#upgradable — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #upgradable, aggregated by home.social.
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Squeezed by a tough economy, many farmers are relying on decades-old machinery
More farmers are opting to repair old tractors, combines and other machinery instead of buying new upgrades. A tough farm economy and historically-high equipment prices are at least partly to blame.
Harvest Public Media | By Emma George-Griffin
Published August 17, 2026Excerpt: " But the most striking part about the farm in Ithaca, Michigan, are the piles of old machinery scattered across the property.
" 'Some of this equipment we’ll never use again,' said sixth-generation owner Dennis Kellogg. 'But it’s amazing how if I need a part of something that’s similar that’ll work on even a different brand, I’m able to go and find something that’ll work.'
"Whether it’s a pulley, an old truck or tillage equipment – Kellogg has it on his farm. And he’s proud he can save money by flexing his mechanic skills.
" 'So here's a piece of equipment bought at scrap price that'll do the same job as a $40,000 or $50,000 brand new piece of equipment would do,' he said."
The article goes on to say that while farmers can "get by with older models of equipment" some of them would like to "upgrade those machines with new technologies" -- but unfortunately, those upgrades aren't cheap!
#SolarPunkSunday #RightToRepair #DIY #FixIt #EquipmentUpgrades #Farming #EquipmentRepair #FarmingEquipment #BuiltToLast #Upgradable
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Next month, Google is going to make some Nest thermostats not-so-smart.
This can never happen with a #HestiaPi. It's not even possible because it doesn't depend on some third party cloud service. Everything is run inside your home, and it's yours, forever. ❤️
The HestiaPi is also #repairable and #upgradable. In summary, it's better by design.
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Happy to say that the #HestiaPi clicky edition is back in stock.
I put together 5 units yesterday. I have to wait for some #RaspberryPi boards, temperature sensors and screens to come in before I can fully test each unit, but if someone ordered one today I could mix and match parts from the silent model that I have ready to go.
It feels good to have built up this level of inventory. I want to keep giving people a choice of #sustainable, #upgradable, #OpenSource #hardware!
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Laptop Memory Upgradable Again - For some computing components, the bottleneck to improved speed and performance ha... - https://hackaday.com/2024/01/14/laptop-memory-upgradable-again/ #compressionattachedmemory #computerhacks #upgradability #upgradable #computer #soldered #laptop #memory #module #camm #dimm
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After almost 9 years, our home #laptop is good for nothing but the recycle bin.
What are sustainable solutions for personal laptops?
#Repairable, #upgradable, socially responsible, made from #recycled material, hopefully conflict-free #electronics.... all of it.
Like my #FairPhone (or better) but a laptop. Help me #fediverse please.
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Dear #lazyweb, I have a really nice mobile workstation that I love but I'd like a #laptop that I can just throw in my bag more easily than my 17" monster. I used to have a #lenovo #x230 that I think is basically the ideal form factor with a really good keyboard.
Does a anyone still make a laptop that is #upgradable and #repairable and has good specs? The small laptops I've seen are all pretty much garbage, performance wise. I want at least 32gb of ram, and ideally 2 PCIe m.2 slots.
Thanks! ♥️
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Deliberate planned #obsolescence is an obsenity in the context of the #ClimateCrisis.
It may be good for business, but it's not good for people.
#Reuseable #Repairable #Recoverable #Dismantlable #Upgradable
All watchwords for the wise - there will come a time when we will prioritise products with these attributes.