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Oregon Legislature looks at giving people the right to repair their stuff

opb.org

Anyone who has ever tried to replace a computer battery or fix a broken washing machine knows that manufacturers don’t make it easy. They use screws with special heads that are hard to open, or they won’t sell the necessary parts or provide the service manual. So the “Right to Repair” bill would make life easier and cheaper for people who want to fix an old laptop and give it to their kids, for example.

At Home with Down Syndrome

thenewatlantis.com

One was shown “a really pitiful video first of people with DS who were very low tone and lethargic looking” and then told that “our child would never be able to read, write, or count change.” Others regretted that they had not been offered contact information for other parents who have children with Down syndrome — connections that, where made, proved to be one of the most important and supportive factors in the mothers’ decisions to continue their pregnancies.

Provider Directory

crowdsupply.com

The right partners can make or break your project. The people and organizations listed here have all interacted with either Crowd Supply directly or one or more projects that have launched on Crowd Supply.

Nice list of manufacturers and consultants that can help with projects.

Hammerspoon

hammerspoon.org

This is a tool for powerful automation of OS X. At its core, Hammerspoon is just a bridge between the operating system and a Lua scripting engine. What gives Hammerspoon its power is a set of extensions that expose specific pieces of system functionality, to the user.

Jello 3d printer

spritesmods.com

Now you have to know, at that moment I was working on some pretty long-term projects and was itching for a little something I could finish within a few days. I saw an opportunity right there and then. “Never mind that”, I replied, “I’ll just whip up a 3d printer that can make nice figures in the jello for you.”