#Repairability

[duubsite]

Pixel 9 Pro Fold Teardown Reveals Repairability Advances and Challenges

iFixit’s latest teardown of the Google Pixel 9 Pro Fold reveals a new chapter in the evolution of foldable smartphone technology. With notable enhancements in design and repairability, this device marks a significant step forward in the usability and longevity of foldable devices. Here’s a comprehensive look at the teardown’s revelations, shedding light on both the triumphs and the challenges…

[uncanny-tranny]

I think so many people are so deeply alienated from themselves that they have no clue how to exercise their free will and autonomy. For some, this alienation runs so deep that they are afraid of their own autonomy and humanity. It is completely understandable why one would have those feelings, but it can be worrisome.

I want to help others who feel this way, so here are small things I have done to exercise my free will:

Add "guilty pleasure" songs to playlists and actually listen to them (I have a ton of late 1990s-early 2000s music I listen to now proudly that I never listened to in the past out of shame)

Getting the décor item, bath set, bed spread, ect. in the patterns you like, even if it's "childish" (I got a dinosaur-themed wastebasket from the kids' décor section and I adore it)

Taking a new route to get to a place you go to often

Eat dessert first

Celebrate well, and often

Collect things that are "odd" or don't seem like an "acceptable" thing to collect (somebody on my "for you" page collects dandelion crayola crayons and it was so cool!!!!!!)

Incorporate one new piece in an outfit you wear frequently (e.g., a new chain, a necklace, ribbons, bracelets, ect.). Challenge yourself to add onto the outfits if you feel up for it.

Sing along to songs without worrying that you sound "good" or your intonation is completely accurate

Read a book from a genre you weren't allowed to read as a kid (comics, thrillers, mysteries, anything!)

Walk without having a specific destination or goal

Pick up a new craft without expecting yourself to master it or to ever be "good" enough. Get your hands messy.

I don't want to shame anybody for not feeling as though they have free will or that they are exempt from exercising it. However, I wanted to give ideas so that you might read this list and find your own ways to express your intrinsic autonomy and will. You deserve to be a person, to feel alive, not just living. That is what our lives are for.

[mynnthia]

was talking with a friend about how some of dunmeshi fаndom misunderstands kabru's initial feelings towards laios.

to sum up kabru's situation via a self-contained modernized metaphor:

kabru is like a guy who lost his entire family in a highly traumatic car accident. years later he joins a discord server and takes note of laios, another server member who seems interesting, so they start chatting. then laios reveals his special interest and favorite movie of all time is David Cronenberg's Crash (1996), and invites kabru to go watch a demolition derby with him

[fixmypc24ex]

Replaceable Batteries

The broader EU Batteries Regulation entered into force in August 2023. This comprehensive regulation aims to make batteries more sustainable throughout their entire life cycle, from production to disposal.

Key Points of the Regulation:

User-Replaceable Batteries: By 2027, all new portable batteries in appliances, including smartphones, must be designed to be easily removable and replaceable by the end user. This means no more glued-in batteries that require specialized tools or professional repair services.

Environmental Goals: The primary objective is to extend the lifespan of electronic devices and reduce electronic waste. When a battery wears out, users can simply replace it, rather than discarding the entire device. This promotes a circular economy, where resources are reused, and waste is minimized.

Consumer Empowerment: The regulation empowers consumers to take control of their devices. They won't be forced to rely on manufacturers or repair shops for battery replacements, saving both time and money.

Challenges for Manufacturers: This regulation presents a significant challenge for smartphone manufacturers who have moved towards sleek, integrated designs with non-removable batteries. They will need to redesign their devices to comply with the new rules.

Benefits for the Environment: The long-term environmental benefits are expected to be substantial. The EU estimates that by 2030, this regulation could save nearly 500,000 tons of hazardous waste and recover valuable materials like lithium, cobalt, and nickel more effectively.

Additional Information:

The Batteries Regulation also covers other aspects of battery sustainability, including:

Restrictions on hazardous substances in batteries

Labeling requirements for battery capacity and durability

Collection and recycling targets for batteries

While the focus is on environmental benefits, there are potential economic advantages as well. The longer lifespan of devices could reduce consumer spending on new electronics.

The regulation has sparked debate, with some arguing that user-replaceable batteries could compromise device aesthetics and water resistance. However, others believe the environmental benefits outweigh these concerns.

