Quote:I agree with removing a lot of barriers to entry but governments have always had a place in technological advancement. In a world where the government does not give out grants or tax breaks or a myraid of other ways to help research of new tech there will be no new tech advancement that are not immediately profitable.


What's your beef with CFL bulbs? They work perfectly fine and use a fraction of the power as a standard incandescent. What's not to like?

The mercury inside them that is why I dont like them. One broke on me once and I called to ask what to do with it. They told me it was supposedly safe on my floor with my kid, but I cant throw in the trash? Told me I needed to keep it separate and take it to a different place. I asked her how much mercury was in it, and she keep saying its like the tip of a pen.


So then I followed up with a question on how many g mg or w/e that was, and would it be a toxic level for my kid. She kept going on and on about it being less than a pen/pencil tip and that it was fine to be on my floor. But I couldnt take it to a regular dump tho, I needed to double bag it and take it to some special section. You know what kind of things you double bag? Chemotherapy pt cloths belongings etc, i.e. hazoudous material you dont want to touch. I already know this from the hospital, she told me the remains were too toxic for regular trash but I should worry about my infant toddler crawling around there. Idiot.


Man that ticked me off. I threw it straight in the trash. Oh its fine for my toddler, but it cant go to regular dump? I only get leds now. No one should buy CFLs.

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