On Wed, Apr 24, 2013 at 11:49 AM, tms <[email protected]> wrote: > Hey Scott, > > love the point/counterpoint! Don't have time for a long message, > but ... > > > 4. Who says "not user-servicable" means "throwaway"? You keep saying > > that. What evidence do you have? I don’t throw away my old machines. I > > take them back to the leasing company, who re-sells them. In fact, > > I’ve never thrown a computer into the trash in my life. Other people > > will donate them to schools or family or friends. Why would a > > non-user-servicable computer stop that behavior? > > Personal experience ... and a quick search on Google. According to the > EPA, in 2007, an estimated 29.9 MILLION desktops and 12 MILLION laptops > were discarded. Also an estimated 31.9 MILLION monitors, including flat > panel and CRTs. In 2008, we generated 3.16 MILLION TONS of e-waste in > the US alone.
Right, and that actually SUPPORTS my argument. In 2007 & 2008, virtually all computers were user-serviceable, so much of that e-waste could very well be people throwing out RAM, batteries, & hard drives that they had replaced! As we move to fewer user-servicable devices, we could see that e-waste get REDUCED. And anyway, we still can’t say for certainty that non-user-serviceable devices will lead to more or less e-waste. It might be the same. People who throw out computers callously will do the same regardless of whether or not the devices are serviceable or not. My point is, I don’t yet see any PROOF that non-user-serviceable computers will lead to MORE e-waste. At best, it’s just conjecture. OK, back to work for me too! Scott -- R. Scott Granneman [email protected] ~ www.granneman.com ~ granneman.tel Full list of publications @ http://www.granneman.com/publications My latest book: Mac OS X for Power Users @ http://www.granneman.com/books “A writer is a person for whom writing is more difficult than it is for other people.” ---Thomas Mann -- -- Central West End Linux Users Group (via Google Groups) Main page: http://www.cwelug.org To post: [email protected] To subscribe: [email protected] To unsubscribe: [email protected] More options: http://groups.google.com/group/cwelug --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Central West End Linux Users Group" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
