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minus-squaresuburban_hillbilly@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up76arrow-down20·13 hours ago …they just make you do manual registration if you use third party toner Man, if only we had a word for disabling critical features in this way.
minus-squarecatloaf@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up78arrow-down6·13 hours agoIf there is one, it’s not “bricking”, because it still functions as a printer.
minus-squareLost_My_Mind@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up31arrow-down5·12 hours agoUpvoted for understanding the concept of words having already established definitions
minus-squarebrrt@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 hours agoWhere were you when I was being called a pedant? 😅
minus-squareMac@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·8 hours agoStandardized word meanings being recognized and adhered to really brings me joy. I don’t like that meanings change over time.
minus-squareBossDj@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·8 hours ago“my account got hacked” No, you gave someone your information they used to log in.
minus-squareLost_My_Mind@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·7 hours agoOhhhhhhh, standardized word meanings are TIGHT!
minus-squarebane_killgrind@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down3·7 hours agoSo 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.
Man, if only we had a word for disabling critical features in this way.
If there is one, it’s not “bricking”, because it still functions as a printer.
Upvoted for understanding the concept of words having already established definitions
Where were you when I was being called a pedant? 😅
Standardized word meanings being recognized and adhered to really brings me joy.
I don’t like that meanings change over time.
“my account got hacked”
No, you gave someone your information they used to log in.
Ohhhhhhh, standardized word meanings are TIGHT!
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.