@righttorepair @pluralistic In Alaska, people living away from our 3 big cities learn to repair broken devices as best they can, often there is no repair business in a town or village Even in the city areas, businesses that seek to make repairs are stymied by lockouts, withheld information and anti-modification laws. Here are 3 examples from a repair business near Anchorage, AK.

https://alaskabeacon.com/2026/02/24/three-examples-that-show-alaskans-need-the-right-to-repair/

#RightToRepair #Alaska

@righttorepair @pluralistic In Alaska, people living away from our 3 big cities learn to repair broken devices as best they can, often there is no repair business in a town or village Even in the city areas, businesses that seek to make repairs are stymied by lockouts, withheld information and anti-modification laws. Here are 3 examples from a repair business near Anchorage, AK.

https://alaskabeacon.com/2026/02/24/three-examples-that-show-alaskans-need-the-right-to-repair/

#RightToRepair #Alaska

@AlJazeera @latin-america-news-AlJazeera very interesting! #RightToRepair

Der Digitale Exitus: Warum Europa jetzt die Ketten sprengen muss

Ein Manifest für die Souveränität

Wir stehen am Abgrund einer technologischen Leibeigenschaft. Während wir uns einbilden, in einer freien Demokratie zu leben, haben wir die Schlüssel zu unserem Haus, unseren Gedanken und unserer Wirtschaft längst an eine Handvoll Milliardäre im Silicon Valley übergeben. Wir sind keine Nutzer mehr. Wir sind Datensätze. Wir sind digitale Leibeigene in einem feudalen System, das keine Grenzen kennt und keine Moral. Es ist Zeit, die rosarote Brille abzusetzen. Es ist Zeit, das Betriebssystem unserer Gesellschaft neu zu installieren. [Mehr lesen...]

https://www.christin-loehner.de/blog/der-digitale-exitus-warum-europa-jetzt-die-ketten-sprengen-muss

#DigitaleSouveränität #DigitalSovereignty #Linux #OpenSource #FOSS #Privacy #Datenschutz #BigTech #FuckBigTech #DeGoogle #BoycottAmazon #BoycottGoogle #BoycottMicrosoft #Europa #Europe #LocalFirst #KaufLokal #Widerstand #DigitalResistance #FairTech #RightToRepair #Signal #Mastodon #Nextcloud #Firefox #BraveBrowser #Sustainability #SelfHosted #TechFreedom #Cybersecurity

Der Digitale Exitus: Warum Europa jetzt die Ketten sprengen muss

Ein Manifest für die Souveränität

Wir stehen am Abgrund einer technologischen Leibeigenschaft. Während wir uns einbilden, in einer freien Demokratie zu leben, haben wir die Schlüssel zu unserem Haus, unseren Gedanken und unserer Wirtschaft längst an eine Handvoll Milliardäre im Silicon Valley übergeben. Wir sind keine Nutzer mehr. Wir sind Datensätze. Wir sind digitale Leibeigene in einem feudalen System, das keine Grenzen kennt und keine Moral. Es ist Zeit, die rosarote Brille abzusetzen. Es ist Zeit, das Betriebssystem unserer Gesellschaft neu zu installieren. [Mehr lesen...]

https://www.christin-loehner.de/blog/der-digitale-exitus-warum-europa-jetzt-die-ketten-sprengen-muss

#DigitaleSouveränität #DigitalSovereignty #Linux #OpenSource #FOSS #Privacy #Datenschutz #BigTech #FuckBigTech #DeGoogle #BoycottAmazon #BoycottGoogle #BoycottMicrosoft #Europa #Europe #LocalFirst #KaufLokal #Widerstand #DigitalResistance #FairTech #RightToRepair #Signal #Mastodon #Nextcloud #Firefox #BraveBrowser #Sustainability #SelfHosted #TechFreedom #Cybersecurity

🚜 Iowa Farmers Are Leading the Fight for Repair

｢ A modern combine can be mechanically fine and still be effectively broken, because the owner can’t access the diagnostic tools and software needed to complete the repair. The part might be sitting right there, but the “key” to make it work lives behind a dealer login. Agricultural Right to Repair aims to hand the keys back to farmers so they can get food back on our tables ｣

https://www.ifixit.com/News/115722/iowa-farmers-are-leading-the-fight-for-repair

#righttorepair #opensource #farming

🚜 Iowa Farmers Are Leading the Fight for Repair

｢ A modern combine can be mechanically fine and still be effectively broken, because the owner can’t access the diagnostic tools and software needed to complete the repair. The part might be sitting right there, but the “key” to make it work lives behind a dealer login. Agricultural Right to Repair aims to hand the keys back to farmers so they can get food back on our tables ｣

https://www.ifixit.com/News/115722/iowa-farmers-are-leading-the-fight-for-repair

#righttorepair #opensource #farming

Shipped out the first two rehabilitated Thinkpads this morning. These have SSD drives, upgraded RAM and are running Linux Mint instead of the usual bloatware/spyware. Light and lean. Yay for repairability. 🛠️

If there's someone in your life that needs decent laptop for general use, let me know. I will refresh and ship one at no charge. (Donations are welcome, to cover the cost of shipping.)

