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   ?uper?nekFriend ? (supersnekfriend@poa.st)'s status on Tuesday, 25-Nov-2025 06:38:56 JST ?uper?nekFriend ?

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   >inb4 businesses attempt to increase planned obsolescence, drive harder against "right to repair" movements, and goad the federal government to do a "Clash for Clunkers" nonsense to destroy the used device market.
   
   RT: https://mastodon.cloud/users/slashdot/statuses/115606815264861452
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     ?uper?nekFriend ? (supersnekfriend@poa.st)'s status on Tuesday, 25-Nov-2025 06:53:34 JST ?uper?nekFriend ?

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     There is already formula the government could use with the various e-waste or battery recycling programs out there to recover rare earth metals, so those might be reinforced and given greater reach plus local incentives to take in as many used tech devices as possible.
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     Branman65? (branman65@poa.st)'s status on Tuesday, 25-Nov-2025 06:53:35 JST Branman65?

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     @SuperSnekFriend @slashdot I do predict attempt at a cash for clunkers program but for used devices
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     Johnny Peligro (mischievoustomato@tsundere.love)'s status on Tuesday, 25-Nov-2025 06:55:32 JST Johnny Peligro

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     @sendpaws @slashdot @SuperSnekFriend @branman65 it was funny to hear a repair shop yt channel say that the laptops with reliable hinges are... razers and macbooks. Hahaaa...
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     ?uper?nekFriend ? (supersnekfriend@poa.st)'s status on Tuesday, 25-Nov-2025 06:55:33 JST ?uper?nekFriend ?

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     @sendpaws @slashdot @branman65
     Because not ever 5+ years old tech device is a phone with a totally closed-off proprietary frimware installed.
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     Pawslut420 (sendpaws@mitra.pawslut.party)'s status on Tuesday, 25-Nov-2025 06:55:33 JST Pawslut420

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     @SuperSnekFriend @slashdot @branman65 The only ones that aren't are desktops and laptops, and they have their own clever ways of making you buy a new one

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     Pawslut420 (sendpaws@mitra.pawslut.party)'s status on Tuesday, 25-Nov-2025 06:55:34 JST Pawslut420

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     @branman65 @SuperSnekFriend @slashdot >I do predict attempt at a cash for clunkers program but for used devices

     Why would you need that when you can just lock down phones, force phones to not get software updates after so and so, slow them down with forced updates, etc? Or the whole note 7 "lol we disabled your phone" update?

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     Johnny Peligro (mischievoustomato@tsundere.love)'s status on Tuesday, 25-Nov-2025 06:59:53 JST Johnny Peligro

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     @sendpaws @slashdot @SuperSnekFriend @branman65 I have an asus and the hinge doesn't seem to be fucking up, but the upper keyboard area flexes when opening the lid 💀
     Also somehow screws unscrew themselves? Lost 2 already. Argh!. That said, the laptop so far is ok... I did have a Lenovo Ideapad. Terrible build quality. Palm rest that got yellow ish, hinges that broke. What a mess. Also soldered ram! THAT IS NOT EVEN LPDDR!. At least I can upgrade ram, wifi and storage on my asus vivobook. Welp.
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     Pawslut420 (sendpaws@mitra.pawslut.party)'s status on Tuesday, 25-Nov-2025 06:59:54 JST Pawslut420

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     @mischievoustomato @slashdot @branman65 @SuperSnekFriend thinkpads too, he loves those for a reason
     But Dell consumer/vostro? HP consumer? Lenovo Ideapad/Thinkbook? Asus? total ass. The plastic detaches from the metal screw and when you want it fixed they say SAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR IT IS YOUR FAULT YOU BROKE IT YOU SHOULD HAVE GOTTEN ADP

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     Pawslut420 (sendpaws@mitra.pawslut.party)'s status on Tuesday, 25-Nov-2025 09:31:27 JST Pawslut420

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     @mint @slashdot @branman65 @SuperSnekFriend @mischievoustomato this is what people did with powerbook 540s before 3d printing existed
     https://lowendmac.com/macdan/md07/0716.html

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      (mint@ryona.agency)'s status on Tuesday, 25-Nov-2025 09:31:29 JST 

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     @sendpaws @slashdot @SuperSnekFriend @branman65 @mischievoustomato Just screw a pair of those on the outer side.
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     Pawslut420 (sendpaws@mitra.pawslut.party)'s status on Tuesday, 25-Nov-2025 09:38:32 JST Pawslut420

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     @mischievoustomato @slashdot @branman65 @SuperSnekFriend also windows 11 was basically the tech version of cash for clunkers in a wide scale that's why there's a whole linux push now with right to repair advocates because people were hoping ms would blink like they did with xp and 98 and they didn't

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