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VIA Announces Lead-Free Motherboard
linuxprox writes "VIA announced today that their AS-1210 motherboard will be the world's first lead-free motherboard. 'The transition to 'green' manufacturing for VIA has been very smooth and we have been able to ship lead-free processors and chipsets since the end of last year,' said Richard Brown, Vice President of Marketing, VIA Technologies, Inc. 'The AS-1210 clearly demonstrates the technology leadership of VIA and Yamashita in being the first to market with a lead-free motherboard that meets the requirements of the international market.'"
...living in a thatched hut eating berries and grass. God forbid that you actually take part in synthetic meterials not of nature *gasp*
Death to Humans!! We are but a plague to mother earth!
Yes folks, this is the most extreme wacko impersonation of the green-peace movement I can come up with. But the sad thing about it, is these wackos exist in real life. Shocking...I know.
Life is not for the lazy.
Yes, but it USED to be lead in pencil lead. Just because pencils use graphic, doesn't mean you can't make a lead pencil. Unfortunately, with lead pencils, you have to lick the lead before you use it, and consequently you may very well get lead poisoning. But such is life.
You know you can't just make up words, right?
political correctness has met the IT sector once again. For gosh sakes, what's the problem? I don't plan to eat my motherboard - you might argue "it's thrown away one day", but some miniscule trace of lead found in the solder isn't going to hurt anything - more goes into the environment when i lose a sinker fishing than when I throw away a dozen motherboards.
Yeah, I used a script, and came up with the same thing. "furry artpron"... WTF? /me is confused.
But, in many ways, there are more serious problems to worry about. The fabrication of just ONE computer uses tons of dihydrogen monoxide -- a substance used in nuclear plants and in the production of styrofoam! It has even begun seeping into our rivers and streams!
:p
Please, if you care about the enviroment, write AMD and Intel and VIA and ask them to stop their wanton use of dihydrogen monoxide.
Come to think of it, if you actually do write them, it might be equally beneficial to society to ensure that you, yourself, cease and decist from consuming this nasty, nasty compound!
I, for one, welcome our new Green overlords!
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I bet you're this fun at parties, too.