Radioactive Water Was Once a (Horrifying) Health Fad - Take a little time to watch the history of Radithor, a presentation by [Adam Blume... - https://hackaday.com/2023/11/10/radioactive-water-was-once-a-horrifying-health-fad/ #chemistryhacks #radioactivity #radiumwater #radiation #medicine #quackery #radithor #snakeoil #science #radium #1920s #1930s #curie
Major eye opener right here! It’s quite fascinating to learn about the historic roots of the general aversion to reality that seems to permeate American society. #Fantasyland #Pseudoscience #SnakeOil #Grifting #ExtraordinaryClaims #WildBeliefs #Book #EssentialReading #CurrentlyReading #ReadingList #Books #Bookstodon #AmReading
Securing your digital life, the finale: Debunking worthless “security” practices - Enlarge / Take one daily to keep Evil Hackerman away! (credit: Aurich L... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=1812991 #securingyourdigitallife #features #snakeoil #feature #infosec #biz&it
Teardown: Analog Radionic Analyzer - Have you ever looked up a recipe online, and before you got to the ingredients, yo... - https://hackaday.com/2021/11/09/teardown-analog-radionic-analyzer/ #airvariablecapacitor #alternativemedicine #variablecapacitor #hackadaycolumns #teardown #snakeoil #fraud
Don’t Worry, This Box Will Protect You From 5G! - As part of an investigation into opposition to 5G mobile phone networks in the English town of Gla... more: https://hackaday.com/2020/05/21/dont-worry-this-box-will-protect-you-from-5g/ #cellphonehacks #snakeoil #quack #news #5g
FDA, FTC slam 7 companies selling bogus COVID-19 cures - Enlarge / CALGARY - DECEMBER 23: LITTLE BIG MAN, theatrical movie originally released December 23, ... more: https://arstechnica.com/?p=1659523 #publichealth #coronavirus #regulators #sars-cov-2 #covid-19 #outbreak #snakeoil #science #fda #ftc
Medicine show: Crown Sterling demos 256-bit RSA key-cracking at private event - Enlarge / Robert Grant, Crown Sterling CEO and founder, emcee'd a demonstration of crypto-cracking ... more: https://arstechnica.com/?p=1570343 #crownsterling #rsaencryption #snakeoil #biz&it
Alleged “snake oil” crypto company sues over boos at Black Hat - Enlarge / Things got weird during a sponsored talk at this year's Black Hat USA conference. Now it'... more: https://arstechnica.com/?p=1556915 #blackhatconference #quantumencryption #snakeoil #biz&it #timeai #rsa