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DataCenter.FM – background noise app featuring the sound of the AI bubble (datacenter.fm)
lovegrenoble 23 hours ago [-]
And if you want to feel like you're coding in the midst of a battle: https://tabletopy.com
ablation 1 days ago [-]
I triggered a containment breach, no need to thank me, Roko's Basilisk!
hootz 1 days ago [-]
AI! Data! AI! Data!
20 hours ago [-]
tosti 23 hours ago [-]
The noise in a server room is quite pleasant for me. It's loud, but in a soothing way I can't really describe.
Terr_ 6 hours ago [-]
I'm a fan of pink noise, which has a distribution of frequency/power that is closer to a lot of natural sources, like the sound of a waterfall.

It's only a guess that we're biologically primed to find it more comfortable, but I think it's a pretty good guess.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pink_noise

lovegrenoble 22 hours ago [-]
"White Noise and Its Potential Applications in Occupational Health: A Review"

pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10135504/

59nadir 1 days ago [-]
The staff sporadically saying "AI!" is a very nice touch. I found myself trying to get as many servers and load as possible but having the temperature stay stable. This is a neat little game, in a way (though it seems to auto-stabilize too easily).

Edit: Oh, there was a containment breach. My bad, humanity...

I cannot imagine how the people who live close to this type of nonsense feel, though, it must be horrible.

PunchyHamster 23 hours ago [-]
They are not that loud from outside, at least the normal ones. We have office a block away from one, you don't really hear it over city noise.

Tho it is normal datacenter and not AI one with some turbines jerry-rigged together to power it...

Also the sounds are entirely fake and not related to actual DC

59nadir 23 hours ago [-]
I'm basing this mostly on the segments that were done on how people in rural areas (generally quieter) were experiencing all kinds of issues from living too close to data centers.
ardline 6 hours ago [-]
This is the kind of thing that looks simple until you're three layers deep in edge cases.
owentbrown 15 hours ago [-]
This is fun. Artsy, poignant, narrative. It reminds me of the fun internet, like in 2001.
oefrha 1 days ago [-]
Everything other than “staffing” is amazing. “Staffing” needs to be more sentient.
zurfer 1 days ago [-]
Bubble or not, this is great!
dijit 21 hours ago [-]
Honestly only 100 servers are multiple of orders of magnitude louder than this.

I can't even hear myself think in a normal datacenter with 20 racks; if a bunch of them are starting up or are fully loaded then: no chance.

I don't think servers are quieter with GPUs in them.

winddude 22 hours ago [-]
some of those fans need to be replaced, sounds like a lot of bearings going
r0b05 18 hours ago [-]
Cool as hell!
sethops1 1 days ago [-]
This is great, haha
guitcastro 23 hours ago [-]
Half life vibes
katezm 23 hours ago [-]
this is genuinely lovely to work to. Something about the hum of servers is oddly motivating
TOGoS 21 hours ago [-]
A master volume control would be nice (only because my browser doesn't have per-tab controls).
luaybs 1 days ago [-]
Fun!
drcongo 1 days ago [-]
I was hoping to hear a loud POP
tartoran 20 hours ago [-]
This may end in a sputter.
energy123 24 hours ago [-]
I'd like this but with pleasant sounds
intelkishan 9 hours ago [-]
There’s https://mynoise.net for a variety of ambient sounds
PunchyHamster 24 hours ago [-]
just search for ambient noise generator, there are bunch of them
reaperducer 21 hours ago [-]
The iPhone comes with a bunch built in.

https://support.apple.com/en-us/109346

JSR_FDED 8 hours ago [-]
Thanks! That page also refers to some Apple Musix playlists that are excellent for sleep, relaxation, focus.
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