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coreysnipes@fosstodon.org ("π‘ͺπ’π’“π’†π’š π‘Ίπ’π’Šπ’‘π’†π’” 🌱") wrote:

This is some high quality #solarpunk writing right here.

https://www.theverge.com/tech/639126/india-frankenstein-laptops

#permacomputing

Leading paragraph: "In a dimly lit, cluttered workshop in Delhi’s Nehru Place, the air hums with the sound of whirring drills and the crackle of soldering irons. Sushil Prasad, a 35-year-old technician, wipes the sweat off his brow as he carefully pieces together the guts of an old laptop. It is a daily ritual β€” resurrecting machines by stitching together motherboards, screens, and batteries scavenged from other trashed older laptops and e-waste β€” to create functional, low-cost devices."