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Jeanne Guien aka Culture Poub<p>Les usagers de Windows déploient des trésors d'imagination et de rétro-ingénierie pour se réapproprier la dernière version du système d'exploitation de Microsoft, ce Windows 11 plein de pubs et de contraintes à l'usage. Pour rappel l'obligation à passer à Windows 11 va sans doute générer la mise au rebut d'environ 240 millions d'appareils.<br><a href="https://piaille.fr/tags/Microsoft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Microsoft</span></a> <a href="https://piaille.fr/tags/Windows11" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Windows11</span></a> <a href="https://piaille.fr/tags/obsolescence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>obsolescence</span></a> <a href="https://piaille.fr/tags/EndObsolescence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EndObsolescence</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.theregister.com/2025/07/21/windows_11_productivity_sink/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theregister.com/2025/07/21/win</span><span class="invisible">dows_11_productivity_sink/</span></a></p>
Ange des ténèbres 🐈<p>La joie des objets connectés...</p><p>En arrêtant définitivement ses serveurs, <a href="https://mastodon.tedomum.net/tags/Wemo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Wemo</span></a> (<a href="https://mastodon.tedomum.net/tags/Belkin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Belkin</span></a>) envoie des milliers d’objets connectés à la casse</p><p>Belkin met fin au support de ses produits Wemo, condamnant des milliers d’objets connectés à l’ <a href="https://mastodon.tedomum.net/tags/obsolescence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>obsolescence</span></a>. Une décision qui suscite forcément l’incompréhension chez les utilisateurs, contraints de remplacer des appareils encore fonctionnels.</p><p><a href="https://www.clubic.com/actualite-572658-en-arretant-definitivement-ses-serveurs-wemo-belkin-envoie-des-milliers-d-objets-connectes-a-la-casse.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">clubic.com/actualite-572658-en</span><span class="invisible">-arretant-definitivement-ses-serveurs-wemo-belkin-envoie-des-milliers-d-objets-connectes-a-la-casse.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.tedomum.net/tags/environnement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>environnement</span></a></p>
Jérôme.B<p><a href="https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2025/06/11/the-end-of-windows-10/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">blog.documentfoundation.org/bl</span><span class="invisible">og/2025/06/11/the-end-of-windows-10/</span></a></p><p>"The end of Windows 10", by <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@libreoffice" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>libreoffice</span></a></span> <br><a href="https://mamot.fr/tags/linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>linux</span></a> <a href="https://mamot.fr/tags/windows10" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>windows10</span></a> <a href="https://mamot.fr/tags/obsolescence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>obsolescence</span></a></p>
Admin LaDraye<p>Ne jetez pas votre PC sur Windows 10, faites en une bête de course avec le système d'exploitation Gnu/Linux, les parrains / marraines présents sur cette carte peuvent vous aider.</p><p>➡️ <a href="https://aidelinux.gogocarto.fr/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">aidelinux.gogocarto.fr/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://ladraye.social/tags/linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>linux</span></a> <a href="https://ladraye.social/tags/windows10" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>windows10</span></a> <a href="https://ladraye.social/tags/microsoft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>microsoft</span></a> <a href="https://ladraye.social/tags/windows11" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>windows11</span></a> <a href="https://ladraye.social/tags/obsolescence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>obsolescence</span></a> <a href="https://ladraye.social/tags/linuxmint" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>linuxmint</span></a> <a href="https://ladraye.social/tags/ubuntu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ubuntu</span></a> <a href="https://ladraye.social/tags/debian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>debian</span></a> <a href="https://ladraye.social/tags/fedora" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fedora</span></a> <a href="https://ladraye.social/tags/SystemeExploitation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SystemeExploitation</span></a> <a href="https://ladraye.social/tags/OS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OS</span></a> <a href="https://ladraye.social/tags/opensource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>opensource</span></a></p>
jd 🔆<p>Wait. What?<br><a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/obsolescence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>obsolescence</span></a><br><a href="https://www.theverge.com/news/656332/google-ending-support-nest-thermostats" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theverge.com/news/656332/googl</span><span class="invisible">e-ending-support-nest-thermostats</span></a></p>
Maxime Messier 🇫🇷 🇪🇺​ 🌻​<p>"La solution mise en avant par Microsoft pour les usagers ne pouvant faire la mise à jour est radicale&nbsp;: acheter un nouveau PC"<br><a href="https://www.lemonde.fr/pixels/article/2025/04/14/windows-11-l-absurde-politique-de-mise-a-jour-de-microsoft_6595723_4408996.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">lemonde.fr/pixels/article/2025</span><span class="invisible">/04/14/windows-11-l-absurde-politique-de-mise-a-jour-de-microsoft_6595723_4408996.html</span></a><br><a href="https://piaille.fr/tags/obsolescence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>obsolescence</span></a></p>
MadeInDex 📰🌎<p>It's a real low point when your screen is so ancient that even in complete darkness, you have to light up the room just to see what's on it!</p><p>...Or maybe it's just my eyes 😆</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tech</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/aging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>aging</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/humor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>humor</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fullbrightness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fullbrightness</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/joke" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>joke</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>technology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fun" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fun</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/funny" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>funny</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/retro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retro</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/obsolescence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>obsolescence</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/screen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>screen</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/monitor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>monitor</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/led" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>led</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/brightness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>brightness</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/light" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>light</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/night" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>night</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/darkness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>darkness</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/hardware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hardware</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/notebook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>notebook</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pc</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/laptop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>laptop</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/power" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>power</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/techhumor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>techhumor</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/oldbutgold" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>oldbutgold</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/life" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>life</span></a></p>
