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Trump refuses to say if he wants Ukraine to win the war
  • That would be after the low hanging fruit of Moldova. Neighbors Ukraine, Constitutionally neutral, does not admit stationing foreign military troops on its territory, can only be altered by referendum, and not at all during a state of national emergency, martial law or war.

  • Kamala Picking Governor Walz for VP Is a Win for the Right-to-Repair Movement
  • I'm less surprised by that than the exclusion of video game consoles.
    Didn't know the Nintendo lobby was a formidable adversary up there.

  • Black Lives Matter demands DNC host virtual primary
  • It’s not like there was a Warren-level progressive in the running.

    And if there were, we know from 2020 there'd still be cosplay communists insisting she wasn't progressive enough.

  • Kamala Picking Governor Walz for VP Is a Win for the Right-to-Repair Movement
    gizmodo.com Kamala Picking Governor Walz for VP Is a Win for the Right-to-Repair Movement

    The Minnesota governor signed one of the country’s most consequential and expansive laws aimed at helping people fix their own stuff.

    Kamala Picking Governor Walz for VP Is a Win for the Right-to-Repair Movement
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    “Smart” Washing Machines are Dumb
    pirg.org "Smart" Washing Machines are Dumb

    For a machine designed to pour water on clothes and spin them around, “smart” washing machines are over-engineered and inconvenient.

    "Smart" Washing Machines are Dumb
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    California Passes Right-to-Repair Act Guaranteeing Seven Years of Parts for Your Phone.
  • iFixit noted yesterday, "Though the bill is strong and should make repairs more available for everyone, it allows manufacturers to continue to engage in parts pairing, a practice by which they limit repairs with software blocks. They can also combine parts into expensive assemblies, which makes repairs more expensive."

    Similarly doubt there's any way to legislate against the dismal engineering that tempts a failure avalanche like the Ford F150 taillight horrorshow I posted a few days ago.

  • When Tail Lights Lose Touch With Reality
    hackaday.com When Tail Lights Lose Touch With Reality

    To study the history of the automobile is to also be a student of technological progress — as with each decade’s models come new innovations to make them better handling, more corrosion…

    When Tail Lights Lose Touch With Reality

    Water gets into 2018 Ford truck tail light assembly, corrodes connectors, disables vehicle, $5600 repair.

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    Midwest Farmers Aren't Allowed to Fix Their Own Tractors. And Many Right-to-Repair Bills Are Stalled.
    www.iowapublicradio.org Midwest farmers aren't allowed to fix their own tractors. And many right-to-repair bills are stalled

    Farmers and ranchers across the Midwest say regulation is the only path forward to fixing their own equipment. But there’s been strong opposition to right to repair legislation, as manufacturers argue they’ve provided pathways for quick repairs.

    Midwest farmers aren't allowed to fix their own tractors. And many right-to-repair bills are stalled
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    Where in this city can I get a tuna salad sandwich?
  • Odd. I wondered why friends from Chicago always order tuna salad whenever they visit.

  • Mousetrap, a new GUI engine for Julia.
    github.com GitHub - Clemapfel/Mousetrap.jl: Finally, a GUI Engine made for Julia

    Finally, a GUI Engine made for Julia. Contribute to Clemapfel/Mousetrap.jl development by creating an account on GitHub.

    GitHub - Clemapfel/Mousetrap.jl: Finally, a GUI Engine made for Julia

    Initial commit was June 11. Documentation is here.

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    NHTSA, Massachusetts Attorney General Reach Agreement on Voter-Approved 'Right to Repair' Law
    www.wcvb.com Feds, Mass. AG reach agreement on 'right to repair' law

    The potential compromise centers on wireless access to a vehicle's systems under the law, which seeks to provide owners and independent repair shops with telematic repair data common in many newer cars and trucks.

    Feds, Mass. AG reach agreement on 'right to repair' law

    See also PIRG's statement NHTSA Walks Back Anti-Repair Letter, but Questions Remain, including link to the NHTSA's letter.

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    Security Industry Association Lobbies States for Exemptions from Right to Repair.

    > Holly Borgmann, vice president of government affairs for ADT, Boca Raton, Fla., said that while these types of laws may make sense for some industries, tools and manuals that could enable someone to disarm an alarm or reroute an emergency signal should remain proprietary. Borgmann is an SIA board member and vice chair of the SIA government affairs committee.

    A security system that can be repaired without notifying the monitoring service, nor sending any suspicious signals, is a security system that can be defeated independent of right to repair legislation. Likewise, if the monitoring service can't verify repairs to be authorized by the customer, they can't handle response to an ordinary alarm.

    The site specific data of an alarm panel is generally uploaded remotely by the monitoring service using the communication system through which the panel is monitored. That data is retained by the monitoring service in the event it needs restored, or for use as a template should it need modified. This is a trivial operation if there are any doubts regarding the integrity of the programming.

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    Why E-bike Companies Are Embracing Recycling While Fighting Repair.
    grist.org Why e-bike companies are embracing recycling while fighting repair

    E-bikes are a climate-friendly way to get around, but the industry opposes laws that would make them easier to fix.

    Why e-bike companies are embracing recycling while fighting repair

    "In a letter sent to New York Governor Kathy Hochul in December, People for Bikes asked that e-bikes be excluded from the state’s forthcoming digital right-to-repair law... The letter cited 'an unfortunate increase in fires, injuries and deaths attributable to personal e-mobility devices' including e-bikes. Many of these fires, People for Bikes claimed in the letter, 'appear to be caused by consumers and others attempting to service these devices themselves,' including tinkering with the batteries at home. Before Hochul signed the right-to-repair bill, it was revised to exempt e-bikes.

    "Asked for data to back up the claim that e-bike fires were being caused by unauthorized repairs, Lovell said that it was 'anecdotal, from folks that are on the ground in New York.'"

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    the hacker's dictionary
  • Recommend also the seminal TMRC dictionary for several terms absent here, plus some memorably elegant definitions:

    Kludge: A crock that works.
    Crock: A kludge that doesn't work.

    Same again true of Peter Samson's original 1959 and 1960 editions.

  • Fixing Your Laptop at Home Should Be Easy. Here’s Why It’s Not.
  • Ah, just picked up a T480s Thinkpad earlier this week, installed Manjaro Cinnamon. Writing this reply on it now.

  • Michigan eliminates 'asset test' for food assistance
  • Republican House Leader Matt Hall quoted in the article: "offering food stamps to the rich does nothing to put food on the tables of Michiganders in need.”

    But distribute $1.5 billion to the rich through the Strategic Outreach and Attraction Reserve fund and Matt will reassure you that it helps create jobs.

  • Massachusetts Right to Repair Committee Responds to NHTSA Obstruction of Automotive Data Access Law.
    www.repairerdrivennews.com Mass. Right to Repair Committee: NHTSA’s take on Data Access Law ‘incorrect’

    In the ongoing “right to repair” lawsuit in Massachusetts, in which the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) recently agreed with the plaintiff Alliance for Automotive…

    Mass. Right to Repair Committee: NHTSA’s take on Data Access Law ‘incorrect’
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