minus-squareolmium@sh.itjust.workstoSelfhosted@lemmy.world•Does anyone else harvest the magnets and platters from old drives as a monument to selfhosting history?linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down5·edit-26 months agoThey contain lead, as well as other harmful toxins. I did a bit of research and it seems unless you physically destroy the platters it shouldn’t be an issue. Still, I’d rather just not do something so useless and risk my health in the process. linkfedilink
minus-squareolmium@sh.itjust.workstoSelfhosted@lemmy.world•Does anyone else harvest the magnets and platters from old drives as a monument to selfhosting history?linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down4·6 months agoConsidering they’re covered in toxic shit, nope. linkfedilink
minus-squareolmium@sh.itjust.workstoMildly Infuriating@lemmy.world•Samsung advertising new phone in my notificationslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·7 months agoGonna have a rough time hitting that 10k goal linkfedilink
minus-squareolmium@sh.itjust.workstoOpen Source@lemmy.ml•Enshittification of GitHub?linkfedilinkarrow-up22arrow-down1·7 months agoEh? That was the final straw? linkfedilink
minus-squareolmium@sh.itjust.workstoMildly Infuriating@lemmy.world•Sideloading won't be enabled where I livelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·7 months agoYou’re going to give it back? linkfedilink
They contain lead, as well as other harmful toxins. I did a bit of research and it seems unless you physically destroy the platters it shouldn’t be an issue.
Still, I’d rather just not do something so useless and risk my health in the process.