The Extra Dimension

We all love our technology: it does many many things to improve our everyday lives. But what is it doing to our planet? How can we use our technology in an environmentally responsible manner? Ian interviews experts from LineageOS, iFixit, the Rebble Alliance, the Washington County Environmental Center, and Tech Dump to talk about the many different aspects of reducing the environmental impact of consumer technology.

Episode summary 00:00:00 | Intro 00:02:38 | Reduce 00:03:02 | Buy fewer devices 00:03:52 | Use devices for as long as possible 00:05:13 | Modular devices, modular systems 00:06:41 | Long-term software support

• Chromebook final software update – Chromebook Help

00:08:21 | LineageOS interview 00:13:21 | Take care of your devices

• Charging – research and methodology – AccuBattery Help Center

00:14:43 | Multipurpose devices 00:15:33 | Sustainable manufacturing

• Google publishes sustainability plan for hardware, but its impact is uncertain | Ars Technica
• Our Impact – Fairphone

00:16:32 | Reduce energy consumption

• Consumer Electronics: Energy Efficient TVs, Audio Devices & More | ENERGY STAR
• Greening the Beast
• Vampire Power Drain

• Purism’s Librem 5 phone starts shipping—a fully open GNU/Linux phone | Ars Technica

00:22:22 | Reuse 00:22:50 | iFixit interview

• The Repair Association
• Apple gives third-party repair shops more access to authorized parts | Ars Technica
• Microsoft Announces a Repairable Surface Laptop, and Boy Are We Excited – iFixit

00:35:01 | Rebble interview

• Rebble · The shiny Rebble future: one year after the Pebble server shutdown
• Rebble with a Cause: How Pebble Watches Were Granted an Amazing Afterlife – iFixit
• Rebble · Rebble, Rebble, Everywhere

00:50:48 | Find new uses for old devices

• 20 great uses for an old Android device | Computerworld

00:52:28 | Recycle 00:52:55 | Tech Dump and Washington County Environmental Center interviews Panorama view of the Tech Dump warehouse. Bins of motherboards at Tech Dump. Shredded hard drives at Tech Dump. The Chromebook that Ian dropped off at Washington County Environmental Center. Commodore 16 on display at Washington County Environmental Center. Sony Watchman (Minnesota Twins branded) on display at Washington County Environmental Center.

• Thank You for Not Coming: The Ultimate Zero Waste Event Tickets, Tue, Nov 12, 2019 at 6:00 PM | Eventbrite

01:16:19 | Outro Connect With The Nexus

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Attributions

• Inspired / Kevin MacLeod

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