You can now repair your own iPad!
Apple Launches Self Service Repair for iPad
https://www.macrumors.com/2025/05/28/apple-launches-self-service-repair-for-ipad/
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Washington Consumers Gain Right to Repair for Cellphones and More - Starting January 1st, 2026, Washington state’s new Right to Repair law will come i... - https://hackaday.com/2025/05/28/washington-consumers-gain-right-to-repair-for-cellphones-and-more/ #righttorepair #repairhacks #news
Hackaday · Washington Consumers Gain Right To Repair For Cellphones And MoreStarting January 1st, 2026, Washington state’s new Right to Repair law will come into effect. It requires manufacturers to make tools, parts and documentation available for diagnostics and re…
On May 27th, 2015, we published our video featuring a watch expert taking a look at the $10,000 Apple Watch Edition. His take?
He was impressed by the build quality, but concerned it would be outdated in a few years.
He was right! This watch only received updates for 3 years and 4 months, making the lack of software serviceability the real killer of this device.
Check it out: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vFWqtnsDWIY
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#iFixit #ewaste #RightToRepair
Another running watch on the bench for repair and battery replacement. So much better than binning them! #runnersofmastodon #running #garmin #righttorepair #repaircafe #repair #aberdeenshire #b7000 #245 #forerunner
The magnetic clasp on a friend's bag fell off, so they asked if I could repair it. A new clasp was bought, but to install it required access to the lining, I undid a row of stitching, then had to redo the stitches by hand. Used a simple saddle stitch. It's not the prettiest sewing I've ever done but it works. And the bag can now be easily closed again.
Took less than an hour.
Commons, Not Conglomerates
Taxation can guide, not punish. Steuern steuern.
Proprietary IP → high tax
Permissive FLOSS → moderate tax
Copyleft/commons → near-zero tax + public support
And when you share while alive, society buys your freedom — castles, cars, and all.
This is the give economy.
Not charity. Incentivized solidarity.
Read the full post: https://eduzen.bearblog.dev/commons-not-conglomerates-variable-taxation-as-a-guide-toward-communal-stewardship/
educationZEN🌍 Commons, Not Conglomerates: Variable Taxation as a Guide Toward Communal StewardshipIn a post-growth economy, we don’t abolish value — we redirect it.
And one of the most powerful tools to do that is already in our hands: taxation.
Not a...
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Double Trouble for #Repair Monopolies: Washington Passes Two #RightToRepair Bills - #iFixit
Today, a quarter of Americans are covered by electronics Right to Repair
Article by: Elizabeth Chamberlain
@liz_ifixit
May 19, 2025
"We’re running out of high-fives over here.
"#WashingtonState just became the sixth state in the country to pass Right to Repair for electronics and the third to guarantee repair access for powered wheelchairs. Governor Bob Ferguson signed two bills into law today: #HB1483, covering consumer electronics and appliances, and #SB5680, covering mobility devices like powered wheelchairs and scooters. That’s a one-two punch for repair access and another major victory for fixers everywhere.
"Right to Repair is officially on a roll: With Washington now joining #NewYork, #California, #Minnesota, #Oregon, and #Colorado, about a quarter of all Americans (over 82 million people) live in states with electronics Right to Repair protections. That’s a huge share of the population who can now access parts, tools, and repair documentation for their devices. And it shows that the repair movement isn’t niche anymore. It’s national."
iFixit · Double Trouble for Repair Monopolies: Washington Passes Two Right to Repair Bills
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@frameworkcomputer - batch 6 here; thanks for the hardware 
Soldered new switches in into my good old Logitech G502 Proteus Spectrum, as the old ones started showing wear. I picked some slightly heavier ones than the stock switches were (Kailh GM 8.0), thinking "well how heavy can some mouse microswitches be lmao".
Well very heavy. Need to retrain my muscle memory to do double clicks properly. "lmao"
Also I sorta broke the turbo-scroll mechanism of this mouse while fixing the switches. Bummer.
Very pleased with my new @frameworkcomputer 13 running Fedora. I went with the latest Intel version. Love the 3:2 aspect ratio of the display. #Fedora #Linux #righttorepair #framework13
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@frameworkcomputer Ooo, neato, im just gonna do this.
Tariff Exemptions Are Terrible News for Electronics Repairability - #iFixit
https://www.ifixit.com/News/110121/tariff-exemptions-are-terrible-news-for-electronics-repairability
"Apple succeeded in negotiating a tariff exemption for consumer electronics. Did you know that exemption doesn’t cover spare parts?"
Succinct words on tariffs, old electronic devices & the Right to Repair. Well worth your time.
Article by:
Charlie Sorrel
@mistercharlie
@mistercharlie
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@arstechnica This is the way! Replacing bad cells can extend the life of a battery, reducing costs and waste. #RechargableBatteries #RightToRepair
Can you imagine the absolute mutiny that would have happened in the 80s if a company had sold a cassette player that you had to throw away when the batteries ran out?
The last design you'll ever make
"Designing from cradle to grave is no longer good enough. We need to postpone that grave as long as possible. This is how to design for a right to repair."
interactionmagic.comThe last design you'll ever makeDesigning from cradle to grave is no longer good enough. We need to postpone that grave as long as possible. This is how to design for a right to repair.
@ChrisH_Prog boosted this post (from @futurebird) into my feed this morning. It was an interesting conversational thread on the right to repair movement and general comments on the fixability of stuff. I finished my coffee and headed outside to attack my yard with my string trimmer (which I repaired last summer) and thought about ideas for #RightToRepair and reducing materials going into landfills. Thankfully, rain forced me inside, so you get this rant.
Sauropods.winmyrmepropagandist (@futurebird@sauropods.win)I have an idea for a program to promote businesses that are good for the environment because they help people repair things. Places like tailors, cobblers, electronics repair are all at risk of vanishing along with the skills required to do these things.
Right at a moment when we should be making repair and longevity a bigger part of material culture.
My cobbler is very old and isn't training anyone to take over.
Just telling people to repair things won't cut it.
"repair fair 2025 - Messe für Reparatur, Refurbishment, Secondhand und Upcycling"
https://www.wien.gv.at/umweltschutz/repairfair.html
Diesen Freitag und Samstag, 10-18 Uhr, Museumsquartier Wien
www.wien.gv.atrepair fair 2025 - Messe für Reparatur, Refurbishment, Secondhand und UpcyclingBei der repair fair Messe am 23. und 24. Mai 2025 im Museumsquartier gibt es bei freiem Eintritt Beratung und kleine Reparaturen, Kleidertausch-Parties, Second Hand Produkte und ein buntes Programm für die ganze Familie.
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@patrickcmiller given #CompTIA lobbying against #RightToRepair I'd not consider them trustworthy at al!
went to get a tooth repaired down at the tooth shop #righttorepair