens like these still work, while new gel pens I could buy would not last nearly as long. 
#CheapManufacturing #mediocre #PlannedObsolescence
I'm bleeding right now because of capitalism.
Let me explain one by one:
* capitalism produces shitty products that have to be replaced regularly
* they send them in oversized cardboard boxes to be able to add more plastic around the product
* the cardboard box is more durable than the product
* i have more than once been yelled at by neighbors for putting boxes in the wastepaper bin without making them smaller first (usually they were filled with wastepaper, but the neighbors didn't see that)
* if capitalism didn't produce so much garbage, or there was enough money for a more frequent garbage collection, the neighbors wouldn't be stingy about space in the bin
* but capitalism wants us to be angry and miserable
* to avoid getting yelled at again I just tried to crunch a very big, very sturdy box
* I stepped on it
* the box didn't give in
* i slipped
* fell
* and hit my head
* hard
Die capitalism, die!
The Line app now has a pop up blocking me from using the app until I upgrade. But the current app isn't compatible with my phone's old version of Android.
However if I manually turn back the date on my phone, the old app still works.
iPadOS 26 đã khiến iPad Pro 12.9" thế hệ 6 bị "brick"! Sau khi cập nhật, thiết bị nóng bất thường ngay cả khi idle, sạc không ổn định rồi mất hẳn khả năng nhận USB-C. Pin còn bị cạn kiệt hoàn toàn qua đêm nhiều lần. Apple từ chối chịu trách nhiệm, người dùng phải tốn công đi Genius Bar và gọi hỗ trợ. Đây có vẻ như planned obsolescence hoặc sơ suất. Cảnh báo cho ai đang dùng iPad Pro tương tự!
#iPadOS26 #bricked #iPadPro #Apple #overheating #VietnameseNews #tech #plannedobsolescence
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@FandaSin @pierogiburo precisely that is the Problem!
I understand that my 1st gen iPhone SE isn't a very recent phone but I don't understand why to show an article The San Francisco Standard needs to use cutting edge web APIs supported only by the latest browsers.
"Venice in Italy, the Giant’s Causeway in Northern Ireland, Iguazu Falls on the border of Argentina and Brazil, and the Seine River in Paris were among the locations used to explore to potential impacts of the climate crisis by the end of the century. The results are on display at an exhibition in London.
Mark Maslin, a professor of earth system science at University College London, used climate modelling to examine the low-end and top-end damage at each location. His findings were interpreted by a group of artists for the show at the Last Shot Gallery by Back Market. The artistic works are not intended to be taken as literal predictions of what will happen in these locations, but to raise awareness of the threat posed by climate breakdown.
Maslin said the environmental impact of tech consumption was estimated to account for 6% of the human-driven climate crisis; double that of the aviation industry."
Why don't camera lens manufacturers make it easy to disassemble their lenses for cleaning?
#cameralenses #lensfungus #lensdust #lensdisassembly #cameras #photography #plannedobsolescence #vintagelenses #lenshaze #lensdirt #lenscleaning #diyphotography
Larger orgs obviously need to navigate this from a legal/liability perspective, but if your folks' PC doesn't "qualify" for the upgrade, use a tool like Rufus to disable the TPM requirements and maybe slap an SSD, plus some extra RAM in there. Uninstall Copilot and all the other shite post-setup and that box will last another five years.
"The problem with this is that millions of computers don’t have the technical specs to move to Windows 11"
But only according to Microsoft's arbitrary chipset requirements, right? 
While I can't speak conclusively on plausible risks of running 11 on a sub-TPM 2.0 system, in terms of raw performance, just about every computer running 10 can adequately run 11.
#Windows10 #PlannedObsolescence
https://www.404media.co/the-end-of-windows-10-support-is-an-e-waste-disaster-in-the-making/
RE: https://mastodon.social/@SteveThompson/115385578716659164
"In an example of egregious planned obsolescence, as many as 400 million computers will soon hit the waste stream."
Planned Obsolescence should be illegal; there is no #environmental or #ethical reason for it to exist. Any company caught engaging in #plannedobsolescence should face fines starting at double the gross proceeds of selling the product.
"Wednesday’s end of free Windows 10 support is an environmental disaster in the making, with as many as 400 million computers that cannot be upgraded to Windows 11 set to be cut off from receiving free security updates. The move is an egregious example of planned obsolescence that will inevitably result in the early deaths of millions of computers that would have otherwise had years of life left, and it is set to affect as many as 42 percent of all Windows computers worldwide.
“There’s 400 million computers that are going to enter the waste stream. That’s a disaster, just in terms of the sheer volume,” Nathan Proctor, director of consumer rights group PIRG’s right to repair campaign, said on the 404 Media Podcast. “And then you have people who are going to ignore the warnings and use a computer that’s insecure, so there’s going to [eventually] be some widespread security problems with these older, unsupported, no longer getting security updates computers.”"
https://www.404media.co/the-end-of-windows-10-support-is-an-e-waste-disaster-in-the-making/
@MattHatton nodds in agreement
The #Enfattening and #Enshittification of #tech is neither #sustainable nor should it be accepted, respected, gone along with or allowed to begin with.
Oh, look! It's that time of year again where we pretend major innovation happened between last year's iPhone and this year's. CNET dives into the iPhone 17 vs. 16. Beyond the marketing hype, is there *anything* genuinely compelling here, or just a new number? Tell me, what feature would truly justify the annual 'upgrade'?
#iPhone17 #Apple #TechOpinion #MobileTech #PlannedObsolescence
https://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/iphone-17-vs-iphone-16-which-one-should-you-buy-heres-how-they-compare/#ftag=CAD590a51e
"The move is an egregious example of #PlannedObsolescence that will inevitably result in the early deaths of millions of computers that would have otherwise had years of life left, and it is set to affect as many as 42 percent of all #Windows computers worldwide."
Talk to your friends and colleagues. Show them how to set up a #Linux system. It's not that hard. Really. And it'll help us save so many resources.
https://www.404media.co/the-end-of-windows-10-support-is-an-e-waste-disaster-in-the-making/
The problem with connected cars
https://kimchidiary.com/2025/10/the-problem-with-connected-cars/
The End of #Windows10 Support Is an #EWaste Disaster in the Making
Egregious example of #plannedobsolescence that will inevitably result in the early deaths of over 400 million #computers that would have otherwise had years of life left.
Notably, #Microsoft is going to continue offering security updates to customers who pay for them, meaning that it would be trivial for the company to continue to offer critical security updates for free.
https://www.404media.co/the-end-of-windows-10-support-is-an-e-waste-disaster-in-the-making/
https://archive.ph/Ft9ty
What do #Nest owners think about #Google's decision to not only kill support, but also make the smart thermostats into dumb thermostats?
Is it fair for them to take away the features you paid for?
Will you get another smart #thermostat from the same company again?
Are you in the market for alternative #smart #thermostats?
