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How bad is our e-waste problem when $500 of RAM is getting tossed? (www.windowscentral.com)

submitted 1 day ago by cm0002@europe.pub to c/zerowaste@slrpnk.net

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[–] thesohoriots@lemmy.world 8 points 1 day ago (1 children)

The unstoppable “I need it free for my cancer-riddled child’s birthday” vs the unmovable “I know what I got”

[–] CameronDev@programming.dev 2 points 1 day ago (2 children)

I am being reasonable, a laptop for $50 is a steal, and I've tried dropping the prices progressively, you just get nothing until it's free

[–] southsamurai@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Damn, that's that's bonkers. I'd jump all over a local opportunity like that, just to have something to piddle around with trying linux distros for entertainment. Even a crappy laptop at that price is a fun thing

[–] CameronDev@programming.dev 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Yeah, I did manage to give an old netbook away to a woman who was very excited to have it (I watched her skip down the path excitedly), and that almost made the effort of giving it away worth it.

[–] southsamurai@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 day ago

It would be worth it :)

Gotta love wins like that

[–] in_my_honest_opinion@piefed.social 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

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