i think it was about free speech. so i want to ask you a few questions about it. and maybe you could describe it to me, if your memory serves you, but it seems to me that the argument that you were a part of, i think that you, you joined with a couple of others. it seemed as if the argument was because the pro-life protesters were threatening to threatening endangered women, attempting to enter the clinic. i m not necessarily saying that you put those words in the brief, but they were in there, and they were a hostile, noisy crowd in the face of protesters. now, am i correct that a part of the argument was because they were noisy, in-your-face protesters they needed to be a little bit further away than people who were pro-choice advocates? because as i understand it, i think the underlying law in
to extend the lifespan of their devices, or reduce waste. one report said 53.6 million metric tonnes of electronic waste was generated around the world in 2019. for every one device i repair, it generates a little bit of waste, maybe a little bit of e waste and a little bit of plastic packaging for the part. versus buying a new device and you are throwing out the whole device, metal, motherboard, the camera, the battery, the screen, all of that has, i mean it is a lot once you add it all up versusjust, you know, a battery or a screen. many states in the us have proposed right to repair bills over the past few years, but the only one that has passed was in massachusetts in 2012. it targets automakers and requires them to provide the repair equipment to anyone. while it s only law in massachusetts the majority of carmakers have opted
the whole device, metal, motherboard, the camera, the battery, the screen, all of that has, i mean it is a lot once you add it all up versusjust, you know, a battery or a screen. many states in the us have proposed right to repair bills over the past few years, but the only one that has passed was in massachusetts in 2012. it targets automakers and requires them to provide the repair equipment to anyone. while it s only law in massachusetts the majority of carmakers have opted to adhere to this policy in the remaining 49 states. to advocates like sam and kyle it is a no brainer why there should be similar legislation regarding our devices. that was cody, and it is pretty much time for us to wrap up for this week. but first, i have to ask lara, what is that whirring? this week i have cleaned a car, you cleaned a shirt, and i am now cleaning my earbuds.
but the only one that has passed was in massachusetts in 2012. it targets automakers and requires them to provide the repair equipment to anyone. while it s only law in massachusetts the majority of carmakers have opted to adhere to this policy in the remaining 49 states. to advocates like sam and kyle it is a no brainer why there should be similar legislation regarding our devices. that was cody, and it is pretty much time for us to wrap up for this week. but first, i have to ask lara, what is that whirring? this week i have cleaned a car, you cleaned a shirt, and i am now cleaning my earbuds. this is a prototype of the cardlax earbud washer. the idea is you put a bit of alcohol spray on them first, pop them in here, close the lid and then it spins around cleaning them with a sponge. once you have done that bit, you pick it up, and that final bit of wax can be got off with that brush. look at that.
and a little bit of plastic packaging for the part. versus buying a new device and you are throwing out the whole device, metal, motherboard, the camera, the battery, the screen, all of that has, i mean it is a lot once you add it all up versusjust, you know, a battery or a screen. many states in the us have proposed right to repair bills over the past few years, but the only one that has passed was in massachusetts in 2012. it targets automakers and requires them to provide the repair equipment to anyone. while it s only law in massachusetts the majority of carmakers have opted to adhere to this policy in the remaining 49 states. to advocates like sam and kyle it is a no brainer why there should be similar legislation regarding our devices. that was cody, and it is pretty much time for us to wrap up for this week. but first, i have to ask lara, what is that whirring?