Lee Grant
@tnargeel.com
#Technology, #RightToRepair, #CircularEconomy, #Sustainability writer and podcaster for PC Pro magazine, Techfinitive.com & bigtechquestion.com
Assistant tea drinker & screwdriver fairy at inspirationcomputers.com
Assistant tea drinker & screwdriver fairy at inspirationcomputers.com
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Repair is officially in stock. We’ve teamed up with Micro Center to make repair more visible and accessible than ever.
- iFixit Toolkits and parts now available in Micro Center stores.
- Free in-store repair consultations.
- Pros using iFixit tools for every fix.
www.ifixit.com/collaboratio...
- iFixit Toolkits and parts now available in Micro Center stores.
- Free in-store repair consultations.
- Pros using iFixit tools for every fix.
www.ifixit.com/collaboratio...
October 24, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Repair is officially in stock. We’ve teamed up with Micro Center to make repair more visible and accessible than ever.
- iFixit Toolkits and parts now available in Micro Center stores.
- Free in-store repair consultations.
- Pros using iFixit tools for every fix.
www.ifixit.com/collaboratio...
- iFixit Toolkits and parts now available in Micro Center stores.
- Free in-store repair consultations.
- Pros using iFixit tools for every fix.
www.ifixit.com/collaboratio...
Just for clarity, this isn't a good thing
Mosquitoes found in Iceland for first time as climate crisis warms country
Three specimens discovered in what was previously one of the few places in the world without the insects
www.theguardian.com
October 22, 2025 at 8:36 AM
Just for clarity, this isn't a good thing
"The race to power AI responsibly is no longer just a business imperative but a critical test of our ability to safeguard our environment".
This dive into Google's energy numbers references 5 key topics:
#AI ✅
#Google ✅
Nuclear Power ✅
#Climate ✅
Homer Simpson 🍩
New, by me, for TechFinitive.com
This dive into Google's energy numbers references 5 key topics:
#AI ✅
#Google ✅
Nuclear Power ✅
#Climate ✅
Homer Simpson 🍩
New, by me, for TechFinitive.com
Is Google’s nuclear deal a green energy gamechanger or risky gamble?
Google's nuclear deal to power its AI ambitions could reshape the landscape of low-carbon tech infrastructure - but is it a force for good?
www.techfinitive.com
October 21, 2025 at 8:27 AM
"The race to power AI responsibly is no longer just a business imperative but a critical test of our ability to safeguard our environment".
This dive into Google's energy numbers references 5 key topics:
#AI ✅
#Google ✅
Nuclear Power ✅
#Climate ✅
Homer Simpson 🍩
New, by me, for TechFinitive.com
This dive into Google's energy numbers references 5 key topics:
#AI ✅
#Google ✅
Nuclear Power ✅
#Climate ✅
Homer Simpson 🍩
New, by me, for TechFinitive.com
What a day…
First AWS collapses and my Alexa won’t play The Archers.
Then Pizza Hut burns down.
Now there’s not a lot of chocolate on a biscuit.
Has anyone checked recently on Big Yin?
First AWS collapses and my Alexa won’t play The Archers.
Then Pizza Hut burns down.
Now there’s not a lot of chocolate on a biscuit.
Has anyone checked recently on Big Yin?
October 20, 2025 at 9:21 PM
What a day…
First AWS collapses and my Alexa won’t play The Archers.
Then Pizza Hut burns down.
Now there’s not a lot of chocolate on a biscuit.
Has anyone checked recently on Big Yin?
First AWS collapses and my Alexa won’t play The Archers.
Then Pizza Hut burns down.
Now there’s not a lot of chocolate on a biscuit.
Has anyone checked recently on Big Yin?
Bomb shelter hatch done 💣
Only one plaster required due to an argument with a saw.
I’ve been meaning to fix this for ages & International #RepairDay was the inspiration I needed.
Today is the day to fix that squeaky hinge, blocked drain or anything else.
Embrace repair & it will embrace you. 🛠️💚
Only one plaster required due to an argument with a saw.
I’ve been meaning to fix this for ages & International #RepairDay was the inspiration I needed.
Today is the day to fix that squeaky hinge, blocked drain or anything else.
Embrace repair & it will embrace you. 🛠️💚
October 18, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Bomb shelter hatch done 💣
Only one plaster required due to an argument with a saw.
