decrufting electronica
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marmota and I have been going through some of Rich's geekier clutter, trying to decide whether it's worth it to get a table and trying to sell the stuff. (We need to go through it anyway, to wipe or destroy any hard drives or other data storage before the load goes to the computer recycling drop-off.) Getting a table as a vendor would involve spending $15, plus (what is worse) getting up really really early on a Sunday morning. Ugh. Rich had the habit, for years, that when a computer broke down, he would toss it in the corner rather than take it to the computer recycling drop-off. Theoretically he could then mine them for parts, I guess; also, he never, ever had to undertake the minor hassle of dealing with destroying the contents of the hard drives. So I'm left with this pile of broken-down computers, of various ages, and we are not sure whether there's enough to sell to make back the $15.
Bressen was talking about sharing a table because he has some clutter at Artisan's Asylum. But now he has gone all elusive.
Then there's the printer/scanner/fax/copier, a reasonably compact home office all-in-one, in perfect condition. I haven't set it up in my apartment because I don't have room for it, so it has been riding around in my car. I am so tired of trying to cleverly pack stuff into my tiny tiny apartment. Otherwise the printer would be a perfectly serviceable item. Perhaps I should just sell it. I am held back by the fear that Sophia's school is going to suddenly figure "all the families have printers at home, right?" and it will become a huge hassle if we don't. Sophia's class is piloting the use of an on-line math homework site. It's going absolutely great. However, they could only do that because, amazingly, every single kid in the class has access to a computer on the Internet at home. Already the school sends home less paper, counting on parents to chase down things on the school website and print them out themselves. Is that going to become a daily hassle at some point? So, I have been thinking about looking for someone to borrow the printer for several months or a couple of years while I think about this issue and/or build shelves in the tiny homework nook to house the printer and other clutter. But, everyone's space is already all full.
marmota and I have been going through some of Rich's geekier clutter, trying to decide whether it's worth it to get a table and trying to sell the stuff. (We need to go through it anyway, to wipe or destroy any hard drives or other data storage before the load goes to the computer recycling drop-off.) Getting a table as a vendor would involve spending $15, plus (what is worse) getting up really really early on a Sunday morning. Ugh. Rich had the habit, for years, that when a computer broke down, he would toss it in the corner rather than take it to the computer recycling drop-off. Theoretically he could then mine them for parts, I guess; also, he never, ever had to undertake the minor hassle of dealing with destroying the contents of the hard drives. So I'm left with this pile of broken-down computers, of various ages, and we are not sure whether there's enough to sell to make back the $15.Bressen was talking about sharing a table because he has some clutter at Artisan's Asylum. But now he has gone all elusive.
Then there's the printer/scanner/fax/copier, a reasonably compact home office all-in-one, in perfect condition. I haven't set it up in my apartment because I don't have room for it, so it has been riding around in my car. I am so tired of trying to cleverly pack stuff into my tiny tiny apartment. Otherwise the printer would be a perfectly serviceable item. Perhaps I should just sell it. I am held back by the fear that Sophia's school is going to suddenly figure "all the families have printers at home, right?" and it will become a huge hassle if we don't. Sophia's class is piloting the use of an on-line math homework site. It's going absolutely great. However, they could only do that because, amazingly, every single kid in the class has access to a computer on the Internet at home. Already the school sends home less paper, counting on parents to chase down things on the school website and print them out themselves. Is that going to become a daily hassle at some point? So, I have been thinking about looking for someone to borrow the printer for several months or a couple of years while I think about this issue and/or build shelves in the tiny homework nook to house the printer and other clutter. But, everyone's space is already all full.
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Printer
Date: 2014-09-20 12:23 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2014-09-20 01:47 pm (UTC)Staples and Best Buy accept electronics recycling for free at their customer service desk.
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Date: 2014-09-21 05:53 pm (UTC)