Recycling The First World, in the Third

simoncito writes "Ever wondered where that old useless printer ended up? BBC has a photo report about chinese villagers building ramshackle systems out of used and discarded first world computer parts. The effects on their surroundings are drastic - I never knew hardware was so poisonous." Worth a look if you aren't desensitized to suffering. Anyone know the proper way to dispose of a monitor?

Proper way to dispose of a monitor...

[KirkH]

I always thought old monitors were supposed to sit around in your attic. Same goes for old printers.

Anyone know the proper way to dispose of a monitor

[Anonymous Coward]

"Anyone know the proper way to dispose of a monitor?"

Yes, throw it away. Fuck poor people.

The proper way to dispose of a copier ...

[slagdogg]

Two words ... Office Space.

Monitor Disposal..

[Anonvmous Coward]

"Anyone know the proper way to dispose of a monitor."

Ya'll should do what we do in Kansas. Whenever a TV stops working, we place the new one on top of the old one.

If you have too many of them there telly visions, you can place them in your front yard. Move them around the yard enough, and you'll never have to mow it!

Disposal.

[saintlupus]

Anyone know the proper way to dispose of a monitor?

Mail it to China.

--saint

Re:Taco, Google. Google, Taco.

[laserjet]

Question: What is the opposite of investigative reporting?

Answer: Slashdot.

Re:Proper way to dispose of a monitor...

[Nogami_Saeko]

Argh, I have moderator points, but I must post ;P

We need a new generation of "tech-hicks" who can leave old computer junk on their lawns instead of broken-down old cars.

"That there is mah old Commodore 64! She don look like much, but she used to play a wikkid game o MULE"

(from the house) "Billy-Bob! Yer new 200gig-o-bite hard disk just come from Fedex!"

"DAMN WOMAN, go install mah raid server willya? Donna forget to stripe drives NTFS. None o that fat32!"

Re:Monitor Disposal..

[unicron]

Yeah, the thing to also remember is to put a blanket over the old TV. What's really nice is if the sound still works on the old TVs, so once you have like 2 or 3 TVs under the blanket, house guests will go "My god, that 13inch TV has better sound than my 52" HDTV!"

Oh my lord look!

[selectspec]

That kids not taking off the Dell label! He's putting it on! And doesn't that look like Austin...

Re:How to dispose of a monitor

[MarkGriz]

5. Profit!

Re:Don't be stupid

[Buck2]

Hey, good point. While you're at it, why not gloat over the fact that your accident of birth in the United States (I'm guessing) instead of, say, Thailand means that you have the money and the power to purchase the virginity of a 13-year old in Bangkok?

Sweet, huh?

Re:Proper way to dispose of a monitor...

[eufaula]

yeah, this usually works

http://destroypc.com/pchunt/page13.html [destroypc.com]

Re:Don't be stupid

[Anonymous Coward]

and you can purchase the virginity of a 31-year old open-source developer for free (as in beer)!!