from the fix-your-own-shit dept Last month we noted how tech companies, automakers, and others were trying to kill Colorado’s existing “right to repair” law, which is supposed to make it cheaper and easier to repair the things you own. More specifically, tech companies like Cisco and IBM were pushing Colorado lawmakers to sign off on   SB26-090 , the Exempt Critical Infrastructure from Right to Repair law, which would neuter much of the state’s existing protections under the pretense of making the public safer. After previous journalism from the likes of Ars Technica and Wired drew some unwanted attention, the effort appears to have failed, according to Wired : “SB26-090 was introduced during a Colorado  Senate hearing  on April 2 and was supported by lobbying efforts from companies such as Cisco and IBM. It passed that hearing unanimously. The bill then  passed  in the Colorado Senate on April 16.…