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[Gunner-Chan]

Well that's why you spray it (Ugh) outside, or by an open window with a fan at your back. It results in a much more thorough clean though.

[Aklyon]

Yes it blows it around, but thats why theres more than one blast of air in the can. Also what Janet said.

[Heliman]

Yeah the only time I have EVER used cotton swabs on a computer was when taking off the thermal paste on the cpu, otherwise no way, not a good thing.

[iceball3]

I personally go through that "I won't buy anything, I'll just hold the open computer above my head, close my eyes, and blow up like the cheap ass I am.". It works ok...ish.

[Greiger]

I think places like office depot sell them, but I've honestly always bought mine from small computer repair shops in the area for usually no more than $4.  Big chains probably don't sell them for much more than that.

And I found it handy to hold the tower at an angle while blowing it out, just lying flat on a table or ground or something doesn't seem as effective.  Also doing it outside is practically a must.


An alternative is an air compressor if you know somebody who has one.  Though you have to be a bit more careful with them.  They can have higher PSI and I've worked with folks who managed to bust motherboard components by getting the nozzle too close with those.

I personally go through that "I won't buy anything, I'll just hold the open computer above my head, close my eyes, and blow up like the cheap ass I am.". It works ok...ish.

 
Haha For some reason I just thought of somebody doing that and the whole motherboard coming unmounted and dropping on their head.

P.S. Looking at a Air Duster can I got sitting next to my computer it says it contains bitterants to avoid abuse.  I never thought of what's actually in the things, but I guess it's not normal air from a quick wikipedia.  So it might not be possible to buy one if yer underage...

[iceball3]

I personally go through that "I won't buy anything, I'll just hold the open computer above my head, close my eyes, and blow up like the cheap ass I am.". It works ok...ish.

 
Haha For some reason I just thought of somebody doing that and the whole motherboard coming unmounted and dropping on their head.

Heh, lucky me, almost everything came with installed in the computer when we bought it (which is kind of the reason it sucks a little bit. ><), so everything was secure.

[Akura]

Well, since it hasn't done it again after opening and looking inside the case, it might have just been a wire or something on the fan.

[MaximumZero]

Everything at the moment is making me rage, and I don't know why. Really wish my brain would just stop being hostile with me long enough for me to stop being hostile with everyone else. Bleh.

[Gunner-Chan]

My connection is still a piece of crap that makes playing Terraria with my friends nearly impractical.

[TherosPherae]

I feel like Sollux right now. Stupid little brother, if you can't figure out how to make the tractor/lawnmower go by derping around with the controls and pedals, then you shouldn't be allowed near it. And this is the second time in a row he's come to get me because he forgot to turn the parking brake off and "it won't move." NO SHIT. And I keep having to drag my ass outside in this cloudless heat to "fix" it.

Not as rageworthy as some of the other stuff, but still.

[Tellemurius]

No teacher i do not want to climb the hill. Why? its fricking 98 degrees, who the hell wants to do geological exploration in that? give me back my mine excavation jobs.

[Bdthemag]

No teacher i do not want to climb the hill. Why? its fricking 98 degrees, who the hell wants to do geological exploration in that? give me back my mine excavation jobs.

make sure you overheat and have a heatstroke to:
A) get out of it
B) get them in trouble

what could go wrong?
oh yeah, you might die.

I think the benefits clearly outweigh the bad thing's that could happen.

[breadbocks]

or you can check out heroes of newerth, which is like lol and dota but good

Sigh. Some people just love inciting flame wars for the lulz.

[Lysabild]

or you can check out heroes of newerth, which is like lol and dota but good

Sigh. Some people just love inciting flame wars for the lulz.

I honestly really dislike lol, dota was fine but I hated going through the WC3 battle.net, HoN is really fun with some friends, but I find it takes far to much practice, you have to learn all the heroes and be able to play so many different things, I like having a clear role I can be everytime.

[breadbocks]

The problem is, each group has their own fans, and each group rabidly defends their game and rabidly hates the others. HoN and LoL is easily one of the biggest game wars.