American Chipmakers Had a Toxic Problem, Then They Outsourced It

Re:American Chipmakers Had a Toxic Problem, Then They Outsou... by dsfyu404ed on Friday June 16, 2017 @08:45AM (#14568373)

>This is not to say that it's OK to destroy people's health to make semiconductors. Toxic chemicals are unavoidable in semiconductor manufacturing, and we need to handle them properly even if it causes a rise in prices.

Thank you for having a reasonable opinion. I'm reminded that they're rare every time the weld puddle heat soaks the non-asbestos glove on my left hand

I'm also reminded that they're rare whenever I go to buy paint for a surface that kids will never lick.

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Re:American Chipmakers Had a Toxic Problem, Then They Outsou... by falcolas on Friday June 16, 2017 @09:03AM (#14568469)

Paint, when it gets old, flakes off the out-of-reach surface onto the floor. The lead paint flakes are sweet like candy. As such, it makes sense to just not have leaded paint, period.

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Re:American Chipmakers Had a Toxic Problem, Then They Outsou... by ethbro on Friday June 16, 2017 @05:04PM (#14572634)

Also, the societal cost of more expensive and less durable paint seems a decent trade-off for people not developing impulse control issues later in life.

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