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I'm halfway through switching from Arc to Zen Browser thanks to @ben

werd.io/why-im-all-in-on-zen-b…

(I've switched on my Linux laptop, but not yet on my Mac Studio)

Looks like it's the right decision: The Browser Company has been acquired by... <drum roll> frickin' Atlassian

in reply to fedops 💙💛

Nah, it's a Firefox fork with significant improvements.

omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/08/zen-br…
@dajb @ben

in reply to Roche Limit

Yep, so seems like all of the benefits. I'd actually forgotten how awesome Firefox extensions are

in reply to Luigi.🇵🇸🇱🇧🇮🇷🇵🇷🇻🇪

The video begins with a scene inside a car at night, where a person wearing a pink shirt and red shorts is seated in the driver's seat, holding a yellow cup. The person is animated, gesturing with their hands and giving a thumbs-up, suggesting a cheerful mood. Another individual in a white shirt and cap is visible in the back seat. The car's interior is dimly lit, with the focus on the person in the pink shirt. The scene transitions to the car moving along a street at night, with the person in the pink shirt still visible, now seen from the side. The car's taillights are on, indicating it is in motion. The background shows a building with a worn facade, and the street is illuminated by streetlights, casting a warm glow. The video concludes with the car continuing to drive down the street, with another vehicle visible ahead, its headlights on, suggesting a busy urban environment. Throughout the video, the text '[@]smotrinetupi' is visible at the bottom of the frames, likely indicating the source or creator of the video.

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Scientists promising breakthroughs in fight against #cancer with one new therapy appearing to kill #tumors without damaging healthy flesh. #Novartis radioligand therapy targets mutations in tumors, delivering radiation only where it is needed, unlike ordinary radiotherapy which kills non-cancerous cells as well as #cancerous ones. In a trial, the Novartis treatment removed all disease from 21% of patients whose cancers had spread around the body. #medicine #healthcare pharmaboardroom.com/articles/r…


Welp, I guess I'll put this out there:

I am open to work!

I'm an open source database administrator with over a decade experience with MySQL and MongoDB, with more recent experience with Postgres. I've managed deployments in AWS as well as on premise. Along with this, I have some leadership experience, primarily in a mentoring role.

I also have a couple of decades of large scale Linux deployments, automation, devops, and SRE.

#FediHire #GetFediHired #OpenToWork

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Marcia Mondiale per la Pace e la Nonviolenza: catena di azioni. Campagna 2025-2026
pressenza.com/it/2025/09/marci…
Il nostro intento è quello di manifestare a livello mondiale ciò che vogliamo, dando credibilità a ciò che oggi molti pensano e sentono, mettendolo in pratica. Vogliamo creare determinate condizioni realizzando attività di ogni tipo con una serie di azioni…
Mondo Senza Guerre e Senza Violenza

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Hey everyone, I just wanted to inform everyone that I turned on follow requests for my account. This is all new to me, and I will respond to your follow request as soon as I can. I figured it’s about time, given that Ramon Salazar’s relentless attacks on following a lot of people have not seemed to cease. I have no idea how this guy has the power or the strength to be able to create multiple accounts and bother everyone around him. My guess is, he’s joining instances that do not require manual verification. I sometimes hate creating accounts for different things, so he definitely has the patience to be able to do that. Maybe I should ask him to create my accounts for different things. I’m just joking guys, have a good day though and stay safe.



Las #trampas del concepto “a cuenta #convenio” en la #nómina. laboro-spain.blogspot.com/2025… a través de @_Laboro


The first week in #FDroid (TWIF) was posted 15 years ago:

* We celebrate the community and yes, that means YOU!
* #SoftwareFreedom #Conservancy will have a #BBB tomorrow, free yourself (while you can)
* #ReproducibleBuilds gathering soon
* #Conversations_IM enforces #TLSv1_3
+ 2 new apps
& 186 updates

Get thanked: f-droid.org/2025/09/04/twif.ht…

in reply to F-Droid

I've helped someone set up F-Droid Basic on their still Googled device. Do you know why the "manage app" setting is greyed out in Android? Does that mean that Android will forcefully remove #FDroid's permissions if not opened in a while?

