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Indrid Cold
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This could be in "Relationships", "Health" or "Computers" and I couldn't decide, so I put it here. I guess I can move it later.
I'm in the process of taking stuff I don't want anymore out of my room, with the intent of rearranging it and also bringing the computer there (it's currently in the living room).
My mum keeps saying that it will fill me with radiation and that she doesn't want me eating in the same room that I sleep in and stuff, and knowing her I'd never hear the end of it if I actually brought it there...
What do you think about the situation?
I'm in the process of taking stuff I don't want anymore out of my room, with the intent of rearranging it and also bringing the computer there (it's currently in the living room).
My mum keeps saying that it will fill me with radiation and that she doesn't want me eating in the same room that I sleep in and stuff, and knowing her I'd never hear the end of it if I actually brought it there...
What do you think about the situation?
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oh dear, sounds like mumsie's a bit of a technophobe
so she doesn't want your PC in the same room as you sleep in, nor does she want you eating in the same room as you sleep in either?
good thing you're not in halls at uni, she'd have a terrible shock
well as I'm sure you know, the radiation stuff is rubbish, you just need to convince her of this
as for not eating in your bedroom, that's not that much of an issue is it? just eat in front of the tv instead!
speaking of which, you can tell her she's just as much at risk from this radiation from watching tv as you are from your PC
She does have a TV in her room, and I did mention that, then she said "I'm not young, it doesn't matter. You are." How can you argue with logic like that?
show her this article http://hps.org/publicinformation/ate/faqs/computervdtscreen.html that might help
BTW, should I move this to "relationships" after all?
I'm sure she'll get over it, just move it
Eating at a computer is just wrong - I find the hygene issues quite compelling; but again that isn't the issue here.
Perhaps she just doesn't want you to turn into a recluse - or worse yet one of those "gothics"
I eat over the computer sometimes, not my dinner or nothing but a packet of crisps or whatever.
Does that happen often?
I always fall asleep with the TV on.
Fuck knows, but I know it happened down the road. The geezer was only 21.
I sued to work in a place that fixed monitors, and from time to time you'd get one that would arc. They can give off a fearsom amount of really toxic smoke.
That's doesn't mean you shouldn't have a TV or monitor in your room. But you should certainly have it turned off whilst you sleep.
I remember whenever I used to work on 2 PC's in the same room for a long time years ago with the case off both of them I'd feel quite ill. Never felt ill with just one Pc but sometimes I needed to work on two at the same time and that's when I'd notice it.
The noise issue a PC generates is very real.
Thankfully now you can get quiet PC's and if you're building your own PC then it's worth spending extra money on decent fans and power supplies that reduce noise.
But if you plan to go to sleep in the room and have a PC on it should be as silent as possible. Also you've got to wonder about having a Wifi Unit as well in the room, cordless phones, mobiles, etc - All of these units have been test individually but has anyone tested all these things together?
I don't really worry about these kind of things for myself, but I'm sure if I was a parent I'd be a lot more worried.