Just let us fix our stuff

Linus Tech Tips, a student advocate, and a rogue mechanic are fighting for your right to repair. No Images? Click here Image credit: Xavier Aaronson The rogue mechanic resurrecting dead Teslas   What do you do when the manufacturer won't service your salvaged Tesla? Well, if you're Rich Benoit, the self-proclaimed "Dr. Frankenstein of Teslas," you spend years learning how to restore it—with parts from other wrecked Teslas.   It's alive—see for yourself   Image credit: Walter Zerla/Getty Images/Cultura RF All good gadgets go to waste According to NYMag, "Smart homes will pollute the world, and then we'll die." This is the best summary of how the Internet of Things affects the repair industry that we've read in a while.   Read NYMag's analysis   Linus and Louis Rossman take on an iMac Pro  Two of the greatest tech YouTubers of all time teamed up to try their hands at repairing the unfixable iMac Pro. How'd they do?      See if they fixed the unfixable   This student wants the right to repair Surya is working to get Right to Repair off the ground in Michigan. Here's his petition—and did we mention he's only 19 years old? Sign the petition   The battle over Right to Repair never sleeps The battle over Right to Repair is happening all over the world. Here are a few more highlights from this week, for your reading pleasure:  Breaking Bad: Your gadgets are a nightmare to repair. That's not an accident. Published by Ceros Media on July 27, 2018.        Massachusetts Senate Passes Resolution to Do In-Depth Study on Right-to-Repair. Published by Motherboard Vice on July 26, 2018.    How repair can inspire creativity and help save the world. Published by CNN on July 26, 2018.    Podcast: Improvisation and collective spirit in Brazilian repair culture. Published by The Restart Project on July 25, 2018.    You Have a Right to Repair and Replace. Published by Reason Media in their August/September 2018 issue.      iFixit 1330 Monterey Street, San Luis Obispo, CA  Thanks for subscribing to the iFixit Newsletter.   Like    Tweet    Forward  Preferences  |  Unsubscribe