SOED
geek, noun
slang (chiefly US). L19.
[Var. of GECK noun1.]
A simpleton, a dupe; a person who is socially inept or boringly
conventional or studious; spec. an assistant at a sideshow whose purpose
is to appear as an object of disgust or derision.
• geeky adjective socially inept, boringly conventional or studious;
strange, odd: L20
Somebody's playing fowl here
Brian
Bev Christian wrote:
> Groan! Or should I say "cluck!"
> Bev
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: TechNet <[log in to unmask]>
> To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Wed May 07 17:31:14 2008
> Subject: Re: [TN] Will copper be on the next EU banned material list? NTC
>
> Did he do it with his capon?
> Dewey
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: TechNet [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Bev Christian
> Sent: Wednesday, May 07, 2008 1:43 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: [TN] Will copper be on the next EU banned material list?
> NTC
>
> Its ALWAYS been cool to be a modern geek - the world just didn't know
> it. Note my use of the word "modern". The original dictionary meaning of
> geek is a circus performer who bites head off chickens. I'm not kidding.
>
> Bev
> RIM
> Bev
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Dharma Kemp-Bresett <[log in to unmask]>
> To: Bev Christian; [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Wed May 07 15:43:07 2008
> Subject: RE: [TN] Will copper be on the next EU banned material list?
> NTC
>
> I was afraid of that... I better go study up before I have my "geek
> credentials" revoked..... Especially now that its finally "cool" to be a
> geek....
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bev Christian [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Wednesday, May 07, 2008 3:35 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]; [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: [TN] Will copper be on the next EU banned material list?
> NTC
>
> You're not a big enough geek. :)
> Bev
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: TechNet <[log in to unmask]>
> To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Wed May 07 15:20:51 2008
> Subject: Re: [TN] Will copper be on the next EU banned material list?
> NTC
>
> That "fact" was brought up as an aside to the plot on CSI (las vegas)
> this
> week... I watched a lot of star trek but I don't remember that being
> brought
> up specifically. Do you need a secret decoder ring to know this or am I
> just
> not a big enough geek? :-) Dharma
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Creswick, Steven [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Wednesday, May 07, 2008 5:59 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: [TN] Will copper be on the next EU banned material list?
>
> Dewey,
>
> Actually, Spock himself would likely be banned since Vulcan blood
> chemistry
> is based on Cu, instead of Fe, like ours ... hence the green color.
>
> Try as hard as I may, I can not come up with a suitable Deweyism this
> early
> in the day.
>
> Live long and prosper - Earthling
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: TechNet [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Whittaker, Dewey
> (EHCOE)
> Sent: Tuesday, May 06, 2008 2:55 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: [TN] Will copper be on the next EU banned material list?
>
> I think that's just spoculation on your part and I think they would
> allow
> them based on their warped views of reality.
> Dewey
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: TechNet [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Graham Collins
> Sent: Tuesday, May 06, 2008 11:48 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: [TN] Will copper be on the next EU banned material list?
>
> The StarTrek test. If it doesn't look like something they'd use on
> StarTrek, it's banned.
>
> Of course, the guys on the Enterprise had their own issues - those pesky
> warp drives... I don't think the EU would allow them.
>
>
> regards,
> - Graham
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: TechNet [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Mike Buetow
> Sent: Tuesday, May 06, 2008 3:42 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: [TN] Will copper be on the next EU banned material list?
>
> I will be curious to see how products are tested for illegal substances
> once
> all the known metals are effectively banned.
>
>
> Mike Buetow
> Editor in Chief
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>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: TechNet [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Joe Fjelstad
> Sent: Tuesday, May 06, 2008 2:26 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: [TN] Will copper be on the next EU banned material list?
>
>
> Some fresh news from the EU Commission below
>
> There is no argument that "uncontrolled recycling" can be hazardous
> just as
> drunk driving can be hazardous. And how can one be against the
> protection
> of children.
>
> The key is education and education is thus vital. The parents are
> working
> to feed their families. With the knowledge of the potential for harm
> them
> might cause by poor work habits, they will make as many of the right
> decisions as they are capable of.
>
> What is a bit alarming is that the author(s?) following sentence:
>
> "Of these metals, high levels of lead and copper were the greatest
> cause
> for concern"
>
> then going on to talk about lead issues leaving apparent guilt by
> association for copper.
>
> The there are a number of other troubling aspects to the article such
> as
> the use if "could be" rather than something more definite and the
> citing
> sweeping transdermal metal toxicity which is the first time I have seen
> that in print.
>
> The item might well have been sub-titled: "Be afraid... be very afraid"
>
> targeted not only at the recycler but also at the electronics
> manufacturer.
>
> And so it goes...
>
> Joe
>
>
>
> Uncontrolled electronic waste recycling threat to children's health
>
> Source: _European Commission, Environment DG_
> (http://www.environmental-expert.com/STSE_resultEach.aspx?cid=8819&idpro
> ducttype=1&idmainpage=0&level=0)
> Published May 5, 2008
>
>
>
> Current EU policy on Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE)
> highlights the need for greater recycling of electrical and electronic
> equipment to limit the total quantity of waste going to landfill.
> However, research carried out in China suggests that if recycling is
> not
> carried out safely then there is a significant risk to human health and
> the
> environment. The researchers from Hong Kong studied Guiyu, a village in
> southeast China which has a significant electronic circuit board
> recycling
> industry.
> Villagers melt solder from the circuit boards and sort electrical
> components, which they sell to electrical appliance factories. Circuit
> boards contain many toxic metals. The researchers tested dust from the
> recycling workshops, and also from the nearby road, food market and
> schoolyard. They found high levels of dangerous heavy metals which would
> have an impact on the health of the recycling workers and would pose a
> high
> risk to children.
> The researchers tested for the metals cadmium, cobalt, chromium, copper,
> nickel, lead and zinc. These metals can cause both acute and long-term
> toxicity.
> Of these metals, high levels of lead and copper were the greatest cause
> for
> concern. High lead levels are associated with lower IQ in children.
> Other research has shown that both workers and children in Guiyu have a
> high incidence of bone disease, as well as digestive, neurological and
> respiratory problems, which may be linked to metal toxicity.
> A risk assessment indicated that recycling workers could be exposed to
> 50
> times the safe oral lead dose. Workers transport the metals into their
> homes
> from the workshop as dust, transferring the dust to their children.
> In a separate study, children of circuit board workers were found to
> have
> higher levels of lead in their blood than those whose parents recycled
> plastics. The metals get into the body through the skin or when dust is
> inadvertently eaten or breathed in. The health risk to children at all
> locations around the village was around eight times greater than that to
> adults.
> Few studies to date have determined the extent of the problems caused by
> uncontrolled electronic waste recycling. Similar waste is commonly
> recycled
> in African countries as well as India and Vietnam. Awareness of the
> consequences of uncontrolled recycling could prevent some of the same
> mistakes being repeated in these countries. The amount of WEEE generated
> in
> the European Community is growing rapidly and Policy makers would like
> to
> see more WEEE recycling.
> The EU WEEE directive seeks to encourage safe recycling, addressing
> issues
> such as managing the risks of handling hazardous components, which as
> this
> case study shows, can cause concerns if recycling is not carried out
> safely.
>
>
>
>
>
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