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submitted 2 months ago by Ek-Hou-Van-Braai@piefed.social to c/programmer_humor@programming.dev

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[-] drath@lemmy.world 50 points 2 months ago

For some reason the only electronics I get asked for help with are literal e-waste which existence must be considered crime against computing, engineering and even humanity. Because of that, my success rate is less than half of cases. Is it bad, or should I consider it good that people only call me in worst possible cases where everything else failed?

[-] fossilesque@mander.xyz 33 points 2 months ago

I beg friends for ewaste and harvest their organs.

[-] mogranja@lemmy.eco.br 9 points 2 months ago

And what do you do with the ewaste?

[-] fossilesque@mander.xyz 11 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Upgrade my own stuff and servers.
Have spare parts to fix my stuff or quick fixes for friends.
If I can repair it and do not need it, I found some groups that take them for refugees and needy folks or they go by word of mouth to friends in need. I fix them in a very lazy fashion.
I live pretty close to one of the local recycling spots, so I can quickly and safely dispose of stuff I cannot use.
eBay is great.

I have gotten a ton of free storage this way, makes it totally worth it. If they give me a few old laptops, I put all their data on one drive and take the rest.