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Kzad_Bhat<p>Is the hardware business model of <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/Tomtom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tomtom</span></a> viable and legal in the <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/eu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>eu</span></a> ?</p><p>I have been "forced" to buy a new device every 3 to 4 years even though I have been promised lieflong updates and usability, the worst offender I find is the newest model, where they have deactivated the built in SIM (there is no possibility for the user to get to it without breaking the device.)</p><p><a href="https://chaos.social/tags/plannedobsolescence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>plannedobsolescence</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/righttorepair" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>righttorepair</span></a> would rather be able to put in my own SIM than have a non functional device.</p>
Niall Winters ⁂<p><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/MacOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MacOS</span></a> 12.7.6 (Monterey) can run the latest versions of <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Firefox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Firefox</span></a> (v.136) and <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Chrome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Chrome</span></a> (v.135) but not <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Safari" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Safari</span></a>, which is stuck on v.17.6 (from July 2024) and no longer updated. </p><p>Makes a mockery of Apple's <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/sustainability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sustainability</span></a> claims given that this <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/MacBook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MacBook</span></a> Pro 13" from early 2015 runs very smoothly otherwise. </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/plannedobsolescence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>plannedobsolescence</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NewZealand" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NewZealand</span></a>: <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RightToRepair" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RightToRepair</span></a> Amendment Bill a critical 'first step' for consumers</p><p>20 February 2025 </p><p>"New Zealand has been 'lagging behind' the rest of the world in offering repairs for products, an advocate says.</p><p>"Kiwis are now a step closer to the guaranteed right to repair the products they own with the Consumer Guarantees (Right to Repair) Amendment Bill passing its first reading in Parliament on Wednesday.</p><p>"If successful, the legislation would compel manufacturers to ensure repair facilities and spare parts for their products are made available in New Zealand.</p><p>"<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GreenParty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GreenParty</span></a> co-leader <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MaramaDavidson" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MaramaDavidson</span></a> who has sponsored the bill said it combined climate action with cost of living relief.</p><p>"'The Right to Repair is about empowering consumers to repair what they own, protecting them from recurring costs and in turn preventing more and more waste going to <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/landfill" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>landfill</span></a> and polluting our <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>environment</span></a>.'</p><p>"She believed it would favour consumers over big corporates 'who build <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/obsolescence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>obsolescence</span></a> into their products so people have to keep coming back to replace their things and spend more of their money'.</p><p>"It would benefit households as well as businesses including farmers who would be able to fix the appliances and the tools they needed to do their jobs.</p><p>"Auckland University Professor and member of the Right to Repair Coalition Alex Simms calls it a 'first step'.</p><p>"It was a worldwide movement and New Zealand was "lagging behind', she told Morning Report.</p><p>"Simms said one drawback of the existing bill was that the Commerce Commission would not have the power to compel manufacturers to comply because it is an amendment to the Consumer Guarantees Act.</p><p>"One suggestion that arose during the debate in Parliament was that it should become part of the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FairTradingAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FairTradingAct</span></a> so that <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ComCom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ComCom</span></a> would have enforcement powers.</p><p>"Also, currently if a consumer takes an item such as a phone to an unauthorised repairer a warranty becomes void - that would no longer apply if the bill became law, Professor Simms said.</p><p>"'That will really help people get stuff fixed a lot cheaper."</p><p><a href="https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/542440/right-to-repair-amendment-bill-a-critical-first-step-for-consumers-advocate" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">rnz.co.nz/news/national/542440</span><span class="invisible">/right-to-repair-amendment-bill-a-critical-first-step-for-consumers-advocate</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PlannedObsolescence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PlannedObsolescence</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SolarPunkSunday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SolarPunkSunday</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Repair" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Repair</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Reuse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Reuse</span></a></p>
Echoes of Dystopia<p><a href="https://open.substack.com/pub/echoesofdystopia/p/capitalism-is-fundamentally-inefficient?r=54w5rv&amp;utm_campaign=post&amp;utm_medium=web&amp;showWelcomeOnShare=true" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">open.substack.com/pub/echoesof</span><span class="invisible">dystopia/p/capitalism-is-fundamentally-inefficient?r=54w5rv&amp;utm_campaign=post&amp;utm_medium=web&amp;showWelcomeOnShare=true</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/capitalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>capitalism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/waste" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>waste</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>environment</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/climatechange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>climatechange</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ewaste" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ewaste</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/plannedobsolescence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>plannedobsolescence</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/consumerism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>consumerism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>economy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tech</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ai" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ai</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>technology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/philosophy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>philosophy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/us" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>us</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/usa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>usa</