Travelling soon, pulled out my 2012 macbook to make sure its usable, but the replacement battery was completely dead, even after a full day of leaving it plugged in. Luckily when I bought the battery kit from ifixit a few years ago they had to send me two due to some problem with the glue solvents. So today I've installed the replacement-replacement battery, and my 13 year old laptop continues to remain operational and useful

For the curious, it runs Arch Linux nowadays, which even supports switching between the 'integrated' Intel GPU and the more powerful and energy thirsty nvidia onboard GPU

#righttorepair

Travelling soon, pulled out my 2012 macbook to make sure its usable, but the replacement battery was completely dead, even after a full day of leaving it plugged in. Luckily when I bought the battery kit from ifixit a few years ago they had to send me two due to some problem with the glue solvents. So today I've installed the replacement-replacement battery, and my 13 year old laptop continues to remain operational and useful

For the curious, it runs Arch Linux nowadays, which even supports switching between the 'integrated' Intel GPU and the more powerful and energy thirsty nvidia onboard GPU

#righttorepair

While big-upping this channel, another great one about the inherent dangers of monopolies/semi-monopolies & planned obsolescence: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j5v8D-alAKE

Some might see this as political, & it partly is, but it's a crucial tech issue at its core.

Also, this is definitely a @pluralistic topic. Cory Doctorow's written about this a *lot* in an essential way for clear understanding of the deep issues.

#RightToRepair #PlannedObsolescence #Veritasium #IndustryCartels #monopolies #monopolists

Also on this particular model the controllers can be unplugged and removed without disturbing the blanket, which is currently on my bed under plenty of bedding and some cats. If they had the spare parts that could just mail me two of them and that would be that. Instead, we have to do this whole rigmarole so they can tick a box and trash the entire product in their warehouse instead of fixing it where it is. #RightToRepair

While big-upping this channel, another great one about the inherent dangers of monopolies/semi-monopolies & planned obsolescence: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j5v8D-alAKE

Some might see this as political, & it partly is, but it's a crucial tech issue at its core.

Also, this is definitely a @pluralistic topic. Cory Doctorow's written about this a *lot* in an essential way for clear understanding of the deep issues.

#RightToRepair #PlannedObsolescence #Veritasium #IndustryCartels #monopolies #monopolists

@Em0nM4stodon As @pluralistic elucidates regarding the many causes of ecology becoming recognized as one cause with the development of the concept of ecology, and regarding so many technology-mediated social injustices and all the facets of #enshittification ultimately having a single root, the solution to cause fatigue is to unify causes.

Whether #chatControl and the assault on #privacy, or #RightToRepair, or #censorship, or any of the many forms of bigotry, ultimately, the unifying cause is to reverse the centralization of power—to redistribute power towards the many: not as power over others, which is the same shit in a different direction, but as power over ourselves. (Distribution of wealth is contained within this, for what is money but, as Beau and #BelleOfTheRanch call it: power coupons.)

Information about you is power over you, and chat control is therefore the unilateral taking of our power to have private lives by leaders of government who themselves have their secrets protected by force of law.

Ultimately, the unifying cause is the antitheses to Wilhoit's law: There must be no group that the law binds but does not protect, and no group that the law protects but does not bind. Anything opposing this cause, including chat control, is just another means to regress towards the original and defining objective of the right: absolute monarchy.

Boo! It's Repair Cafe! 👻 We're bringing repairs to Thomas Jefferson Library on Saturday, October 11th. Bring something to repair - or if you'd like, a project of yours - and enjoy some snacks, zines, and community. 🛠️

#RepairCafe #FallsChurch #Arlington #FairfaxCounty #AnnandaleVA #Annandale #PlasticFreeDMV #SolarPunkSunday #RightToRepair

@Em0nM4stodon As @pluralistic elucidates regarding the many causes of ecology becoming recognized as one cause with the development of the concept of ecology, and regarding so many technology-mediated social injustices and all the facets of #enshittification ultimately having a single root, the solution to cause fatigue is to unify causes.

