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Comment by fsckboy

8 hours ago

>i.e. The lack-of-a-thing that makes a thermos great at keeping your drink hot

e.g. the lack-of-a-thing that makes a thermos great at keeping your drink cold too

At risk of stating the obvious - computers produce heat. "Keeping them cool" really means dissipating that heat. Insulating them will cause them to get hotter.

Yes but in this case the lack-of-a-thing keeps GPUs hot

  • people who do understand thermodynamics will already understand the problem, but innocent people who don't understand thermodynamics should not be misled by poorly chosen examples presented as proof.