• tmpod@lemmy.ptM
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    More open hardware and firmware for sure.
    Stuff like Fairphone and Framework are nice steps forward, but those ideals could be expanded to a lot of other electronics, like house appliances.
    More open hardware and more community-driven repair hubs would go a long way to help reduce consumer electronics waste and actually help people save money.
    But alas, those efforts will always be swimming against a very strong current.

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    I would like to see a unified and federated approach to the community-driven Wikipedia-like index (list) of information like old-good yellow pages that could compete with search engines. There are “awesome”-lists, ArchLinux list of applications, some Wikipedia lists, etc. All of them are pure gold, but are inoperable with each other and obscure. I would like to see something like a dedicated browser or a webpage showing standardized lists of items with only minimal data: name, description, some types, link to the official website, link to Wikipedia (or whatever).

    For example, if I type in “Debian”, it shows me that it is a Linux distribution. It is community based, the newest stable version is “11.x”. For more information, see “https://debian.org” or “https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Debian”. Then it offers some related lists, like a “list of Debian-based distributions”, etc.

    Of course, federation is a necessity if we are talking about the open and diverse web. One server hosts lists of anime & manga, another one hosts a list of cafeterias in a specific region. Plus, in case of failure, these lists could be mirrored by other websites.

    I guess, such a project would make the information more accessible, no more filter bubbles. Also, infrastructure costs would be reduced (no need for a crawling and creating snapshots for every single webpage).

    EDIT: *standardized

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    2 years ago

    Repairable customizable car platform. Something that could be configured with many features and repowered as technology improves. There’s no reason a well built car couldn’t last 100 years.

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      Not only car, but all of the hardware side need projects:

      • e Reader (Bookeen used to be open source but their github seems abandoned)
      • printer
      • coffe machine (it exists)
      • washing machine
      • dishwasher

      Open to suggestions

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        2 years ago

        PRINTER!! Everyone hates them. If you could just 3D print updates to make it better the collective offices of the world would sigh in relief.