Comment on Brother denies using firmware updates to brick printers with third-party ink

• catloaf@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  If there is one, it’s not “bricking”, because it still functions as a printer.

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  • Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Upvoted for understanding the concept of words having already established definitions

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    • Mac@mander.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Standardized word meanings being recognized and adhered to really brings me joy.
      I don’t like that meanings change over time.

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      • BossDj@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        “my account got hacked”

        No, you gave someone your information they used to log in.

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      • Cocodapuf@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        Oh man, I have bad news for you about living languages…

        But no, I know what you mean, I don’t like it either.

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      • Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        Ohhhhhhh, standardized word meanings are TIGHT!

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    • brrt@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Where were you when I was being called a pedant? 😅

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  • bane_killgrind@slrpnk.net ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    So on one hand, yes. On the other hand, there are tasks that are onerous to non technicians.

    If you asked me to do it manually, sure. I’ve interacted with a bunch of software, understand measurement systems, done some programming etc.

    My wife on the other hand… There’s no overlap between ecology or life sciences in this task. Outside her ability.

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    • suburban_hillbilly@lemmy.ml ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Yeah some folks in here are clearly out of touch with the capabilities of the average consumer.

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      • Buddahriffic@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        Do we really need to define things in terms of what the average person is capable of? Especially when the biggest barrier seems to be “willingness to put a small amount of effort into learning a simple process”?

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    • catloaf@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      There’s no equipment calibration in ecology or life science?

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      • bane_killgrind@slrpnk.net ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        Her degrees are ECE and conservation so no.

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