I inherited my grandfather’s WWII compass, and had it sitting around for a long time on a shelf. I recently got a Geiger counter, and find that it’s radioactive. Around 10 microsieverts/hr. Apparently they used radium paint to make them glow in the dark. I can’t just throw it away, but I don’t want it potentially causing...
To join from your own Lemmy instance: !nytspellingbee...
!fragrance If you are into cologne, perfume, etc., I started a Fragrance site. Check it out!
Say I wanted to post a tiktok, but rehost it somewhere else since many don’t have the app or don’t like the experience or whatever. What’s the preferred site(s) these days for sharing short form video?
“WAYNE — Brian Schwartz is the overlord of a grass-cutting empire that cannot be contained....
Meme (??) image. On the left side there’s a picture of a cylindrical metallic container with the text...
Judge gives opioid addict in his courtroom one more chance to get clean before sending her to prison. Years later, she returns to the judge’s courtroom clean, with an Ivy League law degree, to defend an innocent man who was falsely accused of murder. And she won.
The New York Times published a pair of articles this weekend highlighting the rising number of deaths of cyclists riding electric bikes. However, in one of the most impressive feats of victim-blaming I’ve seen from the publication in some time, the NYT lays the onus on e-bikes instead of on the things killing their law abiding...
