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Or, announce they're changing their name to the Washington TACOs, then later in the week announce they're putting implementation on a 90-day pause.
Appreciate the clarification.
"*The trouble at UnitedHealth comes almost exactly six months after the murder of Brian Thompson, one of its top executives.*"
Curious that the article dilutes Thompson's position to "one of its top executives" against terming him "Witty's predecessor as CEO for over three and a half years."
The Gloves Are Off in the Fight for Your Right to Repair (wired.com)
See also: Duluth Right to Repair website.
Duluth Voters Approve ‘Right to Repair’ for Tenants, Over Landlords’ Concerns (mprnews.org)
Or, announce they're changing their name to the Washington TACOs, then later in the week announce they're putting implementation on a 90-day pause.
Throwaway Nation | Julia Scheeres | Craftsmanship Magazine (craftsmanship.net)
Appreciate the clarification.
"*The trouble at UnitedHealth comes almost exactly six months after the murder of Brian Thompson, one of its top executives.*"
Curious that the article dilutes Thompson's position to "one of its top executives" against terming him "Witty's predecessor as CEO for over three and a half years."
Decline of Ownership: Louis Rossman at FUTO Don't Be Evil Summit
Kamala Picking Governor Walz for VP Is a Win for the Right-to-Repair Movement (gizmodo.com)
“Smart” Washing Machines are Dumb (pirg.org)
Pluralistic: Apple Fucked Us On Right to Repair (Again). (pluralistic.net)
California Passes Right-to-Repair Act Guaranteeing Seven Years of Parts for Your Phone. (theverge.com)
When Tail Lights Lose Touch With Reality (hackaday.com)
Water gets into 2018 Ford truck tail light assembly, corrodes connectors, disables vehicle, $5600 repair.
Midwest Farmers Aren't Allowed to Fix Their Own Tractors. And Many Right-to-Repair Bills Are Stalled. (iowapublicradio.org)
iFixit Tears Down a McDonald’s Ice Cream Machine, Demands DMCA Exemption For It. (arstechnica.com)
Surprise: Apple Now Supports California’s Right-to-Repair. 😳 (theverge.com)
And now to meteorologist Louis Rossmann with expected impacts of the forecasted snowstorm in Hell.
Mousetrap, a new GUI engine for Julia. (github.com)
Initial commit was June 11. Documentation is here.
NHTSA, Massachusetts Attorney General Reach Agreement on Voter-Approved 'Right to Repair' Law (wcvb.com)
See also PIRG's statement *NHTSA Walks Back Anti-Repair Letter, but Questions Remain*, including link to the NHTSA's letter.
Security Industry Association Lobbies States for Exemptions from Right to Repair. (ecmag.com)
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.
Canon Is Getting Away With Printers That Won’t Scan Sans Ink — But HP Might Pay. (theverge.com)