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Hosting a website on a disposable vape

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x187463 ◴[] 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 ◴[] 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 ◴[] 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 ◴[] No.45250865[source]
What about Smoke Detectors, since they too are a disposable electronic?
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x187463 ◴[] 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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Someone1234 ◴[] No.45251186{3}[source]
Yes, Smoke Alarms should be thrown away. The element that detects smoke has a 10-year maximum life span, which is exactly why most have moved to a non-replaceable battery that forces you to throw it away (for safety).
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1. palata ◴[] No.45252090{4}[source]
So you're comparing a smoke detector that lasts 10 years to a disposable vape? Do disposable vapes last 10 years?