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General Forums => General Discussion => Topic started by: gerrynjr on November 19, 2003, 08:14:43 pm
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Gah!
This morning, I wake up.. fire up the Z to check news, and I see what appears to be 4 dead pixels. I figure \"great\" now what\'s gonna happen. that morning as I took my chemistry exam I realize that the little thing was moving. Come to find out, it\' a mite of some kind, and it\'s stuck between the digitizer and the screen itself. Additionally, as it walks around, it leaves behind whit specs... these are either a) mite crap dead pixels, or C) eggs... if anyone is an exterminator, please give me your opinion.
My question:
How can I get rid of this...
Is it hazardous?
Can it bite me?
Can i get sick from it?
Can the Z break from this bugger?
Can it create dead pixels?
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Sounds like you need to run a de-bugger.
Noel
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Sounds like you need to run a de-bugger.
Noel
That\'s not the same as picking boogers is it?
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no, that would be a de-booger
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I don\'t mean to be laughing at your problems...but that\'s just freaking hilarious!
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That\'s freaky as hell. I just got my Zaurus from a guy who sells them on ebay from japan (Lawrence Camera I think his name is)
When I was idly playing with it I noticed a white spot, I knew I only had 2 dead pixesl on the screen but this was taking the mickey, as I looked closer it was moving and sure enough it was a mite, mine was external though so it got flicked away.
As for your problem, it\'s humorous but I\'m sorry I don\'t know how to help.
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well, i\'m just going to leave the Z in a ziplock baggie for about 3 weeks... we\'ll see what happens after then.. it should die, as they only have a 2 week or so lifespan.... (Unless the Z has dust in it.. in that case, i\'llhave mite crudall over the screen.)
Called up sharp and they said that the warranty does not cover \"Infestation.\" It\'s not like there\'s 50 of em walking all over the screen... but I guess one animal crawling into the unit counts as infestation.
Leave to a small bug to mess up my nice new gadget though.....
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ya, I dont mean to laugh... but... that\'s pretty funny!
I\'d suggest leaving the device in direct sunlight -- not so much as to cook the device, but
so much as to either cook the mites, or heat up the device so that the mites die or want to leave.
The device should probably be off.. the battery should probably be out...
You know, I\'m not an official representative of Sharp, etc... perhaps these devices have
something in them that makes then explode or melt if they\'re in direct sunlight for more
than 3 seconds -- and most electronic usage guidelines state to keep things out of
direct sunlight .... but at the same time, it might be plausible.
as far as mites only lving for 3 weeks -- well, perhaps 1 generation... but what about their
great great great grand-offspring?
I had a 10\' python once... no, really. It had mites once or twice. Where did they come from?
who knows... where did they go? unknown. They would live under the scales of the snake.
There was a time when the snake spent 2 weeks in water, the mites still survived. Luckily the
snake molts and a combination of things got rid of the mites.
Oh, and I\'ve seen cockroaches living in keyboards... yum yum.. no my keyboard -- but have
you checked yours lately?
Scott
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haha, very funny...
I\'m actually a very clean person, which is why I was damn disgusted about these things. I do have a dog, but she has flea, tick, and mite drops on her.... It wouldn\'t be her fault.
Additionally, i\'ve heard that the space between the touchscreen and the screen itse;f are sealed.. so one would assume that this entered during the manufacturing process. As the system warmed up, the mite may have hatched and walked around.
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[SOME LINES EDITED TO CLEAN THEM UP / SANITIZE]
DIE MITE SCUM!
DIEEEEEEEEEEEE!
DIEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
* gerrynjr repeatedly taps the screen to kill the mites
hey! I got one!
woohoo!
"one"?
er... now there\'s mite gut on my screen!
lol
W8TVI> there\'s 3 mites as if this morining
of
if I tap the screen any harder... i\'ll break it
gerrynjr: install bugsquish on it
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fvck... they eat thier wounded!
I just created more spwn!
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gah!
bastards!
no!
> mites
noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!
gerrynjr: dont let them scratch you!
they are resilient!
> I know why you stay up all night...
> searching..
> searching...
> you feel there\'s more to the world...
fvcking alien freaks!
cannabis..
er...
cannabals!
man... very bad typo
* absentia was thinking cannibis too.
* absentia now demands proof
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well... here\'s more good news... seems as if all mite scum have been abolished. A fellow in #zaurus suggested freezing the Z. Upon defrosting it, I realized three white specs crawling out... needless to say, those buggers have been squished beyond recognition. anyway... heres to a (physically) bug free zaurus!
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I was just telling someone today about your issue, and he mentioned that mites don\'t like cold and heat... I feared that puting the Z in fridge/freezer would kill it...
I\'m glad to hear that you got rid of the little buggers...
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very interesting..
how many of zaurus owners have seen mites on/in their zaurus :shock:
I wonder where they came from... maybe an infestation of the zaurus manufacturing plant...
i hope none of my zaurii have mites *knocks on wood*