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Cory Doctorow at BoingBoing:
"Dumpster Diving: The World's Most Recession-Proof Job" (Feb.2, 2009)

The piece begins: "Last December, Forbes published my latest article on Darren Atkinson, hands down the most exciting, thoughtful and skilled garbologist and dumpster diver I've ever heard of. My first-ever article for Wired was an article about Darren, back in 1997, and more than ten years later, Darren's still at it...."

Tags: dumpster, dumpster divin, dumpster diving, garbage, low overhead, recycling, trash

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chelsea Comment by chelsea on February 5, 2009 at 5:02pm
Dumpster Diving alive and well... this is making me hungry!
Cool article, Thanks Ed!
Ed Comment by Ed on February 3, 2009 at 11:08am
Yeah, SLC: I was wondering: are these computer cables that small that you can fit that many in your luggage?
Stephen Lee Canner Comment by Stephen Lee Canner on February 3, 2009 at 1:49am
This does, of course, beg the question whether there's any connection between garbage farming and playing in a (or more than one) Who tribute band. And doesn't Customs question why you're coming into the UK with thousands of computer cables? I mean...????

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