December 2010
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Upgrading your laptop and saving the planet
Some of my friends know that I’m both a software and hardware geek. As a geek and an environmentalist, I urge my friends to use their hardware as long as possible. This is because e-waste goes to la la land and often ends up polluting the water, soil, and air.
So what can we do to prolong our hardware life? Well I always suggest to keep updated with your software, use linux, uninstall...
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http://storyofstuff.org/bottledwater/ →
Same logic should be applied to almost everything.
Your computer can be upgraded? Upgrade it.
Your TV is good enough? Don’t replace it.
Without realising, being a consumerist does hurt the earth quite a lot.
