LazloNibble
LazloNibble t1_ixoyu4t wrote
Reply to comment by aarkwilde in Grandma’s salt shaker by Darkenor
I think it was the orange version of the glaze that really set off a Geiger counter. They had some out to demonstrate it when I visited the Trinity site one year.
LazloNibble t1_ixocj60 wrote
Reply to comment by aarkwilde in Grandma’s salt shaker by Darkenor
Buy it for half-life!
LazloNibble t1_iwzz78k wrote
Reply to comment by DryArmPits in Solar calculator bought circa 1985. Needs brighter light now, otherwise works perfectly, even in hexadecimal. by lake_huron
I check the bins hoping for an RPN HP every time I hit the thrift stores. No luck yet, and until I finally make that score my daily is still going to be pCalc on my phone, but in the meantime I’ve picked up quite a few nice clean ‘70s and early-‘80s models for a few bucks each.
My two Radio Shack-rebadged Casios from high school (early-Reagan-era) also still work just fine. I think I’ve replaced the batteries on them maybe twice since they were new.
LazloNibble t1_iv8h4er wrote
Reply to comment by Razorwyre in 21 years, four resoles and still on the original laces by things_most_foul
Definitely. Not. A cop.
LazloNibble t1_iug40sf wrote
Reply to comment by 5spd4wd in Early 1980s GE Clock Radio by 5spd4wd
If my explorations in the world of thrift-store electronics sections are any indication, GE’s clock radios, and to a lesser extent Sony’s, seem to hold up really well. The mechanical displays, especially the flipping-digit ones, are waaaaay more likely to fail than the LCDs.
LazloNibble t1_ja04e97 wrote
Reply to BIFL warning: Shinola has been a disappointment. by 2ndfloorbalcony
Revivals of “classic” brand names (Shinola, Crosley, Victrola, et al.) are an instant red flag for me.