1mo ago

I somehow turn my Recycled Bin into Wastebin.

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Ugh, all those electrons straight into the landfill :(
- Mate, I think you mean rubbish tip
  
  Hah, you are correct
Maybe a translation thing? American vs British English?
- is wastebin an American English word? because I changed mine from GB English to AC English after having issue with locale setting.
  
  It is not; it's a distinctly British-influenced if not outright British term.
  https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waste_container
  
  I didn't know Animal Crossing had it's own English version!
I kinda like it XD
- Seems more accurate anyway, it's not like the concept of recycling even exists digitally. I understand why Windows did it way back when to raise awareness of recycling, but nowadays it's just a bit silly.
  
  The space the bits occupy is recycled when you delete the files and refill with new ones. The recycling bin is the place where bits wait for being marked for recycling
  
  Honestly I think both work depending how you look at it. On the one hand with waste bin, you are throwing your data away. On the other you are preparing to "recycle" the memory so it can be reused.
Now when you delete files, that section of the SSD or HDD gets scorched with a fibre laser so nothing can ever be written there again
Mine has always been called waste bin, I didn't know it was ever called recycle bin
Recycling may be woke now... haven't received official decree yet.
Not a wasted bin?
- No, my bin didn't drink

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