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Dear Lazyweb,

My otherwise-perfectly-working laptop occasionally makes hideous buzzing and clicking noises. ("Occasionally" as in "once every week or two weeks.") The noises start, run for a little while (5-10 minutes), and then switch to ordinary fan noises or stop altogether. Based on the timing and placement of the noise, I suspect it's a problem with the fan -- loose fan? Dying fan? I don't know. Also, my laptop's been more inclined to overheat lately, which also makes me think it's a fan problem.

What's the best way to get that corrected? I can do some minor fixes (I replaced the laptop keyboard myself), but anything complicated and/or likely-to-break-things, I'm not going to do. (Since the laptop is otherwise functional, it's not worth taking a lot of risks with it.) I'm also willing to pay someone else to fix it, but I'd like some idea of where to go and what to tell them, especially since I can't make it happen on demand.

Any ideas? My default is to take it to CompUSA or similar, explain the problem, and hope for the best, but if anyone has an experience that would be cool.

(I can't afford a new laptop right now, so please no horror stories about how your computer made bad fan noises and then bricked itself forever. They will serve no purpose but to make me anxious. Thanks!)

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( kitten picspam under the cut. you have been warned. )

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Got this from Smart Bitches, Trashy Books:

It's the pipetting love song. Presumably especially funny for people in bio (or any other discipline that does a lot of pipetting).

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Oh, this is interesting. Via fairmer:

1) Copy this list into your blog or journal, including these instructions.
2) Bold all the items you’ve eaten.
3) Cross out any items that you would never consider eating.
4) Optional extra: Post a comment at http://www.verygoodtaste.co.uk/uncategorised/the-omnivores-hundred/ linking to your results.


( The VGT Omnivore’s Hundred )

So that's.... 53ish, out of a hundred. Clearly I need to get on with my adventurous eating! Perhaps I ought to try the 'around the world in 80 meals' thing, as a starter.