Also, fully automatic update installation does not appear to be working? I think it used to work in the past...?

in reply to Linux G. Fossman

@opensourceopenmind We don't know how every OEM sets Android features. But do note that F-Droid needs no extra permission to function. Just make sure that battery optimisations is not enabled as this setting is usually at fault for missing updates.
in reply to F-Droid

It's a Pixel with stock ROM, not my own. Yes battery optimisation is turned off, and the app is even opened occasionally. There were about a dozen updates. I did not install; check manually a few days later if auto-update worked, and it hadn't. Even turned on update on data!

The battery permission is what I was worried Google would just forcefully reset.





La #Svizzera rilascia un modello di #AI progettato per la #privacy: a ogni prompt risponde "no comment".

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in reply to giga 🔻

più che privacy me pare mafiosy😁😂😂😂😂🤣😋
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in reply to Low Quality Facts

As of a couple of days ago, it's very different in South Australia:

abc.net.au/news/2025-09-01/fis…



'You've Taken $855,000 From Pharmaceutical Companies": Kennedy Spars With Senators During Wild Testimony

'You've Taken $855,000 From Pharmaceutical Companies": Kennedy Spars With Senators During Wild Testimony

Update (1520ET): Well that was actually pretty interesting. As Democrat Senators read prepared zingers to try and corner RFK Jr. over vaccines and other malarkey, Kennedy hit back with several very specific haymakers during the three-hour session - calling the Democratic lawmakers 'liars' - and even pointing out the Elizabeth Warren has taken nearly a million dollars from pharmaceutical companies.

cms.zerohedge.com/s3/files/inl…

Defiant on CDC Firings

At the center of Thursday’s hearing was Kennedy’s surprise decision last week to fire CDC Director Susan Monarez, just a month after she took the job. The move plunged the agency into turmoil, prompting several senior officials to resign.

Kennedy accused Monarez of lying in a Wall Street Journal op-ed published the same morning, in which she claimed she was removed for refusing to “rubber stamp” vaccine recommendations from Kennedy’s advisory committee.

“We are the sickest country in the world, that’s why we have to fire people at CDC,” Kennedy said.

🚨 BOOM!!!!!
WYDEN: Former CDC Dir. Susan Monarez said you told her, 'Just go along with vaccine recommendations even if they don't match with science.' You calling her a LIAR?
RFK: I did not say that to her.
WYDEN: She's lying?
RFK: Yes.
🔥🔥 t.co/HduxcSzULq

— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) twitter.com/EricLDaugh/status/…

Kennedy also defended his June purge of 17 members of the CDC’s vaccine advisory panel, known as ACIP, framing the move as an effort to “depoliticize” the committee. “I didn’t politicize ACIP, I depoliticized it,” he insisted.

Kennedy also said that that leading medical organizations, including the American Academy of Pediatrics, were compromised because they accept pharmaceutical industry funding. That prompted an exasperated retort from Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT):

“In your eyes, everybody but you is corrupt.”

"Everybody is corrupt but you?"
Sen. Bernie Sanders took aim at RFK Jr.'s statements casting doubt on the integrity of major medical organizations. Kennedy argued they've been corrupted by the pharmaceutical industry. t.co/0sWdbbdgCM

— ABC News (@ABC) twitter.com/ABC/status/1963645…

Pocahontas Down

During one fiery exchange with Senator Elizabeth Warren, Kennedy said " know you've taken $855K from PHARMA COMPANIES, SENATOR!"

🔥WOAH: Secretary Kennedy just put Elizabeth Warren's Big Pharma bucks on FULL, PUBLIC DISPLAY!
"I know you've taken $855,000 from pharmaceutical companies, Senator!"
That's gotta hurt. t.co/7m1HOVkd2w

Townhall.com (@townhallcom) twitter.com/townhallcom/status…

When I see all these senators trying to lecture and "gotcha" Bobby Kennedy today all I can think is:
You all support off-label, untested, and irreversible hormonal "therapies" for children, mutilating our kids and enriching big pharma. You're full of shit and everyone knows it.
— JD Vance (@JDVance) twitter.com/JDVance/status/196…

Wyden down too!

