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Functioning inkjet printers are “designed to stop operating” Epson says, citing the risk of damage from “ink spills” as it pushes customers to replace…

Jul 27, 2022

Apple's embrace of silicon-based activation locks for Macbooks is sending millions of fully functional devices to the landfill. Also: HBR digs into the…

Jan 27

Tesla was outspoken in opposing Massachusetts’ auto right to repair law last November. The story this week of Tesla’s $16,000 quote for a repair that an…

Jul 19, 2021

The United States is in desperate need of expanded social infrastructure. The country’s growing network of tool-sharing libraries are just the thing we…

Mar 14

EP 11 | Building Community Through Repair with Ollee Means Listen now (32 min) | The guilder is a new tech platform promoting repair without money ever changing hands. We chat with its creator about the role of…

Dec 20, 2022

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Nov 7, 2022

EP 12 | Hillbilly hacker Travis Goodspeed on junk hacking and the right to repair Listen now (48 min) | Hillbilly hacker and embedded systems reverse engineer Travis Goodspeed thinks repair is a “natural right.” As for exercising that…

Feb 1

A nearly two year-long federal trial highlights the thin thread by which U.S. car owners' right to repair their vehicles hangs - and the need for prompt…

Jul 1, 2022

Friday Repair Chat: Seat Warmer Subscriptions Are Just Rent Seeking. Discuss.The growing role of software and Internet-enabled services in the functioning of automobiles has generally been a good thing. After all, feature…

Jul 23, 2022

Micro-subscriptions are everywhere...and they're driving people crazy. New Google Pixel scores high on repairability, so-so on quality. And is car…

Jul 25, 2022

Coloradans are reaping the benefits of the state’s newly enacted wheelchair repair law, getting access to software and settings that manufacturers used…

Feb 13

The Digital Fair Repair Act that passed the legislature in June had already been trimmed by lobbyists. They weren’t done. Chastened supporters cheered…

Dec 29, 2022

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