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$60 Billion Potential Hiding in Your Discarded Gadgets (www.motherjones.com)

submitted 2 days ago by kalkulat@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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"Anwar’s job, scrounging for discarded electronics in [Nigerian] Ikeja Computer Village, one of the world’s biggest and most hectic marketplaces for used, repaired, and refurbished electronic products.... "

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[–] fl42v@lemmy.ml 12 points 2 days ago (6 children)

Idk, I'm more into re-using. Old pc? A home server! Old laptop? A home server! Old phone? You guessed it, a home server! Alternatively, I can give 'em to a friend/relative if they happen to need one. And FUBAR stuff goes into its own bin in case I need spare components.

[–] renegadespork@lemmy.jelliefrontier.net 2 points 1 day ago

Totally. Most people are surprised at how little compute you need to make something useful if you put the right OS/software on it.

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