🔥 Secretary Kennedy just DESTROYED Ron Wyden:
Wyden: "I hope you tell the American people how many preventable child deaths are an acceptable sacrifice."
RFK: "You've sat in that chair for 25 years while the chronic disease in our children went up to 76% and you said nothing" t.co/428R7BDN9T

— CJ Pearson (@thecjpearson) twitter.com/thecjpearson/statu…

Julian Down!

🚨 HOLY SHT! Bobby Kennedy is losing his patience with these Pharma-bought buffoons! - "You're not understanding how the WORLD WORKS!"
SEN. LUJAN (D): Will you commit to sharing protocols used for the autism study with Congress?
RFK: They're PUBLIC...
LUJAN: Will you commit to… t.co/IL0zANmYxC

— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) twitter.com/EricLDaugh/status/…

Warning Shot From GOP Leadership

The most striking moment came when Sen. John Barrasso (R-WY), the Senate’s No. 2 Republican, warned that Kennedy’s policies risk undermining decades of medical progress. Barrasso, who rarely breaks from his party’s leadership, signaled growing unease within the GOP about Kennedy’s sweeping changes.

“I’ve grown deeply concerned,” Barrasso said, citing both the recent CDC director firing and measles outbreaks. “There are real concerns that safe, proven vaccines like measles, Hepatitis B, and others could be in jeopardy, and that would put Americans at risk and reverse decades of progress.”

Sen. John Barrasso: "I support vaccines. I'm a doctor. Vaccines work. Secretary Kennedy, in your confirmation hearing you promised to uphold the highest standard for vaccines. Since then, I've grown deeply concerned." t.co/a6j4m4rJi5

— The Bulwark (@BulwarkOnline) twitter.com/BulwarkOnline/stat…

Trump’s Role Complicates GOP Strategy

Some Republican senators also sought to drive a wedge between Kennedy and President Trump, highlighting the former president’s past praise of Operation Warp Speed - the 2020 initiative to accelerate vaccine development.

Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) said Trump deserved a Nobel Prize for ramping up vaccine production and criticized Kennedy’s decision to cancel $500 million in federal grants for new mRNA vaccine research.

“Canceling those contracts seems like a commentary upon what the president did in Operation Warp Speed,” Cassidy said.

He warned that Kennedy’s limits on federal vaccine funding are already causing confusion for consumers, noting reports of pharmacies unable to provide COVID-19 boosters due to shifting Health and Human Services recommendations.

“I would say effectively we’re denying people the vaccine,” Cassidy said.

Bill Cassidy's line of questioning was clever -- he pressed Kennedy on how he can praise Trump for Operation Warp Speed while at the same time denigrating vaccines.
Here's the entire exchange. t.co/zNatP0m6uy

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) twitter.com/atrupar/status/196…

Looking Ahead: CDC Vaccine Recommendations

Several senators pressed Kennedy on upcoming decisions by the CDC’s vaccine advisory panel, amid fears that broader vaccine recommendations for childhood diseases could be scaled back.

Kennedy offered few details but sought to reassure lawmakers on one point:

“I do not anticipate a change in measles vaccine recommendations,” he said.

Still, uncertainty lingers over how far Kennedy intends to take his overhaul of federal vaccine policy — and how much support he retains within his own party.

This is what an agenda for restoring public trust in HHS looks like - thank you, twitter.com/SecKennedy?ref_src…

— Rand Paul (@RandPaul) twitter.com/RandPaul/status/19…

* * *

Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is testifying before the Senate today on the Trump administration's health agenda - where he's expected to face questions over a spate of firings and other leadership changes at the Centers for Disease Control (CDC).
<a href="cms.zerohedge.com/s3/files/inl…" rel="nofollow"><img alt="" height="281" src="assets.zerohedge.com/s3fs-publ…" width="500"/>Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is testifying before the Senate finance committee.
Eric Lee/Bloomberg/Getty Images </a>

Of note, RFK Jr. moved to fire former CDC Director Susan Monarez, while several top leaders at the agency zerohedge.com/political/woke-r…
in protest.

