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by yzzxy 4283 days ago
> - Wanted to heat up my GPU to warm a brownie, so I opened one of those WebGL water demos and had Sikuli repeatedly pick up a ball and drop it in the water.

I'm not sure why this is like nails on a chalkboard for me. Maybe it's the programmer equivalent of dog-earing book pages.
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krilnon 4283 days ago
It was just for fun. Part of my job at the time was evaluating benchmarks, so things like the water simulation were on my mind. I don't remember if there were microwaves on each floor that I might have used instead.

I don't dog-ear book pages, if that makes you feel any better.

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yzzxy 4283 days ago
Reminds me of the Wired bitcoin miner[0]. They bought an early ASIC miner and used it to heat coffee on a livestream.

[0] http://www.wired.com/2013/05/butterfly_live/

(also I dog ear pages so we're even)

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