Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@dw_innovation" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" 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 noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AntiRepairDesign</span></a> by all the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/GAFAMs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GAFAMs</span></a> that do imacceptable stuff like <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SolderedDownStorage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SolderedDownStorage</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SolderedDownRAM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SolderedDownRAM</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/GluedInBatteries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GluedInBatteries</span></a> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/RivetedKeyboards" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" 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 noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Szorage</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/RAM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RAM</span></a> as well as enshuring <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Repairability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" 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 noreferrer" 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 noreferrer" 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 noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AntiRepair</span></a>-<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Design" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" 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 noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MamfacturedEwaste</span></a> like <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Chips" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Chips</span></a> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ASIC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ASIC</span></a>|s for <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Shitcoins" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Shitcoins</span></a> like <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Bitcoin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bitcoin</span></a> which are inherently <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/unsustainable" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>unsustainable</span></a> and unlike <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/CPU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CPU</span></a>|s, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/GPU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GPU</span></a>|s and other <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/UsedHardware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UsedHardware</span></a> not really <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/refurbishable" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>refurbishable</span></a> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/recycle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>recycle</span></a>-able or even <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/upcycle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" 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 noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PC</span></a> or <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Laptop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Laptop</span></a> or even <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Tablet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" 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 noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DIY</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/HomeLab" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HomeLab</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/IT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IT</span></a> or as <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/GiveAway" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" 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 noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>refurbished</span></a> unit.</li></ul>