@dgfitch @njvack @tankgrrl @Viss @ai6yr @AsahiLinux

Thanks for the reminder, #TimCook

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/elon-musk-tim-cook-executives-invited-join-trump-china-trip_n_6a045f44e4b040d76f640fc1

#AlohaApple - #Reject - #Reuse - #Recycle

If you are in the #Regina #SK area, there is a Repair Cafe happening this coming Saturday (16 May), located in the George Bothwell library in the Southland Mall.

This one is a bit special: it's part of a larger event that's happening, the Climate Expo. There are a bunch of other things going on as part of it, but one is that Bike Regina will also be there, fixing and tuning up bicycles.

I'll be there, fixing electronics, small appliances, and random other things, but I'm just a volunteer, not an organizer or official spokesperson. There will be the usual array of other fixers repairing sewing, knitting, game consoles and controllers, jewellery, and other things.

There's also going to be a teardown table for the kids to have fun with ripping stuff apart to see what makes it tick.

So come give your stuff a second lease on life. Keep it out of the landfill, and as a bonus, stick it to the manufacturer that made it just good enough so that it died right after the warranty expired 😜 .

Walk-ins are welcome, but you can also book a spot in advance here:
https://ecnrepaircafe.setmore.com/

More info here at the homepage:
https://www.envirocollective.ca/repair-cafe/

#RepairCafe #repair #reuse #environment #electronics #appliances #bicycle #bike #BikeRegina

I needed a convenient way to connect a USB-powered gadget to my lab power supply for some testing, without cutting the original cable preferably. Thinking of a BNC to banana plug pair adapter I have laying around, I figured I could make something similar but for a USB socket, from scrap, and have it part of my adapter arsenal for future use as well.

Ingredients:
- 2 cheap banana plugs
- a little bit of wiring
- a broken off piece of PCB with a USB socket out of a defective USB charger
- epoxy putty

For the 2 component putty I used Tamiya but Milliput or other such products would've worked just as well.

Works exactly as intended!

#electronics #upcycle #reuse #diy

Using Every Part Of The Car – A Resource For Solarpunk Writers And Artists – Jacob Coffin Writes
https://jacobcoffinwrites.wordpress.com/2024/09/04/using-every-part-of-the-car-a-resource-for-solarpunk-writers-and-artists/

#solarpunk #reuse