[biggest-gaudiest-patronuses]

Of the 19 hijackers who carried out the Sept 11 attacks:

15 were from Saudi Arabia (a powerful/oil-rich country the U.S. works hard to maintain diplomatic relations with)

2 were from the United Arab Emirates (also a powerful/oil-rich country the U.S. works hard to maintain diplomatic relations with)

1 was from Egypt, 1 from Lebanon.

None of the hijackers were from Iraq.

None of the Sept 11 hijackers were Iraqi.

None of the 9/11 hijackers were from Iraq.

[blech]

Images from the patents US6981692B2 and US3902600A respectively, via The drinking fountain button is tragically misunderstood at The Verge:

the genius of the drinking fountain button is that it’s modularly repairable. That whole mechanism is part of a self-contained cartridge that’s easy to remove and swap out.

[renovatio06]

The real reason so many laptops have moved to soldered RAM | Digital Trends

Soldered RAM is becoming very common in laptops of all shapes and sizes — but is that a good thing? Source: The real reason so many laptops have moved to soldered RAM | Digital Trends I so knew it! There’s no real reason for companies to go in favor of the dreaded soldered-on RAM other than form factor (if, at all!) and production cost. Other than that: The purported gains are marginal to where…

[horreurscopes]

i do not have and will never have an iphone but i've been watching hugh jeffrey's videos where he keeps exposing apple's cartoonishly evil anti-repair practices and whatever you think they are doing to keep people purchasing new devices, it is astonishingly worse.

jeffrey's releases videos every time there's a new iphone where he tries to switch parts between two brand new, straight-from-the-store working phones and shows how apple has serialized the internal components so multiple phone functions are disabled when a part with a different serial number is put inside it, effectively killing third party repair, as well as scraping non-functioning phones for parts, while iOS deceptively claims that it is a third party part and it is locking the phone for "safety" purposes.

apple was also exposed recently for not only shredding half a million traded-in phones, but taking the company they were hiring to do so to court for failing to destroy products and instead selling some of them on the side 💀

this video jeffrey posted a month ago puts side to side the claims an apple technician gave at a legislative hearing when speaking against oregon's right to repair bill, and jefferey himself demonstrating that they were, well, lying out of their ass. it doesn't have nearly enough views imo so i'm sharing it here.

in short: stop buying apple products if you care about the right to repair, reducing e-waste and human rights.

the exploitation of cobalt mines in congo is fueling the fire of genocide; people are dying in the thousands in subhuman slavery conditions every day while apple does everything in their power to stop people from repairing and re-selling their products while claiming they are committed to reducing e-waste.

we need to be committing acts of t[redacted]ism against corporate greed but in the meantime withholding your consumer power is the bare minimum

[sinsinewave]

so there's been several attempts at modular or repairable smartphones, which usually fall flat due to being from some brand nobody has heard of, being complex and expensive to produce, and having lackluster specs for the price, on top of only being available in some highly specific countries but i think i know one possible way to bring those to the mainstream first off, lets be real, the amount of people who are going to actually care about upgrading their phone even if it's as easy as plugging in a thing is going to be tiny; most people aren't going to give a shit no matter what you do, so trying to pitch the idea for example to investors or to some large manufacturer already falls flat there; there's nothing in it for them but what if we instead take a page from the laptop industry's book? say, you want a Thinkpad T480 you can get a T480 in a whole pile of configurations, there's several CPU options, screen options, storage configurations, etc.; yet they all share most of the components, including the casing, batteries, most of the motherboard, cooling, keyboard, etc. you get the idea pitch it to some phone manufacturer as reducing costs for them rather than for the customer now, lets say for example, idk, Sony, wants to sell a new Xperia phone, call it the ZM10 for example, they can get a whole phone line out of the single design say, want a budget phone? make a ZM1 with the same frame and mainboard layout, and as many shared parts as possible, but use a plastic back panel, a lower resolution display panel, and only a single camera sensor now, you also want a top of the line model? ZM100, with a titanium back panel, more camera sensors, higher res screen, but still using the same mainboard layout for example, such that you can share parts like the wireless components, buttons, microphone and speakers, charging connector, potentially even battery the end customer doesn't even need to know that they share so many parts, the enthusiasts who are going to try repairing and upgrading the thing would try to do it anyways, as i can say as someone with a Very Normalᵀᴹ Oneplus 6 that way the manufacturer only needs to stock a limited number of parts, and can use mostly the same machinery, and won't need to train employees as much, saving costs in design, manufacturing, and logistics

[start-somewhere]

Sustainability and Footwear

This weeks focus was on getting a pair walking shoes. On campus, I only keep some flip flops, a pair of sneakers, and Birkenstocks that I took from my sibling. Going into it, I knew I wanted a pair of sandals it was just about choosing the right pair.

