Starting a thread to document finding vapes with rechargable batteries on the street #permacomputing

[me@social.jlamothe.net]

@liaizon They usually have some salvageable chips too. I vaguely recall soneone turning an old vape into a web server.

[pmjv@snac.lab8.cz]

Just making sure. I can see you thought this through!

CC: @liaizon@wake.st

[liaizon@social.wake.st]

@me yeah the one with the battery percentage has an arm cortex lol

[jessienab@wetdry.world]

@liaizon gloves are important!!!!!!

[mi@awawa.cat]

I have a friend who made a kubernetes cluster of the coiled tobacco heaters. And they can work outdoors and have i2c and i2c sensors and heater

[liaizon@social.wake.st]

@jessienab I touched my lip right after picking this one up, luckily I managed to wash my hands and face pretty quickly, but yeah the liquid is nasttyyyy

[liaizon@social.wake.st]

@mi @me is there any documentation of that? would love to see it

[computersandblues@post.lurk.org]

@liaizon yo

[computersandblues@post.lurk.org]

@liaizon are you coming to the permacomputing picnic? if you do, let's bring some vapes!

[soapdog@social.soapdog.org]

@liaizon @computersandblues making them into servers?

[computersandblues@post.lurk.org]

@soapdog @liaizon server charms? i don't know, so far i'm just collecting them.

[soapdog@social.soapdog.org]

@computersandblues @liaizon have you seen https://bogdanthegeek.github.io/blog/projects/vapeserver/

[mi@awawa.cat]

I did try inquiring @Xyn for such evidence, but at best it’ll be in a bit of time

[liaizon@social.wake.st]

I forgot to get the latest longitude

[liaizon@social.wake.st]

@computersandblues we gotta have a scavenger hunt

[liaizon@social.wake.st]

@soapdog @computersandblues indeed. They are full computers!

[semilanceata@tldr.nettime.org]

@liaizon got a little collection, too! do you have any experience or resources on how to get the batteries out safely?

[liaizon@social.wake.st]

@semilanceata it's pretty easy you just pry off the plastic end with a pliers. Just have to take your time with them and not yank all the way since usually the battery wires are connected to the mouthpiece

[liaizon@social.wake.st]

Ok two more today

[mhoye@cosocial.ca]

@semilanceata @liaizon That one in the bottom left isn't a vape, that's a bike pump!