Comment Do it yourself (Score 3, Informative) 48
Or, next time you are passing by Best Buy, drop them off for free. You're welcome.
Comment Re:I wonder (Score 1) 194
There are a few - very few - people who prefer to get out of their house and back into an office setting. Most people prefer both the comfort and the productivity of working from home. Offices should be there to accommodate those who don't want to work always in isolation and for group meetings. Other than that, let people work where their mental health wants them to work.
Submission + - Canada Is Working To Implement a Right To Repair (arstechnica.com)
An anonymous reader writes: Like in other parts of the world, Canada is working out what the right to repair means for its people. The federal government said in its 2023 budget released Tuesday that it will bring the right to repair to Canada. At the same time, it's considering a universal charging port mandate like the European Union (EU) is implementing with USB-C. The Canadian federal government's 2023 budget introduces the right to repair under the chapter “Making Life More Affordable and Supporting the Middle Class." It says that the "government will work to implement a right to repair, with the aim of introducing a targeted framework for home appliances and electronics in 2024." The government plans to hold consultations on the matter and claimed it will "work closely with provinces and territories" to implement the right to repair in Canada:
"When it comes to broken appliances or devices, high repair fees and a lack of access to specific parts often mean Canadians are pushed to buy new products rather than repairing the ones they have. This is expensive for people and creates harmful waste. Devices and appliances should be easy to repair, spare parts should be readily accessible, and companies should not be able to prevent repairs with complex programming or hard-to-obtain bespoke parts. By cutting down on the number of devices and appliances that are thrown out, we will be able to make life more affordable for Canadians and protect our environment."
The budget also insinuates that right-to-repair legislation can make third-party repairs cheaper than getting a phone, for example, repaired by the manufacturer, where it could cost "far more than it should." Canada's 2023 budget also revealed the government's interest in introducing a standard charging port for electronics. The budget says the government "will work with international partners and other stakeholders to explore implementing a standard charging port in Canada." It says a universal charging port could help residents save money and e-waste. "Every time Canadians purchase new devices, they need to buy new chargers to go along with them, which drives up costs and increases electronic waste," the budget says.
"When it comes to broken appliances or devices, high repair fees and a lack of access to specific parts often mean Canadians are pushed to buy new products rather than repairing the ones they have. This is expensive for people and creates harmful waste. Devices and appliances should be easy to repair, spare parts should be readily accessible, and companies should not be able to prevent repairs with complex programming or hard-to-obtain bespoke parts. By cutting down on the number of devices and appliances that are thrown out, we will be able to make life more affordable for Canadians and protect our environment."
The budget also insinuates that right-to-repair legislation can make third-party repairs cheaper than getting a phone, for example, repaired by the manufacturer, where it could cost "far more than it should." Canada's 2023 budget also revealed the government's interest in introducing a standard charging port for electronics. The budget says the government "will work with international partners and other stakeholders to explore implementing a standard charging port in Canada." It says a universal charging port could help residents save money and e-waste. "Every time Canadians purchase new devices, they need to buy new chargers to go along with them, which drives up costs and increases electronic waste," the budget says.
Submission + - Every Day is April Fool's Day Now (vice.com)
samleecole writes: The true origin of April Fool’s Day is not only a mystery today—it’s considered unknowable.
Historians have their theories about how the centuries-old holiday started: Most likely, it was something about the moveable timing of Easter, or the trickiness of spring weather, or an inside joke among 16th century people about the date of the new year. We still celebrate April Fool’s today without knowing why or what it means. It’s a deep-fried meme of a holiday.
Every day is April Fool’s Day now, requiring a low but constant effort to identify that no, the supreme pontiff is not dripped out in a papal parka. No, those are not real pictures of Donald Trump being arrested. And no, that’s not a real post of a trans activist calling to behead Christians.
The disinformation apocalypse is already here, but not in the form of the Russian “dezinformatsiya” we feared. Wading through what’s real and fake online has never been harder, not because each individual deepfake is impossible to distinguish from reality, but because the volume of low effort gags is outpacing our ability to process them—and with new policies like Twitter's verification disaster—it’s about to get worse.
Historians have their theories about how the centuries-old holiday started: Most likely, it was something about the moveable timing of Easter, or the trickiness of spring weather, or an inside joke among 16th century people about the date of the new year. We still celebrate April Fool’s today without knowing why or what it means. It’s a deep-fried meme of a holiday.
Every day is April Fool’s Day now, requiring a low but constant effort to identify that no, the supreme pontiff is not dripped out in a papal parka. No, those are not real pictures of Donald Trump being arrested. And no, that’s not a real post of a trans activist calling to behead Christians.
The disinformation apocalypse is already here, but not in the form of the Russian “dezinformatsiya” we feared. Wading through what’s real and fake online has never been harder, not because each individual deepfake is impossible to distinguish from reality, but because the volume of low effort gags is outpacing our ability to process them—and with new policies like Twitter's verification disaster—it’s about to get worse.
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