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Hey Silicon Valley: why don't you disrupt TOILETS?

Many millions of people still have no sensible toilets. Millions of others play with 21st century smartphones, while sitting on 19th century toilets. Progress this is not.

THIS is the right way to build and buy computers

Have you ever had to replace a whole computer for NO real reason? Look at this project then.

Agriculture innovation in India: is it looking in the right direction?

Tradition is merging with information technology in indian agriculture. Is this happening in the most sustainable way, or going backwards?

If you want REALLY clean solar energy, you need Open Source lawn mowers

Yes, we do. Because “clean energy” from photovoltaic installation may pollute a lot without them.

A too often forgotten problem with the Internet of Things

There is a good article at Medium about “Ethical Electronics”, that is the need for a MUCH more environmentally responsible design of the Internet of Things (IoT). The most relevant parts, which say everything but one thing, are these:

Please just REFUSE the Right to Repair the Wrong Things

A new lobbying group is fighting Right to Repair laws, in a way that proves that certain things should be AVOIDED at all costs, not repaired.