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.

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Echelon kills smart home gym equipment offline capabilities with update (arstechnica.com)

submitted 2 days ago by miguel@fedia.io to c/right2repair@discuss.tchncs.de

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Update also blocks compatibility with popular third-party apps.

Well, this is definitely the wrong direction.

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[–] L0rdMathias@sh.itjust.works 19 points 2 days ago (1 children)

The smart man weeps after his machines break down, reconciling his newfound frailness as the inevitable atrophy sets in.

The wise man continues to lift his rock.

[–] rainwall@piefed.social 9 points 2 days ago

Cardio is good for you, bro.

At least lift some different rocks in some different ways.