Ongoing social experiment, fighting planned obsolescence & planned failure through improvisational fixing and aggressive asset recovery.
New York, USA
Joined April 2014
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So @GeoffreyGiller what was the #final #outcome for the #defective @Bose #qc35 headphones? Still a fun fix and grateful @iFixit had a teardown guide to access that ear cup not producing sound.
If you really need to walk away from an opporunity to learn about maintaining your own stuff, there's a chance none of us will be able work on it. We'll be working with others who were willing, able, and excited to learn about repair and maintenance.
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Abandoning an opportunity to learn how to fix your stuff puts us at a disadvantage towards effective repair. We would be operating in the dark. We wind up going down a rabbit hole, giving up other repairs that could have taken less time and effort.
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Traditional Repair Shop?
We're Very Different
We're so interested in sharing what we know about repair, we even changed our About Us sections to include skill sharing as part of our mission. As much as we like fixing stuff, we love teaching others to do so even more.
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The small appliance had no power and no lights. We saw bad parts. We could have done the work ourselves, but we chose to train the owner on through-hole soldering. She got it working. The mini-fridge actually went out again later that week.
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Example:
The small appliance had no power and no lights. We saw bad parts. We could have done the work ourselves, but we chose to train the owner on through-hole soldering. She got it working. The mini-fridge actually went out again later that week.
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Thx y'all 4 stopping by at the @MakerFaireConey We look forward to seeing you at @hackmanhattan for the Fixing Session on 18 Oct 2023
facebook.com/events/s/octobe… – at Manhattan, NY
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Check out my op-ed with @kwiens in the @mercnews on why CA needs the #RightToRepair. Let’s reclaim our right to fully own our own stuff mercurynews.com/2021/12/16/o…
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This column does an excellent job explaining why if Apple wants to get real on its commitment to climate change, they need to embrace repair access. #RightToRepair washingtonpost.com/business/…
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Come join us TONIGHT at 7 PM for our #openhouse! Learn about what #HackManhattan has to offer and connect with your fellow makers!
Can't make it? We're open every Tuesday and Thursday!
#makerspace #freevent
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Help us push the FTC to adopt #righttorepair rules by flooding the agency with support. You can write, call, or video for just 1 minute at the July 21 Open Commission Meeting ftc.gov/news-events/press-re…
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Apple co-founder @stevewoz talks about why he is a #RightToRepair fan. As @POTUS is poised to propose new action on Right to Repair, maybe its time for Apple to return to its roots, and stop fighting user and independent repair.
youtube.com/watch?v=CN1djPMo…
We bridge that #DigitalDivide with everything that fix, refurbish, and/or donate
"This research finds that being #underconnected has real consequences...Parents say that a lack of Internet kept their children during from completing schoolwork. So let me be really clear: We have to fix this."
Incredible remarks from Acting @FCC Chair @JRosenworcel
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I’m proud to introduce the Fair Repair Act and put power back in the hands of consumers. This bill will help make technology repairs more accessible and affordable for items from cell phones to laptops to farm equipment. bit.ly/3q3GT9M
W00T!
BREAKING: New York Senate becomes first legislative body in the United States to pass right to repair legislation. Incredible win for people who have been fighting for this for years
vice.com/en/article/93y3np/n…
Yer data ain't #safe with @Apple by default. #RightToRepair enables people to decide who else to trust.
Lost in the noise about WWDC is the biggest Apple news this week: their technicians posted nude photos from a phone sent to Apple's Elk Grove repair facility to the customer's own Facebook account. Apple settled for millions. ifixit.com/News/50700/apple-… Solid account by @paulfroberts