Out of Space

[Liam Proven]

On 9 August 2016 at 23:22, Ralf Mardorf <silver.bullet at zoho.com> wrote:
> It's not only the high amount of computer
> waste that is an issue, but also the exploitation of rare earths, let
> alone exploitation of humans. The fundamental attitude to need always
> the latest and greatest is a problem. Some people already consider that
> earth is not overpopulated, just the available resources are misused by
> a minority. Apart from a few exceptional tasks, there are no good
> reasons to need one new computer after the other. Most end users only
> need one new computer after the other, to run a browser on more and
> more flashy desktop environments that are badly programmed.


I strongly agree.

Both my laptops are Core 2 Duos. They are still more than fast enough
for all I need. One is from 2007, the newer from 2008. My Mac mini is
a 2011 model. All are lovely, quick, responsive machines.

OK, except in Windows... But I almost never use it.



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