IT News<p>Can Hackers Bring Jooki Back to Life? - Another day, another Internet-connected gadget that gets abandoned by its creators... - <a href="https://hackaday.com/2025/03/30/can-hackers-bring-jooki-back-to-life/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">hackaday.com/2025/03/30/can-ha</span><span class="invisible">ckers-bring-jooki-back-to-life/</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/digitalaudiohacks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>digitalaudiohacks</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/obsolescence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>obsolescence</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/smartspeaker" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>smartspeaker</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/bankruptcy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bankruptcy</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/rootaccess" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rootaccess</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/toyhacks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>toyhacks</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/jooki" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>jooki</span></a></p>
Sean Fenian<p><a href="https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/26/qualcomm_android_support/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/26/qualcomm_android_support/</a><span><br><br>"</span><a href="https://plasmatrap.com/tags/Qualcomm" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Qualcomm</a> pledges 8 years of security updates for <a href="https://plasmatrap.com/tags/Android" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Android</a> kit using its chips" ... <b>IF</b> you're using an Android device that's running Android 15 or later on <a href="https://plasmatrap.com/tags/Snapdragon" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Snapdragon</a> Elite 8 hardware. And you're still dependent upon your <b>device</b><span> vendor to actually be arsed to supply you with the updates.<br><br>So in other words, nice try but you'll probably never see it.<br><br>The Android ecosystem continues to be driven by </span><a href="https://plasmatrap.com/tags/planned" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#planned</a> <a href="https://plasmatrap.com/tags/obsolescence" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#obsolescence</a>. The mobile industry <b>COULD</b> make OS support last a lot longer than it does. Linux manages it just fine, and Android is really just a highly customized Linux. The mobile industry just <b>doesn't want to.</b> They want to force you to buy a new device whenever your most important apps stop working.</p>
DoomsdaysCW<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NewZealand" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NewZealand</span></a>: <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RightToRepair" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" 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" target="_blank">#<span>GreenParty</span></a> co-leader <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MaramaDavidson" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" 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" target="_blank">#<span>landfill</span></a> and polluting our <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" 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" 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" target="_blank">#<span>FairTradingAct</span></a> so that <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ComCom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" 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" 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" target="_blank">#<span>PlannedObsolescence</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SolarPunkSunday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SolarPunkSunday</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Repair" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Repair</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Reuse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Reuse</span></a></p>
Nando161<p><a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/Apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Apple</span></a>’s <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/Planned" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Planned</span></a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/Obsolescence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Obsolescence</span></a></p>
Paul Houle<p>🪦 Google's 10-year Chromebook lifeline leaves old laptops headed for silicon cemetery</p><p><a href="https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2025/01/06/chromebook_end_of_life/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">go.theregister.com/feed/www.th</span><span class="invisible">eregister.com/2025/01/06/chromebook_end_of_life/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/google" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>google</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/chromebook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>chromebook</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/hardware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hardware</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/obsolescence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>obsolescence</span></a></p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:TLDR: Polycrisis, Politics
Futurist Jim Carroll<p>Daily Inspiration: "Presume, in the absence of constant action, your obsolescence" &nbsp;- Futurist Jim Carroll</p><p>In 2025, as in other years, I'm going to presume that what I know at this very moment won't cut it tomorrow.</p><p>The same holds for you. Not to start this motivational bit of insight with a bit of a downer, but here are some facts that should guide you,</p><p>Not only should you presume your obsolescence, you should be guided by other realities.</p><p>Presume, in the absence of constant action, your irrelevance.</p><p>Presume, in the absence of constant action, your stagnation.</p><p>Presume, in the absence of constant action, your vulnerability.</p><p>Presume, in the absence of constant action, your insignificance.</p><p>Presume, in the absence of constant action, your redundancy.</p><p>Presume, in the absence of constant action, your regression.</p><p>Worse, presume, in the absence of constant action, your downfall.</p><p>Ok, so what's with that?</p><p>The fact is, relentless change means you can't presume that anything you are doing today will be relevant tomorrow, and so you need to be cognizant of a need to relentlessly reinvent.</p><p>In the context of the previous post about knowledge acceleration, consider a few tidbits.