Posted by Zepachu on August 31, 2000 at 20:36:21:
In Reply to: Err.... posted by Proud Blade(VIP) on August 31, 2000 at 20:29:13:
> > Please, people, when you play CF keep some sort of anti-bacterial squirt bottle by you. > I cannot believe I'm bored enough to reply. > "Soap" is sufficiently anti-bacterial. As someone with Level 2 biohazard training, I can confirm that anti-bacterial additives to soap do little but make for pretty commercials. (Actually, they can leave a residue with weak anti-bacterial properties, which performs Darwinian selection until you have bacteria that are resistant to that class of anti-bacterial agents.) Save money, and just buy unscented regular soap. > > Every now and then squirt a bit and get rid of those funky germs. > No need. Having them on your hands is not really a concern, so long as you keep your hands out of your nose, mouth, open wounds, and other crevices. (Intact skin is a fine barrier.) If you are -really- worried, wash your hands after you are done playing, or immediately before picking your nose. > > My theory is that if you're playing CF correctly your hands should be sweaty sloppy pieces of meat, gliding over the keyboard making it slimy and sticky. I don't really understand what the big deal is... Remember, a squirt a day keeps the doctor away. > The keyboard is in more danger than you are. A tissue moistened with rubbing alcohol will do the trick, but unless you have fairly unusual sweat issues, once a month is probably fine. > > Now, to actually speak about something CF related... Have you ever played CF for hours on end, looked down at your keyboard, and saw all skanky dirt on your keyboard? Now me, personally, it's happened, yea... But not to that degree. I mean come on, I've been playing since CF first started, I type 90wpm easily, and I go stretches of 5 hours like it's nothing... so sue me. > I usually play after dinner, and sometimes after lunch on the weekends, so I've usually washed my hands before logging on. No black gunk problems noted. Keyboard looks shiny new. Of course, I keep my apartment frighteningly cold, so sweat isn't much of an issue. > > Zepachu > I chose you! > > I got bored awhile ago and made some files tostream off my site, you'll need realplayer. Click here for a Dave Matthews song, remixed. Click here for another Dave Matthews song, and here for a Stabbing Westward song.