I’ve been meaning to fix this for ages & International #RepairDay was the inspiration I needed.
Today is the day to fix that squeaky hinge, blocked drain or anything else.
Embrace repair & it will embrace you. 🛠️💚
Only one plaster required due to an argument with a saw.
I’ve been meaning to fix this for ages & International #RepairDay was the inspiration I needed.
Today is the day to fix that squeaky hinge, blocked drain or anything else.
Embrace repair & it will embrace you. 🛠️💚
Happy International #RepairDay everyone.
Check out repairday.org to find the amazing events happening in your local repair community.
Myself, I’m building a replacement access hatch for a WW2 re-enforced concrete bomb shelter
…yes really
I am to woodworking what a rhino is to ballet..
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Check out repairday.org to find the amazing events happening in your local repair community.
Myself, I’m building a replacement access hatch for a WW2 re-enforced concrete bomb shelter
…yes really
I am to woodworking what a rhino is to ballet..
🩰🦏💣
International Repair Day 2025 will take place on 18th October and will focus on software obsolescence - Open Repair Alliance
The official home of International Repair Day. Repair Day next occurs on Saturday 18 October 2025. Learn more here...
repairday.org
October 18, 2025 at 8:47 AM
Happy International #RepairDay everyone.
Check out repairday.org to find the amazing events happening in your local repair community.
Myself, I’m building a replacement access hatch for a WW2 re-enforced concrete bomb shelter
…yes really
I am to woodworking what a rhino is to ballet..
🩰🦏💣
Check out repairday.org to find the amazing events happening in your local repair community.
Myself, I’m building a replacement access hatch for a WW2 re-enforced concrete bomb shelter
…yes really
I am to woodworking what a rhino is to ballet..
🩰🦏💣
Reposted by Lee Grant
For the @green-alliance.org.uk blog, our co-director, Ugo wrote about the end of Windows 10, why it's such a massive issue, it's place in the larger picture of software obsolescence, and what we can do to fight back.
🔗 Read more: greenallianceblog.org.uk/2025/10/14/t...
🔗 Read more: greenallianceblog.org.uk/2025/10/14/t...
The end of support for Windows 10 is creating an e-waste disaster
This post is by Ugo Vallauri, co-director, at the Restart Project. The end of free support for Windows 10 happens today, 14 October, ironically coinciding with International E-Waste Day. Up to 400 …
greenallianceblog.org.uk
October 16, 2025 at 12:54 PM
For the @green-alliance.org.uk blog, our co-director, Ugo wrote about the end of Windows 10, why it's such a massive issue, it's place in the larger picture of software obsolescence, and what we can do to fight back.
🔗 Read more: greenallianceblog.org.uk/2025/10/14/t...
🔗 Read more: greenallianceblog.org.uk/2025/10/14/t...
“…one giant leap for mankind”
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Sam Altman says ChatGPT will soon sext with verified adults
Sam Altman says ChatGPT will soon sext with verified adults
ChatGPT is about to get flirty.
buff.ly
October 15, 2025 at 9:25 PM
“…one giant leap for mankind”
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Microsoft says it’s time to “upgrade." We say it’s time to switch sides. Our new guide walks you through installing Linux—keeping your computer secure, useful, and running long after Microsoft walks away. Check it out at the link below.
www.ifixit.com/Guide/How+to...
www.ifixit.com/Guide/How+to...
October 15, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Microsoft says it’s time to “upgrade." We say it’s time to switch sides. Our new guide walks you through installing Linux—keeping your computer secure, useful, and running long after Microsoft walks away. Check it out at the link below.
www.ifixit.com/Guide/How+to...
www.ifixit.com/Guide/How+to...
A perfect summation of #Windows10 & the issues surrounding planned obsolescence by Ugo Vallauri from @therestartproject.org
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Today, security support for Windows 10 ends, rendering up to 400 million computers unsecure to use in the largest case of premature, planned obsolescence to date.
