@prologic@twtxt.net @movq@www.uninformativ.de A crocodile had bitten the big submarine internet cable that connects Australia to Europe. The investigations revealed that some construction work last week accidentally tore up the protective layer around it. That went unnoticed, unfortunately, so marine life had an easy job today. For just 40 minutes, they were quite fast in repairing the damage if you ask me! These communication cables are fricking large.

Just kidding, I completely made that up. :-D I didn’t notice any outage either. But I didn’t try to connect to Down Under at the time span in question.

Congress Quietly Strips Right-To-Repair Provisions From US Military Spending Bill
Congress quietly removed provisions that would have let the U.S. military fix its own equipment without relying on contractors, despite bipartisan and Pentagon support. The Register reports: The House and Senate versions of the NDAA passed earlier both included provisions that would have extended common right-to-r … ⌘ Read more

Why Meetings Can Harm Employee Well-Being
Phys.org republishes this article from The Conversation:

On average, managers spend 23 hours a week in meetings. Much of what happens in them is considered to be of low value, or even entirely counterproductive. The paradox is that bad meetings generate even more meetings… in an attempt to repair the damage caused by previous ones…

A 2015 handbook laid the groundwork for the nascent fiel … ⌘ Read more

Right to repair reforms to be expanded to farm machinery
After years of depending on dealership networks for essential repairs, farmers will have the right to fix their own equipment. ⌘ Read more

Airbus Says Most of Its Recalled 6,000 A320 Jets Now Modified
Airbus said Monday that the vast majority of around 6,000 A320-family jets affected by an emergency software recall have now been modified, leaving fewer than 100 aircraft still requiring work after a frantic weekend of repairs prompted by the discovery of a vulnerability to solar flares. The unprecedented recall – described as the broadest emergency a … ⌘ Read more

Airbus Issues Major A320 Recall, Threatening Global Flight Disruption
Europe’s Airbus said on Friday it was ordering immediate repairs to 6,000 of its widely used A320 family of jets in a sweeping recall affecting more than half the global fleet, threatening upheaval during the busiest travel weekend of the year in the United States and disruption worldwide. From a report: The setback appears to be among t … ⌘ Read more

Defense Contractors Lobby To Kill Military Right-to-Repair, Push Pay-Per-Use Data Model
A bipartisan right-to-repair provision that would let the U.S. military fix its own equipment faces a serious threat from defense industry lobbyists who want to replace it with a pay-per-use model for accessing repair information. A source familiar with negotiations told The Verge that there are signifi … ⌘ Read more

Labor is celebrating the year but tough economic choices loom
The level of the prime minister’s reform appetite has been discussed and debated since roughly 9pm on election night in May, when Labor’s massive win became clear. ⌘ Read more

How Sydney’s grandest homes could become prime real estate for solar cells
Carrying out upgrades and repairs to state heritage-listed properties is notoriously difficult. The government says it just got easier. ⌘ Read more

US Senator Challenges Defense Industry on Right-to-Repair Opposition
Democratic U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren is escalating pressure on the defense industry to stop opposing military right-to-repair legislation, as House and Senate negotiators work to finalize the fiscal 2026 National Defense Authorization Act. From a report: In a sharply-worded November 5 letter to the National Defense Industrial Associat … ⌘ Read more

Bacterial Rtc repair system provides new target in fight against resistant infections
The discovery of a new mechanism of resistance to common antibiotics could pave the way for improved treatments for harmful bacterial infections, a study suggests. Targeting this defense mechanism could aid efforts to combat antimicrobial resistance (AMR), one of the world’s most urgent health challenges, researchers say. ⌘ Read more

Having children plays a complicated role in the rate we age
The effort of reproducing may divert energy away from repairing DNA or fighting illness, which could drive ageing, but a new study suggests that is only the case when environmental conditions are tough ⌘ Read more

New gel restores dental enamel and could revolutionise tooth repair
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Why AC is cheap, but AC repair is a luxury
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10 Futuristic Fungal Technologies
Fungi are miraculous. They provide us with food, alcohol, medicine, and the essential decomposition that keeps life going. And yet, their potential may be far greater. Fungi can be made into computer chips, bio-batteries, circuit boards, insulation, self-repairing building materials, and reactive clothing. They can even devour plastic, absorb heavy metals, and clean pollution. Make […]

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Just FTR, in case this wasn’t obvious, the “right to repair” (if there ever is one) needs to be more than just “you’re legally allowed to repair stuff”.

