Permacomputing
A design philosophy that maximizes the useful lifespan of computing hardware and minimizes energy and material waste by doing more with old, constrained machines rather than replacing them.
grounded in: HN trend theme 'Retro hardware & constraint hacking: Booting Linux on ancient consoles and benchmarking e-waste GPUs reflects a strong culture of doing more with old, constrained hardware' (updated 20
Connected concepts
Second-Life Hardware, Embodied Carbon, Jevons Paradox, Open hardware, Energy-Proportional Computing, Carbon-aware computing
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