… …

… …tractor pirates?

TRACTOR PIRATES!!!

They have spent years making it so that farmers couldn't work on their own tractors. And had to take it to a John Deere certified factory technician. …it's a goddamn tractor for God's sake. How big do you bastards really think the profit margin is on a farm? Fuckers.

Yeah, I'm on the Prairie Pirates side on this one. Fuck Big Green.

RightToRepair: Stand up for people!

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RightToRepair: Stand up for people!

Every day we buy products that are designed to break, wasting money and depleting the world of finite resources…

Once assembled, you not only have detailed knowledge of the inner workings of your JNH sauna, if moving, disassembly/reassembly is quick, as well as the ease in replacing any part.

Biden Bids to Empower Consumers: The Right to Repair

  Empowering Consumers Through the Right to Repair

On October 24, 2023, the White House took a significant step by convening a roundtable discussion, bringing together federal and state officials, small business owners, and private sector leaders to shed light on the crucial concept of the "right to repair." At its core, the right to repair is a fundamental principle that grants individuals the autonomy to fix their possessions when they break, either on their own or by taking them to independent repair shops. This approach provides consumers with more options for repairing their devices, reduces costs, simplifies the repair process, and fosters healthy competition—a central component of President Biden's economic strategy, known as Bidenomics.   A Presidential Commitment Lael Brainard, Director of the National Economic Council, emphasized the significance of the right to repair in President Biden's consumer-centric agenda. She highlighted the importance of leveling the playing field for small independent repair businesses. The roundtable participants engaged in insightful discussions regarding the progress made since President Biden endorsed the right to repair through his Executive Order on Promoting Competition. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chair Lina Khan elucidated the advantages of competition in repair markets, underlining how it drives down costs and expands opportunities for small businesses. She also highlighted the FTC's bipartisan and unanimous enforcement policy, citing successful cases that have simplified the repair of a wide array of products, from grills to motorcycles.  

Extending Product Lifecycle

Janet McCabe, Deputy Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), delved into how the right to repair extends the lifecycle of products. This not only reduces waste but also plays a pivotal role in combating climate change. She expounded on the EPA's efforts to promote the repairability of farm equipment, underscoring the environmental benefits of this approach.   State-Level Achievements The roundtable also featured a bipartisan group of state officials who recounted legislative accomplishments from the past year. These successes included the passage of right-to-repair legislation in California, Colorado, Minnesota, and New York. A farmer from Colorado and an independent repair shop owner from Minnesota shared how these legislative victories will lead to cost savings for consumers and farmers while simultaneously creating new opportunities for small businesses.  

Industry Support for Right to Repair

Several businesses expressed their support for the new legislation during the roundtable. Apple, in particular, called for robust national right-to-repair legislation and announced its commitment to honoring the provisions of the recently enacted California right-to-repair law nationwide. This step is set to benefit consumers across all states. California's new law mandates manufacturers to provide the necessary parts, tools, and documentation to independent repair shops and consumers at fair and reasonable prices, thereby enhancing consumer choice and accessibility. Allstate Insurance also voiced its support for greater access to parts and independent repair options for vehicle repairs, emphasizing the potential for substantial cost savings.   Government Initiatives and State-Level Action Both the federal government and individual states have taken several steps to advance the right to repair across various industries: - The FTC voted unanimously to strengthen law enforcement of right-to-repair restrictions, ensuring that small businesses, workers, and consumers can exercise their right to repair. Settlements in multiple right-to-repair cases have already been announced. - The EPA affirmed its support for the right to repair and clarified its compatibility with Clean Air Act provisions, demonstrating the alignment of the right to repair with environmental laws. - A report from the EPA highlighted the hazards of improper disposal of lithium-ion batteries found in cellphones and laptops. The report emphasized that when batteries are easy to remove from consumer devices, it leads to longer product lifespans, reduced waste, and safer battery recycling. - The U.S. Copyright Office expanded exemptions to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act to provide greater access to diagnosis, maintenance, and repair capabilities. - Over 30 states have introduced right-to-repair legislation covering various sectors, with recent laws passed in Colorado, Massachusetts, Minnesota, and New York over the last three years. This roundtable signals a commitment to empowering consumers, reducing waste, and supporting small businesses through the right to repair—a crucial step toward a more competitive and sustainable future.   Sources: THX News & The White House. Read the full article

WOOHOOOOO!!!!! I feel pretty strongly about this issue- can you tell?

Apple talk is merely happy talk, while they manufacture the way they want.

Every time I install a new #screen when I’d broken the last one. I’ve on screen number #five or #six on this phone. #iPhone #RightToRepair #DogeDopw https://www.instagram.com/p/CpcpzEgu6Vx/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Hands-on with some recommissioning work this weekend. The front wheel of this c5 probably hadn't been serviced since the factory. The bearings and cups were full of grit with some dry grease. They've all been cleaned up and ready for reuse, especially important when none of these parts are unique to the C5 with no alternatives available. #sinclairc5 #restore #retro #bearings #righttorepair https://www.instagram.com/p/Ckqh-hpo43V/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Remember the days when we could just update the drive of out Macbooks or Laptops? These days all are with soldered on parts. No modular design anymore. This makes any repairs or upgrades challenging. Put on top of that the antirepair culture of the new Macbooks. Hence we pushing forwards with #righttorepair and we @itsolve.repairs do our best to inform as much as possible customers regarding the current planned obsolescence. Also to preserve as much as of these lovely and reliable machines. Check some of these repairs under our repair section https://it-solve.au/repair-cases #macbookrepairsadelaide #itsolverepairs #macbookrepairs #macbookupgrades (at IT-Solve Computer and Macbook Repairs in Adelaide) https://www.instagram.com/p/ChmjS_CLqvS/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

📌Right to Repair 

Department of Consumer Affairs set up a committee to develop a comprehensive framework for 'Right to Repair'....for more information👇

Patch Roundup Nov 5th

About two months of small updates that I’ve been documenting in the Discord channel!

