Yet.

Just don’t drop your Cleveland pierogis through a Chicago sunroof.

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Because the back yard is already full.

Not today, FBI.

I skipped to the last two words of your comment months ago.

I knew it was a quote from somewhere, I just didn’t care. ;)

It was always originally “inflammable”, as in “able to be inflamed”. It wasn’t until cargo warning placards came around (for trains, I’m sure), that the meaning got muddled up with “unable to be brought to flame”.

There was an official agreement to create the word “flammable”, and use that on warning placards instead.

Oh, of course. He’s very familiar with his area and the best materials to use, and has lots of practice. But he’s also pretty famous for showing his work without cuts, and I am always amazed with his hand drill skills. He’s got an ember in like twenty seconds.

Even the best struggle.

I have watched Primitive Technology start fires with a hand drill so many times, he’s got it down pat.

Or inflammable.

Of course I don’t have to say anything, I don’t have a larynx, Roger.

I actually like my coffee less hot … and sometimes I will drop an ice cube in it to achieve that.

I feel shame.

I propose that cobras be referred to as firegulls. The hissing for the noise, and the venom spit into your eyes is “hot” (spicy).

I believe - and @[email protected] will correct me if I’m wrong - that as long as the static charge differential between you and the equipment is low enough, there’s no concern about damaging static electricity flow through components. Touching the case, even if it’s not earth grounded, will discharge any potential you’re holding into the case. Then the difference between you and the components will be small enough to be safe.

Lemon, it’s lunchtime.

What nobody has yet mentioned is that redoing the thermal paste is dead simple, and doesn’t carry any significant risk.

Make sure you’re grounding yourself by touching the metal case frequently. Open the case, unclip the CPU fan, clean the old paste off with isopropyl alcohol and a lint-free wipe (both the fan and CPU). Use as high a concentration of alcohol that you can lay hands on, and eyeglass wipes and gun cleaning patches are lint free. While the fan is off, hold the blade still and blow off all the dust with some canned air. Dab of thermal paste, between the size of a grain of rice and a pea, right in the middle of the CPU. Don’t spread it. Clamp the fan back on, done and done.

As long as you’re taking the fan off, might be worth investing in a new fan at the same time.

I believe that it would also be true that at a much much closer distance, the signal strength would fall below the CMB and become practically invisible, due to the inverse square law.

$5K would be cheap for all that.

It’s cheaper still to just not cover it, and raise premiums.