Astro Hacker News - Fixfest is a global gathering of repairers, tinkerers, and activists

ja27 |next [-]

We did a "restart party" at our hackerspace a few years ago. Definitely could have used a good stock of capacitors. Probably power cords. Not sure what to do with all the very specific USB-C etc. ports that break.

jjice |next |previous [-]

Everything about fixing something broken is so appealing. Better for the environment, often better for your wallet, and better for the soul.

I think this applies to software too! Writing good software allows it to be maintained well and it being open source helps promote that. Publishing good documentation is another huge win for maintainability.

guerython |next |previous [-]

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dang |root |parent [-]

We've banned this account. Please stop now.

https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html#generated

dang |next |previous [-]

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xeromal |root |parent |next [-]

I read this as fedex. The brain is weird.

r_lee |root |parent [-]

I read it as Firefox

FarmerPotato |root |parent [-]

funny, I read it as BarCamp

daedrdev |root |parent |previous [-]

Are they nimby?

idontlikenigge |previous [-]

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