Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.world/@MichalBryxi" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>MichalBryxi</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://infosec.exchange/@SecurityWriter" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>SecurityWriter</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@MastodonEngineering" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>MastodonEngineering</span></a></span> I agree to an extent.</p><ul><li>Yes it is a failure of <em>us</em> who are <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TechLiterates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TechLiterates</span></a> to increase <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TechLiteraxy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TechLiteraxy</span></a> <em>but</em> it's also a failure of <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>education</span></a> <em>globally</em> to teach anything but being a <em>"<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/User" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>User</span></a>"</em> who's ignorant beyond mousing <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Microsoft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Microsoft</span></a> products. (See shitty certifications like <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ECDL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ECDL</span></a>!)…</li></ul><p>It's sad that <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Xandros" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Xandros</span></a> on the original <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/EeePC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EeePC</span></a> seems to be <em>peak <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Linux</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Desktop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Desktop</span></a></em> when it comes to <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TechIlliterates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TechIlliterates</span></a>... </p><ul><li>And that <em>needs to be changed</em>…</li></ul>
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- I thought the glare was excessive due to the lights, but then again I'm not gonna complain more about it. Noone expects you to have a fancy mattebox with turntable to make some professional product photo.
Also even if people don't have a donor to transplant a screen assembly from or don't feel comfortable fiddling with eDP cables they could just remove the screen and have a compact AiO Desktop.
- If it has like a "full function" #USBc port with #PowerDelivery than this can result in a sleek desktop that also looks good and doesn't require much space. Ideal if the battery is busted and a replacement isn't worth it! I've seen those in like #RepairShops where they basically setup some #MacbookPro that way as a
DFUmachine to reflash / reinstall other #Macs.
I think it's a necessity that we as #TechLiterates propagate the need to #UseLonger and the #RightToRepair as essential, given that #tech inherently is expensive in terms of #resources and that avoiding #eWaste and #Upcycling is an act of #EnvoirmentalProtection.
- Tho make shure to safely remove any "#DangerPillow|s" and handing it over to the relevant #recycling provider(s)...
If I had the necessary €€€€€ I'd literally start my own "#upcycling" #business, even employ some folks collecting all the #surplus'd #Windows10 machines and just cleaning, wiping, repasting, fixing and selling them as cheap #used #PC|s for those that kinda need something to do their casual "#office", #LightGaming and #MediaConsumption.
- I mean people are surprised how zippy even old hardware can be with just few tweaks (more RAM, a fresh SSD, cleaning it of dust bunnies and repasting the cooler with some quality (longlife #ThermalPaste, like #ArcticMX4) "#ThermalGrease" (that costs like €1/g in a 20g syringe and a #RepairShop can easily go through one in a shift)...
MastodonNerdNextDoor :Blobhaj: (@mrmasterkeyboard@mastodon.social)@kkarhan@infosec.space Thank you for the comment!
In person the screen is great for me, just unfortunate camera lighting angles. :p
Ubuntu is something that I thought would suit this laptop, I wasn't wrong, it's blazing fast. The startup time is only more evidence to that.
I would also get something like this as well if my budget was £100 and if I couldn't fix things.
#Repair and #Reuse needs to be the default, I love repairing machines.
Not all broken screens and dented machines are junk, people!!!
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I disagree, because the few steps needed can be taught to literal #TechIlliterates within minutes, and I did so several times, walking them through.
- We as #TechLiterates are responsible to teach #TechLiteracy to #TechIlliterate "#Normies", or we deserve then damnation through our own hubris!