On 3 Feb 2014, at 10:48 am, Jason Ball <[email protected]> wrote: > > >Your old computer uses much more energy than a new one. Powering the beast > >creates much more CO2 than the new ones and save the environment (sic) > >causes much more harm than > > binning it (hopefully decently) > > Prove it. Please include the carbon cost of the new machine, shipping etc, > while you are at it. > > Cheers. > > > On Mon, Feb 3, 2014 at 1:07 PM, James Linder <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Computers and mobile devices become obsolete much quicker than other > > consumer products, such as refrigerators and cars. Electronic equipment can > > contain toxic and valuable materials which should not be simply put into > > landfill. Before you buy a new computer, tablet or phone, look at the > > options of what to do with the old one. Tom Worthington is author of the > > free ebook "ICT Sustainability: Assessment and Strategies for a Low Carbon > > Future": http://www.tomw.net.au/ict_sustainability/introduction.shtml > > Tom just for fun (well not really, but for a consider this) > > Your old computer uses much more energy than a new one. Powering the beast > creates much more CO2 than the new ones and save the environment (sic) causes > much more harm than binning it (hopefully decently)
Jason and Margharita I’m not standing on my soapbox, just encouraging our younger members to think through the implications of their actions, rather than being swayed by the warm and fuzzy hype. I think that slug collects the best and finest and that issues like this are oh so important, specially before one gets old and cynical. The kudos flow from doing something, rather than being seen to do something. So while this drifts OT it is really really important and the opinions of Jason, Margharita et al are really really important too. James -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
