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It bugs me when I hear people refer to all alcohols as "booze", as in this article. Isopropyl alcohol is NOT booze. Do not use anything like vodka or whisky or gin or anything you might drink, as there are a host of other things in them (plant extracts, esters, grain "varnishes", etc.) that become sticky, stinky and nasty once the ethyl alcohol has evaporated away. Also, for your own safety, do not treat isopropyl alcohol as booze. It is NOT safe to consume.
I recommend denatured alcohol, when alcohol is used on electronics. It seems to evaporate more cleanly than rubbing alcohols like isopropyl. I keep a box of alcohol prep pads by my work keyboard to keep keyboard plaque at bay every couple weeks, but I have moist hands that generate plaque very easily. They leave a cloudy residue, but the plaque is gone.
For dirty computer cases, a few people have recommended either vacuuming them out with a crevice tool, or having the vacuum cleaner handy. (Someone said that fan filters for the PC case fans are a plus, especially if you have pets or carpets in the same room, and I cannot agree more. Make them part of your build list when putting a new PC together.) I suggest that the vacuum is a necessity... if you don't have one, borrow one from a neighbor before you start. The electrostatic charges in PC cases attract such very fine dust and dander (from our pets) that these can cause real irritation problems for your sinuses and airway. In some parts of the country, roaches and mice may be common, regardless of how clean you keep your house. If you have a PC in or near the kitchen, putting on a filter mask before vacuuming is an especially good idea. Then, use the canned air and dust the area afterwards, right away, before you move around too much.
Don't buy one can of duster. Buy the 3-pack, or a couple 3-packs. Why?, because the dusters will get cold after 6-12 quick blasts, and the amount of propellant left will not offer the same pressure as when it was warm. When one can gets cold, pick up another one, and rotate through your cans, letting them warm up before picking them up again.
Finally, canned air (duster) is great for small devices/areas, or when just a few quick blasts are needed, but none of it is good for you to breathe or the environment to receive (even if you get the ozone-friendly stuff). They also seem to be popular for stupid kids to huff these days. If you're serious about regularly dusting your electronics, get a small shop air compressor (yeah, they're kinda noisy and a bit spendy) -- it'll blast nothing but air and will give you consistent pressure.
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When you're cleaning just have the nozzle of the vacuum cleaner behind whereever you're spraying so when that dirt is dislodged it funnels into the cleaner. Even if you don't have a can of air a vacuum cleaner will work great at picking up lots of surface dust and clumps and can be especially good on heatsinks.
I'd also reccommend a large paintbrush with soft fibers for getting dust out of cracks and crevices. Again heatsinks are the main offender here and they're also the places you want to make sure are dust free.
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How sweet would it be to see Lena Headey come back as Sarah, somehow mashing TSCC into T5? Assuming it was made correctly, unlike T4. It could help clarify what happened after the series finale, with Connor starting T5 talking about what happened to his mother. Then Sarah appears with Elison, we can also find out what happened to Weaver (Did she start a machine resistance in the future?). The Cameron "love" interest could also be explored more, with Connor being more like the machines than ever (new heart).
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I agree that the open heart surgery in the middle of the desert was where I completely lost it at the movie. Sorta freaked out everyone in the plane around me.
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WHHHHHAAAAATTTTTTT!!!
Ok, officially, that dude is a lunatic. Looky here:
#1 Arnold was in those and even the 3rd was weak compared to 1 and 2.
#2 You have to have a relevant and griping story line with motivation to make a better movie that the originals. What exactly could the movie ever be about after 1-3? The story line is shot at this point.
#3 It would take a seriously brilliant script writer to even come close to how intense the originals were and no matter what you do, you can't get the attitude of Arnold back in the movie. Connor is far to serious as the main protagonist to be as fun as the original 2 and let's face it. He's the only shot we have for the lead in the series now.
Sorry you had to sit through that Jason. Thanks for being a good sport for the rest of us.
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The fact that he, even once, brought up "I need to live" was complete bull. It's over. You spent that nickel. It's done. Make with the savior-ing already.
It should've been a different tone, a different story and it wasn't. That, alone, of all the issues that movie had, is the one that condemned it to inexcusable failure.
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