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"The Revigator was intended to add radioactivity (radon) to drinking water. Water without radioactivity was 'devoid of its life element.'
The glazed ceramic body of the jar has a porous lining that incorporated uranium ore. Water placed inside the jar would absorb the radon released by decay of the radium in the ore.
Advertised as 'an original radium ore patented water crock,' it sold in the hundreds of thousands between 1924 and 1930."
@APBBlue Oh my. Last I’d heard of ol’ Rod, he’d fucked off to Hungary to be Viktor Orbán’s Salacious B. Crumb
@j_s_j @mttaggart Aurich said in the comments that they are investigating, but probably won't have a response until Monday.
It had better be a good one
@SnoopJ @mttaggart @glyph Looks like the article has been completely deleted.
Aurich said in the comments before it vanished that they were aware of the issue and looking into it. I assume the findings were pretty dire.
@mttaggart jfc. As an Ars subscriber, I am furious
If for some reason you want to immerse yourself in the actual thread, here you go. By page 2 people are calling each other liars. Bon appétit
A couple people have asked how many cuts of STAR TREK: THE MOTION PICTURE there could possibly be, to which the answer is: too many
https://www.denofgeek.com/movies/comparing-the-three-versions-of-star-trek-the-motion-picture/
@liferstate There’s the original 1979 theatrical cut, a 1983 “Special Longer Version” cut for TV, and a 2001 director’s cut, all of which exist in their original forms and in new 4K restorations
https://www.denofgeek.com/movies/comparing-the-three-versions-of-star-trek-the-motion-picture/
Spending my evening in the traditional way: reading through a 42 page long thread in an extremely Web 1.0 forum of people arguing which cut of STAR TREK: THE MOTION PICTURE is the correct one
"Google handed over a trove of personal data about a student and journalist to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in response to a subpoena that had not been approved by a judge.
The search giant provided ICE with the usernames, physical addresses, and an itemized list of services associated with the Google account of Amandla Thomas-Johnson, a British student and journalist who attended a pro-Palestinian protest in 2024.
Google also turned over Thomas-Johnson’s IP addresses, phone numbers, subscriber numbers and identities, and credit card and bank account numbers linked to his account."
@Viss Each one, teach one
...which made it extra pathetic when they then all voted for him
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/opinion/libertarians-trump-limit-power.html
“I wish it need not have happened in my time,” said Frodo.
“Lol,” said Gandalf, “lmao even”
@peter “Do I look like I have time to clean up all these loaded guns I left lying around”
@APBBlue (I have a sneaking fondness for advice columns myself, even though the vast majority of inquiries could be answered with "just learn to say no to people")
@APBBlue Slate is like 60% advice columns by volume these days. Definitely a place to look, if that is what you are looking for
Disclaimer: A "come back with a warrant" doormat will not do much if the cops actually have enough on you to get a warrant
The 2026 version of "Live, Laugh, Love"
https://www.etsy.com/listing/4396398693/come-back-with-a-warrant-signed-by-a
Just another day in the United States, where the president is saying he lost the 2020 election because ballots were modified by Italian space lasers
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/2020s-most-insane-conspiracy-theory-italygate-returns
@Taweret I do appreciate that some Wikipedia editor was like “I know what your main question regarding this talking ape rock star spy show is going to be: what cars did the apes drive”