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Ants in my Notebook : Any solution ?

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  • D Dalek Dave

    He may have a lot of nested tables! See Here[^]

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    Then he needs termites not ants


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    • J Jim Crafton

      But we all know that goto is bad[^]!!!

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      No all goto is bad. Go to hell is quite useful at times :-D


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        No all goto is bad. Go to hell is quite useful at times :-D


        I know the language. I've read a book. - _Madmatt

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        Jim Crafton
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        True, but going to hell here would be much help. Then he'd lose the laptop for good!

        ¡El diablo está en mis pantalones! ¡Mire, mire! SELECT * FROM User WHERE Clue > 0 0 rows returned Save an Orange - Use the VCF! Personal 3D projects Just Say No to Web 2 Point Blow

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        • V virang_21

          I am currently in country side and yesterday I left my notebook on the floor and ants seems to have found new home in it. There are lots of tiny red ants coming out of keyboard every now and then and I can see them through the spaces between keys. Any solution to get rid of them ? :confused: I command them to get out of my notebook but they are very tough and didn't listen to the command. :)

          Zen and the art of software maintenance : rm -rf * Math is like love : a simple idea but it can get complicated.

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          Xiangyang Liu
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          a good debugging tool :-D

          My Younger Son & His "PET"

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          • V virang_21

            I am currently in country side and yesterday I left my notebook on the floor and ants seems to have found new home in it. There are lots of tiny red ants coming out of keyboard every now and then and I can see them through the spaces between keys. Any solution to get rid of them ? :confused: I command them to get out of my notebook but they are very tough and didn't listen to the command. :)

            Zen and the art of software maintenance : rm -rf * Math is like love : a simple idea but it can get complicated.

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            Rutvik Dave
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            Try... Compressed Air Can, Vacuum, Air Blower, or put your laptop in Sunlight for few hours (lid open)... dont try to type on it until you get rid of ants, otherwise you will kill them with the key stroke and then it will be difficult to clean up the sticky key... :)

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              Then he needs termites not ants


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              Dalek Dave
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              No, they are Formica tables!

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                a good debugging tool :-D

                My Younger Son & His "PET"

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                Rutvik Dave
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                :laugh: Looks like he got 'Ants Profiler' for free... Too late...

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                • V virang_21

                  I am currently in country side and yesterday I left my notebook on the floor and ants seems to have found new home in it. There are lots of tiny red ants coming out of keyboard every now and then and I can see them through the spaces between keys. Any solution to get rid of them ? :confused: I command them to get out of my notebook but they are very tough and didn't listen to the command. :)

                  Zen and the art of software maintenance : rm -rf * Math is like love : a simple idea but it can get complicated.

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                  Smithers Jones
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                  I remember somebody asking the same question here in the lounge some years ago. My answer back then was (and still is): Put the notebook in a plastic bag, put in CO2 and seal it airtight. Leave your notebook in the bag overnight, that should kill the little buggers for sure and doesn't harm your computer at all (CO2 is used to kill fire near computers or other sensitive machines, where water can't be used cause it would harm the circuits - believe an old volunteer firefighter).

                  "I love deadlines. I like the whooshing sound they make as they fly by." (DNA)

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                  • OriginalGriffO OriginalGriff

                    Just browse to here[^] and leave it to do it's thing for a few hours...

                    Real men don't use instructions. They are only the manufacturers opinion on how to put the thing together. Manfred R. Bihy: "Looks as if OP is learning resistant."

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                    Alternitavely you could go here[^]. :-D

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                    • C Chris Meech

                      Open up the notebook and place it in a containter. Then close the container and light a cigarette and blow the smoke into the container. Eventually the smoke should kill them off. :)

                      Chris Meech I am Canadian. [heard in a local bar] In theory there is no difference between theory and practice. In practice there is. [Yogi Berra] posting about Crystal Reports here is like discussing gay marriage on a catholic church’s website.[Nishant Sivakumar]

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                      Andrew Rissing
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                      Or place a candle into the container to burn up all of the oxygen and seal it off. That will teach them.

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                      • V virang_21

                        I am currently in country side and yesterday I left my notebook on the floor and ants seems to have found new home in it. There are lots of tiny red ants coming out of keyboard every now and then and I can see them through the spaces between keys. Any solution to get rid of them ? :confused: I command them to get out of my notebook but they are very tough and didn't listen to the command. :)

                        Zen and the art of software maintenance : rm -rf * Math is like love : a simple idea but it can get complicated.

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                        GenJerDan
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                        Sounds like the so-called Rasberry Crazy Ants[^]. Which are attracted to electronics. Which they will eat.

