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(old news - 11:59AM Saturday Apr 28 2007)
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With Wi-Fi health concerns running rampant (unwarranted though they may be) and causing calls for bans on wireless use in schools, experts and everyone else under the sun are trying to come up with compromises that teach users safer ways to make use of wireless technology. BBC News reports that parents concerned about their children’s wireless use at school should know that moving the laptop off of the child’s lap to a further-away distance from the body should help the problem. Maybe they should let kids use school "computer time" to make calls from their cell phones since they seem to be less of a concern now that wireless is killing us.

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sd70mac666

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Cock and Bull story

Hey while we're at it, my cell phone has given me brain cancer and my TV remote has given me heart problems.

fatmanskinny
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Re: Cock and Bull story

Let's not forget radio stations. I laugh so hard at the morning shows in Atlanta, I catch chest pains and may clock out early from the laughter.
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calvoiper

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Re: Cock and Bull story

This won't deter the crackpots. They fear the radiation from the Access Points used by others will harm their little children, who of course follow mommy and daddy's restrictions and NEVER talk on a cellphone, NEVER use a computer, NEVER eat junk food, and NEVER have fun....

Remember, when you're a crackpot, it's very important not just to do irrational things yourself, but to force others to do the same irrational things you do--so you don't feel so irrational.

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second-hand cancer?

I hate getting second-hand cancer from other ppl, it's already bad enough with second-hand smoking... They should ban everything wireless at all schools! LOL!!!

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Re: second-hand cancer?

And why not cage in people who already have cancer so I can't catch it! Second hand cancer is dangerous!!!!!!111oneone

oh and that sun, we better hurry up to extinguish it! I don't want skin cancer!
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To block the sun's rays. Stupid sun. Gives sunburns and cancer...

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said by exocet_cm See Profile :

To block the sun's rays. Stupid sun. Gives sunburns and cancer...
yea you will also have to kill you self

as yor body makes infrared radiation
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said by exocet_cm See Profile :

To block the sun's rays. Stupid sun. Gives sunburns and cancer...
BTW did you hear about the man who left his cattle ranch to his kids? They renamed the ranch to "Focus".

"After all", one of the boys said, "It's where the sons raise meat"


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Apparently call phones are safe again.


Maybe they should let kids use school "computer time" to make calls from their cell phones since they seem to be less of a concern now that wireless is killing us.
And that's all I have to say about that.
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When WiFi Is Outlawed....

...only outlaws will have WiFi.
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Re: When WiFi Is Outlawed....

said by John Galt See Profile :

...only outlaws will have WiFi.
Guess it means I'll have to tether fiber optic cable with me wherever I go and need interweb access.

Edit: I was thinking about one of those fiber optic trucks that lays the fiber. I can drive to my destination and have interweb access and then when I'm ready to leave I'll just drive back in reverse.

That will elimate wireless radiation. Maybe though I might get sick from the exhaust of the truck. Oh well, that is not of concern!
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Uh Oh

I guess I better stop bringing my laptop to the bathroom with me.

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Re: Uh Oh

You do that, too? Man, best thing since reading in the bathroom. I assume you are of the male persuasion because my wife hates when I do it.

It's the only time I can get ME time in. Lol!
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Re: Uh Oh

Oh HELL YES!

Read the news, watch some vids, play a level or two of a game...

I love my wireless laptops!
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Re: Uh Oh

Now, they just need to work on user friendly toilet seats for people (mainly men) that entertain themselves on the toilet with laptops....I hate the pins and needles feeling I get in my legs. Lol.
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said by dadkins See Profile :

Oh HELL YES!

Read the news, watch some vids, play a level or two of a game...

I love my wireless laptops!
Yea, I don't miss the days of having a 100ft ethernet cable and carrying that thing to the bathroo,.
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said by dadkins See Profile :

Oh HELL YES!

Read the news, watch some vids, play a level or two of a game...

I love my wireless laptops!
I can't begin to tell you how many posts on here were posted during those times !
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ISurfTooMuch

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Oh, the irony!

I find it incredibly ironic how people can jump to the unfounded conclusion that wi-fi is dangerous, yet they have no problem chowing down on Big Macs, Whoppers, fries, and other high-calorie, high-cholesterol foods that most certainly will shorten their lives, all while puffing away on a cigarette.

God forbid that people should tackle the dangers they know about instead of worrying about things that haven't been shown to harm anyone.

But yes, that cell phone certainly does have the potential to shorten your life...when you have it glued to your ear while driving like an idiot because you can't focus on the road.
old_wiz_60

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Re: Oh, the irony!

Don't forget alcohol!

insomniac84

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Kids don't have desks?

What ever happen to desks in school? Why is a school buying students expensive laptops then not providing them a desk to put it on? Just seems dumb that they are doing a study on laptops in the laps, when students use desks.
PDXPLT

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We're paying the price for lousy science education ...

If the level of general science knowledge among the population was a little bit bit better than what it is now (i.e., abyssmal), we wouldn't be having this problem. Everyone would just laugh off the Angal Lady when she says "Wi-Fi is radiation, and all radiation is dangerous".

TScheisskopf
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We live in...

The New Dark Ages. Superstitions and Luddites are everywhere.
lrtc

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Re: We live in...

I don't see what the big deal is, radiation isn't bad for you. There are no studies linking radiation and cancer. Low/high power levels of radiation it's all the same. Just wondering wifi operates 2.4 GHz right? Doesn't the kitchen microwave operate at the same frequency? The only difference is power level dissipation. Also I am sure that the 2nd and 3rd harmonics don't cause any problems off of the original frequency. I can't see wifi being bad for you, it's only up to 30mW. The antenna is like only 12-24 inches away from your body when you use your laptop every days for years right.

I just wish these crazy people would stop with all this radiation crap. Maybe they should wrap themselves in tin foil.

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Re: We live in...

What he said...
In addition, isn't radiation used to treat cancer?

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Re: We live in...

You are right, radiation is used to treat cancer...but it is a form of radiation known as ionizing radiation. What ionizing radiation does is change the electron configuration in atoms...including the atoms that make up genes and whatnot...this change will destroy/alter genes and can kill cells or cause them to malfunction.

WiFi utilizes RF energy which is considered non-ionizing radiation. WiFi potentially could cause bodily harm if one were to greatly increase the output power of their transmitter...but not in the same way as ionizing radiation used in cancer treatment would be.

Thespis
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Re: We live in...

That's interesting. Are there any studies that show how an over-abundance of WiFi radiation would affect the human body. If so, are the symptoms "suffered" by this woman similar?
Guess I need to do some searching...

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Did you see the documentary on TV?

"WiFer Madness" aired on PSB the other night. I've been enlighted now. Those poor, poor net surfers that got into that typing frenzy about 2-3 minutes after they had that first hit of WiFi waves in their eyes. You knew they were in trouble when the eyes started getting glazed over.

Ya'll should be ashamed of yourself for lampooning the hazards of WiFi. It's real!!

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