Slog - Comments on The Nasty Keyboard http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/the_nasty_keyboard "If you look at what grows on computer keyboards, and hospitals are worse, believe it or not, it's more or less a reflection of what's in your nose and in your gut," [said Dr Wilson, a consultant microbiologist at University College London Hospital...] Out of 33 keyboards swabbed, four were regarded as a potential health hazard and one harboured five times more germs than one of the office's toilet seats. Microbiologist Dr Peter Wilson said a keyboard was often "a reflection of what is in your nose and in your gut". During the Which? tests in January this year, a... Copyright 2008 Thu, 01 May 2008 09:29:23 -0800 Thu, 01 May 2008 13:53:58 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by Fnarf Now go test the sponge sitting in your kitchen sink. If it stays wet, it's toxic.

]]> Fnarf http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/the_nasty_keyboard#c1010554 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/the_nasty_keyboard#c1010554 Tech Thu, 01 May 2008 09:23:14 -0800 Comment by Mr. Poe How many trips do you make to angelkitty.jp, Charles?

]]> Mr. Poe http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/the_nasty_keyboard#c1010557 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/the_nasty_keyboard#c1010557 Tech Thu, 01 May 2008 09:24:14 -0800 Comment by Abby And yet, I haven't died. Amazing.

]]> Abby http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/the_nasty_keyboard#c1010560 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/the_nasty_keyboard#c1010560 Tech Thu, 01 May 2008 09:25:38 -0800 Comment by NaFun I bet car steering wheels are nearly as bad.

News flash: Germs are everywhere, and that's generally OK. Your body is very, very good at defending itself from the little beasties. Yay for skin and mucus!

(You could use Purell or some other alcohol sanitizer, but then you're just breeding alcohol-resistant bacteria.)

]]> NaFun http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/the_nasty_keyboard#c1010562 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/the_nasty_keyboard#c1010562 Tech Thu, 01 May 2008 09:26:23 -0800 Comment by infrequent yes, but it's my gut and my nose.

]]> infrequent http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/the_nasty_keyboard#c1010563 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/the_nasty_keyboard#c1010563 Tech Thu, 01 May 2008 09:26:33 -0800 Comment by Lou Is it that time of year already? It seems like every spring they trot out the "your keyboard is dirtier than your toilet seat" articles. They must be planted by Dow Chemical or Unilever to sell spring cleaning products.

]]> Lou http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/the_nasty_keyboard#c1010569 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/the_nasty_keyboard#c1010569 Tech Thu, 01 May 2008 09:28:52 -0800 Comment by charles mudede hush, poe, hush.

]]> charles mudede http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/the_nasty_keyboard#c1010571 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/the_nasty_keyboard#c1010571 Tech Thu, 01 May 2008 09:29:17 -0800 Comment by Mr. Poe Shh!

]]> Mr. Poe http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/the_nasty_keyboard#c1010575 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/the_nasty_keyboard#c1010575 Tech Thu, 01 May 2008 09:30:56 -0800 Comment by Non I totes just picked my nose then went back to scrolling just now, and I found this article....hmm

]]> Non http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/the_nasty_keyboard#c1010577 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/the_nasty_keyboard#c1010577 Tech Thu, 01 May 2008 09:32:01 -0800 Comment by yep FEAR! BE AFRAID! PANIC! You know all those drownings of young male college students? Clearly they were actually the result of some germ that drove them to find water and forget how to swim.

]]> yep http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/the_nasty_keyboard#c1010580 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/the_nasty_keyboard#c1010580 Tech Thu, 01 May 2008 09:36:38 -0800 Comment by elenchos Yet flesh-eating and resistant bacteria infections don't come from keyboards or steering wheels or even toilet seats. They come from antiseptic hospitals.

]]> elenchos http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/the_nasty_keyboard#c1010593 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/the_nasty_keyboard#c1010593 Tech Thu, 01 May 2008 09:47:33 -0800 Comment by Jeremy So, the keyboard is like a gym for my immune system...sweet.

*types furiously*

]]> Jeremy http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/the_nasty_keyboard#c1010598 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/the_nasty_keyboard#c1010598 Tech Thu, 01 May 2008 09:49:26 -0800 Comment by Keyboard fetish So the keyboard reflects what is in your nose and gut but what about what comes out of your penis. Every guy has tossed at least one off while sitting at their computer and continued the one handed typing routine.

]]> Keyboard fetish http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/the_nasty_keyboard#c1010624 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/the_nasty_keyboard#c1010624 Tech Thu, 01 May 2008 10:18:57 -0800 Comment by NaFun I have never come on my keyboard. just sayin'.

]]> NaFun http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/the_nasty_keyboard#c1010670 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/the_nasty_keyboard#c1010670 Tech Thu, 01 May 2008 10:56:42 -0800 Comment by Fnarf But everything you've ever touched has touched your computer. We're not talking big globs here. Though some of the people I work with.... I've cleaned most of a sandwich out of some of the keyboards around here (and I don't even want to talk about what I've found inside the mouse ball cavity).

]]> Fnarf http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/the_nasty_keyboard#c1010722 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/the_nasty_keyboard#c1010722 Tech Thu, 01 May 2008 11:58:47 -0800 Comment by MarkyMark I'm creeped out every time I use the keyboards at Scarecrow Video to search for DVDs.

]]> MarkyMark http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/the_nasty_keyboard#c1010847 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/the_nasty_keyboard#c1010847 Tech Thu, 01 May 2008 13:53:58 -0800