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    The Only Gadget Recycling List You Need

    Volkswagen's Level Green: A Crazy Geometric Holodeck Wonderland

    Killing Bunnies With Dead Monitors

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    Image of rocketbear79: threadkiller rocketbear79: threadkiller
    10/27/09

    In reply to The Only Gadget Recycling List You Need
    I haven't actively recycled since the day I drove past the local landfill in high school and watched the "recycling" truck dump its contents into the regular trash heap. #gadgets
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    omgwtflolbbqbye promoted this comment rocketbear79: threadkiller was starred rocketbear79: threadkiller was unstarred
    Image of vapour vapour
    10/27/09

    In reply to The Only Gadget Recycling List You Need
    how about everybody does what I do and just harvest the parts that are useful from the old/borked tech and then stuff the empty cases in a box in a closet... #gadgets
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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_Isn'tFreshPerked GitEmSteveDave_Isn'tFreshPerked
    10/27/09


    @vapour: Or paint them, like above, or like my NJ Nuclear PC!
    [s165.photobucket.com] #gadgets
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    10/27/09


    @vapour: Crap, wrong photo. #gadgets
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    10/27/09


    @vapour: And then there's the LoanerPC I give to people when i fix their computers. It's nice in that I replaced all of the case screws with Security Torx, so you need a special bit to remove them! #gadgets
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    Image of Jrsy Devil's Advocate® Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
    10/27/09

    In reply to The Only Gadget Recycling List You Need
    Or you could just send your stuff to GitEmSteveDave.
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    Edited by Jrsy Devil's Advocate® at 10/27/09 6:27 PM Jrsy Devil's Advocate® was starred Jrsy Devil's Advocate® was unstarred
    Image of GitEmSteveDave_Isn'tFreshPerked GitEmSteveDave_Isn'tFreshPerked
    10/27/09

    @Jrsy Devil's Bright Idea®: Haha. Actually, I just got gave away one and sold the other of my two Dell Inspiron 2500's and within a week, got a Dell Inspiron 600m, and a Latitude D800!

    I also just acquired two Optiplex GX620's and a Quicksilver G4 867mhz. Yeah, I'm the home of misfit tech. #gadgets
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    Image of Jrsy Devil's Advocate® Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
    10/27/09

    @GitEmSteveDave_Right: 1 Wrong: ∞: You need to start GitEmSteveDave's Used Computers.. #gadgets
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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_Isn'tFreshPerked GitEmSteveDave_Isn'tFreshPerked
    10/27/09


    @Jrsy Devil's Bright Idea®: You expect me to sell things like the BigGreenMachine? Do you know how much faster it is because of the rally stripes? #gadgets
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    Image of PeterQC PeterQC
    10/27/09

    @GitEmSteveDave_Right: 1 Wrong: ∞: I would bet it's at least 200% faster. Now all it need are air intakes. Then it will perfect.
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    Image of Barry99705 Barry99705
    10/27/09

    @GitEmSteveDave_Right: 1 Wrong: ∞: Dude, everybody knows that fake chrome and a wing makes it faster. It might also need a hood scoop that goes nowhere as well. #gadgets
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    10/27/09

    @PeterQC: It has air vents on the side. #gadgets
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    Image of bassoondux bassoondux
    08/11/09

    In reply to Volkswagen's Level Green: A Crazy Geometric Holodeck Wonderland
    I was there about a month ago. It's pretty cool. Huge multitouch displays with lots of eye candy, but a bit laggy at times. However, as a museum installation I found it a bit overwhelming, because there was so much information, and there's still the whole rest of the park to see.
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    Image of slayersher slayersher
    08/11/09

    In reply to Volkswagen's Level Green: A Crazy Geometric Holodeck Wonderland
    it is most certainly not a shot from the enterprise .. the enterprise would not be green and would be way cooler
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    Image of Bokusatsu_Tenshi Bokusatsu_Tenshi
    07/24/09

    In reply to Killing Bunnies With Dead Monitors
    I'm assuming you picked it up and sent it to the appropriate recycling facility. Right Matt? RIGHT?

