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State of Repair
19:54

Counterfeiting Microsoft Windows Landed Me in Prison for a Year

VICE follows prolific e-waste recycler and computer refurbisher Eric Lundgren as he's sentenced to—and released from—federal prison.
State of Repair
8:02

The Half Tesla, Half Honda, 100% Electric Hot Rod

Taking old cars and making them better is a part of American culture: the hot rod. In this episode, Jim Belosic takes a 1981 Honda Accord and makes it electric... and very fast.
State of Repair
13:10

This Pyro Makes the Strongest DIY Lasers in the World Out of Old Tech

From a storage unit in rural Illinois, YouTuber Styropyro builds high-powered laser experiments—something he's done since he was teenager. Now a chemist by training, Drake Anthony claims his DIY channel is being unreasonable moderated by YouTube.
State of Repair
7:08

The Bowling Mechanic Keeping America’s Favorite Pastime Alive

We go to The Gutter in Williamsburg to check out how a repairman keeps this institution alive.
State of Repair
13:44

How iFixit Became the World's Best iPhone Teardown Team

The most important thing that happens when a new iPhone comes out is not the release of the phone, but the disassembly of it. The iPhone teardown, undertaken by third-party teams around the world, provides a roadmap for the life of the iPhone X: Is it rep
State of Repair
9:14

The New York Times Machinists

Motherboard went to the New York Times printing plant in Queens to meet the dying breed of repairmen who fix older machines.
Pixel By Pixel
11:08

SuperHyperCube: The Retro-Futurist VR Game 7 Years in the Making

Waypoint meets with experimental gaming collective Kokoromi to discuss the 7-year making of their retro-futurist puzzle game for Playstation's VR platform.
American Obsessions
11:18

Wie sich 'Sailor Moon' in eine Zuflucht für die Queer-Kids der 90er verwandelt hat

Wir sind in die tolerante Welt der 'Sailor Moon'-Fangemeinde eingetaucht, um herauszufinden, wie die Serie dabei geholfen hat, Queer-Identitäten zu prägen und ein Gemeinschaftsgefühl zu erzeugen.