#california valley

[aimeekb]

The Milky Way rising above the mountains in Badwater Basin, Death Valley National Park

[inkymink]

Sunrise view of California Valley and the Caliente Range. Tšɨłkukunɨtš / Carrizo Plain, California. 28 Nov 2021.

[the-w0nder-beards]

[reasonsforhope]

"The California state government has passed a landmark law that obligates technology companies to provide parts and manuals for repairing smartphones for seven years after their market release.

Senate Bill 244 passed 65-0 in the Assembly, and 38-0 in the Senate, and made California, the seat of so much of American technological hardware and software, the third state in the union to pass this so-called “right to repair” legislation.

On a more granular level, the bill guarantees consumers’ rights to replacement parts for three years’ time in the case of devices costing between $50 and $99, and seven years in the case of devices costing more than $100, with the bill retroactively affecting devices made and sold in 2021.

Similar laws have been passed in Minnesota and New York, but none with such a long-term period as California.

“Accessible, affordable, widely available repair benefits everyone,” said Kyle Wiens, the CEO of advocacy group iFixit, in a statement. “We’re especially thrilled to see this bill pass in the state where iFixit is headquartered, which also happens to be Big Tech’s backyard. Since Right to Repair can pass here, expect it to be on its way to a backyard near you.” ...

One of the reasons Wiens is cheering this on is because large manufacturers, from John Deere to Apple, have previously lobbied heavily against right-to-repair legislation for two reasons. One, it allows them to corner the repair and maintenance markets, and two, it [allegedly] protects their intellectual property and trade secrets from knock-offs or competition.

However, a byproduct of the difficulty of repairing modern electronics is that most people just throw them away.

...Wien added in the statement that he believes the California bill is a watershed that will cause a landslide of this legislation to come in the near future."

-via Good News Network, October 16, 2023

[leahberman]

illustra; badwater basin in death valley, california

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[georgeberkeley]

Emigrant Canyon Road to Hummingbird Spring and Wildrose Charcoal Kilns - Death Valley National Park (2022)

[maureen2musings]

calibreus

[saydesole]

Napa Valley Wine Train 🥂

Book ladies 🤎

[twoseparatecoursesmeet]

Artist's Drive in Death Valley, 1989

Mickey Crisp

[pangeen]

" Lupine blooms " // © Austin Pedersen

[aimeekb]

Yosemite comes to life at sunrise

[vangoghcore]

by dgbrit

[leahberman]

painted peaks; death valley, california

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[caldrive]

The Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest access road, 10,000' or so up in the White Mountains overlooking the Owens Valley, California.

[maureen2musings]

elliotmcgucken