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The Mac Minty

Posted on November 28, 2025 by Joe

It’s Black Friday, and while the shoppers in the West are killing each other over disposable junk manufactured in dystopian hellholes, I’m at home basking in my frugal nature with my 13-year-old Mac Mini brought back to useful life with … Continue reading →

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Posted in Computers, Joe's Garage | Tagged 2012 Mac Mini lives, 2025 still using 2012 hardware, 40-dollar computer, anti-Apple, anti-consumerism, Apple hate, Apple obsolescence, Black Friday, breathing new life, cable management shame, cheapskate, Cinnamon desktop, ewaste, frugal computing, frugal life, hardware resurrection, last upgradeable Mini, late 2012 Mac Mini, Linux desktop, Linux Mint, Linux on Mac, Mac Mini, Mac Mini Linux hack, Mac Minty, minimalist setup, old Mac revival, open source, penny pincher, planned obsolescence, RAM upgrade, refusing to upgrade, repurposed Mac, right to repair, second-life Mac, SSD upgrade, sustainable computing, tech rebellion, tech thrift, user-upgradeable Mac, VESA mount | 2 Comments
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