Posts by asic@social.linux.pizza
(DIR) Post #ABtfWOE0jzw0Lf1u9A by asic@social.linux.pizza
2021-09-30T19:30:15Z
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@otyugh Baby steps. I don't think it's that easy. There are a lot of different aspects to making an ethical phone and Fairphone is still a small company. I don't don't know too much about most aspects, but with hardware, there's the issue of SoC vendors not releasing source code, even after they've dropped support. Many other components also require proprietary drivers/firmware, which does not bode well for long-term support.
(DIR) Post #ABtilDC4KxY0LEsfFg by asic@social.linux.pizza
2021-09-30T20:05:38Z
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@otyugh https://www.fairphone.com/en/impact/good-working-conditions/
(DIR) Post #ABtrJaFZv1rFKUQHWi by asic@social.linux.pizza
2021-09-30T21:42:21Z
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@otyugh My point is that while they are having their phones manufactured in China, they’re doing a lot more than other smartphone companies. Fairphone isn’t perfect, but at least it’s trying & making some progress, which is a lot more than can be said for other smartphone companies.
(DIR) Post #ABu1Spxnrj4kDA9yK0 by asic@social.linux.pizza
2021-09-30T23:36:01Z
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@otyugh“Nope. The ethical alternative in IT has yet to exist, I think. And it's probably unafordable without a state putting big bucks on the table anyway.”Exactly! That’s what I’m saying!We can’t expect Fairphone to move production. The best we can expect in that regard is for them to pay their workers well, which it seems they’re already doing. With materials, they’re making gradual progress. I saw on their blog that they’re working on getting ethically-sourced lithium.
(DIR) Post #ABub3ES9mv92z8Rng8 by asic@social.linux.pizza
2021-10-01T06:14:47Z
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@otyugh Yes! Exactly! Sure, it might not be 100% true that Fairphone is ethical, but it’s as close as it can be. Other companies don’t give a damn about fairness to anyone but themselves, which makes Fairphone an outlier. You hit the nail on the head when you pointed out that they’d go bankrupt if they were totally honest. At least by peddling this 80%* truth, they can grow their user base and gradually make improvements to their products’ ethicality.*shot in the dark
(DIR) Post #ABubTKe9Nq7risVE0W by asic@social.linux.pizza
2021-10-01T06:19:34Z
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@otyugh I grew up with a domineering father in a fundamentalist cult. I know the value of lies, not to mention the value of omission. I also am quite familiar with the different gradations of lies. If I didn’t engage in deception, I’m not sure if I’d have been able to stay sane.
(DIR) Post #ADu4JcmGYtJMaCmS7U by asic@social.linux.pizza
2021-11-29T18:21:50Z
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@fsf I'm kinda surprised that Mycroft isn't on there. It's a great privacy-respecting alternative to the Amazon Echo and its ilk.
(DIR) Post #AEqA0kKPrvsjPF7cEi by asic@social.linux.pizza
2021-12-27T20:29:18Z
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@fsf Are those two monitors hooked up to that ThinkPad?
(DIR) Post #AF4UecAaL8AMyyFaoC by asic@social.linux.pizza
2022-01-03T18:26:34Z
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@fsf Honestly, I'm just waiting for Fairphone to redesign the speaker module for the Fairphone 4 so it includes a headphone jack. I was *this* close to buying a Fairphone when the Fairphone 4 launched....until I saw that it lacked a headphone jack - unlike its predecessors.
(DIR) Post #AF4UyXhaezNmuyBtDM by asic@social.linux.pizza
2022-01-03T18:30:10Z
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@fsf Honestly, I'm just waiting for Fairphone to redesign the speaker module for the Fairphone 4 so it includes a headphone jack. I was *this* close to buying a Fairphone when the Fairphone 4 launched....until I saw that it lacked a headphone jack - unlike its predecessors. Once they do that, I'll order on ASAP and install the privacy-respecting /e/ OS.
(DIR) Post #AINeRvxkO5XPdiMKum by asic@social.linux.pizza
2022-04-12T17:52:05Z
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@redstarfish As far as supply? Or drivers and firmware?
(DIR) Post #AKifMl7W137xpcmj6O by asic@social.linux.pizza
2022-06-21T16:55:35Z
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@redstarfish Have you seen the newspaper system on Babylon 5?
(DIR) Post #AKjhPSB7IAdf1GqFyy by asic@social.linux.pizza
2022-06-22T04:53:12Z
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@redstarfish https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azcC39Z-3RY
(DIR) Post #AKjhuCrYHj5wUpM3kG by asic@social.linux.pizza
2022-06-22T04:58:45Z
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@redstarfish I don't know if you've seen Babylon 5, but I think you'd love the way they handle newspapers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azcC39Z-3RY
(DIR) Post #ALM5d4Golcf80pTUyu by asic@social.linux.pizza
2022-07-10T17:23:13Z
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@Fairphone And since the battery can be replaced, it can last at least three times longer than the average person keeps their phone. Plus, how cool is it to be able to carry around a spare battery instead of a power bank?
(DIR) Post #ALM6ZSFvkMtRCMtuBE by asic@social.linux.pizza
2022-07-10T17:33:52Z
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@Fairphone And since the battery can be replaced, it can last at least three times longer than the average person keeps their phone. Plus, how cool is it to be able to pop in a fresh battery instead of tethering the phone to a power bank?!
(DIR) Post #AP24Pi6y5qc1adL6gq by asic@social.linux.pizza
2022-10-28T17:04:10Z
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@PublicLewdness @dallin How many vendors have you found that have Coreboot/Libreboot support?
(DIR) Post #ARJIEtOLxQylpwFLbk by asic@social.linux.pizza
2023-01-04T20:12:50Z
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@snowden Kinda reminds me of Spaceballs.
(DIR) Post #AS0jqMA9X0XRJfDTdI by asic@social.linux.pizza
2023-01-25T19:15:08Z
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@fsf "Once you go FLAC, you don't go back."
(DIR) Post #ASVfGkbnmk0BnzWt2u by asic@social.linux.pizza
2023-02-09T17:20:03Z
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@redstarfish Probably to make them unnecessarily thin. I know when Apple started making their thin & light Retina Display MacBook Pros, they dropped Firewire and Ethernet, saying they were both legacy ports. I could see calling Firewire a legacy port, since it was basically dead by then, but I definitely wouldn't call Ethernet a legacy port.