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Laptops May Be Hazardous to Your Fertility
Spy der Mann writes "Researchers find that men who place portable computers on their laps are inadvertently raising the temperature of their scrotums -- and possibly damaging their sperm. Guess laptops should get a namechange soon... before our fertility does."
If you include those that are not married but have significant others of the human kind, that might actually hit something close to (or more than) 50%.
I talk about stuff.
On another front, I wonder if we'll see the new Trojan line of laptops soon? I'll take a pass on a lubricated one, though. :)
"I'd rather be a lightning rod than a seismometer." -Ken Kesey
I normally use those foldable tables -- the type you use to serve breakfast in bed -- to use my laptop when in bed or in the couch... And sometimes I serve breakfast in bed to my wife, with good results! YMMV :-)
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Thank you, HP for keeping me child-free! I enjoy a nearly stress-free lifestyle and have a ton of disposable income thanks to you!
You see? You see? Your stupid minds! Stupid! Stupid!
Who cares anyway. There are too many people already; fertility rates dropping would be a GREAT thing.
Those of us who enjoy hot baths or jacuzzi's should have the same problem, as well as those of us who go to the beach in black bathing suits, etc, etc.
Unless one spends a REALLY, REALLY long time with the laptop literally burning their crotch, they will not have a problem.
That area of the body goes through heat/cool variations through a regular lifestyle.
I opine that the only people who would be effected by this "laptop effect", are people who already have fertility issues, and need to maintain an extreme optimal enivornment to increase their chances of conception.
There is nothing wrong with being fat.
That being said, there is nothing wrong with abstinence when you can't get what you want.
Maybe I just pay attention more than most, but doesn't everyone know this by now?
20 years ago they told us the kind of underwear you choose (and we can include going commando here as a choice) determines sperm count.
Tight underwear = lower count; loose = higher. They even told us it was because of the heat retention, which adversely affects the count and motility (how "peppy" the little fellas are).
Now, exactly which normal cognitive person needs a study to tell you s hot machine (or a heat lamp for that matter) on your upper legs might do the same thing?
I got it. Lets do a combo study to cross-correlate exactly which kind of underwear and which type of laptop is the absolute worst . Yeah, that's it.
Or maybe we could just figure it out for ourselves. Nah, let's submit it anyway; there's no research grant in using common sense, is there?
Perhaps the birth rate in Africa is higher because Africa's mothers do not have the proper education about contraceptives, nor sometimes the freedom to make their own choices. I've never been educated in the matter so it's a fool's speculation on my part. I have heard that population growth comes into check once a society has educated females treated as equals to the men. I realize Africa is large and has a diverse societal background, and that making such blanket statements is dangerous . . .
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Try getting out into the world once in a while. Geeks actually get dates now. Most of us with "normal" people. Some of us with people that the "normal" people never have a chance with.
Don't get me wrong, I understand the stereotypes, but the 80's are over.
Everything I need to know I learned by killing smart people and eating their brains.
This is very true, but only after grammar school, high school, or equivalent. Everyone knows that during school, logic is in fact inverted.
~phil
A tick in the married box for me (heh)
The funny thing to me is that as you get older, the things that would make you unpopular in school, make you ideal marriage material later.....
its just the patience game when it comes to geeks and women.
all you are, is all you are, i'm so sorry for you.
It is not uncommon for a vasectomy or a tubal ligation to fail
Yes it is. It's not impossible but it is most definitely uncommon. If it were common, nobody would bother to get them. It is rare for them to fail. It happens, but it is rare. Just nitpicking your choice of words.
Like woodworking? Build your own picture frames.
Actually, I'd expect a laptop to have much weaker electromagnetic fields than a television (at least, a TV with a picture-tube). Laptops run at low voltage, with weak magnets. TVs run transformers producing high voltage, plus the main power transformer, plus static on the tube, plus the deflection coils on the CRT bouncing the electron-beam around. A speaker or two, a power-cord. So don't store your archival videtapes on the top!
Nice troll, though.
I can honestly say this doesn't bother me. I have never wanted kids, nor should I have kids. I would make the worst father in the world, and I am okay with that.
So, everytime someone warns me about damaging my ability to reproduce, I go ahead and do it. Tight pants, warm undies, gratuitous and long term use of hottubs at every oppurtunity. Now, I am going back to using my lap as a laptop rest. My Inspiron is one heck of a space heater. My boys will shoot out in coffins dag nabbit!
And invariably, I end up offending someone with my little "I don't want kids" rants. Tell me, why does the world care if I have kids? My doc said no on a vasectomy for a few years, as I am "still young (I'm almost 26), and will likely change my mind." and the possibility of a lawsuite is too great when it turns out to be irreversable.
leave it to this nations great Lawyer population to force me to own many items which can be construed as "Ball Warmers."
