UngodlyAudrey🏳️⚧️@beehaw.org to Technology@beehaw.org · 1 year agoBuilt-in software ‘death dates’ are sending thousands of schools’ Chromebooks to the recycling binwww.mercurynews.comexternal-linkmessage-square297fedilinkarrow-up1792arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up1792arrow-down1external-linkBuilt-in software ‘death dates’ are sending thousands of schools’ Chromebooks to the recycling binwww.mercurynews.comUngodlyAudrey🏳️⚧️@beehaw.org to Technology@beehaw.org · 1 year agomessage-square297fedilinkfile-text
There are few things quite as emblematic of late stage capitalism than the concept of “planned obsolescence”.
minus-squareBaroqueInMind@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up30·1 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-squarecerement@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up14·1 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-squarepinkpatrol@anarch.islinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 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!