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The Monster Footprint of Digital Technology

The embodied energy of the memory chip alone exceeds the energy consumption of a laptop during its life expectancy of 3 years.

Truckloads of Hard Disks

Imagine you put a portable hard disk of 500 gigabytes in your backpack and start walking. In which cases are you faster than your internet connection?

Mechanical Calculators: Computing Without Electricity

Fast and complicated calculations are a product of fossil fuels.

The Pinhole Camera: Low-tech Photography

Build a pinhole camera, turn your bedroom into a camera obscura, and rediscover photography.

Life Before Television

Turn off your flat screen television and get lost in 17th, 18th and 19th century optical entertainment.

Download, print, fold, paste

Downloading cars, houses and aeroplanes is no science fiction.

The Right to 35 Mobiles

The high energy consumption of the mobile phone network is mainly due to the limited life span of the phones.

Faster Internet is Impossible

Internet users continually need faster connections to surf the web at the same speed.

The digital oubliette

Chances are slim your children will be able to enjoy the family photo album when they grow up.

Satellite Navigation in the 18th Century

More than two centuries ago, it was possible to very accurately pinpoint your position on earth by means of ‘satellites’.

Gaming unplugged

The newest generation of board games is more fascinating than most computer games.

Information damages the environment

Is an electronic newspaper more ecological than a paper newspaper?