Shahram Mokhtari
@shahrammokhtari.bsky.social
Fixer, tinkerer, nerd.
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6 Followers • 0 Threads • Teardown Tech @iFixit.
Fixer, tinkerer, nerd. See the latest conversations with @shahram.mokh.tari.
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Bluesky was a refuge for a while, but I can’t keep up with multiple social accounts. Find me on threads: @shahram.mokh.tari
Bluesky was a refuge for a while, but I can’t keep up with multiple social accounts. Find me on threads: @shahram.mokh.tari
Shahram Mokhtari (@shahram.mokh.tari) • Threads, Say more
6 Followers • 0 Threads • Teardown Tech @iFixit.
Fixer, tinkerer, nerd. See the latest conversations with @shahram.mokh.tari.
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August 23, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Bluesky was a refuge for a while, but I can’t keep up with multiple social accounts. Find me on threads: @shahram.mokh.tari
Trump's T1 phone was already gaudy but it's shaping up to be a bit scammy too. Who'd have thunk?
www.pcmag.com/news/trump-m...
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August 20, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Trump's T1 phone was already gaudy but it's shaping up to be a bit scammy too. Who'd have thunk?
www.pcmag.com/news/trump-m...
www.pcmag.com/news/trump-m...
Prioritizing teardowns is a challenge.
July 31, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Prioritizing teardowns is a challenge.
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Proud of this endorsement, because yes local elections do matter. If you want to see change in our country that starts from the ground up, would you consider donating to a good cause?
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July 17, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Proud of this endorsement, because yes local elections do matter. If you want to see change in our country that starts from the ground up, would you consider donating to a good cause?
secure.actblue.com/donate/josh-...
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I find it infinitely more difficult to take someone seriously when they say "nucular" instead of "nuclear". One is a word defined in the English dictionary. The other is a narrative tool to demonstrate Homer Simspon's lack of intelligence.
Please, things are stressful enough as is. Don't add to it.
Please, things are stressful enough as is. Don't add to it.
June 13, 2025 at 5:53 PM
I find it infinitely more difficult to take someone seriously when they say "nucular" instead of "nuclear". One is a word defined in the English dictionary. The other is a narrative tool to demonstrate Homer Simspon's lack of intelligence.
Please, things are stressful enough as is. Don't add to it.
Please, things are stressful enough as is. Don't add to it.
"4 in 5 French consumers would buy a more repairable product over their favourite brand"
Whether we're trying to save money, become self-sufficient, learn how something works, or reduce our carbon footprint, the message is the same: Let us fix our stuff.
www.rethinkglobal.info/159-kyle-wie...
Whether we're trying to save money, become self-sufficient, learn how something works, or reduce our carbon footprint, the message is the same: Let us fix our stuff.
www.rethinkglobal.info/159-kyle-wie...
159 Kyle Wiens of iFixit: the rewards of repairability - Rethink Global
Kyle Wiens is the co-founder of iFixit, the international repair community known for open-source repair manuals and product teardown.
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June 9, 2025 at 4:48 PM
"4 in 5 French consumers would buy a more repairable product over their favourite brand"
Whether we're trying to save money, become self-sufficient, learn how something works, or reduce our carbon footprint, the message is the same: Let us fix our stuff.
www.rethinkglobal.info/159-kyle-wie...
Whether we're trying to save money, become self-sufficient, learn how something works, or reduce our carbon footprint, the message is the same: Let us fix our stuff.
www.rethinkglobal.info/159-kyle-wie...
How to pacify the tools of oppression, peacefully.
June 9, 2025 at 12:55 AM
How to pacify the tools of oppression, peacefully.
Our #Switch2 video teardown and blog post is live! www.ifixit.com/News/110926/...
Switch 2 Teardown: Still Glued, Still Soldered, Still Drifting
We opened up the new Switch 2 to find out how repairable it really is, and it didn’t take long before we started asking: Is this the best Nintendo could do?
www.ifixit.com
June 6, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Our #Switch2 video teardown and blog post is live! www.ifixit.com/News/110926/...
