Computer noise is VERY bad for you. I saw some studies on it when I worked at IBM R&D. But, of course, I ignored it after I left and set up my own consulting shop. First I ran an RS/6000 with two external HD's and a tape drive, and later two HP workstations with a few external HD's and CD and DAT drives. Many times, I had to work 12-16 hours straight, and all those fans and the heat drove me crazy--I'd go to bed with a splitting headache. Now, I run all that engineering software on a laptop. The fans only come on during the simulation solution phase, which only runs minutes instead of hours or days like it used to. All I hear is the disk drive seeking, which reassures me that the system is working.
Now I'm going to turn off one old relic--a laser printer that I love. It is across the room, and makes a lot of noise. I feel a slight headache starting.
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That's better. I can even hear my young son in his room down the hall, breathing in his sleep.
Technology is good.
Zev, do something to get rid of that fan noise!
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