Even though research such as Irritability and Social Media Use in US Adults points to greater irritability brought about by larger consumption of social media, the people with whom I speak consume little and yet are plenty angry and anxious.
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Best uses for old tech
You might not think that disk drives are obsolete. Increasingly, though, solid-state drives are replacing the types with spinning disks. The solid-state devices (SSDs) are faster, lighter, and consume less energy. SSDs are more expensive, but the other features outweigh the cost for sleek laptops.
In addition, you might have upgraded a desktop system, replacing an old drive with a higher-capacity one.
So, you’ve got an old disk drive sitting around. What can you do with it?
Make cotton candy, of course.
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| Turning an Old Hard Disk Into a Candy Floss Machine |
John C. Wharton, a candy maker, and William J. Morrison, a dentist, received a patent in 1899 for “certain new and useful improvements in candy machines.” (US Patent # 618,428). This bit of hackery builds on that patent with modern tech and spare parts.
via LifeHacker
One of an occasional series of best uses and reuses for old computer gear and related stuff.