I got a box full of a bunch of stuff from over the years. Some big, some small, some expensive, some cheap. It seems like a shame to throw it all in a landfill, with or without personal data.
PLEASE don't send e-waste to a landfill!! There are components of e-waste that, if disposed of improperly, can add hazardous pollutants to your air and water, like mercury and beryllium.
If you want to make sure it's disposed of properly, google e-waste + your area, and look for programs run by your local or state/provincial government
So I’ve always noticed when I’m as down as I can get, I find comfort is music that most people find super depressing all the way to unbearably depressing. Like slit-your-wrists depressing. Songs you’d expect to find someone hanging from a noose in their home on repeat to. These kinds of songs bring comfort because they...
There have been quite a few comments and posts arguing about political memes and whether they belong here. I’m not exactly in any position of authority, but hopefully I can do something about this....
Video from an Ohio school’s hallway camera shows a school employee chasing a 3-year-old down the hall and hitting him in the head from behind, knocking him to the ground, an attorney for the boy’s family alleges....
The conservative chief justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court told the new liberal majority in a scathing email that they had staged a “coup” when they voted recently to weaken her powers and hire a new director of state courts.
After the network showed a clip of a young conservative activist saying that climate change was the number one issue for young voters, Fox News moderator Martha MacCallum asked for a show of hands in response to her question, “Do you believe human behavior is causing climate change?”...
Maybe portion it out instead of selling the whole thing at once? You'll find someone looking for a kneecap or a left ear more often than you'll find someone wanting the entire body
The only way any of these people will start to actually think about what they've done is when it personally affects them. It's "too bad, so sad" for everyone else, until they see the consequences hurt them or someone they love.
July 1st, a 16-year-old died in a sawmill accident in northern Wisconsin. At the same time, the gerrymandered-as-hell state legislature is trying to eliminate child labor laws. Thank god we currently have a governor with a modicum of decency to veto the garbage.
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I got a box full of a bunch of stuff from over the years. Some big, some small, some expensive, some cheap. It seems like a shame to throw it all in a landfill, with or without personal data.
[Thread] Recommend me devastatingly sad songs? Please?
So I’ve always noticed when I’m as down as I can get, I find comfort is music that most people find super depressing all the way to unbearably depressing. Like slit-your-wrists depressing. Songs you’d expect to find someone hanging from a noose in their home on repeat to. These kinds of songs bring comfort because they...
[Meta] Resolving the political memes argument
There have been quite a few comments and posts arguing about political memes and whether they belong here. I’m not exactly in any position of authority, but hopefully I can do something about this....
And I thought that I had already seen the worst date format. (i.vgy.me)
Video shows school employee hitting 3-year-old nonverbal autistic child in the head and knocking him to the floor, attorney alleges (www.cnn.com)
Video from an Ohio school’s hallway camera shows a school employee chasing a 3-year-old down the hall and hitting him in the head from behind, knocking him to the ground, an attorney for the boy’s family alleges....
Wisconsin Supreme Court chief justice accuses liberal majority of staging a 'coup' (apnews.com)
The conservative chief justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court told the new liberal majority in a scathing email that they had staged a “coup” when they voted recently to weaken her powers and hire a new director of state courts.
The Fox GOP debate melted down when the word “climate” was mentioned (www.motherjones.com)
After the network showed a clip of a young conservative activist saying that climate change was the number one issue for young voters, Fox News moderator Martha MacCallum asked for a show of hands in response to her question, “Do you believe human behavior is causing climate change?”...
The Scariest Lie at the GOP Debate Wasn’t About Donald Trump (www.thenation.com)
The debate confirmed two things: that climate denial is thriving in the GOP, and that these candidates will do absolutely nothing to save the planet.
Grimm wants to know if he may have a slice. (i.imgur.com)
Meat processor ordered to pay fines after teen lost hand in grinder (apnews.com)
The fine is $1,143 BTW
I heard my spinning was accepted here, so here's a single I spun! (lemmy.world)
Still haven’t found a dedicated handspinning community, but I’m hoping this will tempt some of y’all to the dark side 😉...
OC How is anyone supposed to work under these conditions?
OC The love of my life helping me work
My sweet baby boy! Well, he's 16, but he's still my baby boy...
Fox News host caught accidentally making the case for Roe v Wade (www.independent.co.uk)
Jesse Watters makes an argument that sounds familiar to many liberals and progressives
A 16-year-old has died at a Mississippi poultry processing plant, county coroner says (www.cnn.com)
Mike Lindell Selling Off MyPillow Equipment: They ‘Did Cancel Culture On Us’ (www.huffpost.com)