sbeak

In my opinion, Framework is more ethical that most in the industry. Think companies like Apple, HP, Dell, etc. who are generally quite anti-consumer. For example, Apple's parts pairing and closed ecosystem, HP's lockdown of their printers. There are plenty of more examples to look for, turns out humongous for-profit corporations driven by money like money go up more than happy consumers.

Whether Framework "ethical" outright I'm not sure. They support right-to-repair and interact with the community more. They share CAD files of their products so that people can make their own accessories and such, they are working with many Linux distros to improve compatibility, etc. I personally find the backwards compatibility of parts of their devices really impressive. So definitely, more ethical than most.

However, they, like a majority of companies, are not focused on improving working conditions in factories, they are not necessarily using fair materials, etc. Additionally, the support of Omarchy is problematic. In a nutshell, Omarchy is pretty much a preconfigured Arch that DHH likes. The controversy is that this DHH is an insane alt-right guy, anti-immigrant, transphobic, homophobic, white supremecist, all that. The direct support (particularly on social media) of Omarchy is seen as an endorsement of DHH, when you go to Omarchy's website, DHH's name is right there. This obviously isn't a good look for Framework, and they hammered in the idea that they are a "big tent", implying that they are okay with DHH's views. Point have also been made that Omarchy is a very new distribution with a small userbase.

Source I found in a quick search: https://gardinerbryant.com/the-omarchy-framework-thing/ (13th Oct 2025)

Note that Framework is not currently sponsoring Omarchy: https://frame.work/blog/framework-sponsorships (I am unsure whether they originally did, or if was just the social media promotion)

Other companies support their own fair share of far-right lunatics, but that doesn't make it ethical for Framework to do so of course.

sbeak @sopuli.xyz 3d ago

When there is a lot of overlap and ideas get very complicated, our human labels never quite fit (this applies to so many things, see taxonomy, astronomy, religion, psychology, biology, etc.)

sbeak @sopuli.xyz 3d ago

In Hong Kong, the coins have different size and shaped ridges so that people with vision impairments can more easily distinguish between them! I remember the five dollar coin being big and round, the one was round and thinner too, while the two was more bumpy. And although the paper bill for $10 is more common now, the ten dollar coin was small than the other dollars while being quite thick.

Many other countries have something similar, but I do like the HK coins personally. As a kid I always played around with them and sorting them by thickness, aligning their ridges (particularly for the $2 coin), etc.

And indeed, none are sharp for the reasons you mentioned. Most coins have ridges though, as those are used to tell if some of the coin was sanded off for the metal.

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sbeak @sopuli.xyz 3d ago

My understanding is (and I could be wrong on some details, I'm no political scientist!), communism is a broad idea for the end goal of a society with no class boundaries, no private ownership, workers (or a representative for them, in some models) owning the factories/"seizing the means of production", rights for all, everyone gets their fair share.

There are many, very different ideologies for achieving such an ideal society. Additionally, different people have tacked on their own ideas onto it (such as the necessity of a violent or peaceful revolution, how to redistribute land, etc.). You can go from forms of anarchism (very anti-authoritarian) and democratic socialists (usually quite anti-authoritarian) to Stalin's USSR and the Eastern bloc during the Cold War (very authoritarian with cruel dictators at the helm). Like most belief systems, there is plenty of infighting between various different factions.

"Socialist" is another broad term and is usually used to describe groups, people, and governments that implement policies that will build up towards the communist ideal. It's thrown around for many democratic groups as well as deeply authoritarian ones, hence the separation between authoritarian and anti-authoritarian communists that is very common.

You might have heard of terms like "democratic socialist" and "social democracy". The former are socialists who usually advocate for slow reform over a revolution, the latter are capitalists who implement socialist elements in their policies. Both try to uphold liberal democratic processes and are against one-party states like that of the USSR.