--Nuintari
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> There is nothing wrong with being fat.
Except diabetes, heart disease, stroke, high blood pressure, and other risks of dying young. Or how about general difficulties of everyday motion, the strain on joints and muscles, and the resulting fatigue? Oh, and did I mention that fat makes you ugly, sweaty, and totally undate-able to most normal people?
Well, things really don't change that much. And muscles don't matter much either. The key to getting dates is propinquity. If you never interact with somebody, and you walk up and ask them for a date of course you're going to get shot down unless you are some kind of adonis. If you are already friends with somebody several times a week in a fun environemnt like drama club, then (a) you immediately have a better chance and (b) the person knows you deper than you "geek" aura and (c) you have a pretty good idea of what your chances are.
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> Most normal people? Man, I can't wait till you life goes south.
> In fact, why don't you do us all a favor and put that gun in your mouth NOW.
One of the desirable traits of normal people is our tendency to avoid homicidal thoughts and other similar desires that include wishing everyone who disagrees with our opinions dead.
Being fat is unhealthy. There is something wrong with being unhealthy. People are typically fat for one of two reasons. Either they have a genetic problem, which means they need to take more extreme measures to be fit, or they are addicted to food (carbohydrates, mostly) and they have a problem. There IS something wrong with being fat. I've struggled with depression and ordinary food addiction all my life and I'm not fit by a long shot (I'm in good company here... h0 h0 h0) but the fact is that humans are not supposed to be fat and it takes a serious toll on the body.
"You're right," Fisheye says. "I should have set it on 'whip' or 'chop.'"
Heh. Also being a geek, fairly normal looking, and in decent shape, I was offered dates by 6 or 7 different females on several occasions in high school but turned them all down because I had LAN parties (back in the 90s, but we still had fun with some early games) to attend, electronics or computers to build, etc. Besides, all the date would have consisted of was the dishing out of money for some drama queen that wouldn't put out. If you missed dating in high school, you didn't miss anything, just catch up later on in life.
My perspective on weight lifting is simple, and elegant.
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After getting in my fair share of fights over the thickness of my lenses or other silly shit, I had a lot of pent up anger.
Strangely, after lifting for a few years people stopped picking fights - I don't think it was the anger release, either... I think it was the fact that my last name was splattered all over H.S. lifting records for a school that had been around for over 50 years.
I'm a stocky guy and weightlifting is pretty natural for a guy of my stature. Strangely people stop feeling the need to push you around when they push and you don't move.
I'm not saying that's why someone should get involved in any sport - the release and the interest in getting strong for more or less mundane, not vengeful reasons was my intent, but the little unnoticed side effect until much later was nice.
When two line tackles for your varsity team have trouble resetting a squat max you're doing - they don't just stop picking on you, they start backing you up. And it's damn nice when you're in a hick town with a lot of people who have nothing better to do than pick on others.
And to be clear, it was more my build than anything, weightlifting just brought it out - I rarely went to the gym outside of my electives, and nowadays getting close to a gym normally involves passing by in a car. If I wanted to see "exercise", i'd get a gerbil and a wheel or I'd find some outdoor activity that I enjoyed. The people at 24 hour fitness make me laugh - all the mirrors, it's hilarious. I ripped out the seat of a lifting suit once, didn't know it until I went to the locker room.
In other words, if you're lifting to get cut, or impress chicks - work on your personal skills instead of your grip - focus on listening skills.. It's funny, but I guess I have a wierd perspective with so many women in my home - but most men have no fucking clue how to listen to a conversation. Often times, I'll talk for a short while and have to actually confirm the guy on the other end is still listening - no 'uh huh' or anything like that - what's even more funny, is that some men are actually surprised when I do it. Women *really* enjoy hearing that stupid 'uh huh', even if you aren't listening. Married men have known this since the dawn of time.
Enjoy lifting weights but it really shouldn't have any agenda tied to it - if you're not overly concerned with how you look, my experience is that more women, not less (and I'm not just talking about desperate women, folks) will find you attractive. It also helps to have sisters so you can see the other side of the equation.
Anyways I didn't really intend this to be what it is, but oh well - some of you guys really need to hear it.
Being fat is unhealthy. There is something wrong with being unhealthy.
I would agree with you, if it weren't for the fact that our current society has an unhealthy view of what constitutes being unhealthily fat. It even extends to the medical community in some cases.
If my "fatness" is so unhealthy, then why is it that my doctors always say "you're in perfect health" after my physical? And how come I'm rarely sick, always have more energy than my co-workers and friends, and so on... if being fat is so unhealthy?
