@arch @jacqueline by that logic, #Apple's #AntiRepairDesign is also quire "#repairable"...

@valpackett @jacqueline then I guess your sample size is N ≤200, thus too small to be considered scientifically accurate.

• And even if #RAM did not fail over time, this ain't a #Smartphone or super-small #SBC where one could reasonably claim "we could not fit #socketed RAM on!"

All it is is #AntiRepairDesign that'll shaft buyers like on #Apple's devices...

https://infosec.space/@kkarhan/114096004768883519

@oscherler @jacqueline which I think is bad because we all should universally callout ajd boycott ajy company doing #AntiRepairDesign as a matter of principle!

https://infosec.space/@kkarhan/114096004768883519

@nando161 + #AntiRepairDesign by #Apple with #DRM on replacement parts as well as artifical scarcity due to locked-down supply chains.

• The #EnvoirmentalCrimes of Apple should have actual #consequences in the form of real #accountability and nit just mere fines that are laughable to them!

That being said the only winning move is to refuse to buy that shit and instead get a @frameworkcomputer / #Framework #Laptop and a @fairphone / #Fairphone or a #ShiftPhone instead.

• Cuz in #capitalism, your reciept is your vote - every single time!

@Commander_KEEN @Umweltbundesamt Es geht mir um das #AntiRepairDesign sowie #Tintenstrahl-#Patronen!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d36CPxh6H3I

@oshy @Paradox nodds in agreement

#ConsumerDevices in general are shit:

• You know how much #AntiRepairDesign I've seen with #Laptops? #Apple leads the pack but everyone copies all the bad things that make their #MacBook|s shit and none of the good things like an #OS that doesn't suck!

If I had to buy a #Laptop, I'd buy a @frameworkcomputer / #Framework13 #DIY, hands down cuz #Windows is a can't use & won't use no-go for me!

@PeterCxy @lispi314 personally, I think such #AntiConsumer & #AntiRepairDesign should be outlawed, espechally with #medical #devices like a #wheelchair.

• There's no "legitimate reason" why they could not stick with an #XLR-style connector. It's just a big ass DC cable that needs to be protected against user error and electric shock but it's not like some industrial machine that has to be safe in an explosive atmosphere where it gets constantly splashed with acid and contaminants...

At this point I'm convinced manufacturers only do that because they know most wheelchair users are not capable of #DIY'ing something better or afford to hire someone to do it for them!

@enigmatico @lispi314 @kimapr @bunnybeam case in point:

• #Bloatedness was the original post topic and yes, due to #TechBros "#BuildFastBreakThings" mentality, #Bloatware is increasing given that a shitty bloated 50+MB "#WebApp" with like nw.js is easy to slap together (and yes I did so myself!) than to put in way more thought and effort (as you can see on the slow progression of OS/1337...

• Yes, #Accessibility is something that needs to be taken more seriously and it's good to see that there's at least some attemots at making #accessibility mandatory (at least in #Germany, where I know from some insider that a big telco is investing a lot in that!) for a growng number of industries and websites...

• And whilst one can slap an #RTX5090 on any laptop that has a fully-functional #ExpressCard slot (with #PCIe interface, using some janky adaptors!) that'll certainly not make sense beyond some #CUDA or other #GPGPU-style workloads as it's bottlenecked to a single PCIe lane of 2.0 (500MB/s) or just 1.0a(250MB/s) speeds.

Needless to say there is a need to THINN DOWN things cuz the current speed of #Enshittifcation and bloatedness combined with #AntiRepairDesign and overpriced yet worse #tech in general makes it unsustainable for an ever increasing population!

• Not everyone wants (or even can!) indebt themselves just to have a phone or laptop!

Should we aim for more "#FrugslComputing"?

• Abdolutely!

Is it realistic to expect things to be in a perfectly accessible TUI that ebery screenreader can handle?

• No!

That being said the apathy of consumers is real, and very frustrating:

People get nudged into accepting all the bs and it really pisses me off because they want me to look like ab outsider / asshole for not submitting to #consumerism and #unsustainable shite...

@abulling #Enshittification, #Kaufpreis, #AntiRepairDesign, #Überwachungstechnik, #Gewicht, #Größe, ...

Dann doch lieber #PersonalLightVehicle statt #WankPanzer!

@Doridian @foone yeah, but then you move the problem to somewhere else and god forbid it's some #Bloatware like #UEFI!

• I mean, we already see #FPGA|s being used to workaround the #DRM of #Apple's #AntiRepairDesign in #Firmware...

@thomasareed @CAWguy @Viss Granted, the solution is to use #LEDs in #bulbs and mandate properly adjusted and adjustable lights that don't blind people.

• That is perfectly possible to do, it's just not wanted, because #AntiRepairDesign in terms of #LED #headlights is more profitable when manufacturers can charge 4+ digits for an entire lamp vs. at max. € 250 for a cerfified LED-bulb or less than €50 for a matched pair of Osram Nightbreaker Unlimited, which are the brightest bulbs that I can shove into my Corsa D without recertifying the setup.

But yeah, to me it seems as if too many people constantly use highbeams all the time and in modern #superUselessVehicles one doesn't notice due to automatically & electrically dimmed mirrors and the fact that said cars nowadays have their front lights above the height of the rear window of a regular compact hatchback...

• IOW said cars are purposefully designed to be "lighting incompatible" to any other car!

The #Enshittification of the #car is a major problem and also a reason most modern cars are now €50k+ MSRP and it's impossible to find anything that is legally a car for under €10k and extremely hard for under €25k...

@dw_innovation and that's also added by #AntiRepairDesign by all the #GAFAMs that do imacceptable stuff like #SolderedDownStorage, #SolderedDownRAM, #GluedInBatteries and #RivetedKeyboards that have no reason to exist except fleecing customers by overcharging them for more #Szorage & #RAM as well as enshuring #Repairability is twarted below cost-effective.

• #RightToRepair must not only be enacted as a hard #law with severe penalties and wide-ranging demands for companies, but also must #AntiRepair-#Design be outlawed.

And don't even get me started on #MamfacturedEwaste like #AI #Chips and #ASIC|s for #Shitcoins like #Bitcoin which are inherently #unsustainable and unlike #CPU|s, #GPU|s and other #UsedHardware not really #refurbishable and #recycle-able or even #upcycle-able beyond being "the most complex, noisy and inefficient space heaters possible"...

• Whereas a old #PC or #Laptop or even #Tablet can be somewhat repurposed to do something, even if it's just as #DIY #HomeLab #IT or as #GiveAway to those that need one but can't afford even a commercially #refurbished unit.

@OpenComputeDesign same with many other things.

• #GluedInBatteries instead of #ToolfreeSwappableBatteries are just an #excuse for #AntiRepairDesign. points at #Vaio #P11Z & #Fairphone #FP3plus

• #SolderedDownRAM & #SolderedDownSSDs were never valid outside #EmbeddedDevices that need to survive harsh envoirments. points at a rugged, ATEX-certified PTT radio for industrial plants

• #Repairability saves lives! points at Medical Devices

• Want to have more #battery #runtime? We have solutions for that for decades. points at #EeePC and a tool-free, swappable, #aftermarket, high-capavity battery

Personally I'm so pissed off amidst the ongoing #Enshittification that I really need to get the #NUCbook off the ground before my #X230tablet dies.
https://github.com/KBtechnologies/NUCbook

• Tho if I had to choose a #Laptop right now that I can buy in stores I'd pick the @frameworkcomputer / #Framework13 hands-down because it's (sadly!) the by far best #Notebook in terms of #repairability & #maintainability!