Latest blog from Ugo Vallauri, co-director @therestartproject.org, on why this is such a big issue and what's being done to solve it:
Latest blog from Ugo Vallauri, co-director @therestartproject.org, on why this is such a big issue and what's being done to solve it:
The end of support for Windows 10 is creating an e-waste disaster
This post is by Ugo Vallauri, co-director, at the Restart Project.
buff.ly
October 14, 2025 at 9:54 PM
A perfect summation of #Windows10 & the issues surrounding planned obsolescence by Ugo Vallauri from @therestartproject.org
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Reposted by Lee Grant
On International E-Waste Day, Microsoft decided to create more e-waste. They're decision to end free security updates for Windows 10 doesn’t just affect users—it pushes 400 million functional PCs toward early obsolescence. Learn more and sign the petition to extend free support for Windows 10 below.
October 14, 2025 at 6:20 PM
On International E-Waste Day, Microsoft decided to create more e-waste. They're decision to end free security updates for Windows 10 doesn’t just affect users—it pushes 400 million functional PCs toward early obsolescence. Learn more and sign the petition to extend free support for Windows 10 below.
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RIP Drew Struzan - a man whose talent and imagination etched onto so many minds throughout the last 40+ years.
His art & posters are some of the first visuals I think of when I think about cinema - an invitation to watch these stories and worlds.
A massive loss 💔
His art & posters are some of the first visuals I think of when I think about cinema - an invitation to watch these stories and worlds.
A massive loss 💔
October 14, 2025 at 3:10 PM
RIP Drew Struzan - a man whose talent and imagination etched onto so many minds throughout the last 40+ years.
His art & posters are some of the first visuals I think of when I think about cinema - an invitation to watch these stories and worlds.
A massive loss 💔
His art & posters are some of the first visuals I think of when I think about cinema - an invitation to watch these stories and worlds.
A massive loss 💔
I still find it bizarre that #Microsoft decided to pull 10's plug on October 14th - International E-Waste Day. Is it irony, stupidity or apathy?
Recently I've spoken with customers who'll do nothing about #Windows10 because they don't want to, or cannot afford to, change anything about their PC.
Recently I've spoken with customers who'll do nothing about #Windows10 because they don't want to, or cannot afford to, change anything about their PC.
International E-Waste Day
International E-Waste Day raises the public profile of e-waste recycling & encourages consumers to recycle their e-waste.
weee-forum.org
October 14, 2025 at 1:17 PM
I still find it bizarre that #Microsoft decided to pull 10's plug on October 14th - International E-Waste Day. Is it irony, stupidity or apathy?
Recently I've spoken with customers who'll do nothing about #Windows10 because they don't want to, or cannot afford to, change anything about their PC.
Recently I've spoken with customers who'll do nothing about #Windows10 because they don't want to, or cannot afford to, change anything about their PC.
Reposted by Lee Grant
💥 Big news: @microsoft.com confirmed that #Windows10 users in the EEA will get 1 more year of free updates if they log in with a Microsoft account.
🌟 This is a win worth celebrating. Our campaigning, writing and chanting forced one of the world’s #tech giants to act.
🌟 This is a win worth celebrating. Our campaigning, writing and chanting forced one of the world’s #tech giants to act.
September 25, 2025 at 3:54 PM
💥 Big news: @microsoft.com confirmed that #Windows10 users in the EEA will get 1 more year of free updates if they log in with a Microsoft account.
🌟 This is a win worth celebrating. Our campaigning, writing and chanting forced one of the world’s #tech giants to act.
🌟 This is a win worth celebrating. Our campaigning, writing and chanting forced one of the world’s #tech giants to act.
If other customers are reading & also feel the urge to endorse our services with a gratuity payment then, from today, we accept sherry trifle.
This sits alongside the usual wine, biscuits, chocolates, gift vouchers, cash, artworks and - strictly in front of the CCTV & a witness only - hugs.
❤️
This sits alongside the usual wine, biscuits, chocolates, gift vouchers, cash, artworks and - strictly in front of the CCTV & a witness only - hugs.
❤️
October 7, 2025 at 12:41 PM
If other customers are reading & also feel the urge to endorse our services with a gratuity payment then, from today, we accept sherry trifle.
This sits alongside the usual wine, biscuits, chocolates, gift vouchers, cash, artworks and - strictly in front of the CCTV & a witness only - hugs.
❤️
This sits alongside the usual wine, biscuits, chocolates, gift vouchers, cash, artworks and - strictly in front of the CCTV & a witness only - hugs.
❤️
Here Rufus…here boy… 🐶…
What’s that you say? There’s an ISO of 24H2 on a USB stick nearby?…
…or you can use a burner account for primary account setup, then easily create an offline secondary admin account to delete the primary, like we have to do for S-Mode laptops?