Yes, being obese carries certain health risks. Merely being overweight may have health impacts, but I'm willing to bet that stress causes more health problems in this country than weight does. And, of course, a great many people experience more stress when they are fat because our society tells them that they are horrible people, and that "they have a problem" if they don't fit into some "beautiful person" mold.
We may not imagine how our lives could be more frustrating and complex—but Congress can. – Cullen Hightower
Or how about being from a culture where being thin as a stick isn't looked upon as being desirable?
I never quite got why people equate "fat" women with desperate women. Besides the fact that any woman that actually fits a 'healthy' weight model medically is actually "fat" by most men's terms... I mean, shit, Victorial era England wasn't as draconian as popular society is regarding women's weight these days.
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Personally, and this is just my experience, the women who are out working out every day and are constantly making lewd sexual references are the ones that paint "DESPERATE" all over their heads - what I find funny is when I was single and saw that sign, I thought "cool, free, easily attainable sex without strings attached - she'll keep asking for it no matter how I treat her". Most of these women were physically attractive, and beyond their shell of a personality, mostly vapid.
Sure, a fun fuck, but not a "keeper". And the closer you get to 30, the more often "keeper" is used in your vocabulary, if you're still single. I know too many unhappy guys in their 40's that have resorted to the desparity of hitting on "barely legal" girls that have nothing better to do than brag over SMS to their friends that they nailed a really old dude with a lot of dough and a mercedes. Trust me, these older men might be happy for that hour or so, but no man deals with poorly anticipated midlife crisis well - I've seen too many guys fuck this up.
Now, there's a lot of psych which tries to explain this but more or less it revolves around a lack of (percieved possibly) attention.
Most fat women, in my experience, are a heck of a lot stronger minded - often thinking for themselves, and while that may not sound attractive to you - get a girl that knows what she wants in the sack instead of some girl that's out to impress you and compare. I guarantee you'll be happier with the former, and older men will agree that older women, while also not looking like Victoria's Secret models, are also much more entertaining.
19 year old miniskirt hoes think the penis is a toy. 29 year old women know what that thing is for and know how it works, and know how to keep it coming back - that's all I'm saying. Married life does have it's advantages.
You don't pay someone to make love to you, you pay someone to have sex with you. There is a difference.
- No I have never paid for it.
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Who cares anyway. There are too many people already; fertility rates dropping would be a GREAT thing.
Because it's much better for society if the smart geeks who use laptops become infertile as opposed to the dead-beat Dads who father 20 children while not having the income to support a single one of them nor the skills required for good parenting.
Our problem is that the smart and educated people aren't having enough children.
I want peace on earth and goodwill toward man.
We are the United States Government! We don't do that sort of thing.
Carbohydrates are addictive because of the insulin cycle, which goes something like this: You eat carbohydrates and your pancreas produces insulin which is involved in (regulates?) the process of converting carbohydrates to glucose. Glucose is not only the fuel upon which we run, but also the chemical which tells our brain that we are full. Relatively recent studies indicate that over time your brain becomes resistant to glucose and it takes more glucose, thus more carbs to feel full. Note the job of your pancreas, which gets harder as you eat more carbohydrates, especially ready carbs like sugar and white flour - which are nearly the same thing once you have ingested them.
In other words, eating foods with high carbohydrate content is addictive and leads to diabetes. Arguably if you are very athletic you can consume large quantities of carbohydrates but it is always a mistake to consume them all at once. You should spread consumption of carbohydrates out among your day.
It's bad for you. To me that's reason enough to campaign against it. It raises the cost of health care because we all have to pay for the fat ones. Unless you pay for your medical care out of pocket, of course, but we're talking about social services and health insurance here. One or the other of them describe the majority of Americans, certainly. If it were entirely the fault of the fat people that they're fat, then it would be reasonable to penalize them for it, but the fact is that the very kinds of foods which are most unhealthy are the most aggressively marketed.
As I believe I have shown above, it is not a personal choice. It affects all of us, and for that reason I think we should all band together to try to wipe out obesity, provided we can do it without creating worse problems.
As for sin tax on junk food, it makes perfect sense to me. We tax cigarettes to help pay for the financial impact on the nation, and to provide cigarette education. We tax alcohol along the same lines. Why not tax food which has no real nutritional value but which makes you fat which degrades your quality of life and causes you health problems? Tax the living shit out of twinkies, little debbie snack cakes, potato chips, and so on. Obesity is a national health problem, and it needs to be addressed, just like cancer or AIDS. It is a state of unhealth that affects us all, and unless someone consciously chooses to be obese, they should not have to suffer with it. Lying to yourself and telling yourself it's okay to be fat just because someone will still find you attractive if they, too, have little disregard for health, is like not getting a cancer treated because some people might have a melanoma fetish.
"You're right," Fisheye says. "I should have set it on 'whip' or 'chop.'"