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Re: A laptop stand made from a single sheet of recycled paper

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Post by latexr »

xp84 wrote: post #160
bko wrote: post #96

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If recycling is more expensive, isn't recycling the wrong thing? The price isn't some random number attached to an activity. It captures the various costs associated with it and is helpful in directing behaviors for this very reason. Recycling is more expensive, it likely means that there are associated costs (e.g. transportation, sorting, cleaning, processing, etc) that make it less economical than just throwing it…

In terms of something like paper, you're likely right. There's a weird popular perception that when you go to the grocery store and get 4 paper bags, somewhere a logger fells a beautiful 1000-year-old sequoia to grind into paper pulp, when the reality is that the same managed forest land is replanted over and over with fast-growing trees and harvested and replanted as soon as they're ready. The more demand for paper,…

That’s not the panacea you make it out to be. Tree monocultures significantly impact the environment, wreck the soil, harm biodiversity, increase forest vulnerabilities…

Re: A laptop stand made from a single sheet of recycled paper

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Post by HPsquared »

xp84 wrote: post #162
HPsquared wrote: post #128

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Really it depends where they end up. If you drop them on the street, that incurs a greater cost than landfill, which probably is less economic than incineration (plastic contains a lot of energy).

Honest question (no agenda): How does burning plastic interact with the environment in terms of producing pollution and/or CO2, I guess compared with putting it in a landfill? I'm fine with stipulations like using some kind of (economically-viable) filter on the resulting smoke. All that I "know" about it is only based on vibes so that's why I'm asking.

I do know PVC can produce dioxin if the combustion isn't exactly right. Definitely there are some pitfalls with incinerating plastic! They could in theory capture the CO2 but nobody seems to do that. Probably not economical. It's basically an alternative to burning fossil fuel, still not great for the environment but at least you're not digging it up and it's disposed of. Recycling works okay for some plastics e.g PET.

Re: A laptop stand made from a single sheet of recycled paper

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Post by p_j_w »

latexr wrote: post #47

The article is seemingly outdated. The cheapest one I could find in the store was 29 USD. In Euros, it’s 36.37. And of course, you still have to pay for shipping. From Korea. This seems quite absurd. Whatever good you do the planet by using something out of recycled paper (thumbs up on the idea) will surely be offset by all the logistics of the shipping. This should have been a tutorial, not a product.

>Whatever good you do the planet by using something out of recycled paper (thumbs up on the idea) will surely be offset by all the logistics of the shipping.

The plastic laptop stand you by probably also had to be shipped halfway around the world, so this one is probably a wash.

Re: A laptop stand made from a single sheet of recycled paper

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Post by HPsquared »

kevin_thibedeau wrote: post #139
HPsquared wrote: post #131

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I find the movable ones cut a thinner peel, probably the blade is held at a more optimal angle if it can find its own position, or maybe my particular movable one is just better-made than my fixed one.

For produce with a tougher skin than innards, the blade will deflect off the inside of the skin and steer itself along that interface.

Fair enough, I don't usually encounter that. I'd probably use a regular knife in that case.

Re: A laptop stand made from a single sheet of recycled paper

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Post by langsoul-com »

harrall wrote: post #31
tomasz_fm wrote: post #9

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Nexstand is the way, I got one and never looked back. I use a touchpad instead of a mouse though.

Or buy the OG, the Roost. It's pricier but lighter and more compact.

Looks like NEX stand made a new version, K1 Carbon Fiber, which is lighter than og roost.

However, more expensive than it so depends if shredding those grams is worth it or not

Re: A laptop stand made from a single sheet of recycled paper

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Post by xelxebar »

Looks like a Miura fold: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miura_fold. When going to theme parks and the like, I love folding the physical maps like this. It's nice that the maps stay rigid when fully open, and the single-motion for opening and closing is glorious.

Re: A laptop stand made from a single sheet of recycled paper

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Post by dullcrisp »

guappa wrote: post #169
TeMPOraL wrote: post #168

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Right, but animals aren't as picky as humans - they'll eat anything that isn't rotten (and then some animals actually prefer rotten stuff). Meanwhile people will avoid buying veggies that look off even if there's no risk to health or taste involved. I suppose this is because most animals in the wild are always couple hours away from starvation and just can't afford being picky eaters.

Yeah elks love to get drunk on rotten apples. Humans prefer rotten grapes.

Some humans prefer rotten apples.

Re: A laptop stand made from a single sheet of recycled paper

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Post by qup »

xelxebar wrote: post #186

Looks like a Miura fold: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miura_fold . When going to theme parks and the like, I love folding the physical maps like this. It's nice that the maps stay rigid when fully open, and the single-motion for opening and closing is glorious.

I hope my brain stows your comment safely away until the next opportunity.

Re: A laptop stand made from a single sheet of recycled paper

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Post by kazinator »

calmbonsai wrote: post #78

I'm reminded of similarly useless "sustainable cardboard furniture" that came out about a decade ago. On the positive side, kudos to whomever in marketing/pr at the design firm got this useless product so much press. This is just the sort of "win" that a design consulting shop loves to have for actual briefs that lead to real moving-the-needle revenue. One example would be SmartDesign's modular slip-on "S-Grips" that…

I liked the stacked cardboard computer cases. Remember those?

Re: A laptop stand made from a single sheet of recycled paper

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Post by kazinator »

What's the benefit of this, compared to using nothing; i.e. laying the laptop flat on the table?

It looks like you're only straining your wrists against the increased keyboard angle.

Where is the tutorial for making this piece of shit, rather than shipping it halfway around the world on an exhaust-spewing, whale-killing freighter? Oh, it's recycled, pardon me.

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