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Re:SpaceX will soon fire up its Super Heavy booster for the ... by soperj on Thursday July 15, 2021 @04:28PM (#27849709)
If you read any of the fokelore stuff, there seems to be some disagreement there. He wanted stuff to look a certain way, but he didn't really understand the engineering trade off. Like asking for a computer with no holes in the case for cooling.
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Re:SpaceX will soon fire up its Super Heavy booster for the ... by simonh on Friday July 16, 2021 @02:39AM (#27853583)
The folklore contains a lot of wild exaggerations and things taken out of context. A better source is interviews with people who worked with him, particularly engineers.
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Re:SpaceX will soon fire up its Super Heavy booster for the ... by soperj on Friday July 16, 2021 @01:36PM (#27858833)
What do you think the folklore stuff is? Folklore.org, it's stories from actual engineers that were there. That one was from Andy Hertzfeld if I remember correctly.
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Re:SpaceX will soon fire up its Super Heavy booster for the ... by healthysurf on Thursday July 15, 2021 @06:36PM (#27850921)
Well the current Macbook Airs don't have holes, so it's not like it was impossible.
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Re:SpaceX will soon fire up its Super Heavy booster for the ... by soperj on Friday July 16, 2021 @01:38PM (#27858871)
And they run hot when under load, sometimes to the point where they're too hot to handle. Is there a benefit to not having proper ventilation?
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Re:SpaceX will soon fire up its Super Heavy booster for the ... by healthysurf on Friday July 16, 2021 @03:19PM (#27860135)
I've owned one since release and the only time it's even felt warm to the touch is after charging from a low battery. I'm also not running renders or such on them, they're not really designed for that.

No ventilation means more thermal mass in the place of airways to absorb and disperse heat. I specifically bought this model because I am tired of fans in my laptops, which have failed multiple times or become loud to the point that I couldn't even have it in a meeting room without it being a major distraction. Perfect, guaranteed silence at all times from my electronics is a beautiful thing.

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