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How bad is our e-waste problem when $500 of RAM is getting tossed? (www.windowscentral.com)
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[-] thesohoriots@lemmy.world 9 points 7 months ago

The unstoppable “I need it free for my cancer-riddled child’s birthday” vs the unmovable “I know what I got”

[-] CameronDev@programming.dev 5 points 7 months ago

I am being reasonable, a laptop for $50 is a steal, and I've tried dropping the prices progressively, you just get nothing until it's free

[-] southsamurai@sh.itjust.works 4 points 7 months ago

Damn, that's that's bonkers. I'd jump all over a local opportunity like that, just to have something to piddle around with trying linux distros for entertainment. Even a crappy laptop at that price is a fun thing

[-] CameronDev@programming.dev 8 points 7 months ago

Yeah, I did manage to give an old netbook away to a woman who was very excited to have it (I watched her skip down the path excitedly), and that almost made the effort of giving it away worth it.

[-] southsamurai@sh.itjust.works 4 points 7 months ago

It would be worth it :)

Gotta love wins like that

[-] in_my_honest_opinion@piefed.social 2 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Edit: wrong comment replied to sorry

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