Specifically for Australian tech nerds, The Sizzle (https://thesizzle.com.au) is fantastic. It's the only source of tech news that has a real Aussie feel to it, and that discusses Australian tech news as well as that on a global level.

Agreed. I think his book is one of the best technical books I've ever read, it's clear, easy to read and thorough.

Apparently 20% of US high school students vape.

Which is a minority, of an already small subset of the population.

That's not what the article says at all. It says that they don't know enough yet.

> Reports earlier this week suggested that Vitamin E acetate, a byproduct of the vitamin complex formed during the vaporization process, may be to blame. Delman downplayed this, saying that although they are working with the labs that made that connection, nothing has been established as yet.

> One trend worth noting, however, is that very few of the cases involve only nicotine products; most of the afflicted users reported using THC exclusively or as well as nicotine. This could be the result of many factors, however, so take it with a grain of salt.

So I think you would right to say the way GP phrased it is misleading, but you're definitely wrong to say that it's not what the article says at all.

I mean, vaping is not a new thing. And this is contained to the US and not worldwide. Both of those facts should tell us that this is likely an isolated issue, not universal to all e-cigs.

There is definitely a problem with the reporting on this story and the CDCs messaging but it's pretty much happening in real time so not everything is a pretty picture yet.

It's been discussed here before, the byproduct was some cheapass copy from China ( because the original one was more expensive)

When most high-tech luxury products are produced in China, it's disingenuous to use China as an example of low quality manufacturing.

I used to do on-site IT support and I lost count of the number of times I made people very happy by pressing the turbo button to make their "really slow" computer fast again.

"god forbid"… it happens sooner than you think, kid.

That was sarcasm. I'm no kid myself :)