TLDR:

"communism" is the ideal and optimistic goal for a state, people who pursue that are called "communists". It is an incredibly broad term that can describe very different ideologies
"socialism" is used to describe groups that implement policies towards the goal of communism, people who support this are called "socialists"
"democratic socialists" are socialists who support liberal democratic practices and usually advocate for slow reform rather than violent revolution
"social democracies" are people who support some degree of socialist policies in order to make society more equal and fair while retaining the capitalist system
the separation between authoritarian and anti-authoritarian communism is very important! They are vastly different despite their shared goal of a classless society

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sbeak @sopuli.xyz 3d ago

Very insane that we as a species (very very very small) were able to survey the (observable) universe and its structure (very very very big, far bigger than the biggest big we can big of) to such an accurate detail.

sbeak @sopuli.xyz 4d ago

They do offer it with the Ryzen 300 series CPUs (but those have worse efficiency, iGPU performance, etc compared to Intel's new Panther Lake Let's hope that AMD's Zen 6 CPUs catch up!)

sbeak @sopuli.xyz 5d ago

Their blog as well as the video described the new laptop as the "Macbook Pro for Linux users", with a similarly solid build, battery life, and performance. But of course with repairability and upgradeability as a focus.

Clicking on some of the options on both web stores, a similarly configured Framework Laptop 13 Pro (Intel X7) is quite a bit more expensive than a Macbook Pro (base M5). If you go up to 32GB of RAM and 2TB SSD, the Framework becomes cheaper because of Apple tax for (non-upgradeable!) memory upgrades. But doesn't include import fees (which will be much higher for FW)

sbeak @sopuli.xyz 5d ago

Aside from the suggested iFixit screwdriver kits and magnifying glasses, I would suggest a microfibre cloth or wiping down the device and isopropyl alcohol to clean adhesive for the battery in many phones.

sbeak @sopuli.xyz 5d ago

Thus is awesome! And it looks like much of the other parts (new input cover, new display) will fit the old chassis. The new battery will require a new bottom cover though, since it takes up more physical space

sbeak @sopuli.xyz 5d ago

Some people have already suggested that such FW13 non-Pro and Pro hybrids could be called pandas or penguins

sbeak @sopuli.xyz 5d ago

I really like that Framework lets you BYO SSD, because then you can easily reuse your old drive! Especially with the memory shortage making everything very expensive.

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sbeak @sopuli.xyz 5d ago

Nice! Checking the forums, looks like you can change the bottom cover while keeping the old top cover if you want the new display, battery, etc. while keeping a silver lid. Interesting...

sbeak @sopuli.xyz 5d ago

I’m assuming they’re talking about 720p video playback at low brightness to get 20 hours.

On the blog, they say 20 hours is from 4K Netflix streaming. Mighty impressive, that! https://frame.work/blog/framework-laptop-13-pro-and-highlights-from-the-framework-next-gen-event or https://frame.work/blog/introducing-framework-laptop-13-pro

They say it's slightly longer than a 14" Macbook Pro M5, interesting

sbeak @sopuli.xyz 5d ago

100% get a water bottle and carry it with you. Reduces the effort needed to take a sip. Additionally, try to drink less sweet drinks too. I never liked fizzy drinks anyways.

sbeak @sopuli.xyz 5d ago

I'm assuming you can click on the touchpad? Like a laptop one. ~~They say it's haptic too, which is interesting (I wonder if it's interchangeable with the non-haptic one?)~~

I was mistaken, it's the same trackpad as the Laptop 12.

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sbeak @sopuli.xyz 5d ago

Looking at their website, it seems that they will be working with more distros to make sure support is good. Additionally, it's the first device that is "Ubuntu certified"

edit,: Oh, and if you get the pre-built, you can have Ubuntu preinstalled! Not if you get the DIY edition though, interestingly enough. You would think Linux users are more likely to go with the DIY route. (you can also pick no OS preinstalled if you go that route, so I think it's fine)