Re: The heating on notebook

[Christopher Faylor <cgf at redhat dot com>]

On Sat, May 26, 2001 at 01:42:38PM -0400, Larry Hall (RFK Partners, Inc) wrote:
>At 07:43 AM 5/26/2001, Rastislav Galia wrote:
>>The subject of the message might seem strange in this context. But ... I
>>have bought notebook Toshiba Satellite ...(some numbers) with 600MHz
>>Celeron inside. The OS installed is Win ME. There are no problems with the
>>machine except when I try to run a Cygwin on it.
>>Cygwin runs but machine starts to get really hot (I swear this is truth,
>>although it seems funny). The built-in cooler starts working every now and
>>then automatically (in case I don't run the cygwin it doesn't need to be
>>run at all, maybe with exception of Ms Flight Sim 2000).
>>
>>Has anybody an explanation ? Is it a hardware problem or is it a side
>>effect of Cygwin ?
>
><humor>
>One day, Cygwin will be used for embedded applications.  That means it will
>be the basis of many electronic household devices, including microwave and
>conventional ovens.  In preparation for this, the Cygwin team has created a 
>small internal routine to cause machines to heat up.  Its a "proof of 
>concept" that will pave the way to Cygwin's bright embedded future.  
>Theoretically, its now possible to fry an egg or pop your favorite popcorn 
>on you laptop while running Cygwin.  Its a great feature and its bound to 
>cause quite a buzz!  
></humor>

Hmm.  You've stumbled onto part of our grand design.

There is actually a slightly more sinister component as well.  Imagine a
covert application where, when properly triggered, we'll be able to take
out enemy agents who attempt to use CygWin.  If we could heat up the
agent's computer to, say, 3000 degrees Fahrenheit we would be
unstoppable.

"Hmm, comrade, did the Cygwin setup install the latest version of XFree86
on your laptop?"

"I don't know, comrade.  I think it just put all of the downloaded files
into one large tar file called 'Rosebud'.  You know how unstable that
capitalist 'free software' can be.  Just let me do a patriotic 'ls' and
I will tell you the answer to your query."

FWOOWWSHH!!!

"Gahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!"

And, the world is safe for democracy once more.

Unstable, my eye.  It's all part of a master plan...

cgf

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