What’s that you say? There’s an ISO of 24H2 on a USB stick nearby?…
…or you can use a burner account for primary account setup, then easily create an offline secondary admin account to delete the primary, like we have to do for S-Mode laptops?
Microsoft Account required: Windows 11 blocks even more online account bypasses
Microsoft is once again blocking the ability to bypass a Microsoft Account when setting up a Windows 11 PC for the first time.
www.windowscentral.com
October 7, 2025 at 5:35 AM
Here Rufus…here boy… 🐶…
What’s that you say? There’s an ISO of 24H2 on a USB stick nearby?…
…or you can use a burner account for primary account setup, then easily create an offline secondary admin account to delete the primary, like we have to do for S-Mode laptops?
What’s that you say? There’s an ISO of 24H2 on a USB stick nearby?…
…or you can use a burner account for primary account setup, then easily create an offline secondary admin account to delete the primary, like we have to do for S-Mode laptops?
Reposted by Lee Grant
Homeless people were protected from hot weather on a record number of occasions in 2025 as climate change led to hottest summer ever.
Homeless people needed protecting from the heat more than ever in 2025
www.bigissue.com
October 3, 2025 at 5:23 AM
Homeless people were protected from hot weather on a record number of occasions in 2025 as climate change led to hottest summer ever.
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We are thrilled to announce that our NEW Large Language Model will be released on 11.18.25.
October 1, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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"A sustainable phone is a repairable phone & in these regards, the iPhone Air is making the rest of the iPhone 17s look outdated."
New, by me, for TechFinitive.com
#iPhone17
#Sustainability
#CarbonEmissions
#Righttorepair
New, by me, for TechFinitive.com
#iPhone17
#Sustainability
#CarbonEmissions
#Righttorepair
iPhone 17 and Apple’s environmental promises: Greenwashing or genuine change?
Does the iPhone 17 move Apple closer to its 2030 climate goal, or is it another mixed bag of environmental progress and setbacks?
www.techfinitive.com
September 30, 2025 at 4:23 PM
"A sustainable phone is a repairable phone & in these regards, the iPhone Air is making the rest of the iPhone 17s look outdated."
New, by me, for TechFinitive.com
#iPhone17
#Sustainability
#CarbonEmissions
#Righttorepair
New, by me, for TechFinitive.com
#iPhone17
#Sustainability
#CarbonEmissions
#Righttorepair
“During a crisis, you don't put crucial data behind a paywall.”
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Last week, we launched the world's ultimate guide to climate solutions -- the Drawdown Explorer.
People thought we were nuts to give it (and all the underlying data) away for free. But we insisted.
During a crisis, you don't put crucial data behind a paywall.
People thought we were nuts to give it (and all the underlying data) away for free. But we insisted.
During a crisis, you don't put crucial data behind a paywall.
September 29, 2025 at 5:24 PM
“During a crisis, you don't put crucial data behind a paywall.”
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If you’re not neurodivergent in some way but all your friends are, I have incredible news for you
September 26, 2025 at 2:29 PM
If you’re not neurodivergent in some way but all your friends are, I have incredible news for you
“The train at platform one has been delayed due to…well, you know…it’s only the north…”
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Northern Powerhouse Rail plans delayed again
The BBC understands the prime minister will now not announce plans for a rail link between Manchester and Liverpool at the Labour Party conference.
www.bbc.co.uk
September 24, 2025 at 7:25 PM
“The train at platform one has been delayed due to…well, you know…it’s only the north…”
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Reposted by Lee Grant
I have taken
the Tylenol
that was in
the medicine cabinet
and which
they think probably
is the reason
you like trains
forgive me
but that’s bullshit
you got autism
from your dad
the Tylenol
that was in
the medicine cabinet
and which
they think probably
is the reason
you like trains
forgive me
but that’s bullshit
you got autism
from your dad
September 23, 2025 at 12:02 AM
I have taken
the Tylenol
that was in
the medicine cabinet
and which
they think probably
is the reason
you like trains
forgive me
but that’s bullshit
you got autism
from your dad
the Tylenol
that was in
the medicine cabinet
and which
they think probably
is the reason
you like trains
forgive me
but that’s bullshit
you got autism
from your dad