I just fixed this thing by replacing two capacitors. Great, but this was an absolute shitshow and it took several days. So many obstacles, everything’s tiny, connectors glued together, … It worked in the end, but I was so close to giving up.

Being legally allowed to do something is basically worthless if it’s not feasible to actually do it.

Fuck me sideways, trying to repair stuff that isn’t meant to be repaired is such a pain. So many pointless obstacles.

@lyse@lyse.isobeef.org That’s from a radio / CD-player thingy that someone in my family gave me so that I can try to repair it. (Indeed, some capacitors have blown up. But if that doesn’t fix it, I don’t know what to do. 😅)

There’s nothing on the other side. This really is just a block of metal that acts as a weight.

Tariffs would probably hurt less if consumer products were repairable and weren’t designed to fail artificially early.

DNA repair mechanisms help explain why naked mole-rats live a long life
Naked mole-rats are one of nature’s most extraordinary creatures. These burrowing rodents can live for up to 37 years, around ten times longer than relatives of a similar size. But what is the secret to their extreme longevity? How are they able to delay the decay and decline that befalls other rodents? The answer, at least in part, is due to a switch in a common protein that boosts DNA repair, according to new research published i … ⌘ Read more

In bizarre move, Framework embraces deeply extremist views
Framework, the maker of repairable laptops, is embroiled in a controversy, as the company and its CEO are openly supporting people with, well, questionable views. If you know a little bit about PR in social media space, you might note that, right out of the gate, a project by a vocal white nationalist known for splitting communities by their mere presence, is not a great highlight choice for an overtly non-left-righ … ⌘ Read more

DNA repair mechanisms help explain why naked mole-rats live a long life
Naked mole-rats are one of nature’s most extraordinary creatures. These burrowing rodents can live for up to 37 years, around ten times longer than relatives of a similar size. But what is the secret to their extreme longevity? How are they able to delay the decay and decline that befalls other rodents? The answer, at least in part, is due to a switch in a common protein that boosts DNA repair, according to new research published i … ⌘ Read more

We’ve discovered another reason why naked mole rats live for so long
The longevity of naked mole rats may partly be due to them having a variant of a key protein that boosts DNA repair – a discovery that could help extend our own lives ⌘ Read more

How to Repair Outlook PST File without ScanPST.exe? ⌘ Read more

10 Ancient “Smart” Materials Scientists Still Can’t Reproduce
As civilizations from Rome to the Maya harnessed empirical ingenuity to create materials with built-in healing, color-shifting, or structural resilience, they left behind recipes that modern science is only now decoding. From rust-proof iron pillars and self-repairing concrete to nanotech-level glass and ancient vulcanized rubber, these ten remarkable “smart” materials demonstrate how our ancestors engineered […] … ⌘ Read more

Repair Time Requirements to Prevent Data Resurrection in Cassandra & Scylla
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** Year in review, 2024 **
As a treat, I figured I could write a year in review kinda thing, too. In no particular order here are some reflections organized into some mostly sensical categories.

Since recovering from my brain bleed and the subsequent repair procedures, this year I’ve enjoyed getting back into a routine of exercising. I’ve never been one to track numbers, or reps, or distances — I mostly exercise because I enjoy doing it. This year I got back into going for regular short runs, very long walks (sorry aging d … ⌘ Read more

MNT Reform Next Laptop Features Modular Design and Open Hardware
The MNT Reform Next, recently featured on CrowdSupply, builds on the Classic MNT Reform with a 12.5″ open hardware laptop designed for modularity, customizability, and repairability, offering full access to hardware sources for user modification and maintenance. The laptop is powered by the Rockchip RK3588 processor and supports up to 32 GB of RAM, offering […] ⌘ Read more

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Farmers still toiling to fix infrastructure months after Cyclone Jasper flooded the Far North
Daintree farmers have been working for two months to fix infrastructure damaged by Tropical Cyclone Jasper floods, but say there are many more months to go before they will get on top of the repairs. ⌘ Read more

How to Verify & Repair Mac Disk from Command Line
The Disk Utility application on MacOS has a command line counterpart, that allows Mac users to run disk maintenance and disk administration tasks, including verifying and repairing disks. There are obvious advantages and benefits to using the command line for tasks like this, particularly for troubleshooting scenarios, and remote management, but some advanced users may … [Read More](https://osxdaily.com/2023/11/08/how-to-verify-rep … ⌘ Read more

“give access to repair and maintenance information and spare parts to professional repairers and end-users for at least 7 years after retiring a product […] Software updates will also have to be made available for at least 5 years after retiring a product from the market”
“give access to repair and maintenance information and spare parts to professional repairers and end-users for at least 7 years after retiring a product […] Software updates will also have to be made available for at least 5 years afte … ⌘ Read more

