@midtsveen I've just recently installed Linux and begun the long process of switching all my computing off of Apple. Loving everything about getting free of them and the others.
On the issue of cars and repair, I've long despised cars. BIKES are the ultimate in easy repair, low maintenance, low resource use. The ideal transport in a better DIY solar punk future where humans are empowered and the big tech monolith is a nightmare of the past.
Meine elektrische #OralB Zahnbürste hat jetzt nach ca. 7 Jahren einen neuen AAA Akku eingelötet bekommen und hält endlich wieder mehr als zwei Tage ohne laden \o/ Quasi wie neu! #rightToRepair
Update. "Years of hard work have made it possible for us to celebrate the #RightToRepair movement time and time again. It's a group effort —folks like #iFixit, who provide repair guides and repairability scores; the #RepairAssociation, who’ve helped lead the movement in state legislatures; and of course, people like you who contact local representatives, are the reason this movement has gained so much momentum." https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/03/right-repair-prime-example-grassroots-advocacy
A colleague gave me an old Macbook Pro 9.2, which was too slow even to open Safari or read emails...
After upgrading the ram from 4 to 16gb, changing the old HDD for a new SSD, installing #Fedora... I made a Zoom call while I had 20 tabs open on Firefox, with Nextcloud, Thunderbird, Telegram and Emacs open in the background.
But the thing that amazed me was the strange sense of #empowerment (?) I felt during the process.
Well electric cars, hell, cars in general these days come with proprietary software that totally screws over the buyer's ability to fix their own damn car. It's bullshit, plain and simple.
Right to repair isn't just some fancy slogan, it's a fucking right. Period. I'm all in on open source software and the freedom to dig into the code, learn from it, and yeah, fix it if I need to. That's how it should be, not this locked-down crap they're pushing on us.
Sadly, this is the world most people are forced into with big tech companies owning and operating most of the software we and many companies use today.
I would recommend anyone reading this to give #Linux a try if you haven't already used it. It's open-source, customizable, and gives you the freedom to really make your system your own.
In short: I love the right to repair my own stuff!
My brother had been using wifi battery monitors on his, his girlfriend's, and my cars for the last few years since we don't drive every day. Apparently they were dependent on a cloud service that the company discontinued, bricking them all! In looking up if anyone has found a way to use them without the cloud, I just found vendors still selling the now useless devices. The Deltran Battery Tender 081-0172. (1 of 8) #enshittification#InternetOfShit#cloud#RightToRepair#car#wifi
Any kiwis know of a place I can get replacement poles for cheap tents?
Navigator South in particular (this time). Poles are the standard elastic-in-plastic, fold-up jobbies. I just need them the right length, with the right fittings on each end, for the canopy I have (poles it came with are munted).
Yes, a #FrameworkComputer definitely is fine for those purposes. And much more.
The major attraction, for me, is that the entire machine is user-serviceable (with a screwdriver included), all parts are designed to be replaced when needed or wanted.
The fact that it's a sleek aesthetically pleasing design, is very nice too.
We have all this open-source hardware—3D printers, soldering irons, single-board computers, and even some phones.
But there’s still no DIY/open-source printer that lets you use any ink without hacks or tricks, one that’s easy to upgrade and expand, without forcing you to buy all kinds of proprietary nonsense. Why?
I wish I had enough knowledge to start such a project. Hopefully, one day I will.
Let's start a discussion!
What do you think are the biggest challenges in creating an open-source 2D printer? What solutions could help overcome them?
In short: I love the right to repair my own stuff!
