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Jessica - Jun 27, 2008 7:19:42 am PDT #6826 of 25501

And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

So I'm finally getting around to trying to get the damn headphone jack out of my Mac.

Tom, you said to see if it's accessible from the inside. It's not, really, but it might be if I could take the fan out. Is this doable? (I tried gently pulling on it to see if it would just slide out, but no luck. If there's a latch or something it's not immediately apparent.)

Tom Scola - Jun 27, 2008 7:23:17 am PDT #6827 of 25501

Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.

If it were me, I wouldn't try anything unless it were really, really, obvious. Otherwise, I would let a professional deal with it.

Jessica - Jun 27, 2008 7:26:08 am PDT #6828 of 25501

And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

Ugh. I really don't want to lug this thing to the Apple store for something this stupid. All the bright ideas I can find on the internet are about laptops.

Tom Scola - Jun 27, 2008 7:30:13 am PDT #6829 of 25501

Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.

A magnet?

Jessica - Jun 27, 2008 7:31:46 am PDT #6830 of 25501

And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

Is that wise when the jack is so close to the hard drives?

tommyrot - Jun 27, 2008 7:32:44 am PDT #6831 of 25501

Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.

A magnet?

I was thinking that. It'd have to not be near the HD, and pro'lly not near the optical drive too (to prevent magnetizing moving parts in the optical drive).

Or maybe... a centrifuge!

eta: x-posty

Perhaps the intertubes have data on how close you can get to a drive with a magnet.

Gudanov - Jun 27, 2008 7:34:41 am PDT #6832 of 25501

Coding and Sleeping

Did a headphone plug break off in the jack?

Jessica - Jun 27, 2008 7:37:00 am PDT #6833 of 25501

And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

Did a headphone plug break off in the jack?

Yeah, just the very tip of it.

Honestly, I don't think I have any magnets here strong enough to wipe a hard drive.

tommyrot - Jun 27, 2008 7:42:15 am PDT #6834 of 25501

Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.

OK... find a narrow straw. Stick it over the headphone jack with some gum (making sure the jack is not blocked by the gum). Then suck on the straw.

lori - Jun 27, 2008 7:43:47 am PDT #6835 of 25501

But try not to swallow the jack tip, if it does come out that way!

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