Environmental Costs of Computer Use?

Posted by Cliff on Monday May 12, 2003 @11:05AM from the not-everything-can-be-measured-in-dollars-and-cents dept.

arhines asks: "I'm working on a little research project to figure out what the environmental cost of heavy technological reliance is, and want any suggestions Slashdot has for factors to consider. My school has started requiring students to own and use laptops in all of their classes, under the pretext of saving paper. Having read about the problems with computer recycling on Slashdot, I've become suspicious of the true effect of having several hundred computers thrown out each year. What statistics should I focus on, and are there any definitive studies on the topic you could point me to?"

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Enviro by Anonymous Coward · 2003-05-12 11:06 · Score: -1, Offtopic

Natalie portman is hot.

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Metamoderation - READ THIS by Anonymous Coward · 2003-05-12 11:38 · Score: -1, Offtopic

Hey all you assholes who moderate things '-1 Offtopic' and '-1 Troll': I metamoderate everyday. EVERY SINGLE TIME that I see a troll or an offtopic moderation, I metamod it as UNFAIR because it's fucking curbing free speech.