Watch Live:

The rot within the CDC goes back decades, however the most glaring example of their incompetence - or worse, was on full display during the COVID-19 pandemic - when the agency knew as early as pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/…
that the median Infection Fatality Rate (IFR) of covid was a tiny 0.23% (meaning 99.8% of the population was not under threat).

Instead of focusing their response on those actually at risk - the elderly and the frail, the CDC joined with Democrats to fear monger over "mass deaths in the streets".

Now, as Kennedy cleans house, the left is losing their minds.

Meanwhile, a CDC advisory committee has launched a review of COVID-19 vaccines, and will review data on the shots related to their safety, effectiveness, and immunogenicity, according to an Aug. 20 documentcloud.org/documents/26…
, which was released by the CDC.

Members also plan to look at gaps in existing knowledge “relating to bio distribution, pharmacokinetics, and persistence of the spike protein, mRNA, and lipid nanoparticles to inform immunization recommendations,” the document states.

Studies have found that the spike doi.org/10.1002/prca.202300048
in the vaccines persist for some time. Lipid nanoparticles are used to deliver the mRNA.

cms.zerohedge.com/users/tyler-…

Thu, 09/04/2025 - 15:41

zerohedge.com/political/watch-…



I've noticed that the spammer (or one of two spammers?) who keeps spamming follows is apparently both a "self-proclaimed Korean American" and a "self-proclaimed German American" lol

(this self-proclamation is apparently instance-dependent)

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Hollow Knight: Silksong—the long-awaited sequel to one of the most celebrated indies ever—finally dropped today. Steam, GOG, consoles, even Switch 2.

After eight years of waiting, it’s here.

If you already know Hollow Knight, I don’t need to pitch you. You’ve been waiting, you’ve been watching every trailer, you’ve been refreshing Team Cherry’s site like a maniac.

But for the uninitiated: you’re Hornet, caught in Pharloom, a kingdom of silk and song. Your pilgrimage isn’t a stroll—it’s an ascent to a radiant citadel, where you’ll fight more than 200 new enemies, 40 bosses, and take on quests that’ll twist into side stories, beast hunts, and NPC rescues.

The presentation is ridiculously good. Hand-drawn 2D animation that feels like an immaculately filmed cartoon, but sharper, richer, more detailed than anything Disney would dare put to screen. Pharloom’s forests and citadels glow like a living painting.

Christopher Larkin is back on soundtrack duties, layering in lush, orchestral swells that make every fight sound operatic. Yes, you can buy the soundtrack, and yes, you should.

Mechanically, Hornet is faster, acrobatic, and armed with craftable tools. Healing has been overhauled too: instead of the slow Soul-drip, you now Bind with Silk—restoring up to three masks at once, so long as you don’t get smacked mid-animation. It makes fights frantic and dangerous in an all-new way.

Accessibility is spot-on: native Windows, Mac, and Linux builds. Fully Steam Deck verified. No Proton hacks. Runs on PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Series X|S, Switch, and the Switch 2 with upgrades. Plug in any Xbox or PlayStation pad and you’re good.

The reception is overwhelmingly Positive on Steam. A 97% thumbs-up based on thousands of reviews. Praise this glowing isn’t just rare, it’s almost unheard of.

Team Cherry could have charged double. Instead, they priced it at $19.99 (C$25.99 here in Canada). Which feels almost criminal for a game of this scale. After all the waiting, Silksong isn’t just real—it’s here, and it’s already a classic.

store.steampowered.com/app/103…

@videogames

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The old song says: "follow, follow, follow." Which leads to blocky, blocky, blocky.


I've got this vintage #Centronics to #Atari #SIO connector. The last time I tried it (last year sometime), I could LPRINT a line from BASIC, but line endings weren't correctly interpreted. (Unsurprising; Atari uses $9B as its line ending.)