September 14th:

I forgot to actually put the definition of the Sniping tag in the doc I fixed that now oops

September 21st:

Rallying Presence does not stack with itself

Pistol Technique was referring to a -2 dice penalty that was changed to Interference, and also where that penalty is coming from is now specified since multiple people have pointed this out thinking that it was referring to the close range penalties. (Also specified that the close range penalty does not apply.)

Added Audio Armour and a Brand to Earbuds

You can now purchase Security upgrades for your vehicles. No longer do you have to do it yourself. #RightToRepair? Sorta?

Specified that Implants you make in your garage have the Homecooked Brand, because that's the definition of Homecooked

Raised the price of the ASL Scuttlebug by 0.5kb.

Specified that drones using only Onboard Intelligence don't contribute to Crosstalk. These two measures are largely to add a speedbump to the cheese strategy of flooding the battlefield with Crosstalk by dropping 8 roombas. I'm still thinking about ways to preclude this, but for now, a 0.5kb price hike shouldn't hurt too much if you have one or two Scuttlebugs that you're doing something genuinely creative and weird with, but becoming the Pied Piper of Curry's Electrical becomes a much less efficient use of money

September 27th:

Added Equestrian Sign Language to the language learning options

October 2nd:

Added Gryphish Sign Language

Spelled out some Language rules on the Diplomacy section of the Infiltration tab - this is mostly just codifying things that are either present elsewhere (Citizenship determines starting language) or inferred from other descriptions (what "Basic" and "Fluent" mean), or common sense (how a sign language works).

Added some Endangered Languages in Appendix D. Hardly a complete list. Here's a bone for you, lore hounds

Trait: Dose Monkey! You lived in the danger zone of a man-made environmental disaster, damaging your health and giving you some measly compensation

October 14th:

New Implant: Shield Compartment! Literally just an Antiscan Pack in your leg.

New Scar options: Added gaining a Phobia for a Spirit Scar, and gaining an Allergy for a Resolve scar. Strictly speaking Scars can be whatever you want, but no harm expanding the list of suggestions!

October 25th:

Added the Addiction trait, and the matching Scar that gives you it. As such, the Junkie trait is now considered deprecated and will be removed if nobody complains

Added functionality to the Zapp Generator to power Deployable items when both are fitted to an exosuit (taking up a slot for the generator and another for the deployable). In accordance with this, a few things are being shuffled in definition:

LODAR Spotter has been moved to passive items. You can just use it passively.

Mounting Platform has a specific carveout that it doesn't work on an exosuit. Your bipod has to be on the ground.

Laser Microphone has been moved to miscellaneous and specifies that it needs a stationary surface to work. It makes more sense that it doesn't have the power draw that would require a zapp generator on an exo, but also using it on an exo is pretty sub-ideal anyway.

November 4th:

Clearance rules had an error where one line of the old version was pasted over a different line of the new version which both covered up some of it and also put contradictory rules in place so that's fixed oops

Cleaned up a few random typos and formatting errors

Added the definition of Botch to the How to Play page because it comes up before being mentioned in Crafting

RightToRepair: Stand up for people!

New Post has been published on https://www.aneddoticamagazine.com/righttorepair-stand-up-for-people/

RightToRepair: Stand up for people!

Every day we buy products that are designed to break, wasting money and depleting the world of finite resources…

Victory! Californians: your right to repair is now law.

Thanks to an advocacy coalition led by CALPIRG, individuals and independent repair shops will have more access to the materials and information they need to fix their electronics and appliances.

Read more about what the new law does here:

#righttorepair #california

Louis Rossmann - Asrock should be fined for breaking the law:

ASRock #CompanyPolicy #WarrantyVoidIfRemoved #Fraud #RightToRepair #MagnusonMoss #MagnusonMossWarrantyAct #Warranty #FTC #ConsumerRights #ConsumerProtectionLaw #ConsumerProtection #Law

Literat przegląda Internet nr 151

Literat przegląda Internet nr 151: Prawo do naprawy to bardzo ważna rzecz. #righttorepair #xandr

Urlop trwa w najlepsze, dlatego ostatnio mam duży problem ze zdecydowaniem, co wrzucam w przegląd, a co zamieniam w dłuższy tekst. Na szczęście wciąż trafiają się artykuły, o których po prostu warto wspomnieć, więc mój dylemat szybko się kończy. Tym w oko wpadł mi tekst ocierający się o prawo do naprawy, a także dłuższe opracowanie dotyczące tego, jak profilują nas wielkie korporacje. Oba tematy…

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#Post #iPhone #Screen #Replacement #Test #Photos to make sure it looks #accurate without any blemishes or dead touch spots, #EarPiece #speaker works #Mic is still #fukt idk 🤷🏽‍♂️ why it’s been that way. Used contact cleaner like a #mofo #ITRepair @bigfoots_traphouse247 #Custom #Hardware #Repair #RightToRepair #DogeDope https://www.instagram.com/p/ClnakLrulhc/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=