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Hardware That Literally Doesn't Stink?
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."
I don't get it.
the computers get sick from us. (and the vodka).
If you're not paranoid, then you're not paying enough attention. - Unknown, Slashdot
get out of your bubble, dude... =P
Uh... i'm clanking on one here... and while the frame and support is aluminum, it seems to me to be COVERED WITH PLASTIC across the big-ass lighted part....
.but i once spoke with a military doctor when getting a mandated physical, and while waiting for some paperwork i asked "hey doc, how many folks in here aren't really sick or hyochondriacs?(sp?)"
sorry..
without hesitating, skipping a beat, or even thinking about the answer, he said. "85%. Minimum. I have some people in here every single week for the same sniffles that they had last week. The worst part is that they take up all the time slots so actual sick people (and I don't include people with sniffles to be actually sick, sorry), can rarely get in".
(okay, that was a paraphrase, not a quote)
but i wonder.. if military members are abusers of free unlimited healthcare, allah forbid what would 300 million non-military folks would do to our medical system if anyone could see a doctor at any time, for any reason, with all services free...
geeesh.. we could end up like Canada... and it take 3 years for minor surgeries.
oh wait.. they don't have 300 million people... so i guess it would be a lot worse. (taxpayer provided healthcare doesn't scale linearly any better than mass transit)
You know, I wonder...why don't Americans who have to PAY (gasp) for health care just sneak over Canadian and Mexican borders to get free heathcare in those countries like they do to the US? i wonder.....
guns kill people like spoons make Rosie O'Donnell fat.
And this was a dumb question. Next story, please.
what s with all of the flames right off the bat, come on aren't we more civilised. if the guy really has a problem than let's give him a hand, so send your flames to /dev/null and give the guy a hand. wait this is /.
You laugh, but German urinal-hating feminazis are a real problem, according to this report. Let's hear it for ultraleft!
...we're seeing this only from the viewpoint of the OP. We don't have his patient's counterpoint to form an honest judgment. --M
In Soviet Russia, parent mods you up!
i'm a gynecologist and i deal with lots of smells.
just another day at the office, i guess.
Supreme executive power derives from a mandate from the masses, not from some farcical aquatic ceremony.
..sounds like they should spend time with Richard Bandler (warning! bad web design alert!) or one/some of his associates. That's just the kind of thing they'd likely fix... ...or at least 'help' you with, if you'd rather it were put that way...
This is a serious suggestion -- Bandler's techniques and work are sometimes nothing short of stunning. Also, it's worth checking out Milton Ericksonn's work -- although he's dead now, so he can't be as helpful as he might've been.
HTH -- Sorry for being an AC
I think this guy is just a pussy.
YOU are TeH FUNNY!
I personally don't know what smells better, the smell on my fingers after insertion into a tight young snatch or the lovely scent of fresh hardware.
Hmmm... pussy or peripherals... pussy or peripherals... bah, its gotta be the gear!
It's no coincidence that they are the result of modern organic chemistry.
Really? And here I was thinking the stuff was spotted owl dandruff. Isn't that why they're protected? idiot.
I've just got to poke my nose in here, as this is a pet peave of mine.
Yeah, I know what you mean. A pet peeve of mine is when an arrogant prick judges an entire study after only reading the abstract.