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Hosting a website on a disposable vape

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1386 points BogdanTheGeek | 1 comments | 15 Sep 25 17:53 UTC | HN request time: 0.001s | source
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jrmg ◴[14 Sep 25 23:33 UTC] No.45244410[source]▶
I wouldn’t want to be the lawyer who one day will have to argue how a device with USB C and a rechargeable battery can be classified as “disposable”.

I thought the point of making them like this was that they technically are reusable, so they can sell them (to people who for some reason keep buying them and throwing them away!) in places where disposable vapes are banned.

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Zak ◴[15 Sep 25 00:10 UTC] No.45244661[source]▶
I'm confused by why anybody would buy one of these when entirely reusable versions exist, but then vaping seems unwise to me in general except as a way to quit tobacco.
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jimmaswell ◴[15 Sep 25 03:08 UTC] No.45245707[source]▶
Vaping nicotine doesn't seem that bad to me. AFAICT the dangers outside simple addictiveness are moderate lung irritation and cardiovascular effects, but no strong evidence of cancer caused by vaping alone - far better than cigarettes, and still better than an equivalent drinking problem.
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gleenn ◴[15 Sep 25 03:54 UTC] No.45245949{3}[source]▶
I don't think adequate studies have taken a look into the long term effects of all the solvents and oils they use aside from the nicotine. Intuitively, this just seems like a terrible idea putting non-water-soluble vapors into your lungs but I am definitely not a doctor.
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1. OkayPhysicist ◴[15 Sep 25 22:22 UTC] No.45255689{4}[source]▶
It's not exactly a wild list. You can make your own mint vape liquid at home by combining 1 part vegetable glycerin with 1 part glycol, dissolving nicotine salt to the desired concentration (most dangerous part due to nicotine's toxicity, suggest getting it pre-dissolved in either one or both of the above), then dissolving menthol in to taste.

Don't get me wrong: it's not good for you, but it's a lot less bad for you than cigarettes, and it's not some great mystery as to what's in it.