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Kevin Karhan :verified:<a href="https://mk.absturztau.be/@enigmatico" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@enigmatico</a> <a href="https://udongein.xyz/users/lispi314" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@lispi314</a> <a href="https://ublog.kimapr.net/users/kimapr" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@kimapr</a> <a href="https://transfem.social/@bunnybeam" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@bunnybeam</a> case in point:<ul><li><a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Bloatedness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Bloatedness</a> was <a href="https://mk.absturztau.be/notes/a2x3lafb4lky00q6" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">the original post</a> topic and yes, due to <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TechBros" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TechBros</a> "<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/BuildFastBreakThings" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BuildFastBreakThings</a>" mentality, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Bloatware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Bloatware</a> is increasing given that a shitty bloated 50+MB "<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/WebApp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WebApp</a>" with like <a href="https://nwjs.io" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">nw.js</a> 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 <a href="https://infosec.space/@OS1337" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">OS/1337</a>...</li><li>Yes, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Accessibility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Accessibility</a> is something that needs to be taken more seriously and it's good to see that there's at least some attemots at making <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/accessibility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#accessibility</a> mandatory (at least in <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Germany" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Germany</a>, where I know from some insider that a big telco is investing a lot in that!) for a growng number of industries and websites...</li><li>And whilst one can slap an <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/RTX5090" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RTX5090</a> on any laptop that has a fully-functional <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ExpressCard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ExpressCard</a> slot (with <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PCIe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PCIe</a> interface, using some janky adaptors!) that'll certainly not make sense beyond some <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/CUDA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CUDA</a> or other <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/GPGPU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GPGPU</a>-style workloads as it's bottlenecked to a single PCIe lane of 2.0 (500MB/s) or just 1.0a(250MB/s) speeds.</li></ul>Needless to say there is a need to THINN DOWN things cuz the current speed of <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Enshittifcation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Enshittifcation</a> and bloatedness combined with <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/AntiRepairDesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AntiRepairDesign</a> and overpriced yet worse <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#tech</a> in general makes it unsustainable for an ever increasing population!<ul><li>Not everyone wants (or even can!) indebt themselves just to have a phone or laptop!</li><li></li><li></li></ul>Should we aim for more "<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/FrugslComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FrugslComputing</a>"? <ul><li>Abdolutely!</li></ul>Is it realistic to expect things to be in a perfectly accessible TUI that ebery screenreader can handle?<ul><li>No!</li></ul>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 <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/consumerism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#consumerism</a> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/unsustainable" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#unsustainable</a> shite...

Kevin Karhan :verified:<a href="https://hessen.social/@ustralien" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@ustralien</a> Sadly no, and that's my big disappointment!<a href="https://fosstodon.org/@frameworkcomputer" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@frameworkcomputer</a> decided to choose the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Apple</a>-esque "flat cells below <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/trackpad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#trackpad</a>" design in the unreasonable <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/THINN" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#THINN</a>-ness race instead of doing what even the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/EeePC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EeePC</a> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Sony" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Sony</a>'s <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Vaio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Vaio</a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/P11Z" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#P11Z</a> did and have a slot at the back to chug in batteries!<ul><li>I know why they did it, as a closed aluminium pan aka. "<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/lunchbox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#lunchbox</a>" design is easier to fabricate, but I'd rather some <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ToolfreeSwappableBattery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ToolfreeSwappableBattery</a> which are IMHO of more practicality than having the ability to swap out every port.</li></ul>Not that I don't like those <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/modules" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#modules</a>, but I'd rather wish for a "<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/THICC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#THICC</a>-er" device if that gets me essentials like <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Ethernet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Ethernet</a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/USB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USB</a>-A & -C as well as a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TRRS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TRRS</a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/HeadphoneJack" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HeadphoneJack</a> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/HeadsetJack" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HeadsetJack</a>. <ul><li>I mean, I understand they won't make space for a underslung <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Dock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Dock</a>, a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Slimline" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Slimline</a> - <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ODD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ODD</a> or god forbid <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ExpressCard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ExpressCard</a>, and in terms of <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#tech</a> I'd welcome <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Thunderbolt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Thunderbolt</a> over <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/OCuLink" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OCuLink</a>, but there's a reason I've not canceled the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/NUCbook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NUCbook</a> and if I didn't have to buy/procure <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/COTS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#COTS</a> products I'd likely just buy a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Pi500" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Pi500</a> with a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Powerbank" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Powerbank</a> and screen slapped on...</li></ul>That being said the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Framework" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Framework</a> is still by a long margin the "least <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/enshittified" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#enshittified</a>" device on the market, and same goes for the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Fairphone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Fairphone</a> devices...<ul><li>I just wished <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/FrameworkLaptop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FrameworkLaptop</a> and Fairphone were just refusing the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Enshittification" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Enshittification</a> trend entirely, cuz I'd rather have a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Toughbook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Toughbook</a>-Style device made out of <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Thinkpadnium" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Thinkpadnium</a> or even better <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Nokianite" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Nokianite</a> than some fancy Aluminium stuff if that makes it more <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/repairable" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#repairable</a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/upradeable" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#upradeable</a> and espechally doesn't result in a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Downgrade" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Downgrade</a>. </li></ul>Not to mention they don't have an <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/UltraNav" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#UltraNav</a>-Style <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Trackpoint" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trackpoint</a> and I do <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H9ya4dUZfTQ&t=36s" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">use</a> that instead of a Trackpad.<ul><li>The only reason I'm not daily driving my <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/P11Z" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#P11Z</a> anymore is because until I got <a href="https://infosec.space/@OS1337" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@OS1337</a> into a useable state it's hardware, which was already <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/LowEnd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LowEnd</a> at launch, can barely run <a href="https://linuxrocks.online/@bunsenlabs" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@bunsenlabs</a> and thus is not an option for <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/DailyDriving" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DailyDriving</a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Linux</a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Desktop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Desktop</a> workflows anyways...</li></ul>

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