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Scavenge-friendly electronics are parts that are no longer manufactured, but that are available by the billions in landfills. Those who can manage to create new designs from scavenged parts with low-tech tools will be able to preserve electronics.
A Holistic Approach to Computing and Sustainability Inspired From Permaculture.
xxiivv.com
There’s an impetus to hide the technical details of the world, but I think that’s a devastating mistake.
Hints of the existence of a deeper technical layer is how kids are inspired to become engineers.
Turning technology into a magical black box arguably makes technology much less magical than hinting at how that black box actually works.
A Frivolous Feature
kontakt@marginalia.nu (Viktor Lofgren)
Embodied energy is the energy consumed by all of the processes associated with the production of a material, from the mining and processing of natural resources to manufacturing, transport and product delivery.
LED Task Lamp Adjusted via Two Conductive Ball Joints. This Light Was Exhibited at the 2015 International Contemporary Furniture Fair (ICFF) in New York.
Conor Davidson
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