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Cerf reflects on repairability, highlighting his experience of repairing broken things around their home during the COVID-19 pandemic He has encountered several problems with "replacement parts" that don't quite fit the piece of equipment he is trying to repair He comments that manufacturers should take lessons from the LEGO company They have produced interchangeable LEGO parts since 1932 If you are going to make products that are intended to last for decades, you should maintain spare-part compatibility for the lifetime of the product That's what standards are for Maybe 3D printing is a partial solution for some products since printing the part on demand might be less expensive than maintaining inventory He argues that manufactured goods do not seem to take into account the possibility of repair