28 May
2023
28 May
'23
6:41 p.m.
TIL that Chromebooks brick themselves when they hit a hard-coded date: the date when Google stops providing updates: https://coloradosun.com/2023/05/26/colorado-schools-chromebooks-churn-outdat... The article's about Denver Public School District, who are finding a whole lot of their Chromebooks bought during pandemic are running out of life. The environmental and cost impacts are huge. Stewart