More info at the top of this thread.

#SolarPunk #RightToRepair #Linux #EthicalTech #reuse #EthicalTech

Shipped out the first two rehabilitated Thinkpads this morning. These have SSD drives, upgraded RAM and are running Linux Mint instead of the usual bloatware/spyware. Light and lean. Yay for repairability. 🛠️

If there's someone in your life that needs decent laptop for general use, let me know. I will refresh and ship one at no charge. (Donations are welcome, to cover the cost of shipping.)

More info at the top of this thread.

#SolarPunk #RightToRepair #Linux #EthicalTech #reuse #EthicalTech

Mardi 🇫🇷 GRENOBLE
Mittwoch 🇩🇪 HAMBURG
➡️ https://events.fairphone.community

🗓️ MARDI 17 février 🕖 19 h
🏠 La Turbine.coop | 5 Esplanade Andry Farcy | 38000 GRENOBLE

🗓️ MITTWOCH, 18. Februar 🕕 18 Uhr
🏠 Max & Consorten | Spadenteich 1 | 20099 HAMBURG

Tous les curieux bienvenu•e•s ! 🙂 Neugierige willkommen! 🙂 Everyone curious welcome! Boost welcome 😇

@LowMemory /u

#Fairphone #Grenoble #Hamburg #FairbudsXL #Fairphone6 #Fairbuds #TheFairphone #TheFairphoneGen6 #Fairphone5 #Fairphone4 #Fairphone3 #Fairphone2 #Fairphone1 #eOS #Murena #WeAreFairphone #RightToRepair

Mardi 🇫🇷 GRENOBLE
Mittwoch 🇩🇪 HAMBURG
➡️ https://events.fairphone.community

🗓️ MARDI 17 février 🕖 19 h
🏠 La Turbine.coop | 5 Esplanade Andry Farcy | 38000 GRENOBLE

🗓️ MITTWOCH, 18. Februar 🕕 18 Uhr
🏠 Max & Consorten | Spadenteich 1 | 20099 HAMBURG

Tous les curieux bienvenu•e•s ! 🙂 Neugierige willkommen! 🙂 Everyone curious welcome! Boost welcome 😇

@LowMemory /u

#Fairphone #Grenoble #Hamburg #FairbudsXL #Fairphone6 #Fairbuds #TheFairphone #TheFairphoneGen6 #Fairphone5 #Fairphone4 #Fairphone3 #Fairphone2 #Fairphone1 #eOS #Murena #WeAreFairphone #RightToRepair

We’ve upgraded our Repair Café in a Box programme with a new range of power tools — available as part of our free-to-borrow kit for community Repair Cafés across the Dublin region.

This is funded through the Community Climate Action Programme (Round 1) under the Government’s Climate Action Fund, with support from Dublin City Council in partnership with DECC.

Details + how to borrow:
https://www.tog.ie/2026/02/new-power-tools-added-to-repair-cafe-in-a-box/

#RepairCafe #RightToRepair #CircularEconomy #ClimateAction #Dublin

We’ve upgraded our Repair Café in a Box programme with a new range of power tools — available as part of our free-to-borrow kit for community Repair Cafés across the Dublin region.

This is funded through the Community Climate Action Programme (Round 1) under the Government’s Climate Action Fund, with support from Dublin City Council in partnership with DECC.

Details + how to borrow:
https://www.tog.ie/2026/02/new-power-tools-added-to-repair-cafe-in-a-box/

#RepairCafe #RightToRepair #CircularEconomy #ClimateAction #Dublin

📎 Let’s all just clean up our corner of the world.
Change doesn’t happen because of one angry video.
It happens because thousands of us show up and DO THE WORK.
Real change only happens when we all contribute.
🔧
https://youtu.be/9-QDbZZYIxk #RightToRepair #ClippyArmy #DoTheWork

📎 Let’s all just clean up our corner of the world.
Change doesn’t happen because of one angry video.
It happens because thousands of us show up and DO THE WORK.
Real change only happens when we all contribute.
🔧
https://youtu.be/9-QDbZZYIxk #RightToRepair #ClippyArmy #DoTheWork

It's shameful that a gallery such as this needs to exist, but we're grateful someone's put it together.

https://pirg.org/edfund/resources/electronic-waste-graveyard/

"This database lists more than 100 tech products that have stopped working after manufacturers dropped support. It calculates the total weight of all these dead devices which have joined the 68 million tons of electronic waste disposed of each year."

#RightToRepair #Mending