Whether #chatControl and the assault on #privacy, or #RightToRepair, or #censorship, or any of the many forms of bigotry, ultimately, the unifying cause is to reverse the centralization of power—to redistribute power towards the many: not as power over others, which is the same shit in a different direction, but as power over ourselves. (Distribution of wealth is contained within this, for what is money but, as Beau and #BelleOfTheRanch call it: power coupons.)

Information about you is power over you, and chat control is therefore the unilateral taking of our power to have private lives by leaders of government who themselves have their secrets protected by force of law.

Ultimately, the unifying cause is the antitheses to Wilhoit's law: There must be no group that the law binds but does not protect, and no group that the law protects but does not bind. Anything opposing this cause, including chat control, is just another means to regress towards the original and defining objective of the right: absolute monarchy.

Boo! It's Repair Cafe! 👻 We're bringing repairs to Thomas Jefferson Library on Saturday, October 11th. Bring something to repair - or if you'd like, a project of yours - and enjoy some snacks, zines, and community. 🛠️

#RepairCafe #FallsChurch #Arlington #FairfaxCounty #AnnandaleVA #Annandale #PlasticFreeDMV #SolarPunkSunday #RightToRepair

“Upgrade season” is really just “marketing season.” Your phone isn’t outdated—it’s just tired. With a little repair, it can feel brand new again. All you need is the right part, the right tool, and a step-by-step guide.

Skip the upgrade, repair instead, and make the greenest choice possible.
—
#iFixit #SkipTheUpgrade #RighttoRepair

“Upgrade season” is really just “marketing season.” Your phone isn’t outdated—it’s just tired. With a little repair, it can feel brand new again. All you need is the right part, the right tool, and a step-by-step guide.

Skip the upgrade, repair instead, and make the greenest choice possible.
—
#iFixit #SkipTheUpgrade #RighttoRepair

Before you pre-order a new Apple device, consider repairing your current one. You can make it feel like new, save money, and keep another device from becoming e-waste. #AppleEvent#RighttoRepair

Before you pre-order a new Apple device, consider repairing your current one. You can make it feel like new, save money, and keep another device from becoming e-waste. #AppleEvent#RighttoRepair

"FOR CARL—IF YOU CAN’T OPEN IT, YOU DON’T OWN IT!" ✏️ 💻

"Signed by Cory Doctorow. It was a pleasure to meet him on his latest book tour. I love this laptop."

@pluralistic autographing @frameworkcomputer laptops.

#Framework#DIY#RightToRepair#Enshittification#Linux

"FOR CARL—IF YOU CAN’T OPEN IT, YOU DON’T OWN IT!" ✏️ 💻

"Signed by Cory Doctorow. It was a pleasure to meet him on his latest book tour. I love this laptop."

@pluralistic autographing @frameworkcomputer laptops.

#Framework#DIY#RightToRepair#Enshittification#Linux

#RightToRepair

The local library is doing the Repair Cafe!!! This is an initial event. Im hoping we can do something like this monthly once we get it going!!!

Repair Cafes are community events where people bring things to get fixed and maintained for free. Volunteers come to hang out, talk shop, and work on folks' items.

This is a mutual-aid event - So folks might be good at fixing bicycles but arent as good at mending jeans. So they might bring their jeans to get patched and then help tune a bicycle!

While my library has asked if I can help with desktop support (which I'm more than willing to do), I actually really like working on bicycles! So I let them know I could do that, too.

I'm at my bandwidth with creating and organizing things with the Free Fridges and Food Rescue, but I absolutely can join an volunteer on the days of if all I have to do is show up, hang out, and tinker on some repairs!

THIS IS SO EXCITING!!!

#solarPunk#repairCafe#rightToRepair#mutualAid #libraries #library #librarians