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Lexar unveils the world's first SD cards made of 316 stainless steel (www.techspot.com)
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[–] 5 points 2 years ago (7 children)

I respect the sentiment, but is the amount of plastic in an SD card really that significant? There's probably more in just the packaging alone.

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  • [–] 10 points 2 years ago (6 children)

    A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.

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  • [–] -2 points 2 years ago (5 children)

    This is more like taking the first step, getting distracted by a cool bug, finding an interesting stick, and going home to show Mum your cool stick.

    An SD card lasts for years, and the amount of plastic in one is negligible. It's just not an issue.

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  • [–] 8 points 2 years ago* (2 children)

    An SD card lasts for years, and the amount of plastic in one is negligible. It’s just not an issue.

    Hark! The ghosts of countless generations of short-sighted polluters cry out in complacent, rationalizing unison!

    It's not about expecting one model of memory card to save the Earth. It's about moving away from needless production of toxic materials, everywhere.

    And if you don't care, nobody's going to force you to read The Lorax, but please don't go around shitting on people's appreciation for even the small things.

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  • [–] -2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Worrying about the plastic in an SD card just feels like bike-shedding to me, but keep up the good fight, I guess.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago

    Yeah it's the equivalent of finding two dollars on the ground and getting excited because at this rate you'll be a billionaire soon enough. There's less than 2g of plastic in an SD card - the buttons on your shirt probably weigh more.

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