Shout-out to the nice Indian gentleman whose YouTube video walked me through disassembling an ancient laptop so I could add a bit of RAM. I ended with a few leftover screws and a rattle, but it worked! Still chuntering away (slowly, it’s geriatric) on Linux. I was amazed to find a video of the exact model.
Two boys transport discarded computer CPUs on a bicycle in Seelampur
Captions a clear image of a tricycle.
Literally unreadable. /s
“computer CPUs” is great as well.
The article doesn’t even show an example of a finished Frankenstein laptop. 😑
People should see any of those videos of 3rd world countries repairing and refurbishing industrial technology on the street with their bare hands. I even remember someone commented that back in the days of the USSR, they used to salvage the solder off old and broken components too.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kNGg0P7B5fI
The sad thing is, many of these people end up with health issues due to lack of any protection or health standard, yet they also provide a superior service and product that you will never find in a first world country due to the industry opting to trash and buy new.
I’ve personally had to junk a radiator because the cheap plastic at the end broke, and no OEM actually sells the plastic part because it only comes as a whole assembly, even though you can easily delid the radiator to replace it if the subpart could be bought or made.
This is the way
Cyberpunk.
Fascinating country - running useful and forward thinking stuff like this, and scam call centers at the same time.
Opportunistic. This isn’t about saving the planet. This is about repair and sale.
Imagine a Beowulf cluster of these things.
ewww a slashdotter
If you recognize that then you were a slashdoter. Once a slashdoter always a slashdoter.
I guess almost everyone has done embarassing things in their youth, don’t you agree?
You expect me to remember 25 years ago?
