this post was submitted on 25 Sep 2025
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Right to Repair

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Whether it be electronics, automobiles or medical equipment, the manufacturers should not be able to horde “oem” parts, render your stuff useless if you repair it with aftermarket parts, or hide schematics of their products.

I Fix It Repair Manifesto

Summary article from I Fix It

Summary video by Marques Brownlee

Great channel covering and advocating right to repair, Lewis Rossman

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I previously posted that video with a misleading thumbnail from JerryRigEverything, so hopefully this makes up for it

The microscope and CT scans were cool

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[–] Dariusmiles2123@sh.itjust.works 11 points 4 months ago

I’m surprised to see that Apple is getting a 7/10 and is now lauded for their repairability, but that’s a good trend.

[–] jol@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 4 months ago

No mention of parts pairing? Did Apple stop doing that?