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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.
Daily VICE

3:45
The 'Uber' of Phone Repair Will Come to You in a Storm
We meet two of the founders of Auxe, a student-run tech repair startup whose technicians come to you to fix your phone, and we follow one of their technicians to see how far they'll go to repair a cracked screen.
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.
Daily VICE

2:36
What It Costs to Ride a Vintage Motorcycle
We find out why millennials are turning to vintage motorcycles and what it costs to start riding one.
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

18:39
The Rogue Tesla Mechanic Resurrecting Salvaged Cars
Rich is a car enthusiast whose passion is to find wrecked Teslas, bring them back to life, and then share his adventures in repairs on his YouTube channel Rich Rebuilds.
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

11:30
Tractor Hacking: The Farmers Breaking Big Tech's Repair Monopoly
Motherboard goes to Nebraska to talk to the farmers and mechanics who are fighting large manufacturers like John Deere for the right to access the diagnostic software they need to repair their tractors.
State of Repair

8:20
The Pinball Doctors: The Last Arcade Technicians in NYC
Pinball was once an American obsession. Now, the arcade classic is making a comeback, but the repair technicians skilled enough to repair these complex machines are limited.
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.
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