Cory Doctorow's linkblog · @pluralistic
41003 followers · 40494 posts · Server mamot.frProctor leads #PIRG's #RightToRepair work. He's a comrade. He's got these firms'' numbers. He's a tireless fighter:
> I believe in truth in advertising. If you're gonna sell somebody something, sell it to them. If you are gonna lease something to somebody, lease it to them. If you tether their future purchases to a secret "agreement" that you baked into the technology that they don't know about, that is deceptive. Not to mention, tinkering and fixing are American traditions.
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Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻💻🧬 · @BenjaminHCCarr
741 followers · 1541 posts · Server hachyderm.io
#Chromebooks Are Trash (Literally)
A new report from U.S. Public Interest Research Group (U.S. #PIRG) #Education Fund finds that Chromebooks’ cheap design and short lifespan means people are treating them as #disposable, and is creating piles of #ewaste.
https://www.vice.com/en/article/qjv8mw/chromebooks-are-trash-literally
#chromebooks #pirg #education #disposable #ewaste
Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻💻🧬 · @BenjaminHCCarr
741 followers · 1535 posts · Server hachyderm.io
#Chromebook expiration date, repair issues 'bad for people and planet'
US Public Interest Research Group (#PIRG) slams #Google for selling #schools short-lived, repair-resistant kit https://www.theregister.com/2023/04/18/chromebook_expiration_date_and_repair/ #eWaste
#chromebook #pirg #google #schools #ewaste
Michael Sentance · @MichaelSentance
180 followers · 511 posts · Server mstdn.social
Google’s short-lived Chromebooks are a scam.
#Google #Education #k12 #Technology #chromebook #pirg
#pirg #chromebook #Technology #k12 #Education #Google
· @kostyn
31 followers · 43 posts · Server mastodon.socialMade this account in 2018 but didn't start using it actively again until this year. To celebrate, I'll do a new #introduction. I'm a white settler writer, community organiser, and library worker in #NiagaraON. My interests include #anarchism #decolonization #antifascism #solarpunk #librarysocialism #literarytheory #literature #privacy #intersectionalenvironmentalism #poetry #poetics #mutualaid
Calling for #JusticeforWorkers #StatusforAll and #LandBack
#introduction #niagaraon #anarchism #decolonization #antifascism #solarpunk #LibrarySocialism #literarytheory #literature #privacy #IntersectionalEnvironmentalism #poetry #poetics #mutualaid #justiceforworkers #StatusForAll #landback #library #pirg #opirg