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Re:The time I didn't meet Jeffrey Epstein by bhelkey on Friday February 06, 2026 @01:39PM (#46916451)
> "Why can't you just like, ..., remove the GPUs from the server, then crack them open, turn them outside out and put them back in to see if they perform better"

I don' know what "turn them outside out" but it sounds like they are suggesting removing and replacing the heatsink. Funnily enough, replacing thermal paste can improve temperatures [1].

[1] https://www.xda-developers.com/finally-replaced-gpu-thermal-...

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Re:The time I didn't meet Jeffrey Epstein by andrewflnr on Friday February 06, 2026 @03:35PM (#46917803)
That's a very generous interpretation. Excessively so. He may have heard of someone suggesting that and repeated it in garbled form, but that would not refute the accusation of bullshittery.
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