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Life Cycle Assessment of 2022 Laptop

Laptop manufacturer Framework commissioned Fraunhofer IZM to do a detailed life cycle analysis on their Framework Laptop 13, which is designed to be upgradeable, repairable, and customizable. The functional unit used in the study is the use of this notebo…

Pseudoarchaeology on YouTube

It probably wouldn’t surprise you that YouTube, like most social media, has its share of misinformation disguised as “educational material.” In this article, I discuss [...] The post Pseudoarchaeology on YouTube appeared first on Archaeology Review.

EdTech is a union matter!

Despite the relentless hype, digitization is a key part of contemporary education politics, and something that cannot be taken lightly. In particular, the ever-expanding presence of digital technologies in education needs to be treated as a labour issue –…

Reflection

It’s been over a week since we packed up and left the meadow that was home to NBC this year. As the grasses and shrubs grow taller again, the footprint we left will fade away, until it’s like we were never there. The camp itself, however, did leave a last…

Summary of changes for August 2023

Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of August. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans. Summary Of Changes 100r.co, added Heriot Bay, Balle…

By The Grace of Miyake

Humans are strange creatures. We pin our self-esteem on our beliefs. When our beliefs are validated, we feel good about ourselves. When they're being contradicted, we often take it as a personal attack.

The Unhowled Land

Without wolves or lynx, our ecosystems remain barren, depleted and overrun by proliferating deer. By George Monbiot, published in the Guardian 11th August 2023 What’s missing from this picture? I mean the picture of rural Britain many of us hold in our he…

webshit weekly

An annotated digest of the top "Hacker" "News" posts for the second week of August, 2021. One Bad Apple August 08, 2021 (comments) An Internet is mad about Apple (business model: "Uber for spyware") turning your phone…

Confessions of a Necromancer

Thirty-five years I've written code, a necromancer weaving spells to bring the dead to life. Hardware and electronics never held any charm for me. I've no love for chips and cables and solder. Give me a keyboard, a screen, and a language, and you …