Coming back to it today to see if the adapter was configured to interpret line endings correctly, I mostly got timeout errors in BASIC and twice only, some garbage, while trying to print.

(Printing via the parallel port on a Thinkpad 760CD running Windows NT4 works perfectly. So it's not the printer.)

Any tips on how to proceed further with troubleshooting this connector?

#learning #electronics #dotmatrix



A Labour Party spokesperson, responding to Nadine Dorries defecting to Reform UK, said:

“Nadine Dorries says the Tory Party is dead - as one of the people who helped to kill it, she should know.

"She backed Boris Johnson through thick and thin despite the partying in Downing Street during the pandemic while people couldn't see their loved ones. And now she wants to help unleash the same chaos the Tories inflicted on Britain by joining Nigel Farage’s Reform."



wait, if i was my fursona i would still technically have the winter coat gene so does it mean that when december comes around my body would become very fluffy and puffy



Twenty-six nations from the so-called “Coalition of the Willing” are ready to contribute to Ukraine’s post-war security guarantees.
#AureFreePress #News #press #headline #Ukraine #Russia #Putin #EU #NATO



Made a little morse serial transmitter with my new #arduino 😄

It decodes button presses in real time and transmits the character with UART. The 'words per minute' is currently hardcoded, so on-offs need to be somewhat fast (for me anyways).

The code is here, written in AVR C. Reviews welcome!

codeberg.org/some/arduino-uno-…

#embedded #avr #atmega #c #programming #maker #codereview



in reply to Luigi.🇵🇸🇱🇧🇮🇷🇵🇷🇻🇪

The video features a man in a dark t-shirt and shorts engaging in playful interactions with two children in a well-lit living room. The text overlay reads "Girl dad vs boy dad," suggesting a comparison between how he interacts with his daughter and son. Initially, the man is seen holding a girl in a light-colored dress, lifting her up and spinning her around, while a boy in a light blue outfit watches from the background. The man then places the girl on a large gray bean bag chair and proceeds to play with the boy, lifting him up and spinning him around as well. The room is furnished with a gray couch with patterned cushions, a white door, and a large window allowing natural light to fill the space. The video captures a series of joyful and energetic moments, highlighting the man's playful and affectionate interactions with both children.

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Instagram launches an official, optimized iPad app with multitasking, new layouts, and a focus on Reels 📱
The app will soon come to Android tablets, expanding Meta’s cross-platform reach 🌐

Stay cautious as Meta’s data collection practices continue ⚠️

🔗 techcrunch.com/2025/09/03/inst…

#Privacy #Security #Cybersecurity #Meta #Instagram #Facebook #iPad #SocialMedia #SocialNetwork #DataProtection #TechUpdate #TechNews #DigitalRights #Surveillance #AI #Freedom #OpenSource #Gaming #Apple #iOS #iPhone #iOS26



What really frustrates me about Wayland is we're replacing an old system with lots of structural problems with a new system with lots of structural problems, and when it comes down to it X and Wayland are problemy for the same reason: They both farm out way too much core functionality to extensions, leaving a fragmented vendor ecosystem and disjointed developer experience. We got to do it all over and we made the same mistake! We don't even get to trade up to a DIFFERENT fundamental flaw!

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in reply to mcc

I sorta am annoyed at various bits in Wayland not working quite right.

but when I go back to X11 briefly, I realise how *smooth* things are under Wayland.

So I can see there's something to it. It will get there.




Gute Nacht, Du lauer Spätsommerabend 😊
in reply to Matze

Das Bild zeigt eine nächtliche Szene mit einem hellen Mond, der durch die Wolken hindurchscheint. Der Mond erzeugt ein sanftes Licht, das die Wolken in verschiedenen Schattierungen von Weiß und Grau beleuchtet. Die Umgebung ist dunkel, was den Mond noch heller erscheinen lässt. Im Vordergrund sind die Silhouetten von Bäumen zu sehen, die den oberen Rand des Bildes einrahmen. Die Wolken sind dicht und wechseln sich mit klaren Bereichen ab, was dem Bild eine dynamische Struktur verleiht. Die gesamte Szene vermittelt eine ruhige und mystische Atmosphäre.

