Some months ago I was contacted by a journalist. Despite the interview, the story seems to have never run. Here’s what I was asked and how I responded. Journalist: Are products really designed to die […]
Tag: Repair
Right to Repair on CBC’s ‘The Signal’
CBC’s ‘The Signal’ hosted an hour long discussion of right to repair. I got to share the mic with Audrey Parnell who is a board member of the St. John’s Tool Library and doing a […]
Video talk series: repair
“Is electronics repair a right? And if so, who needs it?” Electronics – Ecologies “Consumers’, advocates’, and resellers’ demands for a “Right to Repair” seems to be gaining broader acceptance. Policymakers around the world have […]
In My Opinion: Apple still has much to fix on repair
“Late in 2021, Apple announced that it would permit individual consumers to repair their own devices. This is welcome news for advocates who have been campaigning for years in the U.S., the EU, and elsewhere […]
The Last Computer
This is a project I’m calling, ‘The Last Computer’. It boils down to these questions: What if I could not buy another computer? How long can I keep the computers I already have in working […]
Electronic Planet Research Lab 