goesselgoldSo the downgrading begins. Swapped my very old but still quite good speakers for only slightly worse sounding but optically better ones and gave the old ones to my son, who will make better use of them. First time I decided that a lesser product will do for my needs.
PrivacyDigestNew Design Trend: People #Downgrading 'Smart' #Homes to #Analog 'Dumb' Homes, Some with #Landlines and Offline #Appliances
#smarthome #dumbHome #privacy #surveillance
New Design Trend: People Downgrading 'Smart' Homes to Analog 'Dumb' Homes, Some with Landlines and Offline Appliances - Slashdot
"People are creating 'dumb homes,'" the VP of research at the Global Wellness Institute, tells the web site Axios. Some are swapping NASA-style setups for old-fashioned buttons, switches and knobs. Others are designing digital detox corners — all part of a bigger "analog wellness" movement...
'Guilty until proven innocent': Inside the fight between #doctors and #insurance companies over 'downcoding'
Doctors say #insurers are automatically #downgrading their claims and paying less. Insurers say it’s their duty to prevent #overbilling.
#downcoding #health #medical #ai
Estelle Platini[…] authoritarian liberals who, once in power, consider resorting to force because they know full well that their policies are unpopular; those same authoritarian liberals who want to form an alliance with the far right, who back down because it wants too much, and finally take a gamble on entrusting it with power…"
Johan Chapoutot wrote about Germany in 1932
#3Blocs #circleOfReason #liberals #liberalism #downgrading #order #presidentialism #constitution #government #farCentre #farCenter #Macron #Papen #vonPapen #Hindenburg #Hitler #Nazism #rise #ascension #fascism #elites #elite #history #centrism #Germany #book #Chapoutot #Mussolini #quote #quotes #centre #center #beliefs #squash #CDU #Weimar #AfD #normalisation #Thuringia #media #authoritarianLiberalism #budget #CarlSchmitt #Schmitt #stateOfEmergency
#tt | tintenfrischjojo sass auf ihrer terrasse und meditierte ... radioblog von #tt :: https://is.gd/wZsxq5 #comic #drawing #radioblog #RaBe #bern #jojo_&_ernestinio #homo_sapiens #downgrading #homo_pestis
irobincI'll start a thread about my experience #downgrading my #smartphone and my conclusions. 2021 I switched from my #Xiaomi Mi Mix 3 to a Xiaomi Mi 11T Pro mainly because I wanted to make use of #5G which was offered by my Provider. The Mi Mix 3 has a 5G model which was China exclusive back then, so I "upgraded". From a 2019 Flagship to a 2021 Midrange Phone. 1/5 #reusereducerecycle
Kevin Karhan 
As much as I dunk on #Fairphone for #downgrading every device since the #FP3plus, they at least live the "#SchematicsOrDie!" principle and actually deliver #Schematics, #BoardView and #ComponentList on their website in a publicly accessible #PDF...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EAogtqyN22M
- Now bring me back real #DualSIM & #HeadphoneJack and we'll be golden...
In all seriousness tho: they ain't perfect but the best there is in terms of "you csn buy this right now in stores" kinda brand that isn't some obsure crowdfunding thingy but has an actual track record!
- Also shoutout to #LouisRossmann for releasing an addendum on his own...
#RightToRepair #Repairability #Engineering #Smartphones #Smartphone #documentation #media #journalism #transparency #Repairable #RepairableTech #Tech
Why I was wrong about fairphone
@Dianora And I'm shure #Canada is more able and willing to align it's #standards to the #EU (which is an upgrade) than the EU would even consider #downgrading to #ChlorinatedChicken & #YellowNumber5 standards that were already bad 50 years ago!
Maybe the EU could rebrand to like #LeagueOfFreeNations or #UnionOfFreeNations and define itself by common #Values beyond #economy, like #HumanRights and #CivilRights!
- Something the #USA is illegally attacking even beyond it's borders which is as much of a violation of diplomatic conduct as an ambassador personally insulting the head of a government.
Kevin Karhan :verified: (@[email protected])
@[email protected] @[email protected] just demanding that would likely be a *triple felony* in #Germany: - #Blackmail - #Extortion - #Discrimination I just hope @[email protected] , @[email protected] and @[email protected] [remind](https://infosec.space/@kkarhan/114290467686346855) the #US #Ambassador they are mere #Guests and that #Diplomats are expected to *comply with local laws and customs* or they get expelled! #NotLegalAdvice #Sarcasm #DEpol #USpol
Oliver Niebuhr🐺🚫 "Urgent Action Needed! The #EU is considering #downgrading the #protection status of #wolves, opening the door to #hunting. Wolves play a key role in our ecosystems. Let's tell our leaders to respect science and coexist with wolves, not kill them! https://secure.avaaz.org/campaign/en/stop_wolf_hunting_4_1/
Félicien Breton 🍉 🔻 🌱Concerns over housing and public services were unifying issues. “Young Dutch people cannot leave home because no houses are available, and the few available are too expensive. Wilders wants to fight the lack of housing by stopping immigration”.
https://www.investigate-europe.eu/posts/far-right-rural-europe-eu-elections-2024 @supremacy
#precarity #family #people #Netherlands #sociology #radicalRight #socialJustice #housing #downgrading #rightWing #legitimacy #colour #whiteFragility #fragility #resentment #racism #NL #Wilders #publicServices #elections #vote #entitlement #whiteness
Délaissée, l’Europe rurale se tourne vers l’extrême droite
Les partis d’extrême droite sont en passe de remporter une large victoire lors des élections européennes de juin. Le soutien aux populistes est en hausse, notamment dans les communautés rurales, alors qu’une « géographie du mécontentement » balaie le continent.