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ICE may soon receive access and training on the use of targeted spyware produced by Israeli firm Paragon.

Learn how to protect yourself and your devices in our digital security newsletter (and subscribe):

freedom.press/digisec/blog/ice…

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in reply to Freedom of the Press

This type of stuff is why I saw Americans need to care about foreign policy. What we do abroad is often a test run for stuff we do here later. We are all Palestinians in this way.



Summer was the sweetest dog keeping my chair warm while I cooked breakfast.
I had to get done with morning chores early to meet my daughter in town at the Farmer's market.
Today is my birthday so we treated ourselves to some fancy coffee. The market had live music and a beautiful display of goods for sale. We loaded up on the best fruit and veggies Humboldt has to offer.
At the end of every month I try to use the money left in my budget to give back to the community. Today we got some twenty dollar bills from the ATM on our way to the market. Everyone that we bought from got a twenty dollar tip. We included the musicians on our way out.
The perfect way to celebrate together.
We had great fun.


This part I believe tells how to heal illness with forgiveness and what it actually is. As I have been following and working on putting forgiveness into effect I have found significant changes in my health, I really like that.
in reply to Stacy

Ah very cool. A positive mind can work wonders I agree, if your carrying around a lot of resentment and anger it Deffo can effect your health. Life is to short. And any way hate, resentment and anger are low hanging fruit it my humble opinion. The best fruits are at the top of the tree and not many can reach them. Love, acceptance and kindness take effort. That's why hate is so prevalent its easy and the evil in the world makes it even easier with division 😊


"the real benefit for real people is that the sun doesn’t send you a bill at the end of the month. When we build renewable energy infrastructure, that means energy is free for life. Make no mistake about it, renewables are not just a different way of powering our cars and our homes; they’re about changing power in every sense of the word."

theguardian.com/environment/20…

#climatechange

in reply to Sue is Writing Solarpunk 🌞🌱

I mean yes and no, no bill from the sun, true, but my 10-year-old rooftop PV system is requiring a lot of upkeep and maintenance, it's only producing 2/3 of rated capacity, microinverters are failing, and the panels have a 25 year warranty except the company that made them has been sold and bought and sold and bought so many times the warranties are no longer operative. So as much as I wish home PV systems were build-and-forget, they often are not.
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in reply to Brian Vastag

@brianvastag your experiences is atypical—it is not “often” the case that you have a lemon of a system, as you clearly do.

“A study by NREL (National Renewable Energy Laboratory) shows that most panels are slightly less efficient after 25 years.”

Also: warranties are with the manufacturer not the installer and the manufacturers do not change that often—and should honor the warranty.

in reply to Sue is Writing Solarpunk 🌞🌱

@brianvastag
“manufacturers offering warranties that guarantee performance for 25 to 30 years. After this period, the panels don’t suddenly stop working but may experience a decline in efficiency, often around 10-20% less than their original capacity.”

If your panels have degraded in 10years, they are far outside the norm.

in reply to Sue is Writing Solarpunk 🌞🌱

I realize it may not be typical for my system to degrade this fast but when you say manufacturers 'should' honor the warranties, manufacturers go under & change hands often. There is no way to get the warranty on my panels honored. A company that buys a manufacturer typically buys the assets but not the liabilities & the warranties become worthless. Also, no one wants to maintain my system, they just want to sell me a new one. 1/2
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in reply to Sue is Writing Solarpunk 🌞🌱

@brianvastag It depends on where you live. In cold, dry climates electronics fair pretty well. I have never seen electronics go bad so quickly as on Hawai’i. In 10 years - a nice stereo amp, refrigerator, lots of small alkaline battery devices, & 2 Magna-Sine inverters are toast, one of them frying a li-on battery on the way out. Combination of vog, temp, & humidity will rot or corrode just about anything. Plastic turns micro in as little as 2 years, even stored out of the sun.