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1. Foone🏳️‍⚧️ (foone@digipres.club)'s status on Thursday, 11-Jan-2024 13:41:29 JST Foone🏳️‍⚧️

   One of the best part of looking through ewaste recyclers in the bay area is how often you find stuff labeled "COMPANY CONFIDENTIAL, NOT FOR RESALE, DESTROY AFTER 01/01/2017"

   Today's winner was a bunch of Netflix prototype hardware in plexiglass

   • alex :nonbinary_flag: (alexjs@fosstodon.org)'s status on Thursday, 11-Jan-2024 15:19:27 JST alex :nonbinary_flag:

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     @foone would it be too much to ask for some photos and/or a teardown thread

   • Foone🏳️‍⚧️ (foone@digipres.club)'s status on Thursday, 11-Jan-2024 15:19:27 JST Foone🏳️‍⚧️

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     • alex :nonbinary_flag:

     @alexjs I didn't buy any of it, but here's some photographs

   • Foone🏳️‍⚧️ (foone@digipres.club)'s status on Friday, 12-Jan-2024 01:28:55 JST Foone🏳️‍⚧️

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     • Garrett Mace

     @macegr some do. This one has a side business in selling old tech to retrotech people and as props

   • Garrett Mace (macegr@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 12-Jan-2024 01:28:56 JST Garrett Mace

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     @foone Do most ewaste recyclers let you rummage through the stuff? The ones I've been to have big signs saying not to. Seems like might expect this stuff to be destroyed rather than floating around in public. My company sends stuff to ewaste that has experienced short-circuit testing and is not safe to install in a home electrical system anymore, but outwardly appears fine.

   • vxo (vxo@digipres.club)'s status on Wednesday, 17-Jan-2024 04:13:50 JST vxo

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     @foone I would have way too much fun with these places :D