Re:Slack has raised our charges by $195k per year
by srik on Thursday September 18, 2025 @05:59AM
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This case was different from hackclub’s usual donations. Someone spotted OXY2DEV, a prolific Neovim plugin dev, coding on his phone and shared it with the community. People rallied to raise money specifically for him, and hackclub stepped in to facilitate. The drive ended with a small surplus, and since the funds were raised only for him, they let him decide how to use it. Smart choice because in South Asia chasing service centers is such a hassle and Apple’s service process is a dream in comparison.
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Re:Slack has raised our charges by $195k per year
by hirako2000 on Thursday September 18, 2025 @08:30AM
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I can't talk for the entire region, but what I saw across my travels is quite the opposite. You enter a repair shop the owner typically knows how to solder and will fix about any laptop and mobile phone. Back home in Europe is where repairs are overpriced or deemed "impossible". I can't recall more than once in south east asia the words "you better off buying a new one", oh so common in the "west".
I agree the critic sounds misplaced though, he wanted a Macbook. However not because all the other models are complicated to fix in his land.
Re:Slack has raised our charges by $195k per year
by alwa on Thursday September 18, 2025 @11:30AM
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At the same time—we’re really going to assume that we have a better idea about scrappy repair centers than the kid who lives there and hacks there?
If a lifetime’s effort has only gotten him to the point of affording a phone, what suggests he’d expect to afford a repair anyway? Or that the skeezy aftermarket parts involved wouldn’t compound his problems?