Sahwa@reddthat.com to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 days agoFrustrated users crowdfund a $2,000 fix for Lenovo Legion ‘speakers not working properly’ error — bug bounty posted, coder wins the cash by fixing complex audio annoyance in just a monthwww.tomshardware.comexternal-linkmessage-square11fedilinkarrow-up1386arrow-down12
arrow-up1384arrow-down1external-linkFrustrated users crowdfund a $2,000 fix for Lenovo Legion ‘speakers not working properly’ error — bug bounty posted, coder wins the cash by fixing complex audio annoyance in just a monthwww.tomshardware.comSahwa@reddthat.com to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 days agomessage-square11fedilink
minus-squareIce@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up69arrow-down2·4 days agoI mean, $2k is about okay for a month of labour in much of the world
minus-squaremal3oon@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up41·4 days agoTrue, but the guy who fixed it is an EU researcher in CS in Canada. I highly doubt he did it for the money. He seems to be into puzzles. It sucks that Lenovo did not compensate him though.
minus-squarewizzor@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·4 days agoHow much is one of those fancy pants laptops?
I mean, $2k is about okay for a month of labour in much of the world
True, but the guy who fixed it is an EU researcher in CS in Canada. I highly doubt he did it for the money. He seems to be into puzzles. It sucks that Lenovo did not compensate him though.
How much is one of those fancy pants laptops?