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- Sen. McCaskill to FAA Chief: Fix Electronic Device Rules or Face Legislation http://mccaskill.senate.gov/?id=1757&p=press_release 67 comments
- Researchers in Japan have developed a technique to improve flexibility of ultra-thin electronics, such as those used in bendable devices or clothing. They used water vapor plasma to bond gold electrodes fixed onto separate ultra-thin polymer films, without needing adhesives or high temperatures. https://www.riken.jp/en/news_pubs/research_news/pr/2021/20211223_1/index.html 6 comments science
- The 'right to repair' movement wants you to be able to fix your own stuff - Electronics are a rapidly growing part of the waste stream, because devices like smartphones are becoming more difficult and expensive to repair. https://www.pri.org/stories/2018-12-24/right-repair-movement-wants-you-be-able-fix-your-own-stuff 6 comments technology
- Thanks /r/books, for helping me complete my first ever novel!!! I had posted here a month ago or so, and I got some valid advice. I fixed up a time where I sat down with out any electronic device, and thus had the pleasure to read through an absolutely delightful book. http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/27298.The_Twentieth_Wife 178 comments books
- Sen. McCaskill to FAA Chief: Fix Electronic Device Rules or Face Legislation http://mccaskill.senate.gov/?p=press_release&id=1757 4 comments technology
- In Groundbreaking Decision, Feds Say Hacking DRM to Fix Your Electronics Is Legal - The new exemptions are a major win for the right to repair movement and give consumers wide latitude to legally repair the devices they own. https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/xw9bwd/1201-exemptions-right-to-repair 430 comments technology
- New EU rules set to force companies to make durable electronic devices, to end 'throwaway culture' and decrease e-waste. 'The plan, unveiled on Wednesday by the European Commission, will give Europeans ‘the right to repair’ by making devices easier to fix.' https://www.technologyandus.com/new-eu-rules-set-to-force-companies-to-make-durable-electronic-devices-to-end-throwaway-culture-and-decrease-e-waste/ 6 comments internationalpolitics