https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AHX6tHdQGiQ
I was thinking about buying a printer , there is a HP on sale and I could not find any drivers for it for linux on their homepage so I did not buy it. then I figured I would search youtube for videos and perhaps be able to find out if somone had that printer working on linux and I came across this video.
its actually horrible to watch since I seen 5 printers without any ink or DVDs with drivers in our local thrift store today , and two boxes on repleacement ink as well and people throw out printers all the time because its too expensive to buy a new one.
I like to keep hardware around as long as it works. I have had computers from the DOS era that I played around with just because its interesting and while not being useful for anything I just don't think you should throw anything out before it is beyong repair.
we pollute the environment and the population are growing over all the planet and this is simply going to be sustainable in the long run.
when I watch a video like that it reminds me why I stopped using printers at home. its actually more cheap to just use the library and pay for use of their printer and then keep e-books on a USB stick and use email instead of using paper copies.
I wish we could stop throwing out old hardware that still works. I seen so many electronics being dumped to the trash just because its not the newest or most fancy out there and I salvage everything I can get away with.
I think I will pas on that printer I had in mind now. saves me the trouble it seems.
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