Unnecessary fan noise from your 8800GT? Here’s a dull post, but one that might be useful to someone or other.
Quick summary: check the screws attaching the fan to the heatsink. They may be loose, or – as in my case – have fallen out altogether, causing the fan to vibrate and strike the shroud.
UK Home Secretary Alan Johnson has revealed an amazing plan to convert the traditional outcome of a typical night out in the UK – glassing – into mere denting, according to an Associated Press report. He aims to swap ordinary glass glasses for more nanny-friendly shatterproof versions.
Phase two is rumoured to involve the production of non-stinging beer and splashproof tumblers. Each year, literally tens of Londoners suffer mild drink-related eye trauma due to careless carousing.
Also on the cards are blunt cocktail sticks; non-exploding maraschino cherries (the alcohol and sugar can easily be converted into semtex); and a genetically modified lemon that can be sliced without leaving sharp edges.
So the name ended up being iPad. This is amusing for the confusion it’ll doubtless cause among folk who barely distinguish between a and o vowel sounds, and also because it’s vaguely reminiscent of feminine hygeine products. But for the real reason this is a ridiculous product, well… just look at it/him/it:
Clothes, emperor, new. Elephant, room. YOU’RE HOLDING THE WORLD’S BIGGEST MOBILE PHONE AND YOU LOOK DAFT, STEVE.
Either that or he’s shrunk.
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