The article doesn’t even show an example of a finished Frankenstein laptop. 😑
People should see any of those videos of 3rd world countries repairing and refurbishing industrial technology on the street with their bare hands. I even remember someone commented that back in the days of the USSR, they used to salvage the solder off old and broken components too.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kNGg0P7B5fI
The sad thing is, many of these people end up with health issues due to lack of any protection or health standard, yet they also provide a superior service and product that you will never find in a first world country due to the industry opting to trash and buy new.
I’ve personally had to junk a radiator because the cheap plastic at the end broke, and no OEM actually sells the plastic part because it only comes as a whole assembly, even though you can easily delid the radiator to replace it if the subpart could be bought or made.
Two boys transport discarded computer CPUs on a bicycle in Seelampur
Captions a clear image of a tricycle.
Literally unreadable. /s
This is why people don’t trust the media anymore! /s
“computer CPUs” is great as well.
Fascinating country - running useful and forward thinking stuff like this, and scam call centers at the same time.
Opportunistic. This isn’t about saving the planet. This is about repair and sale.
Cyberpunk.
This is the way
Imagine a Beowulf cluster of these things.
ewww a slashdotter
If you recognize that then you were a slashdoter. Once a slashdoter always a slashdoter.
I guess almost everyone has done embarassing things in their youth, don’t you agree?
You expect me to remember 25 years ago?
