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... just hardly scrolling at all most of the time. So I decided to open her up and see what was what.
Wish I hadn't. Loads of cat fur (expected, it's a fashion statement as well as a condiment in this house) and some strange yellow gunk that I can only assume came off my hands ...
Maybe I should start using hand sanitiser before I touch my computer?
(All fixed: a quick dismantle, clean and try-not-to-identify-the-gunk session, and she's good to go.)
If you eat near your computer, you probably don't want to take your mouse or keyboard apart. Just burn them. (I don't, and this was nasty looking enough.)
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OriginalGriff wrote: Maybe I should start using hand sanitiser before I touch my computer?
Yes. Even if you didn't have a cat, you still should.
A mouse or keyboard is often touched, and rarely cleaned. For a programmer, it may contain more germs than some smart phones. Alcohol-based sanitizer is cheap. Put it on your desk and make it a habit 
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"If you just follow the bacon Eddy, wherever it leads you, then you won't have to think about politics." -- Some Bell.
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A mouse or keyboard is often touched, and rarely cleaned. For a programmer, it may contain more germs than some smart phones. Alcohol-based sanitizer is cheap. Put it on your desk and make it a habit Thumbs Up |
I figure they're my own germs and just put the issue out of mind.
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jackbrownii wrote: I figure they're my own germs and just put the issue out of mind.
I always figured that being exposed to germs is good. Your immune system needs training after all.
George Carlin - Germs, Immune System - YouTube[^]
I've been advised to sanitize by a medic since my immune-system is lazy or ignorant or both. It is not just germs on your mouse; there are "things" living on your skin that you squeeze to death when playing WarCraft.
Now, I'm a smoker, so my keyboard needs replacement after a month anyway. Chance is, you had yours a lot longer. New life might be evolving on your keyboard; either provide it with a decent controlled ecosystem for it to flourish, or sanitize.
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"If you just follow the bacon Eddy, wherever it leads you, then you won't have to think about politics." -- Some Bell.
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Eddy Vluggen wrote: I'm a smoker,
Damn I still have the vision of my desk 30 years ago with a dinner sized ash tray overflowing with buts, coffee rings and a grungy keyboard. You can't really clean the grunge out of a smokers keyboard.
Never underestimate the power of human stupidity
RAH
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Way easier to buy a cheap new one 
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Trying to be germ free all the time diminishes your body's ability to fight off a germ when it comes into contact with one.
As a kid, I never heard of anyone succumbing to flesh eating bacteria but in the new world of hand sanitizing everywhere. . . .
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I'm definitely not advocating a germ-free life. I do not wash the basil from my garden when putting it on a pizza, and rely on unwashed ginger to ferment my vinegar
MarkTJohnson wrote: As a kid, I never heard of anyone succumbing to flesh eating bacteria but in the new world of hand sanitizing everywhere. . . .
Ah, your hands don't need sanitizing every minute; you'd be killing some very beneficial stuff there 
But how often do you clean the two buttons of your mouse? How old is your keyboard?
You did hear about smart phones being a breeding ground for bacteria? How does that differ with a keyboard or a mouse, in terms of touching and cleanliness? I bet you at least wiped your smartphone when it became too smeared to read!
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"If you just follow the bacon Eddy, wherever it leads you, then you won't have to think about politics." -- Some Bell.
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I hope you're not a vegan, but how many dust mites have you killed?
There are as many creatures on your body as there are people on Earth - YouTube[^]
And yes, feel free to use that link to creep out anybody who's oversanitizing 
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"If you just follow the bacon Eddy, wherever it leads you, then you won't have to think about politics." -- Some Bell.
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Eddy Vluggen wrote: Alcohol-based sanitizer is cheap.
And makes for a delicious and refreshing alternative to coffee when you're pulling an all-nighter.
"These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined."
- Homer
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If it is used as sanitizer, it is too strong to drink pure.
So, you add it to the coffee
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"If you just follow the bacon Eddy, wherever it leads you, then you won't have to think about politics." -- Some Bell.
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Eddy Vluggen wrote: it is too strong to drink pure.
That's sounds like a challenge. Now where's @Nagy-Vilmos gone again? 
"These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined."
- Homer
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It is not; it could kill you.
Do not sanatize yourself. Just keep a beer near your keyboard because "your doctor told you so".
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Richard Deeming wrote: and refreshing alternative
That's why I buy one of each of the clear,blue and green kinds - you never know when the urge for shooters is going to hit!
Socialism is the Axe Body Spray of political ideologies: It never does what it claims to do, but people too young to know better keep buying it anyway. (Glenn Reynolds)
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so grossed out now. 
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Should have made a video of the procedure, you could get a show like the Dr. Pimple Popper.
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At least these days you don't have to clean your balls!
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Are "Exit" signs on the way out?
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They're naming streets after you now
One Way
Everyone has a photographic memory; some just don't have film. Steven Wright
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That's incredible! Because as the song says "The only way is Up!"
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You up?
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You were doing so good there for a while - but now you seem to be r-egress-ing.
Socialism is the Axe Body Spray of political ideologies: It never does what it claims to do, but people too young to know better keep buying it anyway. (Glenn Reynolds)
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If you think about it, yield realize that it doesn't really meter.
OK - U turn to reply
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Exit signs are one way to make a grand entrance!
/ravi
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...Especially since his name is Steve! 
Ba-tish! Last one for today, I promise. Going home in 15 minutes!
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