Subj : Re: Am I the only one dumpster diving ?
To   : claw
From : boraxman
Date : Thu May 26 2022 22:32:26

 cl>  bo> These guys were just lazy and didn't care.  Whole computers and lapto
 cl>  bo> including furniture and office supplies.  Weird thing is they repurch
 cl>  bo> some of the stuff they threw away.  "Lets throw away folders and
 cl>  bo> trays"..."oOh, we need folders and trays, put in an order.
 cl>  bo> 
 cl>  bo> I got a perfectly good coffee table which was going to go to landfill
 cl>  bo> Some people just can't be bothered even giving things away.
 cl>  bo> 
 cl> 
 cl> This is why I really wish FreeGeek was eveywhere.  This would make it so
 cl> people can safely turn in old tech and some can get a new life, while
 cl> the rest is recycled. 
 cl> 
 cl> DrClaw
 cl> Sysop Noverdu BBS (Noverdu.com)

There are many arguments for upgrading, for new software, but our society is built upon rampant consumption and we do a bad job of repurposing old equipment, or re-engineering it, or adapting software to run on it.

--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A47 2021/12/24 (Linux/64)
 * Origin: Agency BBS | Dunedin, New Zealand | agency.bbs.nz (21:1/101)

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