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Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://infosec.exchange/@cesarpose" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>cesarpose</span></a></span> <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> depends on the design.</p><ul><li><p>One obnoxious thing vendors like <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Lenovo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Lenovo</span></a> tend to do more often is solder down RAM which makes <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/upgrades" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>upgrades</span></a> either necessary [cuz they only have <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SolderedDownRAM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SolderedDownRAM</span></a> in Single-Channel] and/or impossible [because asymetric channel configuration!]...</p></li><li><p>IMHO soldered-down RAM &amp; <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SolderedDownSSDs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SolderedDownSSDs</span></a> should be outlawed as <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PlannedObsolescence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PlannedObsolescence</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/AntiRepairDesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AntiRepairDesign</span></a>!</p></li></ul>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://floss.social/@jbqueru" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>jbqueru</span></a></span> personally, I hope for <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/RISCv" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RISCv</span></a> to become <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/mainstream" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mainstream</span></a> and be offered in more than just SBCs with <em><a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SolderedDownRAM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SolderedDownRAM</span></a></em> but also regular formfactors like <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/UCFF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UCFF</span></a> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/NUC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NUC</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/MiniITX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MiniITX</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/MiniDTX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MiniDTX</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/microATX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>microATX</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ATX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ATX</span></a>!</p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://infosec.exchange/@simonzerafa" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>simonzerafa</span></a></span> I mean obviously <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/reuse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>reuse</span></a> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/UseLonger" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UseLonger</span></a> is better and if your options are <em>"corporate surplus" or nothing</em> then I'd never judge.</p><p>To me it's just that <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ThinkPad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ThinkPad</span></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">#<span>downgrade</span></a> in <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/repairability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>repairability</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/upgradeability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>upgradeability</span></a> compared to my <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/X230Tablet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>X230Tablet</span></a>:</p><ul><li><p>They have <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SolderedDownRAM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SolderedDownRAM</span></a> even on P-Series <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Workstation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Workstation</span></a> machines, not just cheap cheap <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Lenovo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Lenovo</span></a> consoomer devices.</p></li><li><p>Batteries ain't toolfree-swappable anymore!</p></li><li><p><a href="https://infosec.space/tags/WWAN" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WWAN</span></a> modules are worse (i.e. <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Fibocom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fibocom</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/850GL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>850GL</span></a> aka. <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Intel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Intel</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/XMM7360" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>XMM7360</span></a>)</p></li><li><p><a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Linux</span></a> support gets worse and neither Lenovo nor <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://ubuntu.social/@ubuntu" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>ubuntu</span></a></span> feel responsible on a <em>"<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Ubuntu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ubuntu</span></a>-certified Workstation"</em> (i.e. <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/P15v" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>P15v</span></a>)</p></li><li><p>Less &amp; Worse <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Docking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Docking</span></a> options.</p></li><li><p>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">#<span>Govware</span></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">#<span>Microsoft</span></a> <em>pays</em> Lenovo $25 for every <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Windows" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Windows</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/preinstall" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>preinstall</span></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">#<span>OEM</span></a>-<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/UEFI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UEFI</span></a>-Key, much less the $135+ of a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SystemBuilder" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SystemBuilder</span></a> version they charge for!)</p></li><li><p>...</p></li></ul><p>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">#<span>NUCbook</span></a> and be done with the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Enshittification" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Enshittification</span></a> of <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Laptops" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Laptops</span></a> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Notebooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Notebooks</span></a>!</p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://chaos.social/@jacqueline" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>jacqueline</span></a></span> yeah, The <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@frameworkcomputer" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>frameworkcomputer</span></a></span> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/FrameworkDesktop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FrameworkDesktop</span></a> is a major let-down to me because it's just <em>a "shittier <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/MacStudio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MacStudio</span></a>"</em> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SolderedDownRAM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SolderedDownRAM</span></a> is not excuseable at that form factor!</p><ul><li>Seriously, <em>just no</em>!</li></ul>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p>I think that <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/CAMM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CAMM</span></a> is a bad design compared to <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SODIMM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SODIMM</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/DIMM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DIMM</span></a>... </p><ul><li>Like <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Apple</span></a>'s bs of <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SolderedDownRAM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SolderedDownRAM</span></a> but <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WXp4g-KzdAI" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">just slightly less worse</a> cuz now one could <em>only in theory</em> get a daughterboard and doesn't have to replace individual chips.</li></ul><p>Still, just gimme regular-ass socketed Chips &amp; <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/DIMMs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DIMMs</span></a> ffs!