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E-waste is growing 5x faster than it's recycled, says UN (www.theregister.com)
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[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

older tools were also much simpler, and usually clam shell halving. Modern tools have overmolding, overlapping clam shells, friction fits, screw posts, set posts. Clips, the single most hellishly thought up invention ever for fucks sake. And all kinds of voodoo magic electronic fuckery going on inside half the time.