Guidelines I focused on:

Durability

Materials Used

Comfort

Repairability

Strap design

Chacos

I have no personal experience with trying on Chacos, so I cannot attest to the durability or comfort of them. That being said, the general opinion is that the last a long time and are comfortable.

The website states that the recycled materials are outsourced to a company named Repreve. The program takes industrial plastic waste and coastal waste from shore lines and turns it into recycled plastic fibers. That fiber can then be turned into other objects, or in this case, sandal straps. I will note that the percentages shown on websites can often be misleading, and I've cited an article that discusses this in relation to the fashion industry. However, I am glad that the effort is being made, but I don't know if this is truly sustainable in the long run. It is putting what other wise would be considered waste to use, but this shouldn't be the norm in the long run. *sigh* I don't know man, its a good gesture but... anyways.

Another interesting factor to look at with Chacos is their sandal repair program, where if something breaks, instead of just buying an entirely new shoe, you can send it in and pair for the repair and parts that need fixed. Their moto is, "sustainability through reparability." Now that is something I can get behind! Love to see that especially since, the shoes have a pretty substantial up front cost. Strap designs are cute but nothing that stuck out to me.

Tevas

I tried on Tevas at a store near me and absolutely loved the Hurricane XLT2 line. Friends have told me they have used them for hiking in Colorado Mountains before and never had any issues which is a testament their comfort and durability.

They first came across my social media feed from the below video which describes their recycling program. However, as of todays date (2/18/24), I no longer see this program on their website.

As far as materials used, similar to Chacos, Teva uses the Repreve fiber. For their leather work, they are certified from an outside organization called Leather Working Group, which ensures the traceability of their products.

I do, really enjoy their strap designs and find them to add a little pop. Additionally they don't have the toe thong which I appreciate.

Birkenstocks

As far durability is concerned, the pair I 'borrowed' from my sister have lasted at least 4 years. In fact, only now have they started to come apart at the heel, and only a little bit at that. Super comfortable once they are broken in to. If you are in a rush in the morning, there is no effort to put on the shoe as the ones I am looking at are slip ons.

Material wise, the sole is made up of cork which can be harvested repeatedly without harming the tree. The straps have options of leather, brand created synthetic, canvas, wool, and linen. The leather is claimed to be made with strict social and environmental standards, but I could not find anything that defined what those standards are.

One con, that is only really a con in comparison to the other shoes on this list, is that they are not able to be worn in water without sacrificing the integrity of the shoe.

Final Decision...

The Tevas!!!! I got them for a great deal at only $37.00, instead of their usual $75.00. The sale was going on because they were introducing a new line colors and wanted the old stock to be removed. I was even able to convince my sibling to purchase a pair with me to save on shipping costs.

After trying them on for about a month, I will post my experience with them and see if it was worth the buy.

[daigah]

I love when sdv spouses r like "babe I watered the plants for you 🥺🥺" "I fed all the animals for u 🥺" like awh babe you shouldn't have. Really. its all automatic 🤗🤗 but thanks anyways

[ando666detonao]

don't you ever read a piece of fanfiction so good you just

[calamitys-child]

Every time I see companies selling """punk""" jewellery or clothing I become apoplectic with rage. Just saw a £65 padlock necklace advertised to me bitch Fuck you go to your nearest weird little shop that sells everything in the world including fake Rolexes and bongs the size of a toddler. Buy a thing of chain and a padlock. Borrow some bolt cutters someone you know will probably own some and if not get some cheap ones or borrow from a local tool library. Slap em together. Maximum cost £30 and that's MAXIMUM that's assuming you bought over a metre of expensive heavy chain AND bought the bolt cutters. You can do it for under a fiver with a wallet chain and pliers. I still wear a necklace I made when I was 15 out of a wallet chain and pliers and a padlock I got in a set of 3 from poundland. If the issue is dexterity or otherwise disability related then find a friend and swap a favour with them it'll still be cheaper than these scamming poser companies and will help you build community and share resources. Something which is actually punk. Fuckin. Capitalist posers

[cuties-in-codices]

medieval parchment repairs

in a psalter, south-western germany, late 12th/early 13th c.

source: Hermetschwil, Benediktinerinnenkloster, Cod. membr. 37, fol. 19r, 53r, and 110r

[fanaticalthings]

just another night in gotham

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