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You've also got to wonder about idea behind it that it's supposed to be trivial to send a large number of books to Ethiopia and back without damaging them.
by 13415 3y ago
You've also got to wonder about idea behind it that it's supposed to be trivial to send a large number of books to Ethiopia and back without damaging them.
- dredmorbius 3y agoShipping is cheap, generally. Even for relatively high-mass objects such as books. Slow boats are slow but exceedingly efficient. The main risk would likely be container loss off a ship. Possibly environmental damage if spending much time in warm humid climates.
- Syzygies 3y agoThe source article sends these devices to scan books in Ethiopia, where there are people looking for work.
- Dellu 3y agoThat is actually good thing for the local people (in Ethiopia) as well. I would have loved to take a project like this.