Sustainable Tech
cross-posted from: https://floss.social/users/be4foss/statuses/112332015705832479 > You don't need a new computer for up-to-date software ... just the right software! > > Come to [#Umweltfestival](https://floss.social/tags/Umweltfestival) 2024 in [#Berlin](https://floss.social/tags/Berlin) to learn about the role of independent [#FreeSoftware](https://floss.social/tags/FreeSoftware) in the sustainable use of hardware. > > 🗓️ Sunday 28 April, 11-19h > 📍 Straße des 17. Juni (Brandenburg Gate) > > [\#KDEEco](https://floss.social/tags/KDEEco) together with [#FSFE](https://floss.social/tags/FSFE) ([@fsfe](https://mastodon.social/@fsfe)) and Bits & Bäume ([@bitsundbaeume\_berlin](https://mastodon.bits-und-baeume.org/@bitsundbaeume_berlin)) will be there! Some in the [#GNOME](https://floss.social/tags/GNOME) and [#postmarketOS](https://floss.social/tags/postmarketOS) community may be joining as well :) > > [@kde](https://lemmy.kde.social/c/kde) > > [\#KDE](https://floss.social/tags/KDE) [#BMUV](https://floss.social/tags/BMUV) [#UBA](https://floss.social/tags/UBA) [#GermanEnvAgency](https://floss.social/tags/GermanEnvAgency) [#OpenSource](https://floss.social/tags/OpenSource)
cross-posted from: https://slrpnk.net/post/3036509 > There is apparently a printer that can [use spent coffee or tea leaves to print](https://web.archive.org/web/20230605142440/https://sciencenotes.org/use-coffee-grounds-tea-leaves-green-printer-ink/). I love this idea but I would not buy a printer when so many are being thrown away. I pull them out of dumpsters with intent to repair them. So the question is, can they be hacked to work with coffee or tea? > > Canon actually [disclosed](https://techunwrapped.com/canon-explains-how-to-hack-their-ink-cartridges-because-they-have-no-chips/) how to hack their cartridges as a consequence of a semiconductor shortage due to coronavirus. So this suggests #Canon could be a candidate for this hack. Has anyone tried it? How precisely do we have to match the viscosity of homemade ink to the original ink?
solar.lowtechmagazine.com
Low tech magazine
www.bbc.com
In a bid to reduce global electronic waste, Fairphone has created a smartphone that owners can repair themselves. What makes its technology so sustainable?
www.theverge.com
Apple stunned the world when it came out in support of California’s right-to-repair law. But software locks and other obstacles seem to signal that the fight is far from over.
solar.lowtechmagazine.com
Using solar panels without backup infrastructure makes renewable energy production much more affordable, efficient and sustainable.
www.theverge.com
Fairphone shows it's possible for companies to support devices longer than three years. Now it trickles up.
Repost from OSnews. FWIW, I don't agree just because of the screen but it's still better than anything on the market today.
www.theverge.com
A little bigger, eight years of support, ability to repair when things break. Still no headphone jack and the AMOLED display is a regression. Expensive but doesn't use slave labor so that's good. I'll stick with the FP4
www.techradar.com
The G42 continues Nokia’s quest to make at-home smartphone repairs simple, accessible and affordable
www.digitaltrends.com
It looks like Framework lit a fire at Lenovo. >Called Project Aurora, it remains in the concept phase, but is Lenovo exploring methods of execution. Nothing tangible for consumers yet, but for the past decade Lenovo has been on this march towards consumer-hostility. First with DRM on batteries; then with keyboards built into the topcase, followed by integrated batteries; and now with some series soldered memory, network cards, and only a USB-C option. As more traditional ThinkPad enthusiasts look at Framework and other brands, it looks like Lenovo is having second thoughts about their road towards planned obsolescence. Even if Lenovo can get back to where they were in 2011 with repairability, it would be great. Going a step further -- allowing us to upgrade parts and motherboards over the years, would be amazing but I wouldn't count on it.
The EU's Press Release on User-Replacable Batteries >Batteries are key to the decarbonisation process and the EU's shift towards zero-emission modes of transport. At the same time end-of-life batteries contain many valuable resources and we must be able to reuse those critical raw materials instead of relying on third countries for supplies. The new rules will promote the competitiveness of European industry and ensure new batteries are sustainable and contribute to the green transition. -Teresa Ribera
www.theverge.com
"“A portable battery should be considered to be removable by the end-user when it can be removed with the use of commercially available tools”" Additionally, the manufacturer should make batteries available for SEVEN years after release. A step in the right direction, IMO. Now mandate software support for that duration.
system76 has produced laptops for years that support Linux, but they have always been rebrands of Clevo. Now that they will be designing their own in-house laptop, Principal Engineer Jeremy Soller has announced that it will be completely open, and licensed under the GPLv3. Soller: >This will be the most open, modern x86 motherboard design I know of. [GitHub - system76/virgo](https://github.com/system76/virgo)
arstechnica.com
Today, Fairphone tweeted that it will be supporting the Fairphone 3, released in 2019, until 2026. That's seven years of updates on the stock OS, unheard of in the Android world. Fairphone 3+ is an upgrade for Fairphone 3 with a better camera module; it can still be purchased new from resellers, and refurbished directly from Fairphone in the EU. I'm on a Fairphone 4, but this is really neat. 5 years should be the minimum for a phone, and we should be striving towards 10 years of use total.
forum.turris.cz
The Turris Omnia continues to be an incredible return on investment. I bought this in 2015; plugged it in, and it stays up to date. In 2023, I purchased a Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) upgrade kit and updated the internal card myself thanks to the YouTube video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=79H0FxW85qg Just an FYI. This router is probably going to be usable for another decade.
time.com
This 2019 article introduces the audience to the growing problem of electronic waste. 50 million tons of e-waste were generated in 2018.
www.laptopmag.com
The 16" Framework Laptop will include both Intel and AMD options, and will allow upgrading and replacing parts over time.
Announced February 2023. A lower-end phone, but maybe more viable than the FairPhone.
arstechnica.com
Today's announcement is that Fairphone will be officially sold in the US, complete with a warranty and deGoogled OS.
solar.lowtechmagazine.com
A classic article from the infamous solar powered LowTechMagazine; the author describes their journey and how they ended up on a laptop from 2006.