jeffw@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 days agoFirmware update bricks HP printers, makes them unable to use HP cartridgesarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square31fedilinkarrow-up1310arrow-down15cross-posted to: hardware@lemmy.world
arrow-up1305arrow-down1external-linkFirmware update bricks HP printers, makes them unable to use HP cartridgesarstechnica.comjeffw@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 days agomessage-square31fedilinkcross-posted to: hardware@lemmy.world
minus-squareshiftymccool@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up53arrow-down2·7 days 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-up27·7 days agoYeah, can we go back to when “brick” had a very specific definition with respect to electronics?
minus-squarecpaq47@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down1·7 days 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.
Not if you have IOT smart bricks!