Neo6502 - Open Source Hardware Board
6502-based sbc with a "rp2040 soc" (i.e., the rp2040 implements all of the peripherals)
Sondage sur l'obsolescence des smartphones | Limites numériques
"Le remplacement d’un smartphone est ainsi plus souvent motivé par la frustration liée à l’accumulation de dysfonctionnements matériels et logiciels sur l’appareil que par une réelle incapacité d’utilisation." (english: smartphone replacement is more often motivated by frustration linked to accumulating hardware and software problems, not by the phone being actually impossible to use) so... smartphone manufacturers are actually *incentivized* to ship and promote shitty software, because it drives sales of newer models. got it.
Apple Introduces Revolutionary New Laptop With No Keyboard
every onion story eventually comes true
Elite Obsolete Electronics
ipod mods!!
Frugal computing • Wim Vanderbauwhede
"To use devices for longer, a change in business models as well as consumer attitudes is needed. This requires raising awareness and education but also providing incentives for behavioural change. And to support devices for a long time, an infrastructure for repair and maintenance is needed, with long-term availability of parts, open repair manuals and training. To make all this happen, economic incentives and policies will be needed (e.g. taxation, regulation)."
What’s wrong with the Raspberry Pi – Own your bits
shared ethernet/usb, closed-source gpu (which is secretly in control of vital functionality), underclocking because of bad power supplies