Insulation, by definition, works both ways--it helps maintain the temperature difference.
While in the summer it keeps your AC-cooled air isolated from the blazing heat (and vice versa), in the winter it keeps your elec./gas-heated air isolated from the desolate freeze (and vice versa).
Of course, this assumes you want to maintain a temperature different from that outside (as is the case where I live).
I keep my Dell Inspiron 5100 (~2 yrs. old) running 24 hrs/day. I started looking for cooler after a few mornings of waking up to it hot to the touch. A little research turned up the best option as Antec's Notebook Cooler.
It's definitely not as portable as the hot glue pads above, but it does its job well on my desk and keeps the heat away from my legs on the couch.
After losing a hard drive to a cheap enclosure (heat!) just over a year ago, I spent a little while looking around and found the AMS VENUS DS-2316CBK (the USB/Firewire one).
A few features I was looking for (and found):
Solid construction- a lot of metal with some plastic trim for looks (and it looks good)
Low temperature- a built-in fan (which is _whisper_ quiet) blowing on the circuit board of the HDD
Good engineering- haven't yet had a problem interfacing with my XPPro laptop (in either USB or Firewire); can run multiples through USB hubs or just daisy-chained with Firewire; movable power connector adjusts to fit your drive
I got mine from Directron ($59, cheaper to ship to AK), but it's also at NewEgg ($54 + s/h).
My only complaint, it needs to be pretty exposed (i.e. to open air) to stay _cool_. I recently stuck mine in a cramped spot above a bunch of transformers, so I rigged up a case fan a few inches underneath (12V fan running off 5V to stay quiet) and it's cool to the touch again!
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If you ask me, we ought to just start leaving these pin art things everywhere.
Whenever I see one, I can't help but make a quick facial imprint!
696.318 mph @ 70,000 ft = Mach 1.054.
Your number above corresponds to sea level.
(Yes, I am bored too :p)
Equatorial circumference of Earth ~ 25,000 mi
Duration of day = 24 hrs
Duration of "light" ~ 12 hrs
To get peak Sun ("noon") the whole flight time, the plane would have to clip along at:
25,000 mi / 24 hr ~ 1040 mph
Dawn to dusk:
25,000 mi / 36 hr ~ 700 mph
Note: C = 25,000 mi is actually at ~83,000 ft.
FYI, the Sun also has an effect on the tide, though apparently only about half that of the moon.
Source: Second paragraph of Tide.
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While in the summer it keeps your AC-cooled air isolated from the blazing heat (and vice versa), in the winter it keeps your elec./gas-heated air isolated from the desolate freeze (and vice versa).
Of course, this assumes you want to maintain a temperature different from that outside (as is the case where I live).
It's definitely not as portable as the hot glue pads above, but it does its job well on my desk and keeps the heat away from my legs on the couch.
If you want more info, there's Antec's Website, a quick Google search turned up a good review, and they're all over eBay and Froogle.
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A few features I was looking for (and found):
If you want more info, I found:
- A little flyer (.pdf) from AMS.
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A nice video review (have to click a few things to get to it).
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And a review with a bunch of pictures.
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I got mine from Directron ($59, cheaper to ship to AK), but it's also at NewEgg ($54 + s/h).
My only complaint, it needs to be pretty exposed (i.e. to open air) to stay _cool_. I recently stuck mine in a cramped spot above a bunch of transformers, so I rigged up a case fan a few inches underneath (12V fan running off 5V to stay quiet) and it's cool to the touch again!He seemed to think that the cable's resonant frequency would be so low that Earth's weather patterns would not be able to break it.
Please correct me if I'm wrong, as anybody with Streamlink can listen to the show.
That is a friggin' cool idea; I would buy one of those.
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