2. WE HOLD THESE TRUTHS TO BE SELF-EVIDENT
MAKING OUR THINGS LAST LONGER IS BOTH MORE EFFICIENT AND MORE COST-
EFFECTIVE THAN MINING THEM FOR RAW MATERIALS.
EARTH HAS LIMITED RESOURCES AND WE CAN’T RUN A LINEAR
MANUFACTURING PROCESS FOREVER. THE BEST WAY TO BE
EFFICIENT IS TO REUSE WHAT WE ALREADY HAVE!
FIXING THINGS IS OFTEN FREE, AND USUALLY CHEAPER
THAN REPLACING THEM. DOING THE REPAIR
YOURSELF SAVES SERIOUS DOUGH.
THE BEST WAY TO FIND OUT HOW SOMETHING WORKS
IS TO TAKE IT APART!
REPAIR CONNECTS PEOPLE AND DEVICES, CREATING BONDS THAT
TRANSCEND CONSUMPTION. SELF-REPAIR IS SUSTAINABLE.
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3. The
story Kyle Wiens
Kyle@iFixit.com
@ifixit
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5. Who am I?
1.CEO:
Don’t believe anything I say
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6. Who am I?
1.CEO:
Don’t believe anything I say
2.Software Developer:
I have opinions about everything
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7. Who am I?
1.CEO:
Don’t believe anything I say
2.Software Developer:
I have opinions about everything
3.Hardware Hacker:
Don’t give me your iPhone
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26. Information is an enabling technology.
“If this windmill is in this
book, if I can try then
maybe I make one
so that I can have
electricity in my home.”
http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/2007/06/20/a-new-wind-blowing-in-africa/
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29. Minimizing the barriers to self-repair
Crowdsource creation of technical documentation
Free self-repair guides make fixing things economical
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30. Content creation made easy
A platform for everyone to share what they know
Intuitive, painless user interface
Central repository for repair information of all kinds
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31. It takes a village
People know how to
fix things
They want to share
We provide the platform
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70. Fix the world
We can fix anything
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71. Does it makes sense to fix a VCR?
• It depends on who you are.
Does it make environmental
sense to throw it away?
• Manufacturing an iPod Nano
emits 68 pounds of CO2
• Catch 22: It’s expensive to fix
them because the expertise
isn’t common and there is
little demand for the parts.
Industrial Design Consultancy: http://www.idc.uk.com/news-view.asp?id=39
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72. Electronics Trashed in Last Year
21
17 17
16
14
Cell Phone Monitor TV Peripheral Desktop
(% of respondents in past 12 months)
Consumer Reports 2006 e-waste study
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73. In 2005 the US buried electronics containing:
• 77 million pounds of lead
• 183 thousand pounds of mercury
• 1.3 million pounds of arsenic
EPA Management of Electronics Report; April 2007
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74. In July, 2009 I traveled
throughout Africa
documenting electronics
recyclability and e-waste
disposal practices.
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90. What can you fix?
Teach us.
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91. WE HOLD THESE TRUTHS TO BE SELF-EVIDENT
MAKING OUR THINGS LAST LONGER IS BOTH MORE EFFICIENT AND MORE COST-
EFFECTIVE THAN MINING THEM FOR RAW MATERIALS.
EARTH HAS LIMITED RESOURCES AND WE CAN’T RUN A LINEAR
MANUFACTURING PROCESS FOREVER. THE BEST WAY TO BE
EFFICIENT IS TO REUSE WHAT WE ALREADY HAVE!
FIXING THINGS IS OFTEN FREE, AND USUALLY CHEAPER
THAN REPLACING THEM. DOING THE REPAIR
YOURSELF SAVES SERIOUS DOUGH.
THE BEST WAY TO FIND OUT HOW SOMETHING WORKS
IS TO TAKE IT APART!
REPAIR CONNECTS PEOPLE AND DEVICES, CREATING BONDS THAT
TRANSCEND CONSUMPTION. SELF-REPAIR IS SUSTAINABLE.
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