home cooked theory

e-waste

Nadia says:
“Just found this room at my work with a sign saying ‘Not Working’. Could only capture one corner.”

e-waste

Kristian says: “What struck me was the still existing use value of the objects. Surely if they were Very Useful two years ago they are still Very Useful today (an old car is still useful, an old wheelbarrow is useful etc etc), but these electronic things have lost some critical value that eludes me (beyond [...]

e-waste

Kate says: “This is the stuff that’s never even come out of the box since I bought my laptop, and this is what the laptop replaced; it hasn’t been turned on since. What does one need with 5 different AC adaptors?”

The e-waste meme

Despite being paid to study “new media” technology I have an aversion to buying it very often. I’ve only read a little bit about what goes on behind the scenes in producing digital gadgets and even this much makes me worried. I don’t like contributing to the possibly corrupt and certainly dangerous conditions faced by [...]