jeffw@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoFirmware update bricks HP printers, makes them unable to use HP cartridgesarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square8fedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down11cross-posted to: technology@lemmy.ml
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkFirmware update bricks HP printers, makes them unable to use HP cartridgesarstechnica.comjeffw@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square8fedilinkcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.ml
minus-squareshiftymccool@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·2 months agoPeople sure like to just toss the word “brick” around. These printers are still functional enough to get another firmware update to fix them. You know what can’t? Bricks
minus-squareprole@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoYeah, can we go back to when “brick” had a very specific definition with respect to electronics?
minus-squarecpaq47@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0arrow-down1·2 months agoYou’re funny. It’s 2025, words no longer have any meaning. It used to make me mad. Now it just makes me sad.
People sure like to just toss the word “brick” around. These printers are still functional enough to get another firmware update to fix them. You know what can’t? Bricks
Yeah, can we go back to when “brick” had a very specific definition with respect to electronics?
You’re funny. It’s 2025, words no longer have any meaning.
It used to make me mad. Now it just makes me sad.