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Hardware That Literally Doesn't Stink?

Posted by simoniker on from the jacksonesque dept.

gtaylor writes "You know that new computer smell? Some people (like me) get sick from it. Can Slashdot readers provide good suggestions for mice or keyboards made from ceramic, unlacquered hardwood, metal, etc, non-plastic headphones and microphones, screens like the new metal-framed cinema display from Apple, etc? (Wood is not necessarily right if it's glued or varnished.) I have a Sharp Plasmacluster air purifier that is very helpful but the fewer volatile organic chemicals released in the first place, the better. I'll also need a chair (leaning to the Herman Miller Mirra chair) and an adjustable metal/hardwood desk. High-density hard synthetics like polypropylene (a popular material at Ikea) or acrylic are also inert enough to be fine if they have no plasticizers - suggestions for a full office set-up welcome."

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  1. What if... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    If your girlfriend gave you a dutch oven would you die? Good thing that's not a legitimate worry I guess

  2. Maybe the cat isn't the problem by maynard · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    Of course, she slept with her cat... but her cat couldn't be causing her allergies. Of course not.

    Now, not speaking as a physician, so I'll defer to your expertise, but isn't it possible the patient knows her cat isn't the cause because she's properly ruled the animal out as the cause of her symptoms? As someone who has gone through the trial and error of trying to discern that specific cause of a food intolerance, with a doctor who was too busy to be concerned, I have some sympathy. For me it turned out that eating chicken caused heart palpitations. My PCP didn't consider the palpitations serious after a holter monitor test, but I was certain diet was the cause and went through a long series of removing various foods until I figured out the specific cause. Removing chicken from my diet has dramatically reduced (really - removed) the palpitations.

    IOW: maybe your patient knows something you don't, and she honestly tried to convey it to you during her consultation. In which case you would be yet another example of the doctor too busy to listen to his patient. Which does happen all too frequently.

    Cheers,
    --Maynard

    1. Re:Maybe the cat isn't the problem by maynard · · Score: 0, Offtopic

      if you go from normal sinus to having a ton of PVCs while eating chicken, your doctor would have a very interesting case to publish!

      I'm willing to try it. I'll ask doc the next time I see him... --M

  3. NEWS: "Britney Spears" spelling stats safe by wahgnube · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    They may have removed OS stats but they thankfully (thank you thank you) haven't removed statistics that matter. For instance, misspellings on the query "Britney Spears". The DOWCE (department of web-content-evanescence) issues a cache-this-page now warning.

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  4. Re:Oh, patients... by superpulpsicle · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I blame "detergent" for the root of ALL evil. If you use lots of detergents to wash your clothes without double rinsing, then put it in a dryer, it creates yellow-5 crystals. Which I swear will eventually wear and tear your body to hives and other allergic problems. Soon your body will be so weak, you'll be allergic to MS windows. Oh wait...

  5. Well, MY first Mac... by antispam_ben · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I sure feel old now, my first Mac only had 128k RAM! Fortunately, Dr. Dobb's Journal showed me how to replace the chips to go to 512k.

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