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Hosting a website on a disposable vape

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1386 points BogdanTheGeek | 2 comments | 15 Sep 25 17:53 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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x187463 ◴[15 Sep 25 14:07 UTC] No.45249934[source]▶
Re-using this sort of device is super cool. I can imagine a post-apocalyptic scenario where a city is run on a hodgepodge of random computing devices like this.

I will say, though, disposable vapes with microcontrollers inside (and even full games and screens from recent reporting) are an egregious source of e-waste. Many layers of stupid are present here.

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spicyusername ◴[15 Sep 25 15:04 UTC] No.45250541[source]▶
It's a shame negative externalities like this are basically impossible to include in the up-front price.
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palata ◴[15 Sep 25 15:18 UTC] No.45250693[source]▶
I feel like a law saying "don't put electronics in disposable products" would do the job.
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Someone1234 ◴[15 Sep 25 15:29 UTC] No.45250865[source]▶
What about Smoke Detectors, since they too are a disposable electronic?
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x187463 ◴[15 Sep 25 15:35 UTC] No.45250960[source]▶
You throw away your smoke detector? Just replace the battery.

My guy is out here pulling off the whole thing and tossing it in the trash.

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jtarrio ◴[15 Sep 25 15:43 UTC] No.45251070{3}[source]▶
Modern smoke detectors, at least here in the US, have a 10-year sealed non-replaceable battery.
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sitzkrieg ◴[15 Sep 25 16:06 UTC] No.45251374{4}[source]▶
every smoke detector i've seen takes a 9volt battery. maybe this is true for commercial units
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Someone1234 ◴[15 Sep 25 16:10 UTC] No.45251419{5}[source]▶
Most of those smoke detectors are old and already passed their 10-year-lifespan. People keep putting 9-volt batteries in them, but they shouldn't.

If you go look at modern smoke detectors, many-to-most, now have a non-replaceable battery for exactly that reason.

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1. wpm ◴[15 Sep 25 16:32 UTC] No.45251754{6}[source]▶
I didn't have to look far to replace my combo CO/Smoke detector or do a ton of hard searching to find one that just took a 9-volt. The first two results on Amazon US for "smoke detector" take 9-volts.
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2. Someone1234 ◴[15 Sep 25 16:39 UTC] No.45251828[source]▶
> The first two results on Amazon US for "smoke detector" take 9-volts.

I did the same thing, and the first four results were Kidde and First Alert Smoke Alarms with non-replaceable 10-year lifespan batteries.

It is likely because you recently purchased one, and Amazon has targeted your results based on your purchase history.