Ok, this isn't really a reply to the original post but since a lot of people are talking about just chucking out unneeded computer stuff I thought I'd offer a warm & fuzzy, ethical alternative.
Some folks I know have a charity that builds and sends PCs to education centres in the developing world. I won't give you the whole blurb on the organization because I won't do it any justice but you can check it out for yourself here.
Their information about hardware donations is a bit vague on the website but if anyone has a heap of relatively current but unwanted stuff to get rid of, like a small business clearout or something, it's definitely worth getting in touch with these guys. You'll keep your minimalist cohabitors sweet and get modded up to (Score:5, Philanthropic), to boot.
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Some folks I know have a charity that builds and sends PCs to education centres in the developing world. I won't give you the whole blurb on the organization because I won't do it any justice but you can check it out for yourself here.
Their information about hardware donations is a bit vague on the website but if anyone has a heap of relatively current but unwanted stuff to get rid of, like a small business clearout or something, it's definitely worth getting in touch with these guys. You'll keep your minimalist cohabitors sweet and get modded up to (Score:5, Philanthropic), to boot.