So is this why the macook neo is repairable?
I think that has more to do with wanting Macbooks to be used in schools again
By the time I can afford Switch 2 it’ll be obsolete. Etch-a-Sketch is still something I don’t need a subscription for and it looks kind of techy in a tablet sort of way so Etch-a-Sketch it is then. I think I’m going to ‘render’ a Switch 2 on it.
This is why regulation is important for everyone but companies
This benefits companies too. A healthy population not poisoned by pollution is required to hire workers. Repairable devices save money for businesses as well.
Except many are blinded by “shareholder value”. If they follow Apple’s footsteps of unrepairable devices for a rabid fanbase, they can boast to shareholders, that they’re selling more units. Did know an Apple fan like that, his solution for the lack of repairability was jUSt Don’T bE a GorILla, even remembered making a meme about that back in the days. He was a big pusher of hardware enshittification, wanting devices to be thinner and thinner, and bullied anyone owning “e-waste” phones and computers, and of course he made an infographic about why most people would be fine with wireless headphones.
I think you missed the point. It’s not about the money, it’s about a beneficial way to move forward that includes as many as possible. Money should always be secondary until we can wash our hands of it completely.
Im sure the big ones did the math. Only solution that will them comply is forcing them.
I find it hard to believe that it’s somehow cheaper for them to mass produce two different models of Switch 2 for different regions than to just bite the bullet and make battery replacements easier for everyone.
I mean, even Apple chose to give up the lightning port across all their phones after the EU required it, and they had a much bigger incentive to not change in other regions since they made a good deal of money via lightning adapter licensing/certification.
Hopefully this will eventually trickle over to international models, unless Nintendo decides to burn even more consumer good will than they already have.
They already have the molds and machines that they paid for to make the current version. Apple only gave up the lightning port with the release of a new model not mid cycle. Nintendo probably gonna switch over to the updated version internationally when the molds of the old model have been fully depreciated on the books.
European models will be smuggled globally.
The problem with that is, while it’s nice to have a replaceable battery, the fact that it comes with a Switch 2 attached makes it much less appealing.
If you’re in the US… wait till you find out what a tariff is. You’ll get a letter saying the switch you paid $450 for can be picked up for an additional $300 bucks. TACO Tax.
Your choice is to pay $750 for a Switch2 OR abandon your $450 and your order will be destroyed.
Smuggling implies not paying taxes or tariffs on those goods.
Huh sounds like his/her first time
Smuggling implies you’re already paying a tariff, just not a government sanctioned one. Like drugs, you’re not getting Colombian prices on that Switch2. You’re paying for every border, agent, and politician along the way. Hiding lithium batteries in mass is almost as impossible as hiding precursor in air soft rounds. It just doesn’t happen anymore.
Smuggling implies you’re already paying a tariff, just not a government sanctioned one. Like drugs, you’re not getting Colombian prices on that Switch2. You’re paying for every border, agent, and politician along the way.
That’s called a markup.
Both taxes and tarrifs are legal definitions.
I think they’re simply hoping to get a bit of that revenue stream for themselves.
I wish people would just not buy products that shit on their rights as consumer.
Build it (and market it) and they will buy it. They only need 2% of the population to buy it to be the best selling peice of shit on the market
Buy european (region)
Whats the asking price?
The first laptop I had had a battery you could easily detach and swap. If it was close to dying it told you to charge the computer or swap the battery
That was standard for decades.
Most phones, too.
I remember if you dropped a phone the battery would sometimes go flying out of it.
I had an Apple laptop with a removable battery (an iBook G4). It even had a button and LEDs on the battery to show the level of charge, like tool batteries have nowadays. And not only was the RAM upgradable, it could be done toollessly because the keyboard could be popped off just by undoing a couple of latches.
