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After 5 years of faithful service, my #refurbished #Samsung Galaxy S9 has died.


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    Question. Is there some kind of device that works as a sort of USB rate limiter? that just throttles the amperage going to a USB device?Problem: I bought a tiny USB-powered ceiling fan, but it runs waaaaay too fast. That's to solve the bigger problem of heating efficiency, which is that in my RV, the ceiling at 6ft will be 80F while the human area is 60F and the floor is 40F.It does solve that but at what cost? The cost of noise, cool breezes, and a jittery threatening aura, that's what. We're not talking entire BTUs of air needing moved here. There are walk-in closets bigger than my house. I expected a gentle waft setting just to keep things slightly circulating. It has 3 setting: Pretty Fast, Freaking Fast, and Freaking Fuck Faster.I would settle for "Half Fast Nine." The thing advertises itself at 5W and I would like it to run like it really is 5W tyvm.I'm not about to open'er up and solder in a bunch of resistors. The only thing I was truly good at in electronics school was catching breadboards on fire. (This is a true story. Yes, I was trying to burn things. They let me graduate.)Is there some kind of USB dongle I can attach in the middle that will just say, "Nope, slower'er down a wee but, yae canae* have that much power"?* Sorry, I've been watching Limmy stream Disco Elysium and his accent is stook in me 'ed. Pretend I'm from Star Trek.#RightToRepair #AskFedi #RVLife
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    My friend is organising a Repair Day in #Granada this Saturday. If there's anyone out there who needs stuff fixed, or believes in the circular economy & the right to repair & wants to show support, please come, boost & share.I'm hoping to bring some goodwill, screwdrivers, soldering iron, & a couple of USB pen drives (for anyone who wants to renew a no longer updatable Windows 10 or MacOS PC with brand new Linux).#RepairDay #RepairCafé #EndOf10 #circularEconomy #RightToRepair #Granada #GRX
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    @fsfe Background: https://edri.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Joint-DMA-complaint-Alphabet-for-publication.pdf
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    @heals I think they tend to be more clear about the spirit of their laws than the exact text. the problems arise when American corporations do their best bad-faith interpretation of the text while ignoring the stated intentions of the laws, because that's closer to how the US legal system works 🤷 if you just keep in mind what such laws were supposed to accomplish when interpreting them, none of the rulings have really been that surprising.chatcontrol seems to me like a special beast because it has strong ties to American lobbyists that are in its favour, rather than being intended as a way to regulate them. it's also different in that constitutional lawyers have said will be illegal according to existing law even if legislated, so at least there's that