[noweb4u] has anyone else ever got a piece of sausage stuck under their printscreen key, and if so, how does one get it out. If one doesn't, does it begin to stink?
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[itszer0] paul…
[itszer0] ugh.
[itszer0] paul.
[pjustice-work] disassemble keyboard. electronics in sink. flush thoroughly with warm water and a little bit of dish soap. shake out as much water as possible. set in dish drainer. point fan at dish drainer. return in morning.
[noweb4u] itszer0: have you ever recieved mail here addressed to "Zer0"?, and does it work?
[noweb4u] lets say this is a laptop keyboard.
[itszer0] yeah
[pjustice-work] so?
[noweb4u] kickass. I'm getting a poster sent to "noweb4u noweb4u"
[noweb4u] it's not that far in.
[noweb4u] I could probably tweeze the thing out.
[noweb4u] LadyMace: do you have tweezers
[pjustice-work] so if you want to do it the simple way, get a dental pick and lever it out where the vac will get it
[LadyMace] yeay why 4
[pjustice-work] jamas chorizar al teclado
[pjustice-work] that's a pretty specific bloody question.
[noweb4u] el sabor del teclado
[noweb4u] tweezers and strategic key pressing worked.
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[noweb4u] haha
[pjustice-work] sorry
[noweb4u] you beat me
[pjustice-work] uparrow is quicker
[noweb4u] all i have to do is change the subject line at the top and hit enter
[itszer0] 😉 thats lj-post worthy too

After taking a bath for several minutes in a glass of water by accident on Thursday morning, it looks like my nextel might be making signs of life again. After Myself came by and helped me take it apart and soak the boards in alcohol, the phone now charges batteries, and boots to the point where it attempts to connect to the network. I think with a little more time spent drying, it might actually work again.
Now if someone I know in Michigan has a nextel phone based on the condor chipset, preferrably the i55 or i88 form factor, I need its power button. I broke mine while prying the boards out when my screwdriver slipped. I tried dumpster diving at several local repair centers and other nextel locations, and I'm coming up empty handed. Anyone want to hook a brother up? I'd be willing to pay a tiny amount and give back what I don't use…

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http://www.iar.unlp.edu.ar/~fede/revistas/lj/Magazines/LJ46/2592.html

Some of you have probably read this before, but click it. It's cool.

http://upevil.net/grrr/gentoozealot.html

For people who are sick of Gentoo users….

Hrm.

Well, I'd have to say I'm really surprised my last message didn't provoke as much panic as it could have. I only got one message on AIM, and one comment. You all must be completely used to me and my weirdness

So yea, next time I take apart a toner unit for a fax machine, I'm gonna do it inside of a trashbag instead of in the tub. Toner and water don't mix. I tell myself this all the time, but who's reaching for the wet rag to wipe off toner? My punk ass, that's who.

Anyway, canyonero and I are having lots of fun. Clicky is fully working, down to the ringer generator circuits.

My asterisk system is functioning normally, and I just bought an IP phone to use with it. It'll be awesome if it works well.

I'll be reluctantly cutting the cord to vonage next month, but only because I've got a suitable replacement that costs me alot less per month and allows me to have even more fun than I should with phones. (see above line). Note for those considering to use them, I'd continue to do so, if I used enough long distance to make it worth my while.
Check out http://www.voicepulse.com for some nice alternatives. I know people who know people there, and they're a cool company.

The coolest view ever is from the intersection of Giddin Rd and Harmon Rd in Auburn Hills. You can see the whole city from there at night. It's neato.

I'll be possibly back on the day shift next week. This should be interesting 🙂