GravitasTaking your computer to the repair shop? BE VERY AFRAID!
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PiratenpartijDe Chaos Computer Club #CCC roept iedere eerste zondag van de maand uit tot Digitale Onafhankelijkheidsdag. Aangesloten hackerspaces gaan workshops organiseren waarin mensen wordt uitgelegd hoe ze van WhatsApp, Gmail, Windows of commerciële socialmediaplatforms kunnen overstappen:
https://www.ccc.de/de/updates/2025/ccc-unterstutzt-den-monatlichen-digital-independence-day
Mooi initiatief dat hopelijk in NL ook wordt opgepakt door bijv. de #hackerspaces en de #repairshops.
Steve Dustcircle 🌹The #DIY #Trend That Could Replace #RepairShops
https://www.bgr.com/2053441/diy-repair-trend-replace-shops-ifixit/
Kevin Karhan 
@icedquinn @snazzyq it's just #Apple's #PenaltyBill as they are known for notorious for overcharging when #RepairShops don't return broken parts to them either...
- Whereas with any other decent manifacturer a standard set of screws will do the job.
Kevin Karhan :verified: (@[email protected])
@[email protected] The #SelfRepair program of #Apple is *literally* a #Downgrade to anything #IndependentRepair can do - heck even a downgrade to what #ThinkPad|s and #Fairphone|s have been doing for decades…
- I thought the glare was excessive due to the lights, but then again I'm not gonna complain more about it. Noone expects you to have a fancy mattebox with turntable to make some professional product photo.
Also even if people don't have a donor to transplant a screen assembly from or don't feel comfortable fiddling with eDP cables they could just remove the screen and have a compact AiO Desktop.
- If it has like a "full function" #USBc port with #PowerDelivery than this can result in a sleek desktop that also looks good and doesn't require much space. Ideal if the battery is busted and a replacement isn't worth it! I've seen those in like #RepairShops where they basically setup some #MacbookPro that way as a
DFUmachine to reflash / reinstall other #Macs.
I think it's a necessity that we as #TechLiterates propagate the need to #UseLonger and the #RightToRepair as essential, given that #tech inherently is expensive in terms of #resources and that avoiding #eWaste and #Upcycling is an act of #EnvoirmentalProtection.
- Tho make shure to safely remove any "#DangerPillow|s" and handing it over to the relevant #recycling provider(s)...
If I had the necessary €€€€€ I'd literally start my own "#upcycling" #business, even employ some folks collecting all the #surplus'd #Windows10 machines and just cleaning, wiping, repasting, fixing and selling them as cheap #used #PC|s for those that kinda need something to do their casual "#office", #LightGaming and #MediaConsumption.
- I mean people are surprised how zippy even old hardware can be with just few tweaks (more RAM, a fresh SSD, cleaning it of dust bunnies and repasting the cooler with some quality (longlife #ThermalPaste, like #ArcticMX4) "#ThermalGrease" (that costs like €1/g in a 20g syringe and a #RepairShop can easily go through one in a shift)...
DoomsdaysCWA lot of my friends have used #MaineShoeRepair services to repair well-worn shoes and boots!
#Maine: #Cobblers and #RepairShops see shift in consumer habits to fix what's broken
Story by Caroline LeCour, March 22, 2025
"While modern consumer habits may drive a lot of people to simply replace things that have fallen into disrepair, there are many in Maine who are instead choosing to fix items that are broken.
"Steven Foss, owner of Maine Shoe Repair in #SouthPortlandME, said he has noticed a change in quality of materials of shoes over the past 38 years he's been in business.
"'Back in the day, all of the shoes were sewn on. Glued and sewn on. Now, the majority of them are just glued,' Foss said.
"He said the change in manufacturing highlights a shift in quality that has altered both his work and the shoe industry at large. Foss is one of only a few cobblers left in Maine, and he is committed offering affordable repair services, despite rising supply and equipment costs."
Source:
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/personalfinance/cobblers-and-repair-shops-see-shift-in-consumer-habits-to-fix-whats-broken/ar-AA1BsA7R
#RepairShops #RightToRepair #ReuseRepairRecycle #SolarPunkSunday #ShoeRepair
Waste Badger#RepairShops could fix the UK’s ‘broken high street’ - A #Podcast has claimed that repair shops and reuse hold the key to fixing the UK’s “broken” high streets l https://www.letsrecycle.com/news/repair-shops-could-fix-the-uks-broken-high-street/
Repair shops could fix the UK’s ‘broken high street’
A podcast has claimed that repair shops and reuse hold the key to fixing the UK’s “broken” high streets. Dr Adam Read MBE, chief sustainability and external affairs officer for Suez recycling and recovery UK, and Clare Seek of charity Share Portsmouth discussed the issue on the Carbon Copy podcast last week. They shared their … Read More
Khurram Wadee ✅How #RepairShops are giving #broken #devices a new lease of life | #Recycling | The Guardian
It’s disgraceful so much stuff specifically designed not to be repaired these days.
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/mar/06/repair-shops-broken-devices-new-lease-of-life
Jules she/her"#Repair vouchers, which give people 50% off the cost of repairing broken electrical items, will be available from next month in a trial across #NorthLondon. If it is successful, advocates hope it will be rolled out nationwide...A similar scheme in Austria, initiated by the climate ministry, has had a huge impact, with 1.5m repair vouchers used at 3,000 #RepairShops since ... 2022. Experts estimate it has saved about 4,000 tonnes of #EWaste."
https://londonrepairvouchers.co.uk/
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/mar/06/repair-shops-broken-devices-new-lease-of-life
What is '#RightToRepair,' and why are #MaineVoters being asked to weigh in on it?
Maine Public | By Steve Mistler
Published September 21, 2023
"#Question4 asks #Maine voters: 'Do you want to require vehicle manufacturers to standardize on-board diagnostic systems and provide remote access to those systems and mechanical data to owners and independent repair facilities?'
"Maine would become the second state in the nation to require automakers to make onboard repair and diagnostic information available to independent mechanics if voters approve Question 4 in November.
"The concept is relatively straightforward and the legislation closely mirrors a law in #Massachusetts that 75% of voters approved in 2020. However, implementation of the Bay State law is mired in a legal battle pitting #AutoManufacturers against #consumers and #RepairShops. Meanwhile, the federal government is sending mixed signals about whether it’s safe to share a car’s telematics data, which increasingly includes information about people’s driving behavior in addition to vehicle repair diagnostics.
"The Maine initiative is part of a burgeoning right-to-repair movement in the U.S. that hinges on the idea that consumers should have the ability to fix the products that they purchase, or at least have a choice in who does the repair for them.
"At least 25 states have considered right-to-repair legislation in recent years, but the proposals are not always specific to cars. #Colorado enacted a law this year centering on the repair of #FarmingEquipment. #NewYork recently enacted a right-to-repair law for #electronic devices such as #smartphones, #tablets or #laptop computers. #Minnesota passed a law similar to New York’s, and Maine may do the same next year if lawmakers enact an #electronics proposal introduced in April."
