UngodlyAudrey🏳️⚧️ to Technology@beehaw.org • 1 year agoBuilt-in software ‘death dates’ are sending thousands of schools’ Chromebooks to the recycling binwww.mercurynews.comexternal-linkmessage-square294fedilinkarrow-up1790arrow-down10file-textcross-posted to: latestagecapitalism@lemmygrad.ml
arrow-up1790arrow-down1external-linkBuilt-in software ‘death dates’ are sending thousands of schools’ Chromebooks to the recycling binwww.mercurynews.comUngodlyAudrey🏳️⚧️ to Technology@beehaw.org • 1 year agomessage-square294fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: latestagecapitalism@lemmygrad.ml
There are few things quite as emblematic of late stage capitalism than the concept of “planned obsolescence”.
minus-squareBaroqueInMindlinkfedilink30•1 year agoAnyone know where I can buy or place bids on batches/pallets/etc of them? I want to self host a bunch of shit using those cheap computers that are being thrown out.
minus-square@cerement@slrpnk.netlinkfedilink14•1 year agoSourcing Chromebooks from the Reviving Chromebooks with Ubuntu I posted elsewhere easiest looks like just calling the IT department of your local school
minus-square@pinkpatrol@anarch.islinkfedilink3•1 year agoInteresting article, I don’t think I have a use for them though.
Anyone know where I can buy or place bids on batches/pallets/etc of them? I want to self host a bunch of shit using those cheap computers that are being thrown out.
Sourcing Chromebooks from the Reviving Chromebooks with Ubuntu I posted elsewhere
easiest looks like just calling the IT department of your local school
Interesting article, I don’t think I have a use for them though.
Same here!