October 2007 Archives

For approximately four months I've put up with a noisy fan on my IBM T43 14.1" Thinkpad. Usually I would apply pressure to the left hand side where the fan sits, press downwards and the fan noise would cease. But, within about three minutes the noise would come back and I would consistently put up with the noise and the re-applying of pressure to where the fan sits. However, recently in the past two weeks the noise has grown so loud that it's intolerable and I figured it was now time to call IBM support to see what they can do.

Here are some quotes that I gathered because of their significant relation to the field of computing. Of course, there are many out there and the inclusion of all would be impossible. At this point in my career, these are just a few of the many that I can relate to. The first is one that I find fantastic and well thought out, written by one of the bright folks at MIT. It's a long one and was decided to be kept unedited due to its deep meaning. So here it is in full.