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23ish years after the Free-PC ended, we've come back around. What a world. https://www.nytimes.com/1999/11/30/business/no-more-giveaway-computers-free-pc-to-b

• AviationAtom 3y ago
  I'm already thinking about the amount of e-waste these are likely to generate.
  • nkozyra 3y ago
    Our electronics and our churn through them already contribute so much. Getting a new phone every 12-18 months is a completely normal thing even though we've long passed the point of diminishing returns. I like to think things like this are being properly recycled but I carry a lot of skepticism.
    • ornornor 3y ago
      > properly recycled Yes. Totally properly.
  • ChrisRR 3y ago
    Probably just as much e-waste as currently where people feel the need to constantly upgrade every few years for minor improvements
• voxadam 3y ago
  I was expecting a story about the i-Opener but I suppose it wasn't free, just heavily discounted. I sort of wish I still had mine, I could use it with my CueCat.[1] [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I-Opener https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I-Opener [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CueCat https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CueCat