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I’ll be straight with it. I’m a smoker, I smoke inside, I have a PC that is also inside. I want to clean my PC thoroughly to buy it a few more years. I know about the q tip method, and the compressed air, and general methods of cleaning out gunk and junk from PC parts. But this boy is way too gunked up for a regular cleaning. So, I reckon, the easiest way to clean it is to dunk the dirtiest parts in a bath of isopropyl alcohol. I was considering acetone at first, but it’s way too strong of a solvent, and alcohol should be better at dissolving organic residues. Is this a good idea?

I hereby submit this query to the council, and await judgement.

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[–] Smoogs@lemmy.world 27 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Wow at this point id more seriously consider to quit smoking or at least stop doing it inside.

[–] Young_Gilgamesh@lemmy.world -1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

You know nothing about my situation. I can't do that. If I could I would.

[–] Smoogs@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Wrong.

You can. You just wont.

You are speaking with an addictive mind that is left out of control.

That is how addictions work. That’s your ‘situation’. And yea, i do know. I know enough to know when im being bullshitted. I know the bullshit language we use to convince ourselves.

You are only bullshitting yourself here. Thats the situation. Im not the one who needs to be convinced for you to continue. Because im not the one making you smoke.

Youre already taken that job on yourself. Every moment of every day. Youre chosing it.

That is your situation.

[–] Young_Gilgamesh@lemmy.world 1 points 2 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago)

Thank you for explaining how my life works and what my situation is. Clearly you are much wiser than I could ever be. You are right. I will not only stop smoking, but also stop all the other smokers in my household not to smoke inside. Have you ever thought of writing a book? You'd sell at least 8 billion copies guaranteed.

Just have it proofread before publishing.