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by vv_ 23d ago
> if it can be regulated at negligible cost? > If regulation existed that forced, then third parties that want to sell into the mobile market would license / assign IP under the terms they have to. > The unreleasable stack due
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by vv_ 23d ago
> Which is to say, increasing repairability shouldn't just be measured by how likely the first world is to use it, but also to how useful it would be to downstream consumers. Cars are a good example of this. Historically, people in
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by vv_ 24d ago
> You're saying the chips in iPads etc. are not regulation-compliant and this non-compliance can be trivially unlocked if you know the specs? The radio modules in iPads are compliant, assuming that the software using those radio mod
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by vv_ 24d ago
> ...and nothing wrong with that. The right-to-repair is mainly aimed at discontinued products anyway, at that point the "IP" is so old it doesn't require protection What you consider "old" may not be what I, or
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by vv_ 24d ago
> it's more of the fact the hardware is locked and serialized, e.g. it won't accept a blue tooth module unless it's unlocked with proprietary software. Manufacturers have a regulatory obligation to prevent unauthorized com
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by vv_ 24d ago
> It's the large stream of perfectly usable e-waste modern practices emit. From my point of view, the proposals suggested here, although difficult to discuss in detail because of how abstract they are, would not solve this issue in
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by vv_ 24d ago
> I'm okay with that if the manufacturer doesn't remove features in bad faith Again with the abstract. Provide an example of a manufacturer removing features in "bad faith." It is very likely that what you view as a &
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by vv_ 24d ago
I'm sorry, instead of: > it wouldn't provide much value to the vast majority of customers I should have phrased it as: > it wouldn't provide enough value to their customers to create meaningful value for the company. Yo
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by vv_ 24d ago
> If vendors would be required to release all firmware source code This may be the hope or expectation you have with regard to regulation, but I don't think it is ever going to happen because it would conflict with other regulatory
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by vv_ 24d ago
> There is little need not to support a decade old hardware > it's difficult to believe the post is a good faith argument. Right back at you, I guess. I would understand the frustration if manufacturers were not upfront about how
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by vv_ 24d ago
> I'm asking these devices to work like normal computers > Yes I expect do be able to do all of those things if I want to For the components I listed, and based on my understanding of "normal computers" as desktops and
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by vv_ 24d ago
> E.g. by opening up the bootloader and letting users install custom software. If limited to the bootloader, such as allowing users to run their own operating system, then that is definitely a possibility, with the exception of firmware
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by vv_ 24d ago
> Given that everything has a radio these days [...] this is just stupid Manufacturers need to pass certification for their radio implementations, such as FCC, CE/RED, PTCRB, Bluetooth SIG, etc. Any modification to the radio firmwar
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by vv_ 24d ago
> they don't want to give up ownership back to you No, it's simply that your demand is completely unreasonable. You are essentially asking them to adopt an open-source model. That can mean giving up control over its intellectua
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by vv_ 24d ago
Your link doesn't say that the device isn't getting any updates. It only says that, if I understood it correctly, pre-2023 devices don't receive OS updates. They still get guaranteed security updates for five years. > They
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by vv_ 24d ago
It is not always possible to provide the required support. First, it is expensive, as someone needs to prepare all the materials and resources the community would need to continue supporting the product after official support ends. Second,
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by vv_ 24d ago
Updating old products is expensive, especially as their hardware falls further behind. Unless manufacturers adopt some kind of subscription model to justify the cost of continued updates, which would likely be very unpopular, I don’t see ho
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by vv_ 2mo ago
It's a reference from an old interview with Gabe: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQweFurRz4g > It's a bit like saying it's okay to sneak into a movie theater because the prices for movie tickets are too h
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by vv_ 2mo ago
If no one cared about cash flow and profitability wouldn't SpaceX stock go up instead of down?
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by vv_ 5mo ago
Happened to me many times now. I'm at a loss for words. It seems like a fever dream I can't wake-up from.
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by vv_ 7mo ago
My Macbook Pro 13" Early 2015 w/ 8 GB RAM and 128 GB SSD is still very usable for what most people commonly use a laptop for - browsing the web, e-mail and streaming.
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by vv_ 7mo ago
> I urge you to attend Of course :) It’s interesting to hear the ideas people come up with, but so far no one has demonstrated any practical results that would significantly improve the quality of work in my field. It has, however, incre
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by vv_ 7mo ago
> They insist the tech will never work, and avoid learning about it, becoming progressively more paranoid and isolated. They can always learn the technology later, when and if it proves itself to be useful :) I personally don't unde
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by vv_ 7mo ago
Have they been successful?
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by vv_ 8mo ago
> Any new software developers entering the field from this point on will have to know how to use and be expected to use AI code-gen tools to get employment And on what grounds do you make this assumption?
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by vv_ 8mo ago
Most open source software tooling Were designed to be dynamically linked. It is non-standard to statically link things together, which causes various random issues.
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by vv_ 8mo ago
On what reasoning do you make this prediction? Just because corporations are mandating their employees to use AI right now does not mean it will continue.
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by vv_ 8mo ago
Unfortunately it'll take time for certain companies to release their applications on Linux distro's. So right now I manage with WSL2 + Win 11.
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by vv_ 8mo ago
It's easier to distribute software fully self-contained, if you ignore the pain of statically linking everything together :)
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by vv_ 1y ago
> people will still invest in grid independence Most inverters don't work without grid synchronization. E.g. you lose electricity from your provider and your batteries / stored energy won't work either. All new projects ne

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