Time Lord  Posts: 10007 Joined: 13 Feb 2008     | |
Infamous Scribbler  Posts: 549 Joined: 3 Jan 2009     | Damn. So it doesn't help.... damn science, it's a emotional release. :P |
BANNED  Posts: 2513 Joined: 3 Dec 2008     | My computer has a mic. It can totally hear me. It will therefore help. User was banned for: The artist in thee. (Permanent) |
Press Junketeer  Posts: 357 Joined: 8 Sep 2008    | Lol was there anyone thinking yelling at your computer helped before Myth Busters got ahold of that. |
On the Record  Posts: 6101 Joined: 25 Jan 2008    | What if you slap its ass or caress its nipples? Seriously though, that someone actually needed to test whether or not yelling at a PC improved performance is right up there with studies seeking a correlation between sex and pregnancy. Captain Obvious to the rescue! |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 2226 Joined: 5 Jan 2009   | my life has been a lie... |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 1504 Joined: 4 Oct 2008  | Oh, then my computer is special. It fears me. It fears the terror of my deadly system restores. *evil laugh* |
Paperboy  Posts: 47 Joined: 23 Nov 2008     | They need to test that on a computer with lower self-esteem, mabey that's the problem |
Press Junketeer  Posts: 357 Joined: 28 Aug 2008   | I always thought my little bastard locked up more when it pissed me off. |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 1931 Joined: 9 Sep 2008    | I find voodoo works best. A Goat Blood Sacrifice to appease the Machine Gods improves a computer's disposition immeasurably. |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 1107 Joined: 9 Mar 2008    | I used to yell at my computer. Then one day one of the fans started roaring like a jet engine, so now I can't hear myself even when I'm yelling AT myself. Machines, man. One day they shall rule us all. Then who'll be yelling at whom? Well, probably still us at them. But by then our cries shall only be screams of pain, echoing off their unfeeling metallic exoskeletons. The Animatrix was awesome. |
Press Junketeer  Posts: 492 Joined: 8 Oct 2007   | Alright, now onto kicking things! ^_^ |
Infamous Scribbler  Posts: 617 Joined: 22 Oct 2008   | i refuse to believe that, I will stand firmly by the fact the louder I shout at my pc and the harder i hit it with a stick it will run faster and smoother. |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 1598 Joined: 13 Oct 2008   | You may think it doesn't help, but my computer FEARS ME! Er, wait, perhaps it's the other way around? |
Beat Writer  Posts: 150 Joined: 16 Dec 2008  |
I used to have a saying about kicking things to make'em work. One day a friend of mine got mad at his pc for always locking up on him and deiced to kick it and it started working normally again. He called me the same day and told me that I was right, kicking things does actually work. |
Beat Writer  Posts: 212 Joined: 16 Oct 2008  | Never shouted at my pc ^^... |
Press Junketeer Posts: 492 Joined: 8 Oct 2007 |
Haha thats highly amusing. Threating to turn my computer into a blender always seems to do the trick as well. I recommend trying it, though it isnt as good as good old fashioned physical force. ;) ^_^ |
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Shouting At Your Computer Doesn't Help
Myth Busted: Shouting at your computer doesn't improve its performance, just helps your temper.
We've all been there. Whether it's due to those blue shells(NSFW) or not, we've all screamed obscenities at our computer. But Brendan Gregg from Sun's Fishworks team decided to see what effect, if any, shouting at your computer would have on its performance. He also decided to film it. Why? For science!
What happened? A massive lag spike - enough to take a normal operation from 152 ms up to 1.7 seconds. A jump of over 1000%.
So shouting at your computer just makes it nervous. Perhaps next time you should try a fine wine and Belgian chocolates to improve its disposition.
Source: Engadget
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