</p><ul><li>Also we don't need to make the THINN-nest machines ffs - just make them <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/repairable" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>repairable</span></a> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/serviceable" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>serviceable</span></a> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/upgradeable" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>upgradeable</span></a>, because <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/AntiRepairDesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AntiRepairDesign</span></a> is way more unsustainable than the 0,1% of idiots who give a shit about whether their <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/DDR5" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DDR5</span></a>-RAM can do 6400MT/s or 4800MT/s, simply because most users won't notice that at all (unlike switching from a 2,5" <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SATA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SATA</span></a>-<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/HDD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HDD</span></a> running at 5400rpm to an <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/NVMe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NVMe</span></a>-<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SSD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SSD</span></a> that maxes out <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PCIe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PCIe</span></a> 4x connections.</li></ul><p><a href="https://infosec.space/tags/FACT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FACT</span></a>: <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/RAM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RAM</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SSD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SSD</span></a>|s are inevitably dying due to age and use and like <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ThermalPaste" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ThermalPaste</span></a> need to be <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/replaceable" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>replaceable</span></a> for a device to work longterm!</p><ul><li>So stop the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Enshittification" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Enshittification</span></a> of <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tech</span></a> FFS!</li></ul><p>I'd rather have a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/THICC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>THICC</span></a> af <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/laptop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>laptop</span></a> that actually survives my daily use than some flimsy <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/tablet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tablet</span></a> that snaps in half if I sneeze at it.</p><ul><li>No seriously, most devices can't even fit proper ports and cooling fans for no good reason whatsoever!</li></ul><p>Also I think it's insulting to frame basic <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WXp4g-KzdAI&amp;t=306s" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">things like</a> <em>"stability"</em> as a negative.</p><ul><li>Guess what? People want to <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/GetShitDone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GetShitDone</span></a> and the folks that actually buy a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/MobileWorkstation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MobileWorkstation</span></a> want to be able to rely on that equipment...</li></ul>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p>I want <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://ec.social-network.europa.eu/@EUCommission" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>EUCommission</span></a></span> &amp; <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.bund.de/@BMWK" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>BMWK</span></a></span> to <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ban" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ban</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/AntiRepairDesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AntiRepairDesign</span></a> as pioneered and rolled out by <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Apple</span></a> and copied by a lot of others!</p><ul><li>Espechally ban <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SolderedDownStorage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SolderedDownStorage</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SolderedDownRAM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SolderedDownRAM</span></a> as well as <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/GluedInBatteries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GluedInBatteries</span></a> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PartsPairing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PartsPairing</span></a> as well as <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/iCloudLock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>iCloudLock</span></a> because all these tactics solely exist to prevent <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Repair" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Repair</span></a> and thus <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Reuse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Reuse</span></a> and being an active generation of 100% avoidable <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/eWaste" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>eWaste</span></a> to the point that this needs to be prosecuted as <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/EnvoirmentalCrime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EnvoirmentalCrime</span></a> by the sheer tonnage of <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Waste" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Waste</span></a> that is being generated by Apple!</li></ul><p>Anything else is <em>undue <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Leniency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Leniency</span></a></em> against any <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/GAFAMs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GAFAMs</span></a> that build <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/unrepairable" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>unrepairable</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/electronics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>electronics</span></a>! </p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6IZe7KjIJg4" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=6IZe7KjIJg</span><span class="invisible">4</span></a></p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@dw_innovation" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>dw_innovation</span></a></span> and that's also added by <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/AntiRepairDesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AntiRepairDesign</span></a> by all the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/GAFAMs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GAFAMs</span></a> that do imacceptable stuff like <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SolderedDownStorage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SolderedDownStorage</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SolderedDownRAM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SolderedDownRAM</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/GluedInBatteries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GluedInBatteries</span></a> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/RivetedKeyboards" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RivetedKeyboards</span></a> that have no reason to exist except fleecing customers by overcharging them for more <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Szorage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Szorage</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/RAM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RAM</span></a> as well as enshuring <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Repairability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Repairability</span></a> is twarted below cost-effective.</p><ul><li><a href="https://infosec.space/tags/RightToRepair" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RightToRepair</span></a> must not only be enacted as a hard <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> with severe penalties and wide-ranging demands for companies, but also must <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/AntiRepair" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AntiRepair</span></a>-<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Design" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Design</span></a> be outlawed.</li></ul><p>And don't even get me started on <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/MamfacturedEwaste" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MamfacturedEwaste</span></a> like <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Chips" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Chips</span></a> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ASIC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ASIC</span></a>|s for <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> which are inherently <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/unsustainable" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>unsustainable</span></a> and unlike <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/CPU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CPU</span></a>|s, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/GPU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GPU</span></a>|s and other <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/UsedHardware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UsedHardware</span></a> not really <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/refurbishable" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>refurbishable</span></a> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/recycle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>recycle</span></a>-able or even <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/upcycle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>upcycle</span></a>-able beyond being <em>"the most complex, noisy and inefficient space heaters possible"</em>...