ai6yr, 9 months ago

@_ We've reached the stage of #RaspberryPi shortages we're now scavenging them from the detritus strewn on the streets as a result of tech startup hubris?! Amazing.

old_angry_queer, 9 months ago

@ai6yr @_ the startup probably went bellyup when the price of pis went up lol.

ai6yr, 9 months ago

@old_angry_queer @_ 😂

dr2chase, 9 months ago

@ai6yr @_ waste not, want not. If they can be easily repurposed, why not?

ncweaver, 9 months ago

@ai6yr @_
Nah, they finally have a good supply chain again. And TBT a good sign of their lack of clue is using Pis and not compute modules.

maleve, 9 months ago

@ai6yr can’t seem to find it now, but I had recently come across an article about a car manufacturer buying up a consumer product and taking a chip out of it they needed.

maleve, 9 months ago

@ai6yr

Ah here it is

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10747469/Tech-firms-rip-apart-NEW-washing-machines-harvest-computer-parts.html

ai6yr, 9 months ago

@maleve CRAZY

erin, 9 months ago

@_ please dump the sd card if it’s still not wiped 🥺