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A surplus of geekery by :: Fred Abercrombie

Adv: Times Square Billboard Made From Recycled Electronics

Really diggin’ this. Saw it at Scouting NY who makes a great point: “I wish they had made it a little bit more clear what the incentive is to lug my old VCR all the way to Best Buy versus just tossing it in the garbage.” I wonder how many people outside the Bay Area bubble are as aware of the hazards of e-waste. Or of how much personal data can still be retrievable even after you’ve “deleted it”.

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