[-] zzzzz@beehaw.org 7 points 5 months ago

E-ink displays are opaque. The Kindles with illumination use side-lighting with a layer of plastic that guides the light across the surface of the device. They are effectively front-lit using LEDs situated around the perimeter of the screen.

[-] zzzzz@beehaw.org 12 points 5 months ago

Also Chrome...

[-] zzzzz@beehaw.org 7 points 5 months ago

and Karl, at least, has incentive to string his lawsuit out as long as possible.

What is his incentive? Sorry, I watched a couple of the videos but haven't been following too closely.

[-] zzzzz@beehaw.org 17 points 6 months ago

I was you once. In 2018, I bought a dumb, black-and-white laser printer (Brother HL-L2300D). It has done nothing but print whenever asked. I've only had to change the toner once (to be fair, I print infrequently). It doesn't require special software. It was cheap. I highly recommend going this route.

[-] zzzzz@beehaw.org 20 points 7 months ago

I think the previous poster might not have been being serious.

[-] zzzzz@beehaw.org 8 points 7 months ago

Pot calling the pan burnt-arsed

Thank you for this!

[-] zzzzz@beehaw.org 21 points 7 months ago

Well, in this case, it is a lie of omission. It is true that Android devices are massive trackers. But, so are Apple devices.

[-] zzzzz@beehaw.org 19 points 7 months ago

I'm shocked there isn't a constant media outrage

The media is generally owned by very wealthy people and, as a result, reports in ways that benefit the rich and powerful. Centralization of media is very bad for democracy.

[-] zzzzz@beehaw.org 8 points 8 months ago

Maybe it'll be used like "no loitering" laws. Often not enforced, but useful when you don't like something and can call it illegal.

[-] zzzzz@beehaw.org 14 points 9 months ago

It shows how far the pendulum of corporate power has swung since then.

[-] zzzzz@beehaw.org 15 points 9 months ago

Is it that we don't know how to make concrete of equal/greater resilience? Or that modern concrete optimizes for something else (I'm guessing cost)? I didn't RTFA.

[-] zzzzz@beehaw.org 55 points 11 months ago

Not sure why everyone is so upset

Because it's upsetting. The fact that it has been upsetting for years doesn't make it no longer upsetting.

The attitude that old news shouldn't be upsetting enables upsetting behavior. And, quite frankly, I find that upsetting :-)

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