Ajen

That's only true for the high-end Pi 5. Lower-powered models like the zero 2 are still cheap, and they're a lot easier to find than a few years ago.

They aren't very useful for much besides hobby projects. Modern hardware is more energy efficient and will be cheaper in the long run compared to anything that would be considered e-waste. The only advantage an old laptop has is the initial cost, so it makes sense for a small home server.

Based on its name, I have to assume the EU Data Act only applies in the EU. So this will still be an issue for anyone who doesn't live in the EU.

Have you seen what he posts on Twitter?

The billions of dollars the company raised in its last two funding rounds were contingent on successfully removing this limit on investor returns.

No, those were the terms when the company was "for profit." Now that they're "nonprofit" the investors can make unlimited profit.

The billions of dollars the company raised in its last two funding rounds were contingent on successfully removing this limit on investor returns.

(6) Try buying a toilet that uses more than 1.6 gallons per flush in the US. Oh wait, you can’t, it’s banned.

Not the best example since they're trying to reverse all of these environmental protections.

Or you play a cat-and-mouse game with the authorities in that country as they try to block access to your servers. Depending on your moral values this might be preferable to blindly following the laws of authoritarian regimes.

It's really the country you're based in that matters the most.

Who would they sell it to?

Leave it to a .ml user to ignore all context...

The US currently employs "volunteer" troops, but also requires all male citizens to register for a future draft. Many living veterans were drafted. And many others were in vulnerable situations that recruiters recognized and preyed upon. Once you join the US military, it's a crime to quit.

There is clearly some nuance needed when taking about US war veterans.

I don't think any cops have been drafted into police service. They also don't go to jail if they quit their job. And I haven't heard of police recruiters using predatory tactics and targeting disadvantaged groups. The military does, or has done, all of those things to recruit troops.

I'm not a lawyer, but I know they can put enough leins on a property to take possession of it. I'm pretty sure police will also forcefully remove someone who's violating civil trespassing laws, but again, not a lawyer.