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The Extra Dimension #47: Eco-Friendly Technology

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We all love our technology: it does many many things to improve our everyday lives. But what is it doing to our planet? How can we use our technology in an environmentally responsible manner? Ian interviews experts from LineageOS, iFixit, the Rebble Alliance, the Washington County Environmental Center, and Tech Dump to talk about the many different aspects of reducing the environmental impact of consumer technology.

Episode summary
00:00:00 | Intro
00:02:38 | Reduce
00:03:02 | Buy fewer devices
00:03:52 | Use devices for as long as possible
00:05:13 | Modular devices, modular systems
00:06:41 | Long-term software support
  • Chromebook final software update – Chromebook Help
    • 00:08:21 | LineageOS interview
    00:13:21 | Take care of your devices
    • Charging – research and methodology – AccuBattery Help Center
      • 00:14:43 | Multipurpose devices
      00:15:33 | Sustainable manufacturing
      • Google publishes sustainability plan for hardware, but its impact is uncertain | Ars Technica
      • Our Impact – Fairphone
        • 00:16:32 | Reduce energy consumption
        • Consumer Electronics: Energy Efficient TVs, Audio Devices & More | ENERGY STAR
        • Greening the Beast
        • Vampire Power Drain
          • Purism’s Librem 5 phone starts shipping—a fully open GNU/Linux phone | Ars Technica
            • 00:22:22 | Reuse
            00:22:50 | iFixit interview
            • The Repair Association
            • Apple gives third-party repair shops more access to authorized parts | Ars Technica
            • Microsoft Announces a Repairable Surface Laptop, and Boy Are We Excited – iFixit
              • 00:35:01 | Rebble interview
              • Rebble · The shiny Rebble future: one year after the Pebble server shutdown
              • Rebble with a Cause: How Pebble Watches Were Granted an Amazing Afterlife – iFixit
              • Rebble · Rebble, Rebble, Everywhere
                • 00:50:48 | Find new uses for old devices
                • 20 great uses for an old Android device | Computerworld
                  • 00:52:28 | Recycle
                  00:52:55 | Tech Dump and Washington County Environmental Center interviews
                  Panorama view of the Tech Dump warehouse.
                  Bins of motherboards at Tech Dump.
                  Shredded hard drives at Tech Dump.
                  The Chromebook that Ian dropped off at Washington County Environmental Center.
                  Commodore 16 on display at Washington County Environmental Center.
                  Sony Watchman (Minnesota Twins branded) on display at Washington County Environmental Center.
                  • Thank You for Not Coming: The Ultimate Zero Waste Event Tickets, Tue, Nov 12, 2019 at 6:00 PM | Eventbrite
                    • 01:16:19 | Outro
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                      • Attributions
                      • Inspired / Kevin MacLeod
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