Micro Center in Santa Clara has a unique gold plated RTX 5090 on display.
May 30, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Micro Center in Santa Clara has a unique gold plated RTX 5090 on display.
Part 3 of our CT scan blog series is live! We teamed up with @lumafield.bsky.social + @nostarchpress.bsky.social to teach everyone how to read X-rays like pros.
📖 www.ifixit.com/News/109933
📖 www.ifixit.com/News/109933
May 15, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Part 3 of our CT scan blog series is live! We teamed up with @lumafield.bsky.social + @nostarchpress.bsky.social to teach everyone how to read X-rays like pros.
📖 www.ifixit.com/News/109933
📖 www.ifixit.com/News/109933
A bag of Cheetos typically has a 40/60 snack-to-air ratio. Chester Cheeto calls this "puff protection". I think he's feeding us lies.
Come to think of it, this isn't the first Cheeto-themed windbag to have lied to me...
Come to think of it, this isn't the first Cheeto-themed windbag to have lied to me...
May 6, 2025 at 11:42 PM
A bag of Cheetos typically has a 40/60 snack-to-air ratio. Chester Cheeto calls this "puff protection". I think he's feeding us lies.
Come to think of it, this isn't the first Cheeto-themed windbag to have lied to me...
Come to think of it, this isn't the first Cheeto-themed windbag to have lied to me...
Part 2 of our collaboration with @lumafield.bsky.social and @nostarchpress.bsky.social is live! There's a little challenge at the end: can you find the capacitor, transformer, and battery in the Polaroid Flip?
Read the full post here: www.ifixit.com/News/109675/...
Read the full post here: www.ifixit.com/News/109675/...
How to Read CT Scans, Part 2: Identifying Components
In Part 2 of our series on how to read CT scans, we’re taking a look at some common components that you might find inside electronic devices.
www.ifixit.com
May 5, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Part 2 of our collaboration with @lumafield.bsky.social and @nostarchpress.bsky.social is live! There's a little challenge at the end: can you find the capacitor, transformer, and battery in the Polaroid Flip?
Read the full post here: www.ifixit.com/News/109675/...
Read the full post here: www.ifixit.com/News/109675/...
A vast amount of cheap—what I'd call junk—electronics are thrown away every day. If it's easy to buy, it's easy to throw away because it'll have zero resale value and no sentimental value.
I'll leave something in my basket and see if I still want it in a couple of days. The answer is often "no".
I'll leave something in my basket and see if I still want it in a couple of days. The answer is often "no".
April 30, 2025 at 2:44 AM
A vast amount of cheap—what I'd call junk—electronics are thrown away every day. If it's easy to buy, it's easy to throw away because it'll have zero resale value and no sentimental value.
I'll leave something in my basket and see if I still want it in a couple of days. The answer is often "no".
I'll leave something in my basket and see if I still want it in a couple of days. The answer is often "no".
Setting up the new AI 300 from @frame.work for our teardown video.
Turns out you don’t need to depress the chassis intrusion switch to boot 🫣😳
Turns out you don’t need to depress the chassis intrusion switch to boot 🫣😳
April 25, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Setting up the new AI 300 from @frame.work for our teardown video.
Turns out you don’t need to depress the chassis intrusion switch to boot 🫣😳
Turns out you don’t need to depress the chassis intrusion switch to boot 🫣😳
PSA: HomePod tweeters are excellent speakers. Those threads at the bottom aren’t just for securing the tweeters to the HomePod frame, they’re also the speakers positive and negative terminals.
April 19, 2025 at 11:51 PM
PSA: HomePod tweeters are excellent speakers. Those threads at the bottom aren’t just for securing the tweeters to the HomePod frame, they’re also the speakers positive and negative terminals.
We teamed up with @lumafield.bsky.social & @nostarchpress.bsky.social to put together a crash course on reading CT scans.
I'm very proud of what we've achieved together. I hope budding engineers and tinkerers alike will find it useful.
Part 1 of 3: www.ifixit.com/News/109137/...
