My computer build now includes a piece of structural 8.5x11 printer paper.

I tracked the tapping noise to the case fan, poked at it a bit, and realized it got perfectly happy with just a bit of upward support. So, a bit of bridging between that and the top of the card cutouts just below, and I have a near-silent computer again! (Ignore the dust, that's the next task.) #lowtechtech

Via: @programmerhumor@lemmy.ml

A close photo of the interior of a computer tower, looking toward the rear panel where a fan is fastened to the case.  Wedged below the fan's housing is a thickly-folded stack of white paper.
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[–] 15 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Because that is a hack [...] not a solution!

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  • [–] 6 points 2 years ago* (1 child)

    I'm from the country that makes a lifestyle of hacking a quick fix for anything instead of actually solving an issue, as more often than not a definitive solution for a problem is either too expensive, complex or requires climbing up a bureaucratic ladder for an approval.

    Staring me down into shame does not work with me.

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