Post #977164

2026-04-07 14:59 UTC

3 years back, teacher acquaintance said to me, &quot;School district IT won&#39;t support old classroom laptops, so they are all going to e-waste. Trash! Want one?&quot; Brought wagon, filled it, and I took them all. Sorted, tested, labeled, figured out which still worked, stored them. Now, younger childbeast tells me, &quot;My friends are tired of Windows, and want to learn Linux. Can we set them up?&quot; So, loading laptops last night, getting them ready for new homes. Go, kids, go! #repair #reuse #linux

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@murodegrizeco@toad.social 2026-04-08 14:08

Wow, kinda freaking me out, how many people are liking my toot. "Something, something, #linux", right? Usually, it's my toot with a kitty cat, that gets a big reaction. Maybe I should combine them? Ha! Nah, I don't care about getting the most "Likes" or "Shares". I don't wanna "go viral". I want to reach a least one person, say something important or useful to them. Often, it's when I just say, "I'm listening."

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@NicelyManifest@mastodon.social 2026-04-07 15:16

@murodegrizeco I hate lazy, brazen waste - WELL DONE!

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@bubbleb74@snac.doosom.com 2026-04-07 16:28

@murodegrizeco@toad.social yeah man. This is the way to go!

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@WizardOfDocs@wandering.shop 2026-04-07 20:00

@murodegrizeco the kids are all right <3

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@ctrlaltglitch@cyberpunk.lol 2026-04-07 22:57

@murodegrizeco This is when tech hoarding comes in handy :D

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@jrdepriest@infosec.exchange 2026-04-08 02:22

@murodegrizeco How well do the batteries hold up in those older laptops?

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