John Feminella 🌠May 23, 2023

As a hearing aid user myself since ~birth, and a technologist who likes to build things, this sort of situation would be a double nightmare: https://www.sapiens.org/culture/planned-obsolescence-cochlear-implants/

Imagine if your glasses stopped working without getting software updates. It's insanity, with shades of @pluralistic's "Unauthorized Bread".

Who Pays the Price When Cochlear Implants Go Obsolete?

Some cochlear implant users who can’t afford to keep up with compulsory technology upgrades are now losing their hearing.

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Show threadErickamJun 13, 2023

@jxf @pluralistic

When a company can effectively "brick" your brain, we have taken DRM too far.
I thought the DRM controlled motocycle safety gear was the worst, but we have a new winner with cochlear implants.
Recall a heart valve if we don't maintain subscription?

https://hackaday.com/2021/05/18/do-you-really-own-it-motorcycle-airbag-requires-additional-purchase-to-inflate/

Do You Really Own It? Motorcycle Airbag Requires Additional Purchase To Inflate

If you ride a motorcycle, you may have noticed that the cost of airbag vests has dropped. In one case, something very different is going on here. As reported by Motherboard, you can pick up a KLIM …

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Show threadLev Petrovitch

@Erickam @jxf @pluralistic

why recalling? Just stop it from remote🤦‍♂️

Jun 13, 2023 at 1:11pmWeb