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/capital" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>capital</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ProfitOverPlanet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ProfitOverPlanet</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PlanetaryBoundaries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PlanetaryBoundaries</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/planet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>planet</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SaveThePlanet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SaveThePlanet</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/oligarchy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>oligarchy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/corporategreed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>corporategreed</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>corruption</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>environment</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/environmentalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>environmentalism</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.colincogle.name/@colin" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>colin</span></a></span> I miss my flip phone. The only reason I got a smartphone is my flip phone wasn't supported anymore (gotta love <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PlannedObsolescence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PlannedObsolescence</span></a> ). I might look into getting another flip phone now that there are ones out there being supported. I also have a digital camera that I use rather than the phone (the camera has a nice zoom lens). But I don't always lug my camera everywhere, so the smartphone is good for that (but even my flip phone had a camera).</p>
DoomsdaysCW<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://bsd.network/@dch" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>dch</span></a></span> Ugh! <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PlannedObsolescence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PlannedObsolescence</span></a> at its worst! I'm sorry you're going through that. And shame on <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Bosch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bosch</span></a>! <br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RightToRepair" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RightToRepair</span></a></p>
Douwe<p>Just used a 20 yo laptop to set the wifi of my 10 yo laser printer. </p><p>the setup program was downloaded from a dodgy website I would normally never touch. </p><p>This is why perfect working hardware end up in the trash and your hard earned euros in the pocket of Samsung and companies alike.</p><p><a href="https://waag.social/tags/PlannedObsolescence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PlannedObsolescence</span></a></p>
J.P.<p>Dead Game News: UK Petition Non-Answer (VIDEO) - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cI2G4xLBVkY" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=cI2G4xLBVkY</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/stopkillinggames" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>stopkillinggames</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/gaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gaming</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/plannedobsolescence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>plannedobsolescence</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/customerrights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>customerrights</span></a></p>
jbz<p>Nature is healing </p><p>「 Hardware vendors, once bullish about hardware sales driven by Windows 11, are now turning to AI PCs as their great hope for a return to past growth. However, the Windows 11 experience also highlights an uncomfortable truth: without a clear benefit to upgrading, some users appear reluctant to do so 」<br> <br><a href="https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/04/windows_11_avoidance/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theregister.com/2025/02/04/win</span><span class="invisible">dows_11_avoidance/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://indieweb.social/tags/ms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ms</span></a> <a href="https://indieweb.social/tags/windows11" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>windows11</span></a> <a href="https://indieweb.social/tags/plannedobsolescence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>plannedobsolescence</span></a></p>
Leonard Ritter<p>nvidia is ending GTX support. enjoy CUDA accelerated raytracing no longer working in blender with a GTX 1080, for no good reason, within the next 3 years.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/plannedobsolescence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>plannedobsolescence</span></a></p>
Paul Riismandel<p>The end of several eras. Sony announces: “In February 2025, we will end the production of all models of Blu-ray disc media, mini discs for recording, MD data for recording, and mini DV cassettes. In addition, there is no successor model.”</p><p><a href="https://www.sony.jp/rec-media/info2/20250123.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">sony.jp/rec-media/info2/202501</span><span class="invisible">23.html</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/minidisc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>minidisc</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bluray" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bluray</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/minidv" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>minidv</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/plannedobsolescence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>plannedobsolescence</span></a></p>
Natalie<p>Oh, also yet another reason why I will always side-eye the majority of corporate mergers &amp; acquisitions because—&amp; I’ve seen this firsthand unfortunately—good shit that gets acquired by bigger corporate assholes ends up getting neglected (as well as the poor souls being acquired) and mothballed to utter dogshite</p><p>But, that one is a story for another day, outside, under some lovely trees, over some 🍃 and/or 🍻</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PlannedObsolescence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PlannedObsolescence</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BadDistractions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BadDistractions</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FuckProprietaryBullshit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FuckProprietaryBullshit</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FuckCorporateAssholes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FuckCorporateAssholes</span></a></p>
Natalie<p>Also, yet another reminder that open source solutions &gt; proprietary bullshit too.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PlannedObsolescence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PlannedObsolescence</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BadDistractions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BadDistractions</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FuckProprietaryBullshit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FuckProprietaryBullshit</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FuckYouGoogle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FuckYouGoogle</span></a></p>
Natalie<p>Now I’m just sitting here asking myself… do I really wanna spend XYZ amount of time trying to read thru the replies in that forum post to figure out whatever might have happened to that functionality within the ~2 or so years I hadn’t been logging into the app?</p><p>I swear man, that scale &amp; the functionalities on the Fitbit app/website like the Guest weigh-ins &amp; the ability to re-assign them was so good ‘til Google acquired Fitbit 🙄</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PlannedObsolescence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PlannedObsolescence</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BadDistractions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BadDistractions</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FuckYouGoogle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FuckYouGoogle</span></a></p>
