BYU Project to Silence Computer Fans

BYU Project to Silence Computer Fans 369

Posted by CmdrTaco on Thursday May 27, 2004 @01:41PM from the anti-noise-is-nifty dept.

phunster writes "The New York Times has an article about Scott D. Sommerfeldt and his students at BYU who have created a noise suppression system for computer fans (drop of human blood required to read article). The technology is not new, he uses out of phase sound to substantially cancel out the sound of the fan. What is interesting is his implementation of the technique. While other systems place a microphone and speakers in the center of a room, he places four miniature speakers and microphones around the noise source itself. His results are promising."

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Now THIS is just great... (Score:5, Funny)

by ControlFreal ( 661231 ) * writes: <niek AT bergboer DOT net> on Thursday May 27, 2004 @01:41PM (#9268833) Journal
BYU Project to Silence Computer Fans

We as /. computer fans have been discriminated for so long, that you'd think that we, as computer enthousiasts, have had quite enough....
- First we are bullied as small kids...
- Then we are bullied as high-school kids...
- Then we couldn't (or can't) get a girlfriend...
- Then we are shunned at parties (provided we are invited at all)...
- Then we are looked at funny for griping about DRM issues...
An NOW, these people that have been bullying us all along have invented a system that makes us keep our mouths shut... Just great...

Pills... must... take... pills...
Forget silencing the fans... (Score:0, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Thursday May 27, 2004 @01:44PM (#9268864)

Can't we just silence BYU and the whole state of Utah? Please, someone? Can you take Orrin Hatch with you when you do this?

Speak it, brother (Score:2, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Thursday May 27, 2004 @01:44PM (#9268869)

Why wasn't this posted in the Censorship section?

Corporations try to silence some kid's website, Michael is falling over himself to denounce it. Corporations try to silence fans, and where is YRO? Not reporting on this, that's for certain. A clear double standard. Disgusting.

nice (Score:4, Funny)

by Zungert ( 782766 ) writes: on Thursday May 27, 2004 @01:44PM (#9268879) Journal

This would be well worth it on 90mm tornados. Its pretty shitty having 4 of them right beside your bed trying to sleep while your linux e-penis uptime grows every night ;)

Next project... (Score:5, Funny)

by Fizzlewhiff ( 256410 ) writes: <.moc.liamtoh. .ta. .nonnahsffej.> on Thursday May 27, 2004 @01:46PM (#9268901) Homepage

Now if they could just silence the kids that come to my house to tell me about Joseph Smith.

Re:Next project... (Score:0, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Thursday May 27, 2004 @01:49PM (#9268939)

Step 1: Say "No thanks".
Step 2: Oh wait, step 2 isn't needed.

Retard.

We need a context-free human language! (Score:3, Funny)

by CharAznable ( 702598 ) writes: on Thursday May 27, 2004 @01:49PM (#9268949)

For a second, I thought that BYU was going to hire big, burly henchmen to "take care" of us Slashdotters...

Will the same technology... (Score:5, Funny)

by millahtime ( 710421 ) writes: on Thursday May 27, 2004 @01:52PM (#9268980) Homepage Journal

Will the same technology also work on my girlfriend? She is like one of those movies that is just better on mute.

Blood? (Score:3, Funny)

by paranoid.android ( 71379 ) writes: on Thursday May 27, 2004 @01:55PM (#9269021)

drop of human blood required to read article

Does it have to be mine?

"Hey Bob, come here, I've got something cool to show you. Oh, and bring a thumbtack..."

Re:Now THIS is just great... (Score:4, Funny)

by nocomment ( 239368 ) writes: on Thursday May 27, 2004 @01:58PM (#9269063) Homepage Journal

I think I need some pills also, I thought the article said that a drop of human blood was what silenced the fans. Maybe I jsut need sleep, but I'd prefer pills ;-).

Re:Four microphones and speakers per fan?? (Score:1, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Thursday May 27, 2004 @02:14PM (#9269257)

About as much as that vibrator you've got rammed up your ass.

Me, (Score:3, Funny)

by meshko ( 413657 ) writes: on Thursday May 27, 2004 @02:15PM (#9269264) Homepage

I use my good ol' AK-47 to silence them damn computer-lovin' freaks.

Re:Next project... (Score:1, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Thursday May 27, 2004 @02:21PM (#9269354)

just put up an electric fence. You can even setup a wireless webcam and have people pay to see those kids get shocked.

Re:Next project... (Score:2, Funny)

by carlos_benj ( 140796 ) writes: on Thursday May 27, 2004 @02:22PM (#9269380) Journal

But if you stop at step one you'll never get to...

4. Profit!

They don't need big burly henchmen. (Score:3, Funny)

by Behrooz ( 302401 ) writes: on Thursday May 27, 2004 @02:35PM (#9269641)

To take care of nosy nerds, they send ditzy chaste-yet-teasing BYU coeds. Guaranteed to frustrate and/or bore you to death within hours, unless you're a RM (returned Mormon missionary) in which case you'll end up married to them within two days.

Either way, problem solved.

Re:Silent fans are a BAD thing (Score:3, Funny)

by slothbait ( 2922 ) writes: on Thursday May 27, 2004 @02:36PM (#9269665)

I have trouble sleeping without the humm of my 6 cheap-noisy ass fans.

I corrupted my dormmate as well. He said he had to turn on a fan to fall asleep over the winter break. \o/

oh PC! Humm me to sleep at night and bask me in your warm CRT light by day!

Doesn't Darl "unix" McBride.. (Score:2, Funny)

by Flashpot ( 773365 ) writes: on Thursday May 27, 2004 @02:46PM (#9269862)

already have IP rights to that idea?

Re:It's not the noise made by the fans... (Score:2, Funny)

by greenegg77 ( 718749 ) writes: on Thursday May 27, 2004 @03:06PM (#9270151) Homepage Journal

You need to check out today's BBSpot article [bbspot.com], then.

Re:Silent fans are a BAD thing (Score:3, Funny)

by Rick.C ( 626083 ) writes: on Thursday May 27, 2004 @03:12PM (#9270257)

That's why I've clipped a baseball card to my CPU fan with a clothespin.

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Now THIS is just great... (Score:5, Funny)

Forget silencing the fans... (Score:0, Funny)

Speak it, brother (Score:2, Funny)

nice (Score:4, Funny)

Next project... (Score:5, Funny)

Re:Next project... (Score:0, Funny)

We need a context-free human language! (Score:3, Funny)

Will the same technology... (Score:5, Funny)

Blood? (Score:3, Funny)

Re:Now THIS is just great... (Score:4, Funny)

Re:Four microphones and speakers per fan?? (Score:1, Funny)

Me, (Score:3, Funny)

Re:Next project... (Score:1, Funny)

Re:Next project... (Score:2, Funny)

They don't need big burly henchmen. (Score:3, Funny)

Re:Silent fans are a BAD thing (Score:3, Funny)

Doesn't Darl "unix" McBride.. (Score:2, Funny)

Re:It's not the noise made by the fans... (Score:2, Funny)

Re:Silent fans are a BAD thing (Score:3, Funny)

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