"They donβt make βem like they used to" π§ Obsolescence, e-waste, #RightToRepair. Designed to Last director @uspirg. Work in @wsj @washingtonpost @voxdotcom
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15 Jul 2025
Today, I released the newest edition of my report: Vape Waste 2. We're literally throwing away miniature computers after a few days of use. Manufacturers are adding features like "Vapentertainment systems" with retro games on HD displays - in products designed to be trashed... π§΅
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Lucas Rockett Gutterman π retweeted
24 Sep 2025
"Previously, each new update used to give us new important features, but that's not the case anymore." Why can't we have laptops that last longer? β³
Watch our discussion on the looming Windows 10 e-waste crisis at The Climate Hub with @LG_Rocket.
#ClimateWeekNYC #ewaste
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Lucas Rockett Gutterman π retweeted
24 Sep 2025
"All of the computers that are on #Windows10 and can't upgrade to Windows 11 will die a slow death." π― What's happening on Oct 14, & why could it cause a tremendous amount of #ewaste? π¨
Watch our conversation with @LG_Rocket at The Climate Hub to learn more.
#climateweeknyc
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Lucas Rockett Gutterman π retweeted
9 Sep 2025
Reading essays and disputing their central point is my love language
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Lucas Rockett Gutterman π retweeted
14 Aug 2025
Microsoft is cutting off hundreds of millions of computers from security updates:
βThe thing that Microsoft should be doing, if they cared about the environment and sustainability and keeping their customers secure, would be just to extend support automatically" @LG_Rocket
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Lucas Rockett Gutterman π retweeted
17 Jul 2025
V1.0 of my "vape clock" is ready: vapeclock.org/
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16 Jul 2025
"Increasingly, disposable vapes double as digital gadgets, with screens that show animations or include built-in games or speakers to play music. ...So each disposable vape tossed is like 'throwing away miniature computers after a few days of use,' Gutterman says. "
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15 Jul 2025
Today, I released the newest edition of my report: Vape Waste 2. We're literally throwing away miniature computers after a few days of use. Manufacturers are adding features like "Vapentertainment systems" with retro games on HD displays - in products designed to be trashed... π§΅
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15 Jul 2025
(Thanks to @iFixit and @RethinkWaste for help with the vape CT scans and footage of the lithium-ion battery fire.)
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7 Jul 2025
Volunteers at Brooklyn Spark are working to keep laptops use that would otherwise end up as waste.
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24 Jun 2025
Thanks to everyone in Brooklyn who helped us collect 37 laptops and 2 phones for the old laptop drive! Next up: our fix-a-thon to refurbish these laptops and keep them out of the landfill due to @Microsoft's expiration of #Windows10.
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