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Via Making Light. Image source.
"The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) continue their investigation of Soylent Green, which has been found to contain people and people-related compounds. Based on information currently available, FDA and USDA believe the likelihood of illness after eating Soylent Green would be very low. The agencies are taking certain actions out of an abundance of caution. As announced on April 26, Soylent Green known to have been adulterated (ie, contaminated with adults) will not be approved to enter the food supply."
Read the rest, and find out about the serious part of this, from David Goldstein on The Huffington Post. Click the shirt to find out where to buy them.
From The New York Times Magazine via swissmiss
From Kathleen, who's in New Orleans this week:
I love that it's to go.
A study has shown that many laser printers emit tiny particles that can be breathed in, and may cause damage to the lungs.
"If a printer operates in an indoor environment, the concentration of ultra-fine particles would be of the same order of magnitude as if there was secondhand smoke in a similar environment," said author Lidia Morawska, director of the International Laboratory for Air Quality and Health at Queensland University of Technology in an interview from Brisbane.
"Even very small concentrations can be related to health hazards," she said.
"The building had 62 laser printers. Of 42 different models found, 34 models were manufactured by HP, five by Ricoh, two by Toshiba and one by Canon.
After testing all of the printers at a distance of about 2 feet, the researchers divided them into four different categories. Twenty-three models fell in the non-emitter category, four in the low category, two in the medium category and thirteen in the high category.
The study showed that particle levels increased five-fold during working hours.
According to this article from the San Francisco Chronicle, HP has been working with scientists to understand the problem for two years. The article includes the full list of printers tested and a link to the complete study.
Via: Digital Inspiration
Rich Smith from England learned of some of the odd and often outdated laws in the U.S., such as:
He was inspired to learn more by breaking them in a multi-state crime spree, which spawned a web site and a book.
