> On Oct 20, 2018, at 2:03 AM, Doc Shipley via cctalk <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
> That's just nasty. Your invective, that is. There are idiots in any
> enthusiast group, and predators. Including this group, if we're honest. You
> want to talk conspicuous consumption? How many on this list, myself
> included, have spent a fortune on old computer hardware, and then another
> fortune housing it?
That’s not consumption. The items involved are not “consumed” - they are not
destroyed or used up. Taking a piece of equipment and turning it into a
keyboard plus N pounds of scrap is consumption. The equipment is destroyed.
> You guys want people to stop scavenging those irreplaceable treasures? Ante
> up, pure and simple.
Right, because availability of cash is the sole determining factor in a
person’s worth. I guess someone should come pick up all this stuff then, I
clearly don’t deserve any of it. I only spent ten years plus searching, called
in major favors to get it here, and wrote two successful public projects to
share the experience with other people - but very little money. What was I
thinking? I’m sure whoever is able to shell out $8K from their trust fund to
turn 1500 pounds of potentially working machines into a couple el33t h4x0r
g4ming keyboards will be far more deserving than a filthy poor like me.
