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Recycling The First World, in the Third

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the reality-check dept.

simoncito writes "Ever wondered where that old useless printer ended up? BBC has a photo report about chinese villagers building ramshackle systems out of used and discarded first world computer parts. The effects on their surroundings are drastic - I never knew hardware was so poisonous." Worth a look if you aren't desensitized to suffering. Anyone know the proper way to dispose of a monitor?

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  1. The proper way to dispose of a copier ... by slagdogg · · Score: 5, Funny

    Two words ... Office Space.

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  2. Monitor Disposal.. by Anonvmous+Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    "Anyone know the proper way to dispose of a monitor."

    Ya'll should do what we do in Kansas. Whenever a TV stops working, we place the new one on top of the old one.

    If you have too many of them there telly visions, you can place them in your front yard. Move them around the yard enough, and you'll never have to mow it!

  3. Re:Proper way to dispose of a monitor... by Nogami_Saeko · · Score: 5, Funny

    Argh, I have moderator points, but I must post ;P

    We need a new generation of "tech-hicks" who can leave old computer junk on their lawns instead of broken-down old cars.

    "That there is mah old Commodore 64! She don look like much, but she used to play a wikkid game o MULE"

    (from the house) "Billy-Bob! Yer new 200gig-o-bite hard disk just come from Fedex!"

    "DAMN WOMAN, go install mah raid server willya? Donna forget to stripe drives NTFS. None o that fat32!"

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    "Nothing strengthens authority so much as silence." - Charles de Gaulle