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> I've been thinking of building a "poor man's cluster" using every old phone, Kindle, or laptop. I think the Africans have beaten you to that idea already. h
by moremetadata 4y ago
> I've been thinking of building a "poor man's cluster" using every old phone, Kindle, or laptop.
I think the Africans have beaten you to that idea already.
https://sm.pcmag.com/t/pcmag_uk/news/c/cleaning-u/cleaning-up-the-e-waste-mess-big-tech-needs-to-do-more_3q9d.1920.jpg https://sm.pcmag.com/t/pcmag_uk/news/c/cleaning-u/cleaning-u...
On a more serious note though, repurposing old tech is perfectly valid, all we need is more programmers, so should programming become a mandatory lesson taught at schools in order to reduce e-waste, alongside Maths English & Science?
And would it lead to a world looking like this https://i.redd.it/z123hws4wtj31.jpg https://i.redd.it/z123hws4wtj31.jpg or like this https://i.redd.it/shvbec21k8y81.png https://i.redd.it/shvbec21k8y81.png
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- h0p3 4y agoOwning the means of production is no simple task.