Heiliger Strohsack

This triggers me. I mean, it’s a nice proof of concept and a small skit for the rest of the industry by regularly announce and show that it is possible to produce repairable and somehow better smartphones. It’s like selling organic fruit and vegetables on the local farmers market and attract “conscious” folks that are already trying not to buy food from the grocery store.

Do they think their project, their vision and business model will loose the relatively small attention from a broader range of (possible) costumers if they just pause and use more capacities to support the devices already on the market? Do they fear cuts in their supply chain, because its difficult to re-establish it once the people producing for/with them turn away and work for others?

With the right to repair and othe regulations their (former?) unique features will become a obstactle to persist in the market in which others, the mainstream manufacturers, are getting stronger.

I do not need a new smatphone every two years, not even a somehow fair one. Just produce spare parts for all your models and release everything related as open source, making it possible to run even longer with new(est) android versions or just Linux.

Yeah. The overall look of the photo is kinda retrofuturistic in my opinion. The thing could be a ticket booth for nearby bumper cars or other amusement rides like this.

So it might be stationary now, but only because it seems abadoned or it is not getting any/enough maintenance lately. I think in theory it should have moved a while ago or it may be some sort of trick to fool ordinary people so they assume the police presence at this site with this “equipment” is a response to a temporary actual or declared state of that particular area.

Does this thing move on a regular basis? It seems more like a mobile office parking nearby next to a site where crime or protest might happen or is being expected. And beside the cameras more dangerous for the police force itself. Or is it just a prop of a funfair?

By let them use this building, the state respresented by the local administration has the legal task to supervise almost anything the laws and regulations specify, like safety regulations in case of a fire, maintenance activities and so on.

Also law enforcement and intelligence are probably happier to watch and observe whatever the people actually (plan to) do in a (more) “easy mode”. Even if its getting used for distraction and/or propaganda by the russian officials it may deliver some evidence for acutal threats of which some are unlikely to find in the whole wide world with almost unlimited possibilities.

This seems to be purely symbolic to me. Russian officials and their allies (could) do bad things not just this in this particular building. I mean they have embassies around the continent and dummies/third parties could buy, rent or operative any kind of facility.