</p><ul><li>Whereas a old <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PC</span></a> or <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Laptop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Laptop</span></a> or even <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Tablet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Tablet</span></a> can be somewhat repurposed to do something, even if it's just as <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/DIY" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DIY</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/HomeLab" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HomeLab</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/IT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IT</span></a> or as <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/GiveAway" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GiveAway</span></a> to those that need one but can't afford even a commercially <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/refurbished" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>refurbished</span></a> unit.</li></ul>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://linuxrocks.online/@OpenComputeDesign" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>OpenComputeDesign</span></a></span> same with many other things.</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://infosec.space/tags/GluedInBatteries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GluedInBatteries</span></a> instead of <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ToolfreeSwappableBatteries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ToolfreeSwappableBatteries</span></a> are just an <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/excuse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>excuse</span></a> for <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/AntiRepairDesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AntiRepairDesign</span></a>. <em>points at <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Vaio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Vaio</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/P11Z" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>P11Z</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Fairphone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fairphone</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/FP3plus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FP3plus</span></a></em></p></li><li><p><a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SolderedDownRAM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SolderedDownRAM</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SolderedDownSSDs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SolderedDownSSDs</span></a> were never valid outside <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/EmbeddedDevices" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EmbeddedDevices</span></a> that need to survive harsh envoirments. <em>points at a rugged, ATEX-certified PTT radio for industrial plants</em></p></li><li><p><a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Repairability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Repairability</span></a> saves lives! <em>points at Medical Devices</em></p></li><li><p>Want to have more <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/battery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>battery</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/runtime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>runtime</span></a>? We have solutions for that for decades. <em>points at <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/EeePC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EeePC</span></a> and a tool-free, swappable, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/aftermarket" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>aftermarket</span></a>, high-capavity battery</em></p></li></ul><p>Personally I'm so pissed off amidst the ongoing <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Enshittification" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Enshittification</span></a> that I really need to get the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/NUCbook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NUCbook</span></a> off the ground <em>before</em> my <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/X230tablet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>X230tablet</span></a> dies.<br><a href="https://github.com/KBtechnologies/NUCbook" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">github.com/KBtechnologies/NUCb</span><span class="invisible">ook</span></a></p><ul><li>Tho if I had to choose a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Laptop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Laptop</span></a> right now that I can buy in stores I'd pick the <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@frameworkcomputer" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>frameworkcomputer</span></a></span> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Framework13" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Framework13</span></a> hands-down because it's (sadly!) the by far best <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Notebook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Notebook</span></a> in terms of <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/repairability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>repairability</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/maintainability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>maintainability</span></a>!</li></ul>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://meow.social/@RayuDW" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>RayuDW</span></a></span> Yeah...</p><p>IMHO, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/GluedInBattieries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GluedInBattieries</span></a> that are not <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ToolfreeSwappable" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ToolfreeSwappable</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SolderedDownRAM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SolderedDownRAM</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SolderedDownFlash" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SolderedDownFlash</span></a> should be outlawed.</p><p>There's no <em>legitimate reason</em> to put <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/design" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>design</span></a> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/AntiRepair" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AntiRepair</span></a> before <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Repairability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Repairability</span></a> - certainly not with <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/consumer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>consumer</span></a> hardware that isn't <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ATEX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ATEX</span></a>-certified nor expected to retain water-tightness at 50m depth <em>after</em> being shot at with a .357 Maximum...</p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.linux.pizza/@MichaelRoss" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>MichaelRoss</span></a></span> yeah, and like with <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/GluedInBatteries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GluedInBatteries</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SolderedDownRAM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SolderedDownRAM</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SolderedOnSSDs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SolderedOnSSDs</span></a> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/NoHeadphoneJack" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NoHeadphoneJack</span></a> I'll refuse to buy that garbage as a matter of principle until it dies out!</p><p><a href="https://infosec.space/tags/WhatYouAllowIsWhatWillContinue" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WhatYouAllowIsWhatWillContinue</span></a></p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://hasthebig.gay/users/MattKC" class="u-url mention">@<span>MattKC</span></a></span> The only thing worse are <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/GluedInBatteries" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>GluedInBatteries</span></a>, <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/SolderedDownRAM" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>SolderedDownRAM</span></a> and espechally <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/SolderedInSSDs" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>SolderedInSSDs</span></a>...</p><p>Those three things should be illegal as <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ReducedLifecycle" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ReducedLifecycle</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/AntiRepairDesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>AntiRepairDesign</span></a>...</p>