Huge win for consumers: Texas passes Right to Repair. Over 30% of Americans now have repair protections. 🤠

.GamersNexus on the Electronic Waste Graveyard which calculated software obsolescence and the expiration of cloud support are responsible for at least 130 million pounds of electronic waste since 2014. youtu.be/jAy3BT0PLEg?si…

#IRS #DirectFile getting released as #FreeSoftware is a big win for free software advocates: u.fsf.org/47a

✅ A few years ago, New York became the first state in the nation to enact my Right to Repair law. Last night, the State Senate passed my legislation extending the Right to Repair to wheelchair users under the Consumer Wheelchair Repair Bill of Rights Act.

Thanks for to the Springer Nature Green Impact Network for inviting me to speak about tech Designed to Last! And to everyone who braved the heatwave to be there in person.

Thanks to everyone in Brooklyn who helped us collect 37 laptops and 2 phones for the old laptop drive! Next up: our fix-a-thon to refurbish these laptops and keep them out of the landfill due to Microsoft's expiration of #Windows10.

bernie wick Allowing companies to update software was a mistake

Volunteers at Brooklyn Spark are working to keep laptops use that would otherwise end up as waste.