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@garak2/10/2023, 2:50 AM

colin @vogon

colin @vogon2/10/2023, 2:43 AM

strong believer that at some point we gotta invent a little doodad that goes in a computer and makes some unnecessary machine noises so it sounds like it's doing something

the "little buzzer that pretends to make floppy drive head seek noise" functionality I paid $5 to have added to my amiga's floppy drive emulator was worth twice the price

@garak2/10/2023, 2:50 AM

We've already been adding superfluous blinkenlights, this is just encompassing more of the senses.

If you could add sounds, what would you do? Beeps, clicks, fan noises? I think my ideal would be halfway in between a fan noise and a cat purring.

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every couple years i realize that for whatever reason all the sound effects in windows just stopped working. then i reenable them and they break after another week. i just wanna hear that brian eno when i turn my computer on, man.

hackermatic @hackermatic2/10/2023, 4:13 AM

I just have coil whine. 😢

I left Cohost, see bio for details @AriaSalvatrice2/10/2023, 5:12 AM

I simply have a ground loop between my GPU and my studio monitors 😎

Jama @Jama2/10/2023, 5:21 AM

Spent decades complaining about the computer being too loud, now want it back.

gay @mogg2/10/2023, 5:35 AM

it should produce a terrifying screech randomly just to keep everyone on their toes

astra★@lunettian2/10/2023, 6:50 AM

i know how to hook a solenoid up to my keyboard! i turn it on for ten seconds every 6 months or so, and realize that there's a limit to nostalgia

in tuft we trust @tit2/10/2023, 8:16 AM

machines should be loud. the louder they are, the more they are doing

Ash @ashteranic2/10/2023, 4:34 PM

Heh. Right now, my best indicator is that the AIO pump and fans spin up or the video card's fans spin up when it's under load. But motherboards still ship with a HDD LED activity header. Should be able connect something to that to make an artificial rapid clicking sound like an old-school mechanical arm HDD.

@bikemerlin2/10/2023, 5:27 PM

i built my first PC a couple years ago and decided i needed disc drive just in case. i've used it once or twice, but it makes a fantastic brief searching noise every time i wake the machine up. i love it!

Jessica @ticky2/10/2023, 6:26 PM

someone did this for hard drives! https://www.retrokits.de/index.php/hdd-clicker-v0-2/ I think LGR did a video, it's… not the most convincing, but it does add somewhat to the ambiance