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   Stu (tehstu@hachyderm.io)'s status on Friday, 10-Apr-2026 21:56:14 JST Stu

   • Thomas 🔭🕹️

   @thomasfuchs Absolutely. I have the Kindle Keyboard (2010) that's still going strong, after a battery replacement ($20 or something?). There should be significant laws against this constant e-waste churn, on top of everything else.

   I guess I could root it and look at KOReader, or stick it in airplane mode and copy files via cable. What's worrying is that you can't factory reset it after this deadline.

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     Sterling (ag100pct@infosec.exchange)'s status on Friday, 10-Apr-2026 22:56:01 JST Sterling

     • Thomas 🔭🕹️

     @thomasfuchs
     The CEO should be forced to take each device as a suppository.

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     Inga stands with 🇺🇦 🇵🇸 (ingalovinde@embracing.space)'s status on Friday, 10-Apr-2026 23:14:13 JST Inga stands with 🇺🇦 🇵🇸

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     • Thomas 🔭🕹️
     • Joe W

     @drchaos @thomasfuchs I'm using e-ink book readers since Sony PRS-500 which in 2006 IIRC was the second commercial e-ink reader ever (the first one being some other Sony device that was only available on Japanese market).
     It never occurred to me that they need to have "services" or "features". Although having dictionary support in my current Kobo Aura H2O (released in 2014) is nice.

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     Joe W (drchaos@sauropods.win)'s status on Friday, 10-Apr-2026 23:14:14 JST Joe W

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     • Inga stands with 🇺🇦 🇵🇸

     @IngaLovinde @thomasfuchs Yes. I wanted to quote exactly that.
     It's a bloody ebook reader. My ancient Kobo that I never activated nor connected to the net works. It helps that I avoid DRM media like the plague it is. Or read dead tree books. They are nicer anyway.
     Still: ebooks are really light weight and do not take up a lot of space, nor do they come with computing heavy features. So the reasoning is just... BS

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     Inga stands with 🇺🇦 🇵🇸 (ingalovinde@embracing.space)'s status on Friday, 10-Apr-2026 23:14:17 JST Inga stands with 🇺🇦 🇵🇸

     • Thomas 🔭🕹️

     @thomasfuchs
     > “The challenge is that these devices were built for a different era and are not equipped to run newer, more data-hungry services and features,” he told the BBC, adding that “ageing hardware” could also pose problems.

     It's a fucking book reader, why would it need any "newer, more data-hungry services and features"

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     Keith Williams (bonsai@hachyderm.io)'s status on Saturday, 11-Apr-2026 03:04:08 JST Keith Williams

     • Thomas 🔭🕹️

     @thomasfuchs Yes. This. If you can't support it, you must open it! I've been using the same super-light (166g) model (on 2nd one now bought used) of pre-paperwhite 6th-gen with actual physical buttons forever.

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     Rapha Mack (denkbeteiligung@digitalcourage.social)'s status on Saturday, 11-Apr-2026 12:38:55 JST Rapha Mack

     • Thomas 🔭🕹️

     @thomasfuchs
     Großartige Idee. Sobald ein Gerät nicht mehr ubterstützt wird sollte alles offengelegt werden. Schaltpläne, Quellcode mechanische Designs als CAD... Dann wäre Reparierbarkeit gegeben und es gäbe einen Anreiz für Firmen die Produkte lange zu pflegen!