29 Mar
2006
29 Mar
'06
5:21 a.m.
At 06:49 AM 3/29/2006, James Fogg wrote:
OK, I have the experience of scavenging a range for lead, too.
In this case, it was military, so there were bits of old mortar shells,
too. (Did no one consider we might find unexploded ordnance?
Or were we hunting for unexploded? I forget.) And using a
torch to quickly desolder 7400-era chips from boards, en masse.
And making and burning amalgams. And working through the details
of forming a non-profit to start a tech museum.
Frankly, I expected my comments about mercury and lead exposure to
cause a larger debate. There's plenty of tinfoil-hat info on the
web that makes it sound like merely looking at lead and mercury
will fry your brain. But if toxoplasmosis infection causes rats to
no longer fear cat urine, I'd also at least listen to anyone with
a reasoned argument that typical nerd exposure to various toxic
substances could enhance forms of obsessive-compulsive afflictions,
including hoarding.
- John
>Apparently, it leads to an obsessive-compulsive disorder where the
>poisoned tries to collect as much computer junk as will fit on his
>property.
The advanced cases show signs of renting and borrowing space to hold
equipment that won't fit into their own property. I've seen where once
the cellar and living room and dining room are filled (and the wife has
left the marriage) they go on to spending all free money on rental sheds
and even warehouse space. The truly sick go on to form museums so they
can write off their expenses on their income tax.