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by OrwellianChild 5y ago
For context, BC, Washington, Oregon, and California have all passed state bills to move to permanent DST but need Federal approval per U.S. law. In short, they did get approval from the time zone who will be first to make the change, and th
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by OrwellianChild 5y ago
More importantly, you can buy a new Intel chip to replace the one that failed, swap them out, and go about your day. Thinking about the gap between the lifecycle experience on the PC side vs. the Mac side is a good way to understand the d
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by OrwellianChild 5y ago
Lots of open ended questions here that I'm not sure how to interpret the motivation for... How long should a company like GM that designs its own engines have to continue manufacturing replacement ones? That's not cheap... (etc.)
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by OrwellianChild 5y ago
Apple has explicitly made replacement parts non-user-servicable at this point. It's called "serialization" and prevents even OEM parts (like a screen from a different iPhone) from being recognized by the phone. [1] This is th
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by OrwellianChild 5y ago
I understand this thread is about "repairability" of different product designs, and there are definitely arguments on both sides of that issue that are valid... I just want to make sure you're not confusing "repairabilit
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by OrwellianChild 5y ago
I don't think this argument is related whether or not people should be able to source and repair the devices they own. R2R doesn't require redesign of products - only that parts and documentation should be made available so indie
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by OrwellianChild 5y ago
Linus Tech Tips did an excellent rundown of the topic last week and advocates for Rossmann's fundraiser as well: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nvVafMi0l68
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by OrwellianChild 5y ago
You're basically arguing for IP protection via obscurity/complexity, but I assure you that anyone who wants to clone tech products at industrial scale can already do so today. This just gives repair documentation and parts availab
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by OrwellianChild 5y ago
All I'm saying is that R2R in no way changes the products that are available to you if you want product-as-a-service. You can still take your phone to the Genius Bar or lease it from a carrier. It just guarantees that there are also op
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by OrwellianChild 5y ago
Important distinction here! Right to repair does not prescribe design considerations! You can glue/solder/integrate all you want! Just need to make sure replacement parts are available and documentation is clear!
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by OrwellianChild 5y ago
Your approach will always be a valid choice, for those who want it, and companies will be happy to provide that device-as-a-service model. R2R is just seeking to preserve the practical access to repairability for those who want to service t
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by OrwellianChild 5y ago
Can you articulate what that has to do with repairability?
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by OrwellianChild 6y ago
I'd normally be cynical too, but MA just passed right to repair for automotive, despite 8-figure lobbying by the automakers... The auto one passed 75% in favor. If the citizens want it, even Apple can't stop it.
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by OrwellianChild 6y ago
For context, in case folks aren't familiar with how this works, a single state passing right-to-repair forces companies to change the way they operate nationally/internationally... If Massachusetts (where Rossmann hopes to get on
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Let's Get Right to Repair Passed – Louis Rossmann(gofundme.com)
110 points by OrwellianChild 6y ago|25 comments
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by OrwellianChild 6y ago
What exactly is the GMail "bulk" limit? A friend of mine has struggled to send to his opt-in group because of the GMail spam filtering on large distributions... Would love to know what a reasonable "batch" size (and batc
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by OrwellianChild 6y ago
You'd be surprised, I think, just how much can be fixed by indie shops still... Louis Rossmann [1] is pretty well-known around here since he documents everything, but if you watch, he's replacing capacitors that are fractions of t
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by OrwellianChild 6y ago
The French repair score system mentioned by OP gave the latest Macbook 16" a repair-ability score of 7/10. This unfortunately makes the French approach pretty much useless.
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by OrwellianChild 6y ago
Screen assemblies, circuitry, batteries, etc. Both Apple and Samsung have moved to serialized chips/circuits to lock out 3rd party replacement (even if the part is identical). Folks have done swaps of OEM components to different iPhone
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by OrwellianChild 6y ago
You're generalizing from a single measurement. These studies measure the impact of the change of a single building in a neighborhood. The new building effectively becomes the "shiniest" and rises to the top of the desirabilit
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by OrwellianChild 6y ago
This is not happening on a Pixel 4a 5G in the U.S. https://drive.google.com/file/d/16n39frZkH3ue3Ptwq2-xwu2LE80...
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by OrwellianChild 6y ago
Too entitled, particularly when things like Dark Reader[1] exist... You can just customize your own palette. My entire internet is in dark mode... [1] https://darkreader.org/
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Lockdown – Secure Messaging and File Sharing(getlockdown.com)
2 points by OrwellianChild 6y ago|0 comments
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by OrwellianChild 6y ago
By tradition, fundraising = aggressive pursuit of monetization = degradation of features and increases in the use of dark patterns... As someone else mentioned - if they haven't made money 'til now, it's not looking good. Any
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The Danger of [Tech] Monopolies(thedailybeast.com)
1 points by OrwellianChild 6y ago|0 comments
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by OrwellianChild 6y ago
I think we agree on the optics. I conclude that this is underhanded on Apple's part.
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by OrwellianChild 6y ago
I think this assumes a level of savvy in the average smartphone customer (aka the entire world)... Most people don't understand "repairability" in the context of less complicated systems (their cars, refrigerators, etc.). The
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by OrwellianChild 6y ago
Apple's choice of "buggy behavior without notification" over interoperability of parts with a permanent "non-Apple part" notice is a clear signal of intent. This is not a security issue - this is locking out 3rd par
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by OrwellianChild 6y ago
The only real way to solve issues like this is a step-by-step reconciliation between the old model and new. Each assumption and calculation must be tested to confirm that they replicate the same output. This is extremely difficult if the un
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by OrwellianChild 6y ago
I wish this was helpful, but amiunique.org calls out the values for canvas, fonts, etc. as unique when running the blockers. Maybe this is because it's randomizing every time, but it makes the amiunique test pretty flawed...

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