Post B1wBR9I8RMFD3gfCXQ by pavel@social.kernel.org
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 (DIR) Post #B1wBR8297JrP9oAuye by clock@f.cz
       2026-01-04T06:34:08Z
       
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       You know what's the difference between a vacuum tube TV and a modern flat panel TV?A vacuum tube TV heats up faster than a modern flat panel TV boots up.
       
 (DIR) Post #B1wBR9I8RMFD3gfCXQ by pavel@social.kernel.org
       2026-01-04T09:18:54.165380Z
       
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       @clock Well, "smart" TVs may be slow and probably spy on you and send unwanted radiation ("advertising"), but at least they limit unwanted radiation to visible and audible bands :-).
       
 (DIR) Post #B1wBRAZteo2v33ytrU by ozzelot@mstdn.social
       2026-01-04T09:46:30Z
       
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       @pavelI'd rather get testicular cancer than a TV with builtin spyware marketed as features.(I currently have neither.)@clock
       
 (DIR) Post #B1xAg2ZzluFbn0VxYm by clock@f.cz
       2026-01-04T21:12:34Z
       
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       @ozzelot @pavel I quickly googled and it seems that the legal limit for CRT TV's under adverse conditions is like 10% of the natural background radiation. I don't think you get testicular cancer from that.
       
 (DIR) Post #B1xEYNqXDaOVFNr4cK by ozzelot@mstdn.social
       2026-01-04T21:56:10Z
       
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       @clock @pavel There are legal limits, there are built-in failsafes, and there are extremely unlikely failures of those failsafes.Just saying, if I had those two options and only those two options...