                        There is water at the bottom of the ocean. My Mu[sic] My Films My Windows Programs, etc.

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                        • J Jim Crafton

                          But we all know that goto is bad[^]!!!

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                          Smithers Jones
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                          Jim Crafton wrote:

                          But we all know that goto is bad[^]!

                          See also this illustration[^].

                          "I love deadlines. I like the whooshing sound they make as they fly by." (DNA)

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                          • V virang_21

                            I am currently in country side and yesterday I left my notebook on the floor and ants seems to have found new home in it. There are lots of tiny red ants coming out of keyboard every now and then and I can see them through the spaces between keys. Any solution to get rid of them ? :confused: I command them to get out of my notebook but they are very tough and didn't listen to the command. :)

                            Zen and the art of software maintenance : rm -rf * Math is like love : a simple idea but it can get complicated.

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                            realJSOP
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                            They sound like raspberry crazy ants, and they actually eat the insulation on wires and stuff, and have been known to completely ruin eletrical and electronic devices. To make matters worse, they're very difficult to kill. I think your only recourse is to completely disassemble your laptop as much as possible, and use compressed air to blow them out of the system - or buy a new laptop and let the ants have the one they live in. If you pick the compressed air approach, have a bunch of large plastic bags to put the sanitized parts into so the ants can't reacquire them. Finally, stop eating food while seated at your laptop.

                            ".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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                            • G GenJerDan

                              Sounds like the so-called Rasberry Crazy Ants[^]. Which are attracted to electronics. Which they will eat.

                              There is water at the bottom of the ocean. My Mu[sic] My Films My Windows Programs, etc.

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                              Dalek Dave
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                              I looked at the spelling before I clicked the link, and knew it would be in the US! :)

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                              • V virang_21

                                I am currently in country side and yesterday I left my notebook on the floor and ants seems to have found new home in it. There are lots of tiny red ants coming out of keyboard every now and then and I can see them through the spaces between keys. Any solution to get rid of them ? :confused: I command them to get out of my notebook but they are very tough and didn't listen to the command. :)

                                Zen and the art of software maintenance : rm -rf * Math is like love : a simple idea but it can get complicated.

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                                Mike Hankey
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                                Nano debugging?

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                                  Alternitavely you could go here[^]. :-D

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                                  But you can't pull the legs off the spider! Not very realistic. :-D

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                                  • D Dalek Dave

                                    I looked at the spelling before I clicked the link, and knew it would be in the US! :)

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                                    GenJerDan
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                                    We think they came from South America (aboard ship, not walking), so could be anywhere else, too. Nasty little guys. Bazillions of them running around here. And they bite.

                                    There is water at the bottom of the ocean. My Mu[sic] My Films My Windows Programs, etc.

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                                    • V virang_21

                                      I am currently in country side and yesterday I left my notebook on the floor and ants seems to have found new home in it. There are lots of tiny red ants coming out of keyboard every now and then and I can see them through the spaces between keys. Any solution to get rid of them ? :confused: I command them to get out of my notebook but they are very tough and didn't listen to the command. :)

                                      Zen and the art of software maintenance : rm -rf * Math is like love : a simple idea but it can get complicated.

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                                      Lost User
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                                      Use some canned air to try to get them out, or just suffocate them and spray them out.

                                      Regards, Koushik. Most people never run far enough on their first wind to find out if they've got a second. Give your dreams all you've got and you'll be amazed at the energy that comes out of you.

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                                      • C Chris Meech

                                        Open up the notebook and place it in a containter. Then close the container and light a cigarette and blow the smoke into the container. Eventually the smoke should kill them off. :)

                                        Chris Meech I am Canadian. [heard in a local bar] In theory there is no difference between theory and practice. In practice there is. [Yogi Berra] posting about Crystal Reports here is like discussing gay marriage on a catholic church’s website.[Nishant Sivakumar]

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                                        realJSOP
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                                        Then he'll have a bunch of dead ants in his system, but good idea.

                                        ".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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                                        You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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                                        "Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997

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                                        • V virang_21

                                          I am currently in country side and yesterday I left my notebook on the floor and ants seems to have found new home in it. There are lots of tiny red ants coming out of keyboard every now and then and I can see them through the spaces between keys. Any solution to get rid of them ? :confused: I command them to get out of my notebook but they are very tough and didn't listen to the command. :)

                                          Zen and the art of software maintenance : rm -rf * Math is like love : a simple idea but it can get complicated.

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                                          Abhinav S
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                                          virang_21 wrote:

                                          Any solution to get rid of them ?

                                          Buying a new laptop?

                                          The funniest thing about this particular signature is that by the time you realise it doesn't say anything it's too late to stop reading it.

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