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Omg this windows 8 era HP pro book...
Ability to take the bottom cover off with no tools, easy access to ram, wifi and hard drive. And even captive spring loaded screws in the hard drive caddy.
Look what they took from us!!
Omg this windows 8 era HP pro book...
Ability to take the bottom cover off with no tools, easy access to ram, wifi and hard drive. And even captive spring loaded screws in the hard drive caddy.
Look what they took from us!!
Questi sono servizi utili, e non sono ironico. "Piccole riparazioni" potrebbe essere un settore interessante, a molto manca la manualità e l'esperienza per cose che ad altri sembrano banali, per esempio cambiare pile agli orologi.
# Repair, Reuse and Recycle
This blogpost from @ianturton covers a nice hack for old laptops with working screens: spare external monitors!
https://blog.ianturton.com/cheap/2025/11/09/spare-monitor.html
# Repair, Reuse and Recycle
This blogpost from @ianturton covers a nice hack for old laptops with working screens: spare external monitors!
https://blog.ianturton.com/cheap/2025/11/09/spare-monitor.html
#righttorepair
but for broken people
The future is now...
After a repair of an old Sony #Walkman (replaced the battery as it wouldn't turn on unless connected to USB anymore and wouldn't charge) I found out my #Fairphone 3 connected through a #Framework expansion card can also access it.
Because why shouldn't it?
#righttorepair
but for broken people
This is the most punk thing I've ever heard of. This guy got his physics phd then proceeded to use it to create open source plans for everything you need to start a civilization.
Definitely going in my digital apocalypse kit (wait, you don't have one?!), and this guy is now one of my heroes.
👻 Manufacturer issues remote kill command to disable smart vacuum after engineer blocks it from collecting data — user revives it with custom hardware and Python scripts to run offline | Tom's Hardware
"The general-purposeness of computers – the fact that they are all Turing-complete, universal von Neumann machines – has created tech bosses' fortunes, but now that these fortunes have been attained, the tech sector would like to abolish that general-purposeness; specifically, they would like to make it impossible to run programs that erode their profits or frustrate their attempts at rent-seeking."
#CoryDoctorow, 2025
https://pluralistic.net/2025/09/01/fulu/#i-am-altering-the-deal
#TIL about the #FULU Foundation;
"... born out of the Right to Repair movement and the assertion that if you can't fix something, you don't own it. But it doesn't stop there. If manufacturers get to dictate how long you get to use your device or what software you run on it, you don't own it. If companies can start charging subscriptions to use the features that you bought your gadget for, you don't own that gadget. Enough is enough."
@aj @spacelizard - I'm going to second AJ. Go for refurb. Most anything will run Linux these days. I'm partial to used Dells, myself. But pick what you like.
Refurb doesnt put money into the pockets of techbros. Used machines are more sustainable than anything new, even newly built "repairable" machines - as no extra or new energy and parts are expended to make it.
For parts, you'd just buy another used model of the same type and frankenstein it. So go for something popular and common if you like.
Moore's Law basically no longer applies to laptops in any meaningful way. So laptops in the last five years (or longer) are still really great with modern linux os's.
Yay, #permacomputing!
@aj @spacelizard - I'm going to second AJ. Go for refurb. Most anything will run Linux these days. I'm partial to used Dells, myself. But pick what you like.
Refurb doesnt put money into the pockets of techbros. Used machines are more sustainable than anything new, even newly built "repairable" machines - as no extra or new energy and parts are expended to make it.
For parts, you'd just buy another used model of the same type and frankenstein it. So go for something popular and common if you like.
Moore's Law basically no longer applies to laptops in any meaningful way. So laptops in the last five years (or longer) are still really great with modern linux os's.
Yay, #permacomputing!
I have over the years replaced many batteries not intended to be user-serviceable (because they wanted to coerce a new wasteful purchase). I've done it to razors, I've done it to electric toothbrushes, I've done it to several smartphones.
The smartphones required the most effort, but it's feasible for anyone able to make it. Resources like iFixIt.com will help with repair guides for specific phones.
Don't give in!
I have over the years replaced many batteries not intended to be user-serviceable (because they wanted to coerce a new wasteful purchase). I've done it to razors, I've done it to electric toothbrushes, I've done it to several smartphones.
The smartphones required the most effort, but it's feasible for anyone able to make it. Resources like iFixIt.com will help with repair guides for specific phones.
Don't give in!
Apple’s Subtle Step Forward in Repairability | M5 MacBook Pro Teardown
Full video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1PXcZzMhSZs
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#iFixit #RighttoRepair #M5MacBook
Repair Café is breaking free! We're coming to visit the Mary Riley Styles Public Library in the City of Falls Church on Sunday, Nov 9th!
Come join us for repairs, snacks, and community!
You do not need to have something in need of repair - bring your personal projects, or your curiosity, and join us anytime from 12pm to 2pm in the upper meeting room, just behind the info desk.
More info: https://www.mrspl.org/event/draft-repair-cafe-28087
#RepairCafe #RightToRepair #FallsChurch #ZeroWaste #SolarPunkSunday #Arlington #Annandale #PlasticFreeDMV
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