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Swaying CPU Fans

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the floating-in-the-breeze dept.

Vindi submitted a New Scientist story about a CPU fan that flaps in the breeze. 2cm metal or polyester fan blades, and use less power then a traditional rotary fan. They move less air then the traditional fan, but for laptops, using 99% less power can't hurt. Update Hey its a duplicate from saturday! Guess I shouldn't post while planning my trek to see LotR tomorrow. Go ahead, flame on.

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  1. fire by bmongar · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    Using 99% less power can hurt if it doesn't cool enough and catches the darn thing on fire.

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  2. Karma whores: by alt.sex.fetish.jesus · · Score: 3, Offtopic

    Look for the most insightful posts from the original article and whore all you want:

    http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=01/12/13/2010 22 9&mode=flat

  3. See also... by CaptainAlbert · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    This previous story from a couple of days ago on...

    Slashdot...?



    Oh well. :-\

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  4. c'mon by D.Throttle · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    taco, pay attention next time.

  5. re-post? by mrdogi · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    and this is not the same as this how?

  6. yep... by lyd · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    well, as I mention the previous article I'm sure many others are rushing to do the same. I make a wager regarding the number of "Pay atttention Taco" duplicate posts I'll se as I return to the comments.

    Damn, phone call... the number goes up.

  7. Deja-Vu? by JEDi_ERiAN · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    In my best keanu-talk "Woah, Deja Vu".

    http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=01/12/13/201022 9&mode=thread

    E.

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  8. Warning!! **Grammar Flame** by iiii · · Score: 0, Offtopic
    ...use less power then a traditional rotary fan. They move less air then the traditional fan...

    Than, THAN, THAN, T-H-A-N!!!!!
    Learn it, use it.
    less power THAN
    less air THAN

    This is only the millionth time you've made that mistake. Very slow learner.

    It's English, your native language, using it correctly is better THAN looking like an idiot. And fire your copy editor, he or she is totally unqualified.

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  9. Don't Worry CmdrTaco by alphabet26 · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    We still luv ya... :)

    I do have a question. Why not just remove the article after you find out that it's a duplicate? Judging by the... er... quality of comments, is it really worth it to keep the article up?

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  10. Reminds me of an old joke... by CProgrammer98 · · Score: 0, Offtopic
    How many Microsoft engineers does it take to change a lightbulb?

    None - Bill declares Darkness an Industry Standard!

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  11. Moderation by Drakula · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    Why isn't there a moderation system set up for the stories that are posted? What I mean is the stories themselves should be modded just like the comments. I think that would make the most open system possible. Also, the editors would have an additional measure to the types of stories that people respond to. That way things like this would be modded down as a repeat and ignored much easier.

    This is not meant as a Troll, just constructive criticism.

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  12. Slash AI? by Alien54 · · Score: 1, Offtopic
    how could you forget something that happened 3 days ago?

    lets see three or less characters, or three or less days ago.

    must be a bug in the SlashDot AI they are trying to develop in secret. Something OSDN is developing to see if they can dispense with human story selection, moderation, etc.

    think about it. Can YOU tell the differance?

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  13. Flame On! by FortKnox · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    Taco gave us permission to flame! Lets go!

    Flame #1: Why is Overrated/Underrated not M2'd? The conspiracy theory here is that since editors moderated with unlimited points, its a way for editors to moderate things they don't like (censorware, anything said badly about them) down without feeling the wrath of M2!

    Flame #2: Is the AC privacy on slashdot really safe after upgrading to Slash2.2??

    Flame #3: Do you really think that people with a lot of comments need to get out more even though they are indirectly lining your wallet?

    Let the flame war begin!
    And remember moderators, this is on topic, cause Taco said to "Flame On!" (at least gimmie a point for attempt at humor) :-P

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  14. CPU Fans are hard to sway by InterGuru · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Most CPU fans that I know are dedicated to their favorite CPU and it is very difficult to sway their opinion

  15. Then, Than. by simetra · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    They move less air then the traditional fan,
    Here are some examples to help clarify the correct usage of Then and Than: 1. If you're ugly, then you're not pretty. 2. My dog is nicer than yours. 3. Back then, we had to eat bugs to survive. 4. More often than not, Sally would skip breakfast. Thanks.

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  16. It's a sad, sordid tale by wiredog · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Involving a lady, a cat, a candle, and a fire at a friends house.

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  17. kuro5hin by biftek · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    is the answer to that question.