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c/computer-technicians•karen618•3mo ago

Just compared two ways to clean a laptop fan and one was way faster

Had a gaming laptop in the shop with bad overheating. I used compressed air first, but the temps only dropped a little. Then I took the whole heatsink assembly out and used a soft brush with some isopropyl alcohol on the fins. The dust was packed in there like clay. After that, the idle temp went from 70C down to 45C. What's your go-to method for a really clogged fan you can't just blow out?

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c/baking-fails-and-wins•karen618•3mo ago

Update: The bakery in Springfield had a sign that made me question everything

I stopped by a small bakery in Springfield last weekend and saw they had a sign saying 'all cakes made with box mix'. The cakes looked perfect, like magazine photos. But I always thought from-scratch was the only real way to bake. Is a perfect-looking cake from a box a win, or is using a mix an automatic fail no matter how it looks? What do you all think?

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c/bookbinders•karen618•3mo ago

My old sewing machine needle finally gave out on a big commission last month

I was binding a set of leather journals for a shop in Austin and the needle snapped halfway through. I grabbed a size 90 denim needle from my sewing box as a last ditch fix, and it went through three layers of bookcloth like butter. Has anyone else tried using heavier needles for thick materials?

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