</p><p>(lots of stuff in the post)</p><p>I could go on - every single career, profession, skill, trade, and knowledge set is going out of date faster</p><p>Why is all of this happening? Because technology is coming to be the core of almost every industry, and technology is moving faster than ever before. But it's not just that - science is moving quicker, consumer preference is changing faster, and regulatory change evolves at a rapid pace. The tools we use, the vehicles we drive, the equipment that is part of our skill set - existing things become 'things from the olden days' faster while new things emerge.<br>The fact is, we live in a whirlwind of change, and what we did before won't cut it for what we need to do next. Constant action is needed to avoid obsolescence, regardless of our skill, profession, or role.</p><p><a href="https://futurist.info/tags/Obsolescence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Obsolescence</span></a> <a href="https://futurist.info/tags/Change" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Change</span></a> <a href="https://futurist.info/tags/Action" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Action</span></a> <a href="https://futurist.info/tags/Reinvention" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Reinvention</span></a> <a href="https://futurist.info/tags/Technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Technology</span></a> <a href="https://futurist.info/tags/Skills" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Skills</span></a> <a href="https://futurist.info/tags/Adaptation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Adaptation</span></a> <a href="https://futurist.info/tags/Progress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Progress</span></a> <a href="https://futurist.info/tags/Future" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Future</span></a> <a href="https://futurist.info/tags/Disruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Disruption</span></a></p><p>Original post: <a href="https://jimcarroll.com/2024/11/daily-inspiration-25-things-for-2025-4-presume-in-the-absence-of-constant-action-your-obsolescence/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">jimcarroll.com/2024/11/daily-i</span><span class="invisible">nspiration-25-things-for-2025-4-presume-in-the-absence-of-constant-action-your-obsolescence/</span></a></p>
James<p>Exoskeleton Retirement and Planned Obsolescence: Michael Straight’s Story Ignites Public Debate</p><p>A former jockey who was paralyzed from the waist down after an accident was able to walk thanks to a cutting-edge piece of robotic tech: a $100,000 ReWalk Personal exoskeleton.</p><p>When one of its parts malfunctioned, however, the device stopped working. He reached out to the manufacturer for repairs. But it turned him away, claiming his exoskeleton was too old, </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Obsolescence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Obsolescence</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://exoskeletonreport.com/2024/10/exoskeleton-retirement-and-planned-obsolescence-michael-straights-story-ignites-public-debate/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">exoskeletonreport.com/2024/10/</span><span class="invisible">exoskeleton-retirement-and-planned-obsolescence-michael-straights-story-ignites-public-debate/</span></a></p>
Jan Penfrat<p>It is so wild that we allow a company to possess such gigantic amounts of cash that they can design its products in a way that, when production is discontinued, they'll brick all sold units and are obliged to fully refund every single customer AND pay them a compensation of 300 USD each, and the company is like 🤷‍♂️ </p><p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/2024/7/3/24190410/amazon-astro-business-robot-discontinued-refunds" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theverge.com/2024/7/3/24190410</span><span class="invisible">/amazon-astro-business-robot-discontinued-refunds</span></a></p><p><a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/Amazon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Amazon</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/Astro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Astro</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/obsolescence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>obsolescence</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/bigtech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bigtech</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/ewaste" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ewaste</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/capitalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>capitalism</span></a></p>
IT News<p>postmarketOS Now Boots on Over 250 Devices - Every year, as consumers gobble up the latest Android devices, more old, but perfe... - <a href="https://hackaday.com/2024/06/17/postmarketos-now-boots-on-over-250-devices/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">hackaday.com/2024/06/17/postma</span><span class="invisible">rketos-now-boots-on-over-250-devices/</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/softwaredevelopment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>softwaredevelopment</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/customfirmware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>customfirmware</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/obsolescence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>obsolescence</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/postmarketos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>postmarketos</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/upcycling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>upcycling</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>news</span></a></p>
James<p>Spotify bricking Car Thing devices in Dec. without refunds</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/obsolescence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>obsolescence</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/spotify" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>spotify</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/05/pleas-for-open-sourcing-refunds-as-spotify-plans-to-brick-car-thing-devices/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/0</span><span class="invisible">5/pleas-for-open-sourcing-refunds-as-spotify-plans-to-brick-car-thing-devices/</span></a></p>
Telmo 🦕<p>My 98 imac still works just as it did when it was purchased in 98. Both my 2013 and 2017 imacs started to get slow after a few years. The one from 2013 passed away in the middle of a zoom call, the one from 2017 is showing the same signs that the previous one showed during its last days. I'm getting fed up with this planned obsolescence.</p><p><a href="https://masto.pt/tags/obsolescence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>obsolescence</span></a> <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/macintosh" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>macintosh</span></a> <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/vintagecomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vintagecomputing</span></a> <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputing</span></a></p>
Lucy Weir<p>Just got a call from <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/eir" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>eir</span></a> asking if we’d like to upgrade to fibre to the home installation offer. An engineer comes out. Sounds like a bit of work. Went through the options and agreed to try it. Asked what if we decided not to, could we get a better deal on our current bundle which is more pricey than the offer. Oh no. So we’re kind of forced into an upgrade economically! <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/obsolescence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>obsolescence</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/capitalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>capitalism</span></a></p>
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