@mitch

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The goal is to reduce/eliminate e-waste, and to have a software ecosystem that is resistant to supply chain constraints or even collapse. I think a subculture of #PermaComputing is what you might call #CollapseComputing (not certain about the terminology there) -- creating software tools and hardware flexibility that can survive even the total collapse of the modern economy and supply chain -- think Mad Max with computers, haha.

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Can't get this thought out of my brainmeats:
What if a portable #permacomputing / #collapseComputing languages used something like G expressions in #Guix to cross compile expressions to other architectures?
Imagine a cluster of salvaged hardware (possibly just the embedded CPUs already found in a modern PC) that you can deploy native code to, for a mix of redundancy and performance.

#collapseComputing idea: HDD controller as general purpose machine??

https://www.malwaretech.com/2015/04/hard-disk-firmware-hacking-part-1.html

#theFoundry

Hmm. Yknow how people make DIY laptops from PC parts? I wonder if one could make a DIY rugged laptop that way...
cc #theFoundry is this within the realm of possibility?
Also cc #collapseComputing / #frugalComputing since if you had to build a computer from spare parts in the apocalypse, you'd probably want to make it last.