It's a conspiracy!

[alfreda89]

Well, no, probably not...but what if all these idiots are trying to get rid of geeks by making sure they can't breed?

Save the Geeks! Don't put your laptop in your lap!

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Laptop or fertility, which would you choose?

A study by State University of New York researchers says heat generated from laptops can significantly elevate the temperature of the scrotum, potentially putting sperm count at risk.

And for the growing segment of the working world that relies on laptops, a dilemma may emerge on whether to be productive at work or in the bedroom.

http://news.com.com/2100-1044-5485763.html

Comments

[sartorias.livejournal.com]

Geeks do their work on a table because they're either doing work, or cruising interesting sites.

It's the dorkmeisters who use their laptops to watch porn on company time, and yeah, in their lap, so they can clap it shut if the boss cruises by.

[ebeeman.livejournal.com]

I think it's a rather alarmist article... a lap desk is a perfectly good solution for this problem. Not like I have to worry about it like the male subjects in this article do, but I do like to sit in bed and write with the laptop in my lap, and I bought a lap desk maybe ten years ago.

Just Googled this, and there are companies already offering "heat protection" lap desks, which probably are identical to the ones that have been on the market for years.

---Ell