,DE/RUCTIVE ,PRODUCTION ,PEOPLE 3 ,AU?OR 3 ,CRIME?,9C4 ,TEXT 3 ,! MOD]N MANUFACTURE ( COMPUT]S1 AUTOMOBILES & O!R COMPLEX TE*NOLOGICAL PRODUCTS REQUIRES AN EXORBITANT AM\NT ( WA/E & POLLUTION1 A DRAMATIC DIVISION ( LABOR1 & AN 9T]NATIONAL HI]>*Y4 ,AS AN>*I/S1 REG>DLESS ( :E!R OR NOT WE ADOPT ! VIEWPO9T ( PRIMITIVI/S1 WE MU/ EI!R DEVELOP BR& NEW WAYS ( MANUFACTUR+ COMPLEX TE*NOLOGIES :I* CIRCUMV5T !SE PROBLEMS1 OR WE MU/ UND]/& ?AT AN AN>*I/ SOCIETY WILL BE UNABLE TO PRODUCE COMPLEX TE*NOLOGIES )\T COMPROMIS+ \R PR9CIPLES4 ,I WILL EXAM9E ! P]SONAL COMPUT] AS AN EXAMPLE ( ! PROBLEMS POS$ BY MANUFACTURE ( COMPLEX TE*NOLOGIES - A PROCESS ,I CALL 0DE/RUCTIVE PRODUCTION40 ,! HE>T ( A COMPUT] - ! T9Y P>T :I* MAKES MOD]N COMPUT]S SO FA/ & SMALL - IS ! SEMICONDUCTOR *IP 9SIDE4 ,Y\ MAY HAVE HE>D ( V>I\S BR& NAMES LIKE ,9TEL ,P5TIUM1 ,MOTOROLA1 & SO =?4 ,MANUFACTUR+ !SE *IPS REQUIRES APPROXIMATELY #d /EPS 9 A COMPLICAT$ PROCESS ?AT BEG9S ) M9+ SILICON DIOXIDE 7SILICA74 ,IT'S ! MO/ ABUNDANT SUB/ANCE 9 ! ,E>?'S CRU/1 SO IT'S NOT TOO DIFFICULT TO F9D OR EXTRACT4 ,! SILICA IS !N HEAT$ ALONG ) C>BON TO =M C>BON DIOXIDE & SILICON4 ,?AT SILICON IS !N HEAT$ AGA9 ) HYDRO*LORIC ACID & HYDROG5 9 ! PROCESS ( =M+ A PURE ROD ( SILICON :I* IS !N SLIC$ 9TO MILLIMET]-?ICK WAF]S & %IPP$ TO ! *IP FACTORY4 ,?IS FACTORY IS OV] TWICE ! L5G? ( A FOOTBALL FIELD & CONTA9S OV] #a DIFF]5T BR&S ( MA*9]Y FROM >\ND ! WORLD4 ,! *IPS MU/ BE MANUFACTUR$ 9 0CLEAN ROOMS0 ?AT USE P[]FUL AIR FILT]S TO R$UCE AIRBORNE CONTAM9ANTS TO ONLY #a P>TICLE P] CUBIC FOOT ( AIR 7HOSPITALS HAVE #a1 P>TICLES P] CUBIC FOOT & NORMAL \TDOOR AIR CONTA9S #e1 P>TICLES P] CUBIC FOOT74 ,H[EV]1 !SE FILT]S DO NOT WORK ON ! TOXIC VAPORS CREAT$ BY ! *IPMAK+ PROCESS4 ,WORK]S 9 ! *IP FACTORY USE MICROSCOPES1 ULTRAVIOLET LIVE T9Y PATT]NS & IMPLANT PHOSPHORUS & BORON ON EA* *IP WAF]4 ,WORK]S ALSO APPLY MICROSCOPICALLY ?9 COAT+S ( COPP] & GOLD TO ! *IPS1 !N %IP !M (F TO ! FACTORY ?AT MAKES CIRCUIT BO>DS4 ,! 