January 10, 2008: USB Hubbub

xoxoxoBruce · 01-10-2008, 01:34 PM

What's with all the USB powered trash* for sale on the web? Everything from aquariums and cooling/heating drink coasters to Christmas trees and personal vibrators, all USB powered. I'm sure I haven't seen them all.

All this trash* is drawing power from, and creating heat inside, your computer. That's not good for the computer. Is it worth the geek oneupmanship, or amusement to shorten the computers life?

Oh, it's a company computer.... nevermind.

* trash is used as a personal opinion and not a condemnation of geeks, nor condemnation/inference of abuse, of the free market system.

01-10-2008, 01:34 PM	#1
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	January 10, 2008: USB Hubbub What's with all the USB powered trash* for sale on the web? Everything from aquariums and cooling/heating drink coasters to Christmas trees and personal vibrators, all USB powered. I'm sure I haven't seen them all. All this trash* is drawing power from, and creating heat inside, your computer. That's not good for the computer. Is it worth the geek oneupmanship, or amusement to shorten the computers life? Oh, it's a company computer.... nevermind. * trash is used as a personal opinion and not a condemnation of geeks, nor condemnation/inference of abuse, of the free market system. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

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