I'm still not out of the rabbit hole of searching for an #OpenSource #PersonalKnowledgeManagement software. 🐰

I'm gonna give a second try to @zettlr tomorrow! Their docs are *surprisingly* user-friendly and they claim to stick to the pure #CommonMark where probable. It's all the while being nice to researchers with citing, inline usage of #TeXLaTeX, #MermaidJS, and pop-over #footnotes. Provision of the simple #PDF export and #Pandoc customization are welcome, too!

But, to be fair, I may be overexaggerating how good #Zettlr is because of my recent disgust with #VendorLocking. In fact, almost anything that closely follows the common spec and is #FreeSoftware might suffice already. Having something as advanced and closer to the roots is certainly refreshing!

#Markdown #zettelkasten #authoring #Zettlr #ReferenceManager #ReferenceManagers #PKM #NoteTaking #NoteTakingApp #NoteTakingApps #KaTeX #frontmatter #Obsidian #Logseq #Anytype #Notion #VendorLock #VendorLockIn #FOSS #FLOSS

@mshelton or better: Look at your #IT #Refurbisher...

Chances are they have a ton of cheap #Lazer multifunction units for less than a full pack of #Ink needed to scan (!!!) with those shitty #Inkjet machines.
https://infosec.space/@OS1337/111822039091897824

Also don't just ditch #hp for printers, but also #PCs and #Laptops, because their #ProBook series of machines do #VendorLocking of #RAM and will refuse to boot without manually confirming by pressing F1 on the devices' keyboard every single bootup (!!!), bricking #PXE-Boot & #WakeOnLAN / #WoL in the process just to #FUD #customers and #IntependentRepair service providers!

The problem is in #IT that #WhatWeAllowIsWhatWillContinue and we allowed Corporations like #Apple to sprearhead the #Enshittification with #GluedInBatteries, #SolderedDownRAM, #SolderedDownSSDs and #AntiRepairDesign!

The only winning move is to refuse to buy such shit!!

Get a @frameworkcomputer and a @fairphone / #Fairphone if #BuyUsed & #UseLonger isn't an option, because in #capitalism, your reciept is your vote - EVERY SINGLE TIME!

#WhatYouAllowIsWhatWillContinue

2/2 Ma chi ha permesso alle case editrici di gestire in questo modo gli allegati digitali ai libri scolastici?

* I contenuti digitali sono accessibili tramite un sito sul quale devi registrarti come genitore, poi fare un account per ogni figlio, poi attivare ogni libro con il figlio corrispondente. Ogni account ha la sua email che va verificata, eccetera.
* Per l'accesso devi usare un codice stampato sul libro che funziona una volta sola (se lo compri usato non puoi accedere alla parte digitale) a meno di ricomprare un ulteriore codice dall'editore.

#editoria #libriditesto #accessibilità #vendorlocking

1/2 Ma chi ha permesso alle case editrici di gestire in questo modo gli allegati digitali ai libri scolastici?

* Sono pressoché inaccessibili se non con software proprietari che funzionano solo con Windows e, qualche volta, macOS.
* A volte vengono fornite app per Android, che a me non hanno *mai* funzionato (tipicamente devi inquadrare la pagina o un logo, e l'app dovrebbe riconoscerlo e scaricare il contenuto digitale).
* La Zanichelli offre un software per Ubuntu 18.04 che manco si installa su versioni recenti di Linux.

#editoria #libriditesto #accessibilità #vendorlocking

@stanford yeah, all professional laptops like #Dell Latitude, #hp #ProBook.and #Lenovo #ThinkPad do #VendorLocking on #WiFi and #WWAN cards for way over a decade now...

https://as200950.social/@stanford/111431679781543935

@stanford 'The only #VendorLocking I've seen are on #WiFi & #WWAN #cards being #whitelisted in terms of PCI-ID and MAC-Adress/IMEI number...

The only company that does #VendorLocking on #RAM is #hp with their #ProBooks, bricking #PXE-Boot in the process...

I had a work-issued #ThinkPad #P15v and that thing never complained about me swapping the 256GB NVMe for a pair of 1TB Crucial P1's...

I've never heard of #VendorLocking of #SSDs outside of #Apple devices...

Yet another clear reason *not* to buy HP printers.
#VendorLocking #spyware #printers

https://boingboing.net/2023/08/04/hp-printer-usb-port-covered-with-warning-sticker-in-hopes-you-wont-use-it.html

@lamp depends...

Some (mobile) Servers & Workstations do #VendorLocking of #PCIe - devices to comply with shitty FCC regulations and deny 3rd party WiFi & WWAN cards to be installed.

#HP even does #VendorLocking in #RAM in their #Laptops, and FUDs people with false alarms every bootcycle that they've to confirm on the physical keyboard, purposefully breaking #WakeOnLAN and rebooting remotely in the process!

Yeah, #VendorLocking of #Consumeable & upgradeable parts like #HDD|s, #SSD|s and espechally #RAM is just a big asshole move.

And no, it's not less bad just because others besides #Apple do...

Same with soldering-down of RAM & SSDs!
https://youtu.be/eFnj7LvhvR4?t=260