    YOU BUNNY ASSASSIN!!
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    Image of MrBlahBlah MrBlahBlah
    07/23/09

    In reply to Killing Bunnies With Dead Monitors
    where can you dispose of it...properly?
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    Image of drewdrawshashtags drewdrawshashtags
    07/24/09

    @MrBlahBlah: I would like to see a Gizmodo roundup of tech recycling options, because when I've tried to find them it's proven exceedingly difficult to a) find any, and b) know if they were legit.
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    Edited by drewdrawshashtags at 07/24/09 12:33 AM drewdrawshashtags was starred drewdrawshashtags was unstarred
    Image of Chuck Reynolds Chuck Reynolds
    07/24/09

    @MrBlahBlah: Check 1800Recycling.com or call 1-800-recycling and they'll tell you where to bring stuff closest to you
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    Image of drewdrawshashtags drewdrawshashtags
    07/24/09

    @Chuck Reynolds: So it seems that for me the answer is simple - Staples or Best Buy. They both charge $10 to take larger stuff (computers/monitors/TVs), but Best Buy gives you a $10 gift card to offset.

    Lesson: Take your electronics recycling to Best Buy and buy more needless gadgets.
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    Image of Jake712 Jake712
    07/24/09

    @MrBlahBlah: In Ottawa we can dial 311 and get city information services. Dunno how many places have it so far but it's very handy for things like this.
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    Image of drewdrawshashtags drewdrawshashtags
    07/24/09

    @Jake712: Haha. We have 311, but electronics recycling is very much not a city service down here.

    We're lucky to get them to recycle paper in Philly.
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    Image of Jake712 Jake712
    07/25/09

    @DrewComments2.0: Our city doesn't do electronics recycling but they keep track of who does. Also motor oil recycling, batteries, etc. They have a whole list.
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    Image of devwild devwild
    07/23/09

    In reply to Killing Bunnies With Dead Monitors
    It should probably be noted that most proper dumps in the US are carefully lined and sealed so that contaminants are highly unlikely to actually seep into the ground (or the bunnies). The danger is usually massively exaggerated by the media.

    Also, that some recycling depots don't actually dispose of lead or other materials properly, and when they don't the situation can be significantly more hazardous in the long run (especially if they are shipping electronics stuff off to third world nations as their way of "recycling").

    I'm not saying you shouldn't recycle your monitors - you absolutely should. But, you should make sure you know where it's going if possible, and do so for the right reasons.
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    Image of Josh_Geyer Josh_Geyer
    07/23/09

    In reply to Killing Bunnies With Dead Monitors
    Aww, i still use one of those on one of my studio computers :( great screens
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    Image of CarmelaNumshun CarmelaNumshun
    07/23/09

    In reply to Killing Bunnies With Dead Monitors
    Clearly you've never seen junkyard bunnies. Those fuckers are _tough_. They can stand up to junkyard dogs and a lifetime of lead poisoning...
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    Image of Curves Curves
    07/23/09

    In reply to Killing Bunnies With Dead Monitors
    Back in the day, the situation used to be that if you got word that the "rabbit died", you were getting married. Now you just leave the country or go on Maury.
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    Edited by Curves at 07/23/09 7:50 PM Curves was starred Curves was unstarred
    Image of balls187 balls187
    07/23/09

    In reply to Killing Bunnies With Dead Monitors
    Eh, it'll end up in a chinese landfill. Ain't no bunnies in china.
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    Image of jdale jdale
    07/23/09

    In reply to Killing Bunnies With Dead Monitors
    CRTs are loaded with lead shielding. I don't know my Apple monitors very well, though, is that an LCD? How much lead is actually in an LCD display? Or what other toxins are in LCD?
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    Image of FuturePastNow FuturePastNow
    07/23/09

    @jdale: Nah, that's a CRT Studio Display.
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    Image of The Analrapist: Half Analyst Half Therapist The Analrapist: Half Analyst Half Therapist
    07/23/09

    In reply to Killing Bunnies With Dead Monitors
    Some bunnies need to die..
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    Image of Bertone77 Bertone77
    07/23/09

    In reply to Killing Bunnies With Dead Monitors
    Don't worry since the lead is also seeping into the underground water you'll be so fried from the toxins that you soon won't care!
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