Oregon may soon become the latest state to pass right-to-repair legislation, but Apple says Senate Bill 1596 proposes a security risk. Here’s more from Tech Crunch, including the parts of the bill Apple supports. https://flip.it/7B6f35
#Tech #Oregon #RightToRepair #Apple
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if your #electronics are working fine with a reasonable trade in (you get a significant amount of money off an upgrade) or your broken electronics are fixable (they probably are!) and you are considering an upgrade, you don't need an upgrade, you need to change your mindset
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If you are in the USA and want to get started on your #selfHosting journey, you can buy a pre-installed FreedomBox.
New, powerful FreedomBox hardware available for purchase!
https://discuss.freedombox.org/t/new-powerful-freedombox-hardware-available-for-purchase/3969
This is the second edition. It is powerful enough to run the entire set of apps (40+). You can also do some desktop tasks like web browsing/LibreOffice if you connect a monitor.
Storage and RAM can be upgraded. #rightToRepair
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The web store is a WordPress app running on a #FreedomBox 
Do you hate #broligarchs?
#Billionaires? #AiSlop but still think there is merit in #AI?
Here is my proposal for a stand alone.
OFFGRID COMMUNITY AI SYSTEM.
That's right.Your very own co-op AI
The calculations are very much back of the envelope, first cut, but quite feasible.
A 32billion parameters, frontier level performance compatable open source #llm model. The power requirements is that of 3AC units including cooling. Serves 15-20 concurrent users. 40 households of 4 people each (taking into account actual AI model distributed use metrics and contention ratios)
40 households, subscribing at $30/month over 2 years + power (solar). Train with your own datasets.
Entire set up takes half a rack.
LETS GO!!!
#OpenSource #FOSS #CommunityTech #OpenHardware #EthicalAI #ResponsibleAI #AIForGood #TechForGood #Solarpunk #RegenerativeCulture #Degrowth #AppropriateTechnology #OffGrid #SelfSufficient #Homesteading #Permaculture #RightToRepair #MakerSpace #DIYTech #decentralizedtech
Another reason to hate #Apple We're seeing more 2018+ MacBook Pro/Air donations — but Apple's T2 chip means even after iCloud sign-out and reset, the firmware stays locked to the original account.
Without donor contact, these machines are useless. :(
I've upcycled ~1,000 older Macs, but T2 era machines will end that. It's controlling, creates e-waste, and will only get worse. #righttorepair matters — Apple couldn't care less.
I went to a #repairCafe today and got my ebike charger fixed for at least another 4 years of daily usage (I hope). 🚲 ⚡
Repairing things is good for the earth, for our pockets and for society in general.
The NZ Parliament is looking at a bill about this. 🔧
Please make a submission so repairing becomes the standard and we keep things out of the landfill for as long as possible.
Deadline is April 3rd.
https://www.repairnetworkaotearoa.org.nz/right-to-repair-bill
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Several of our local parks have free bike repair stations.
They include a bike stand, tire pump, and multiple various tools for repairing and tuning your bicycle!
Êtes-vous propriétaire d'un atelier de réparation ?
Je cherche à entrer en contact et à en savoir plus sur vos plus grands défis. Si vous êtes passionné par votre métier et désireux de changement, j'aimerais beaucoup avoir de vos nouvelles !
#reparation #repaircafe #repaircafes #RighttoRepairEurope #RightToRepair
Louis Rossmann's Keynote Speech on Right to Repair - YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ol3rMem_Eg
I think maybe it's time to start a thread for "The World I Want To Live In."
1st up: shift from "Purchase New" to "Sturdy & Repairable:"
https://sauropods.win/@futurebird/114529458048424861
(I'll word better later after caffeine.)
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Hi everyone! #PSA
Are you concerned about Android closing their ecosystem?
Are there any other issues that you can help bring attention to?
I want to remind everyone that I have been maintaining an easy-to-use list to quickly find and contact your MEP (member of the European Parliament).
It's available online at:
https://zeyus.com/contact-mep-representative/
Source code: https://github.com/zeyus/contact-mep-representative
#mep #meps #europe #europeanUnion #europeanParliament #EU #eupol #euparlament #eupolitics #eupolicy #democracy #android #google #righttorepair
I have very conflicting feelings about this :D
THURSDAY: #DayGlowShow returns!
@ishotjr & I work on "De-Obsoleting Our Devices" – ft. LightBlue Bean, Pocket CHIP, Pebble, Chumby, Sensor Watch, EEG stuff, & LOTS more!
A multi-hour live build: chime in on the chat, or catch up on the chaos later ✨
Apr. 30, 12pm PDT / 3pm EDT / 7pm UTC:
▶️ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jwDkvnS1nUs&list=PLwWiFinxwDlgomKdWjfaavDbMRdhHhfqQ&index=2
▶️ https://www.linkedin.com/events/7453184812158324736
▶️ https://www.twitch.tv/glowascii
🎉 NOW ON FEDI ( @MakerTube )! https://makertube.net/c/dayglow
// #Electronics #Maker #Sustainability #Repairability #RightToRepair
Paul Barnfather and the Chester Repair Cafe make videos about fixing all kinds of gadgets and objects. You can follow their account at:
➡️ @clanger9
They've already uploaded 11 videos. If these haven't federated to your server yet you can browse them all at https://makertube.net/a/clanger9/videos
You can also follow their Mastodon account at @clanger9@mastodon.online
#FeaturedPeerTube #RightToRepair #Repairs #RepairCafe #DIY #PeerTube
This stands on it's own and bears repeating often:
Today’s bans on DIY repairs of everything from cell phones to tractors grew out of Hollywood’s fear of videotaping.
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The best phone in the world just got a bit better with newer SoC, more RAM memory and a new blue colour. #Fairphone 6+ #modularity #rightToRepair #iOwnIt