W dniu piątek, 23 czerwca 2017 04:37:23 UTC+2 użytkownik johnk napisał: > > err, I think the point is NOT TO use the Global Shipping by selecting > another category, because they DO open [some/all] packages. See various > stories circulating. They obviously find it easier when the description > tips them off - like the guy who lost his amplifier, NOT just the valves in > it. > > I bet they will stop handling anything with lead solder. [I had argument > with local authority about disposal of colour TV CRT glass - it is lead > glass. They had been screaming about the amount of lead being handled ! > They treat it as if it is actually free lead or toxic free-salt/compound. > Same with mercury. I don't know what lack-of science and chemistry is > taught these days but it is totally pathetic! >
Well, isn't anti-vaccines movement getting stronger nowadays? I think that if anti-vaccines or flat-earth are things in todays world, we need no explanation why someone CAN'T understand the concept of mercury being trapped inside a tube (which, if they handle the package as supposed, should never break), and even if it comes outside, it is many times smaller amount than in a thermometer - I bet you'd need to break an original box of 25 IN-18 tubes to get this amount of mercury! > When we live in an "advanced" culture it behoves us to know an amount of > stuff. It can't be totally a Nanny State. Old episode of the Simpsons last > night where they made a joke in a speech about "get a half-life" makes me > ponder whether it just went straight over the heads of the majority of > viewers. People tend to vote and politicians get to decide about waste > dumps etc. How can "we" get the right answers when the voters are clueless > about the issues. The Greenies and 'enlightened' pollies here in Oz have > done a lot of damage over the years through being rather ignorant - just > enough knowledge to be dangerous. Doesn't matter how good the science > advisers are - the pollies get to set the terms of reference and the scope. > Reason for the above... a lead-in to this. That tube guy said he had > been checking out the ebay setup with ebay guys. > How about someone who is a stake holder trying to chat with the global > shipping ninnies? > I think the problem lies in education, and to be more specific - lack of ability to differ real knowledge from bullshit. The internet, while being a wonderful tool for work and learning (I was raised in the internet era and seriously, I can't understand how you were supposed to educate yourself at home without the internet!), is also a great place for stupid people and trolls. The biggest issue in searching for information is the ability to see what is a true scientific answer and what is made up by someone. I think that many people believe the latter one because the information is easier to digest than a full scientific report. It will sound logical, but many people won't see a big flaw in the logic of the non-scientist. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/ac078d16-4873-4ef9-ae29-dd41d9f72744%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
