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Corey Snipes ๐Ÿ‚
Corey Snipes ๐Ÿ‚
@coreysnipes@hachyderm.io  ยท  activity timestamp 2 months ago

๐Ÿ› ๏ธ ๐Ÿ’ป In the spirit of repairability and keeping good equipment alive, I've gathered up a few retired Thinkpads from local surplus auctions. I'm upgrading the RAM and drives and will be making them available in the next few weeks. These will be cozy little Solarpunk machines, older equipment preinstalled with a lightweight linux desktop and all the software you need for browsing, writing, docs, email, managing passwords, and videoconferencing.

I would like to find each one a good home with a nice person who will appreciate and take care of it. If you know of someone in the USA who would be a good fit, please put them in touch. I will be sending these for the cost of shipping (estimating about $40) with a completely optional tip jar to help cover the cost of upgraded parts.

When I have more details together I'll send out a link but for now ping me with any questions. Thanks! ๐Ÿ™

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Corey Snipes ๐Ÿ‚
Corey Snipes ๐Ÿ‚
@coreysnipes@hachyderm.io  ยท  activity timestamp last week

Shipped out the first two rehabilitated Thinkpads this morning. These have SSD drives, upgraded RAM and are running Linux Mint instead of the usual bloatware/spyware. Light and lean. Yay for repairability. ๐Ÿ› ๏ธ

If there's someone in your life that needs decent laptop for general use, let me know. I will refresh and ship one at no charge. (Donations are welcome, to cover the cost of shipping.)

More info at the top of this thread.

#SolarPunk #RightToRepair #Linux #EthicalTech #reuse #EthicalTech

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A Thinkpad laptop on top of a cardboard panel, being prepared for shipping.
A Thinkpad laptop on top of a cardboard panel, being prepared for shipping.
A Thinkpad laptop on top of a cardboard panel, being prepared for shipping.
Four Thinkpads stacked with their power cords.
Four Thinkpads stacked with their power cords.
Four Thinkpads stacked with their power cords.
The bottom cover of a Thinkpad has been removed and sits in the background.  The components are visible including CPU fan and upgraded RAM.
The bottom cover of a Thinkpad has been removed and sits in the background. The components are visible including CPU fan and upgraded RAM.
The bottom cover of a Thinkpad has been removed and sits in the background. The components are visible including CPU fan and upgraded RAM.
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BrambleBearSnoring
BrambleBearSnoring
@BrambleBearSnoring@mastodon.ie  ยท  activity timestamp 4 weeks ago

@coreysnipes ๐ŸŒž๐ŸŒป๐ŸŒž

Brilliant!!!

Tagging for #SolarpunkSunday

I would love onecof these, and wpuld loce to learn how to upgrade and install Linux as well, to spread this work.

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Corey Snipes ๐Ÿ‚
Corey Snipes ๐Ÿ‚
@coreysnipes@hachyderm.io  ยท  activity timestamp 4 weeks ago

@BrambleBearSnoring Thank you! I've been thinking about this question since you posted it yesterday. I guess for me it's a combination of knowing a little bit about hardware, a reasonable amount about linux, and also being able to teach less-technical folks how I think about tech.

I think a good place for anyone to start would be to seek out a couple of linux people in your local area, and hold a simple install fest. You could invite the public or not, just get together. @tinker has a great thread about this here: https://infosec.exchange/@tinker/115516376005064999

Where are you located?

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