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Microsoft thinks you should recycle pcs that can't be upgraded to windows 11...

Please do not do this. Try linux or give them to someone else who will, or donate them to charitable organizations.

Goblins need spare computers everywhere!

#question
Can we have a #hashtag on here for people who wish to discard perfectly good computers, so other people on here who are less fortunate can get them and use linux or something?

Any opinions on a best hashtag for that?

*edit @generationX mentioned a hashtag, #computertruhe (which is a group or the german equivalent to this paying it forward of computers or related parts, and is active on mastodon!) This may translate to #computerchest and is the best lead on a relevant hashtag for this purpose so far!

#retux (for games?)
possibly #upcycling

Unique for this purpose suggested:
#takemytech (at least 2 votes!)
#sparePChere
#pc2hand

by area:
@PCsfueralle for Austria, like computertruhe for DE

#LinuxInstallParty may be relevant! DE I think!

#FreeGeek for #Portland and maybe #Minneapolis !

#Debian 12 Bookworm made installation and GUI much easier than previous versions, including nonfree repositories for proprietary driver support! Debian 13 Trixie (stable) drops later this year. It is upstream and all about open source, as a Linux option.

Does anyone have ideas for how to fix a laptop after its screen was taken off? We don't want to put the screen back on bc it's broken, but snipping those wires made it so the computer won't start.
Apparently the wires they snipped were bundles of insulated wires and there was a bit of a spark when they snipped them, so I'm afraid there was a short. Would that make the laptop unfixable?
#computerHelp #electronics #computerRepair

Some good tips here. Unfortunately, part of the problem is that #Windows and #Apple engage in #PlannedObsolescence by not supporting older computers' #OS. That's where #Linux can help...!

Everything You Can Do to Keep an Old Computer Running
You have options that don’t involve saying goodbye to your hardware.

by David Nield, May 25, 2024

wired.com/story/how-to-keep-an