Natalie<p>For context: I’ve a 10+ year old Fitbit scale, and back in the day on the Fitbit app—as recently as ~2 years ago—you could see Guest weigh-ins on the scale. This was super helpful for not only myself and my partner, but also for monitoring our cat’s weight whenever he’d go sit on the scale. “Oh, who is that 15 lb Guest? Oh, that’s just Boone 🐈‍⬛”.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PlannedObsolescence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PlannedObsolescence</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BadDistractions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BadDistractions</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FuckYouGoogle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FuckYouGoogle</span></a></p>
Natalie<p>I hate planned obsolescence. I hate planned obsolescence. I hate planned obsolescence. I hate planned obsolescence. I hate planned obsolescence. I hate planned obsolescence. I hate planned obsolescence. I hate planned obsolescence. I hate planned obsolescence. I hate planned obsolescence. </p><p>By the way, did I tell you that I hate planned obsolescence yet? I just wanna make that clear.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PlannedObsolescence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PlannedObsolescence</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BadDistractions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BadDistractions</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FuckYouGoogle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FuckYouGoogle</span></a></p>
Tu nube seca mi río<p>Cuando comenzamos a aprender sobre el tema de <a href="https://masto.es/tags/CentrosDeDatos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CentrosDeDatos</span></a> una de las primeras resistencias con las que nos encontramos en la Irlanda. Se llaman "Not Here, Not Everywhere". Y nos encantó el enfoque.</p><p>Ellos están centrado en sus casos locales de Irlanda, pero tampoco quieren esta expansión pantagruélica de <a href="https://masto.es/tags/CentrosdeDatos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CentrosdeDatos</span></a> por todo el mundo. Porque cuando hablamos de emisiones de C02 debido a los consumos de energía, lo mismo nos da que el Centro esté en la India o en Cuenca. Al Cambio Climático le da igual, suma todo.</p><p>No queremos parar un Centro de Datos y que este acabe en otro territorio, que otros sitios invisibles sean nuestra zona de sacrificio. No queremos formar parte de la rueda del tecnocolonialismo.</p><p>Por eso apostamos por otras posturas fuera del Tecnocapitalismo, por ejemplo:</p><p>- Decrecimiento Digital<br>- Soberanía tecnológica<br>- Ecofeminismo de Datos (seguir a <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@ana_valdi" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>ana_valdi</span></a></span> )<br>- Computación con Límites<br>- Lucha contra la Obsolescencia Programada<br>- Permacomputación.</p><p>Y precisamente esta red es el ejemplo de ello, con mucha gente reflexionando sobre como habitar internet y las relaciones entre poder y tecnología.</p><p><a href="https://masto.es/tags/DecrecimientoDigital" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DecrecimientoDigital</span></a> , <a href="https://masto.es/tags/DigitalDegrowgh" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DigitalDegrowgh</span></a> , <a href="https://masto.es/tags/Soberan%C3%ADaDigital" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SoberaníaDigital</span></a> , <a href="https://masto.es/tags/DigitalSovereignty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DigitalSovereignty</span></a> , <a href="https://masto.es/tags/EcofeminismoDeDatos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EcofeminismoDeDatos</span></a> , <a href="https://masto.es/tags/DataEcofeminism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DataEcofeminism</span></a>, <a href="https://masto.es/tags/ComputacionConLimites" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ComputacionConLimites</span></a>, <a href="https://masto.es/tags/ComputingWithLimits" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ComputingWithLimits</span></a> , <a href="https://masto.es/tags/ObsolescenciaProgramada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ObsolescenciaProgramada</span></a>, <a href="https://masto.es/tags/PlannedObsolescence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PlannedObsolescence</span></a>, <a href="https://masto.es/tags/Permacomputaci%C3%B3n" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Permacomputación</span></a>, <a href="https://masto.es/tags/Permacomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Permacomputing</span></a></p>
Olivier B<p>Morning wake up idea; upgrade the European 2 years garentee up to 20 years<br><a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/obsolescenceprogrammee" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>obsolescenceprogrammee</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/plannedobsolescence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>plannedobsolescence</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/ecology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ecology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/pfas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pfas</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/climatechange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>climatechange</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/ecocide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ecocide</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/waste" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>waste</span></a></p>
Angelic_Mew :ablobcatreach:<p>This dude understands my frustration. It's not that we just WANT the right to repair, we NEED!!! it.</p><p>Companies couldn't care less about their products or their clients. They want to screw you over so that you have to buy more. Buying something that lasts or can be repaired is alot more environmentally friendly than just tossing current devices on a landfill and buying another.</p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/JgDZF5Aiums?si=S-5IqCw-3eAhvdRo" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">youtu.be/JgDZF5Aiums?si=S-5IqC</span><span class="invisible">w-3eAhvdRo</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/RightToRepair" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RightToRepair</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/DIY" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DIY</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/QualityOverQuantity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>QualityOverQuantity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/PlannedObsolescence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PlannedObsolescence</span></a></p>
Martin Vogel<p>Mein sieben Jahre alter <a href="https://ruhr.social/tags/Brother" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Brother</span></a>-Drucker beschloss jetzt spontan, dass es an der Zeit sei, das Ende seiner zulässigen Nutzungsdauer bekanntzugeben, zeigte kurz „Alle Funktionen werden deaktiviert“ und schaltete sich scheinbar unwiedereinschaltbar ab.<br>Stellt sich heraus, dass das Problem seit mindestens 10 Jahren bekannt ist und ein Pufferkondensator geringer Lebenserwartung eingebaut wurde. <br><a href="https://ruhr.social/tags/plannedObsolescence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>plannedObsolescence</span></a> <a href="https://ruhr.social/tags/geplanteObsoleszenz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>geplanteObsoleszenz</span></a><br><a href="https://ruhr.social/tags/BrotherDrucker" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BrotherDrucker</span></a> <a href="https://ruhr.social/tags/MuFu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MuFu</span></a></p>