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> somehow sleeping through the loud fan noise Sometimes white noise helps with sleep, so this may not be that big of a surprise.

• ABS 2y ago
  yes, but that wasn't white noise I assure you :-D
  • p_l 2y ago
    Especially if there was classic IDE HDD grinding involved :D
    • amlib 2y ago
      I loved that deep scratchy bass, modern hard drives are so quiet... I miss sleeping to my computer defragging all night long :(
      • doubled112 2y ago
        Not all modern drives. One of mine goes "thunk thunk thunk". I could hear it from rooms away in one case I had it in.
    • blacklion 2y ago
      I've had 24x7 FIDO node in my room for years. I've silenced modem pulse dialing by replacing relay with expensive one. I've silenced CPU cooler by using 90mm 12v fans connected to 5v (yes, in 486DX era). But HDD was unbeatable. On the other hand, if I wake up in the middle of the night due to HDD grinding, I was sure that I have new mail (echoareas) to read!
• eru 2y ago
  Pedantic nitpick: you are most likely talking about a different 'colour' of noise. White noise is really harsh, and probably not what your fan produces. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colors_of_noise https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colors_of_noise
  • LoganDark 2y ago
    I couldn't remember the color (brown noise?) so white noise was the best thing I could come up with.
    • eru 2y ago
      No worries. When speaking colloquially, 'white noise' is a perfectly fine term and perfectly understandable.