**RT by @mind_booster: 🧰 5 changes to fix the EC’s #RightToRepair proposal 🛠️

1️⃣ No contractual overrides
2️⃣ No digital locks
3️⃣ Go beyond just fixing things
4️⃣ Don’t limit who can repair
5️⃣ Broaden the scope of what can be repaired

Blog 👉 https://www.knowledgerights21.org/news-story/still-time-to-repair-the-commission-proposal-on-the-right-to-repair/
Response 👉 https://kr21.info/r2r**
🧰 5 changes to fix the EC’s #RightToRepair proposal 🛠️

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**RT by @mind_booster: 📢 The @EU_Commission finally launched its long-awaited #RighttoRepair proposal

➡️Despite some good steps, the proposal does not address affordability of #repair, anti-repair practices & is a missed opportunity to make the #RighttoRepair universal!

🔽Quick analysis in the🧵**
📢 The @EU_Commission finally launched its long-awaited #RighttoRepair proposal

➡️Despite some good steps, the pr … ⌘ Read more

Bringing the bugs back to this winery has saved time, money — and insects
The global population of insects has declined by 41 per cent in the past 40 years, with researchers saying the overuse of chemicals in agriculture is a key reason. ⌘ Read more

** Occasional notes **
If they aren’t weekly, I guess they’re occasional?

3rd repair procedure to fix brain bleed was a success. I have a few more scans and follow ups, but, knock wood I think I’m through at this point.

I’ve spent about a week laying low and taking it easy navigating some wild pain, but that is subsiding now. I watched a bunch of stuff. It was a nice change of pace. I don’t typically watch much television or many movies. Stand outs (all things I revisited) include:

• Michael Clayton
  
• Point Break, the o … ⌘ Read more

** week notes **
Am I allowed to call them“week notes” if I don’t do them weekly?

I went in for what was supposed to be my final brain scan, a diagnostic angiogram (don’t look that up). The good news is that the repair has officially cured my brain bleed! The bad news is that they saw another vessel that looks primed to bleed; I’m due for another repair procedure sometime in October. I’m pretty bummed to not be done with this ordeal, but trying to remain optimistic that this new one was caught before it bled and because the surgeon s … ⌘ Read more

Thank you Mozilla, you bloody &%$&“/§%(”). After removing the ability to switch the character encoding and replacing it with an always disabled “Repair text encoding” menu item, I had to install this third-party Override Text Encoding extension.

China’s strict Covid-19 border controls show more signs of easing, as Zhejiang province cuts entry quarantine
Beijing and Wuhan among cities already following relaxed rule, as China seeks to repair damage to travel and aviation sectors. ⌘ Read more

After the repair, I am really excited about my pedelec. The battery significantly increases the range of a “small” bike ride and allows me to visit many beautiful places in the vicinity of my hometown Braunschweig and enjoy the nature. ⌘ Read more

To kick off my few days of Easter vacation, I took my freshly inspected and repaired pedelec (e-bike) with beautiful weather (20 degrees and sun) and drove a round on the “Ringgleis”, a bike path around my city. The total mileage has now also finally reached the 3000 km. That’s still not much over several years, but I still have my second, non-electric bike, with which I probably ride a lot more. ⌘ Read more

In search of a new printer
Update: Thanks for all the answers! I have now tried to repair the ink cartridge, now something is printed again, but somewhat blurred. I finally decided to buy a black/white laser printer with scanner, a Xerox B225 as B-ware. I will probably report… ⌘ Read more

@eldersnake@yarn.andrewjvpowell.com
Google or (insert your favourite search engine here) have never let me down. Also, Youtube has repair guides, and HOWTOs for just about anything, and everything.

Pine64 Community Manager answers questions on the PinePhone Pro
Lukasz Erecinski takes to Reddit to answer questions on Right to Repair, profitability, PinePhone quantities shipped, Android app support and more. ⌘ Read more

https://blog.garamotte.net/posts/2020/04/18/fr-repair-a-damaged-borg-repository.html backup borg sauvegarde

NEWS: Arch Linux Install and Config; and X220 Repair (video) ⌘ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Ke9ZNC9a5k

Battlestation repair video! ⌘

My furnace broke & the furnace repair guy is snowed in, & it’ll be going below zero tonight. So, I had to run to walmart & buy a bunch of space heaters, & I’ll be up all night making sure nothing catches on fire :(

Band name of the day: fish repairs