Looking for a long-lasting cell phone? Just buy one you can fix. nytimes.com/2024/05/15/tec…

Farmers still can't fix their tractors. An MOU isn't the same as a law. #righttorepair remains a priority.

We are going to need faraday cages for everything.

May the 4th be with you!

We’re waging our rebellion against the manufacturer empire on a planet very near.

#Maythe4thBeWithYou #RightToRepair

This ad is stunningly offensive. Perhaps the only good side is its use as a recruiting tool for #righttorepair advocates. Fighters wanted -- repair.org/join

It’s fitting that Apple would make an ad like this. After all, they are the masters of destroying perfectly good electronics long before its time. #righttoreuse #righttorepair

May the 4th be with you!

We’re waging our rebellion against the manufacturer empire on a planet very near.

#Maythe4thBeWithYou #RightToRepair

Join me, Jake Williams Weld Pond | Chris Wysopal Allan is @allanfriedman on bsky & infosec.exchange Window Snyder SecuRepairs (pron. Secure Repairs) at #RSAC Tuesday morning for an intimate panel on how to fix the growing abandonware problem. Snark will be thrown, flames shall be fanned, etc.

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The EU #righttorepair directive's legislative process is over, but our fight continues!

read our full analysis and the next steps: repair.eu/news/analysis-…

Notably Apple dodges repair and reuse in any of their Earth Day announcements. The best way to make an environmental impact is to keep the stuff you like in use for as long as you like and avoid recycling as a last ditch effort. John Bumstead is correct.

Makes sense if one follows the money -- Apple shreds competition from their own used products. Greenwashing at its worst. No surprise why they fight so hard against #righttorepair .

This is a great piece, and confirms the broader scale of a piece I did a long time ago: Apple has 'must shred' agreements with e-waste recyclers that require them to destroy devices that could easily be repaired/refurbished/reused after having data wiped

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'Why do most 40-year-old refrigerators work like the day they were purchased but top-of-the-line new refrigerators barely last a decade if you're lucky? That's not innovation; that's planned obsolescence,' said Nick Lapis, director of advocacy Californians Against Waste msn.com/en-us/news/us/…

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This is #righttorepair in action -- no secret sauce required. Just parts, tools, and skill.

Our engineers have unlocked the secrets of the best and worst handheld gaming consoles for repairability! Link below for more.
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Inspiring: The half-measure policy change announcement comes the same day Colorado is considering a bill to do the same thing as Oregon.

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Apple's desperate last-minute full-court press to stop Colorado's parts pairing Right to Repair bill in committee failed. Reporting by Chris Velazco Tripp Mickle Brian Heater senatedems.co/newsroom/hinri…

Apple's announcement today about allowing used parts is an ABSOLUTE PILE OF STEAMING BULLSHIT!!! Parts from needlessly Activation Locked devices are EXACTLY the parts that NEED to be allowed and EXACTLY the parts that exist in abundance. If Apple is banning their reuse, they

The Colorado Senate just approved Right to Repair from committee by a vote of 5-2. It now goes to the Senate floor. The fight continues -- make sure to tell your legislators to support #righttorepair everywhere.