Ah the good old days, before the majority of America bought Apple tech and incentivised other manufacturers to follow the practice of walled gardens, intentional malware and monetised tech lifespans. Thanks to the EU regulators’ constant defense against corporations, it’s possible that charging for repairs within the first 10 years, either at a specialist centre or via manufacturer-specific tools, might just be put under ‘hidden fees’ or ‘false advertisement’. With the help of the EU we retain some semblance of owning the product we purchased
There was a time when Apple hardware was extremely repairable and upgradeable. Then Jonny Ives ruined everything. His legacy is one of terrible pollution that will cause problems for generations to come.
Can’t wait for a Switch 2 OLED and Switch 2 homebrew. Otherwise the console is utterly pointless and switching from a modded Switch OLED makes absolutely no sense whatsoever.
Homebrew is gonna take a few years at the very least, the new system seems to have some very tough security. An OLED screen is a must though, unless you mostly play it while docked I can’t imagine going from the Switch OLED to the Switch 2 would be a worthwhile experience.
(I AI’ed this because I’m an engineer, not a designer. Don’t hit me plz)
look, not talented.
Without the reference, you wouldn’t even realize what it should be.
Love it, and it’s quite recognizable without the garbage previous version, especially in context!
Shitty mspaint country balls are also significantly closer in spirit to the originals
https://f-droid.org/packages/org.fossify.paint
Look, this is where I draw the line. I wouldn’t touch Microsoft if I had to. Okay, I do, as my company forces me, but for private use I definitely would not.
Look, this is where I draw the line.
Knowing how you made it, this version is significantly better than the one above.
This is great, actually! The country balls SHOULD look a little off, and this one is damn near perfect in that aspect!
I don’t think I’d need any more context than the original post to understand this :)
I would have preferred the worst scribbled version over ai slop tbh.
Look, I drew a picture of you. I used an FOSS app, installed via F-Droid and I made sure to pour all my skills in it. Meaning none.
I love it. I am not being facetious. Thank you :)
It’s now my phone’s bsckground lol
I know, I’ve seen you before.
We do share some aversion against AI, but I don’t think every single use case is bullshit.Okay, my example is. That ball could have been drawn on the fly, but I was in bed and on my mobile phone, so I didn’t really want to.
But because I’m lazy bum, I’m dictating this text to my local running, open source ML speech to text keyboard, and I love it. And I will continue to utilize specialized tools for specialized use cases.
AI has its pros but Imo it’s problems can outweighs its cons.
I would be happy if people who generating AI slop, stop calling themselves “artists” or AI as a “tool”, Typing away prompts don’t make them an Artist, Another thing is its getting really good most people won’t see any difference. It is really unpleasant to see the internet get filled with AI generated images… I would be happy if somehow you could distinguish between AI and Real art so you can appreciate the work the artist have done.
I also hate that this technology is pushed by major tech companies who only wish to suck our souls out and sell it to advertising companies, The fake hype they create and pushing AI down our throught… AI in browsers AI in Operating System, AI in Social Media’s, AI in messaging apps , and AI in my ass.
AI is a fascinating technology but its a crutch, people often resist change and whatever that’s new, people resisted computers… Hell - Aristotle wasn’t a fan of books, but AI is completely different. Its making an whole generation literally utterly useless and dumb. I can’t even imagine a generation doomscrolling all the time when they have to actually take decisions in their life and use their brain which is was already conditioned by Instagram algorithm, now use the easy way out- instead of problem solving in real life- They ask Chatgpt. What do you achieve in life, if your whole life was planned by billionaires just like how they wanted? An entire lifetime working like worker bees to buy Netflix and Doomscroll and go to McDonalds and buy p*rno/subscription and Chatgot Pro, Gemini Pro, Claude pro spent all your life savings on subscriptions, well that’s the sad future of an average individual. I wish Elliot was real, he could fix the world.
Maybe that’s why I hate AI and absolutely losey shit when I see an AI generated image.
I understand what you say and I share at least some of those beliefs, but I run locally what I can run locally. And I’m biased into using machine learning, not LLMs.
Just draw something shitty on paper and take a picture or maybe do a shitty version in a bitmap painter. Anything but genAI.
I don’t take drawing utensils to bed.
