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How obsolete is an old computer?

My ever increasing antipathy to planned obsolescence

Jan. 8, 2018 -

About five months ago I got some take away food from our local Asian restaurant. They packaged the food and gave me a plastic bag to carry it home. On my way home I was thinking about the bag. Although it has some nice styling printed on it, it's designed for single use only. What a waste... making me wonder: how long would it last if you would use it on a daily basis?

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ThinkPad X200 running Debian GNU/Linux with OpenBox.
ThinkPad X200 running Debian GNU/Linux with OpenBox.
Plastic bag from the Asian takeaway restaurant
Plastic bag from the Asian takeaway restaurant
Plastic bag at work, with food inside protecting the contents of my commuting backpack
Plastic bag at work, with food inside protecting the contents of my commuting backpack
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