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Advanced Computer Audio Feedback, or My Grunting Laptop
This is neat. My laptop kicks on the fan everytime the CPU shoots up. The CPU shoots up every time I hit a Web 2.0 (aka Javascript heavy) web site. Right now I’m looking at a map on Google maps. As soon as I drag the map around, the fan kicks in with a noticeable grunt, making it appear as if the laptop is straining under the physical load of moving all those buildings around. I find myself feeling empathy for the poor computer, thinking “just a few more moves and I’ll be done, you can grab yourself some water and take a break”.
This is advanced stuff here, high-touch human-computer interface, conveying emotions and feelings, deepening my bond with this piece of junk laptop here.
That’s funny.. the Fan on my computer kicks up every time I visit a yahoo page these days and one of those silly video ads starts to run (including the ones on maps.yahoo.com) or even when I try to read email and yahoo mail tries to figure out my next move and does something to get the screen (or a portion of it) there..
[...] remember the days of browsing without having to worry about sites that would make my CPU go nuts and the fans kick on. Now practically ever other site brings my machine to its knees. And we’re talking a nice [...]