I agree. But you have to start somewhere. The guideline has been converted into legislation in Belgium since last week.
The Repair cafés run by volunteers are now formal repair hubs that are subsidized and will be involved in building up knowledge for further legislation.
That’s why we have the EU to get thatbstuff sorted.
Not piracy but a right to repair law would do just fine. https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/press-room/20240419IPR20590/right-to-repair-making-repair-easier-and-more-appealing-to-consumers
Got laid once because of my veiny arms so, not only nurses like them.
I had a teacher once that got turned on by veins. I found out after graduating because I met her at a bar and she was horny as hell from seeing my forearms. I use to climb a lot so veiny arms are part of the deal. So, a compliment about my veiny forearms was… special.
Bitwarden does my OTP as well. You don’t need the servers for that?
I have my password stored as a QR in an envelope. With instructions for Bitwarden. Never heard about the dead man option.
Bitwarden is dirt cheap. I can never host and be as reliable as they are for that price.
‘Mat Damon’ and ‘Mohammed Jihad’ had my wife in tears.
I’ve got your back.
Tim Burton gave us Michelle Pfeiffer as Catwoman.
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Driver included
AZERTY Belgian, Flemish style
Now you get shitty USB c cables.
I used to be a residential building safety inspector. One of the houses that I screened looked very average but the garden had a huge collection of bonsai. Some of them were nearly 100 years old. Central Europe. Crazy.
So, one one hand you have a repairability index that indicated how repairable certain devices are.
A bit lame, I agree, and a copy of the French system.
But there’s also this knowledge platform that is installed by the same law that unites producers, suppliers, employees, environmental organisations and al our regional governments (we have a few of those…)
Every 6 months they’ll have to report and evaluate repairability and make suggestions to improve legislation. The law is constructed in such a way that it can easily be adapted and expanded.
Every quarter they’ll evaluate how producers and importers comply to the legislation.
So, yes. It’s not much for now but it is a certain step in the right way. They’re careful not to overregulate and will evaluate and evolve.
Also, it makes no sense installing legislation if there is no apparatus to maintain and sanction.
I’m mildly optimistic because our government is seldom caught being thoughtful and considerate 🙈