I'm very proud of what we've achieved together. I hope budding engineers and tinkerers alike will find it useful.
Part 1 of 3: www.ifixit.com/News/109137/...
A Guide to Reading CT Scans, Part 1: What Is CT?
Peek inside devices with non-destructive CT scanning. Spot hidden traps and plan repairs like a pro—no guesswork.
www.ifixit.com
April 4, 2025 at 3:46 PM
We teamed up with @lumafield.bsky.social & @nostarchpress.bsky.social to put together a crash course on reading CT scans.
I'm very proud of what we've achieved together. I hope budding engineers and tinkerers alike will find it useful.
Part 1 of 3: www.ifixit.com/News/109137/...
I'm very proud of what we've achieved together. I hope budding engineers and tinkerers alike will find it useful.
Part 1 of 3: www.ifixit.com/News/109137/...
Reposted by Shahram Mokhtari
If the Canadian flag is now a symbol for resistance, it's about 2.92 Ohms +/- 2%.
March 19, 2025 at 3:25 PM
If the Canadian flag is now a symbol for resistance, it's about 2.92 Ohms +/- 2%.
I love Apple's attention to detail. They'll spend time and money on internal aesthetics that most will never see.
I also love shattering that illusion whenever I can. Underneath that shiny heat spreader, the M4 SoC looks decidedly un-Apple like in that puddle of bland green.
I also love shattering that illusion whenever I can. Underneath that shiny heat spreader, the M4 SoC looks decidedly un-Apple like in that puddle of bland green.
March 14, 2025 at 9:46 PM
I love Apple's attention to detail. They'll spend time and money on internal aesthetics that most will never see.
I also love shattering that illusion whenever I can. Underneath that shiny heat spreader, the M4 SoC looks decidedly un-Apple like in that puddle of bland green.
I also love shattering that illusion whenever I can. Underneath that shiny heat spreader, the M4 SoC looks decidedly un-Apple like in that puddle of bland green.
Apple's C1 modem isn't on the bleeding edge of chip fabrication technology but it comes darn close and it's fascinating to see under x-rays.
CT's provided by @lumafield.bsky.social and package analysis provided by TechSearch International.
CT's provided by @lumafield.bsky.social and package analysis provided by TechSearch International.
March 13, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Apple's C1 modem isn't on the bleeding edge of chip fabrication technology but it comes darn close and it's fascinating to see under x-rays.
CT's provided by @lumafield.bsky.social and package analysis provided by TechSearch International.
CT's provided by @lumafield.bsky.social and package analysis provided by TechSearch International.
There was a time when I’d be eyeball deep in .ini files trying to get my rickety old PC to run Oblivion by stripping the graphics settings to the bone. It blows my mind that I can now play Skyrim on Ultra settings on a @frame.work 13…
I feel old.
I feel old.
March 13, 2025 at 12:35 AM
There was a time when I’d be eyeball deep in .ini files trying to get my rickety old PC to run Oblivion by stripping the graphics settings to the bone. It blows my mind that I can now play Skyrim on Ultra settings on a @frame.work 13…
I feel old.
I feel old.
The iPhone 16e is rated for 26 hours of video playback when compared to the iPhone 15's 20 hours. And no wonder, look at the size of that battery!
You can find a link to our full teardown containing exclusive die shots of the C1 modem in the thread.
You can find a link to our full teardown containing exclusive die shots of the C1 modem in the thread.
March 4, 2025 at 12:28 AM
The iPhone 16e is rated for 26 hours of video playback when compared to the iPhone 15's 20 hours. And no wonder, look at the size of that battery!
You can find a link to our full teardown containing exclusive die shots of the C1 modem in the thread.
You can find a link to our full teardown containing exclusive die shots of the C1 modem in the thread.
Our iPhone 16e teardown is up with an exclusive look at the C1 modem and DRAM die. Link in thread 🧵
March 4, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Our iPhone 16e teardown is up with an exclusive look at the C1 modem and DRAM die. Link in thread 🧵