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REVOLUTION40 ,I HAVE HE>D AN>*I/S ATTEMPT TO CIRCUMV5T ! DIVISION ( LABOR ISSUE BY SAY+ ?AT WE CAN 0TAKE TURNS0 DO+ ! V>I\S JOBS1 BUT ?AT SEEMS NE>LY IMPOSSIBLE = PRACTICAL REASONS4 ,W\LD WE TAKE TURNS TRAVEL+ FROM CONT95T TO CONT95T TO M9E RES\RCES & REF9E !M 9TO USABLE P>TS8 ,IT SEEMS D\BTFUL4 ,ANO!R PR(F]$ SOLUTION IS TO ASSIGN ! V>I\S TASKS ( COMPUT] MANUFACTURE TO PEOPLE :O VOLUNTE] BECAUSE !Y WANT ONE ( ! F9AL PRODUCTS4 ,H[EV]1 IT SEEMS UNLIKELY ?AT ANYONE W\LD VOLUNTE] = SU* A TASK GIV5 ! HEAL? RISKS 9VOLV$ 7WORK]S 9 COMPUT] FACTORIES REPORT HI<] 9CID5CES ( LUNG DISEASE1 SK9 RA%ES1 & MISC>RIAGES74 ,& H[ MU* W\LD ONE HAVE TO WORK TO 0E>N0 A S+LE COMPUT]8 #b H\RS1 #d1 #h1 SIX MON?S1 AN 5TIRE YE>'S WOR? ( FULL-TIME WORK8 ,>E !RE AN>*I/S WILL+ TO 5GAGE 9 ?AT MU* WORK JU/ TO GET !IR [N NEWLY MANUFACTUR$ COMPUT]8 ,9 ADDITION1 AN>*I/S :O DON'T M9D LIV+ )\T COMPUT]S MIE CURR5TLY MANUFACTUR$1 HAS VA/ >EAS ( CONTAM9AT$ GR\NDWAT] & ! L>GE/ CONC5TRATION ( ,SUP]FUND CLEANUP SITES 9 ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES4 ,COMPUT] MANUFACTUR]S G5]ATE MILLIONS ( P\NDS ( TOXIC WA/E EA* YE> - MANUFACTUR+ ONE COMPUT] *IP CREATES #i P\NDS ( WA/E & USES NE>LY #c GALLONS ( WAT] ALONE6 ,& ! PROCESS ( REF9+ COPP] US$ TO CREATE *IPS CONTRIBUTES TO ACID RA94 ,S9CE ! NON-COMPUT]-US]S >5'T GO+ TO TOL]ATE LIV+ ) ?AT WA/E & POLLUTION1 >E ! PRO-COMPUT] TYPES WILL+ TO LIVE ) IT8 ,A LOT ( MANUFACTUR+-G5]AT$ POLLUTION1 SU* AS CONTAM9AT$ GR\NDWAT] & ACID RA91 CAN'T BE LIMIT$ TO ONE LOCATION EI!R4 ,:AT WILL ! NON-COMPUT]-US]S DO :5 !IR DR9K+ WAT] IS RU9$ BY ! COMPUT]-MAK]S UP/REAM8 ,SUPPOSE ?AT AN ECOLOGICALLY S\ND ME?OD ( PRODUC+ COMPUT]S IS DEVELOP$ ?AT REQUIRES VIRTUALLY NO DIVISION ( LABOR4 ,! PROCESS W\LD /ILL BE UNIMAG9ABLY COMPLEX & C]TA9LY W\LD BE GEOGRAPHICALLY DIV]SE1 REQUIR+ WORK]S & MAT]IALS FROM >\ND ! WORLD4 ,IT IS CONCEIVABLY POSSIBLE TO COORD9ATE A GLOBAL EF=T BAS$ UPON AN>*I/ PR9CIPLES1 BUT SU* AN EF=T W\LD LIKELY BE LESS 0EFFICI5T0 79 O!R WORDS1 NO ,=DI/ CONCEPT ( TYRANNICAL S*$ULES & DIVISION ( LABOR7 & ?US PRODUCE LESS ?AN DESIR$4 ,IT ALSO SEEMS UNLIKELY ?AT PEOPLE W\LD BE WILL+ TO JUMP ?R\< ALL !SE HOOPS 7COPP] & GOLD M9+1 EXPOSURE TO DANG]\S *EMICALS1 PA9/AK+ FACTORY-L9E ASSEMBLY1 ETC47 9 ORD] TO HAVE !IR [N P]SONAL COMPUT]1 & SO !RE W\LD BE EV5 FEW] PEOPLE TO ACTUALLY TAKE P>T 9 ! PROCESS1 :I* AGA9 MEANS LESS EFFICI5CY4 ,MANAGEM5T POSITIONS W\LD 9V>IABLY DEVELOP 9 ORD] TO DEAL ) ! 0PROBLEM0 ( 9EFFICI5CY1 & ! MANAG]S W\LD PROBABLY RECEIVE ! 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