• iopq@lemmy.world
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    12 hours ago

    60dB is quite tame, just measured my AC and it’s 55dB. Try closing the window?

    • BassTurd@lemmy.world
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      8 hours ago

      60dB is like a constant conversation happening by your ear, non stop, and at a constant shrill frequency. A person shouldn’t have to significantly alter their lifestyle to accommodate a blight on humanity that’s also destroying the environment.

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      9 hours ago

      Why should I have to keep my windows closed to dull the constant noise?

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      10 hours ago

      Decibels are a logarithmic scale. Each step is an increase by a power of ten.

      So the difference between 55 and 60 is far larger than it it would initially seem

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      12 hours ago

      Wow, you have no idea of how decibel works do you?

      The decibel scale is not linear, it is logarithmic.

      The power of a sound at 60dB is about 5 times that of a sound at 55dB.

    • BestBouclettes@jlai.lu
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      12 hours ago

      I think the issue with most datacenters is the frequency, not necessarily the noise level. A low hum that permeates everything, even if it’s not “loud” can become debilitating.

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        11 hours ago

        They should make fun noises at the data center. I don’t like the thought Rhythm Nation or whatever was the only song that can break hard drives, try with everything until the hum stops (or at least sounds more expensive).

        If they can hum at us, we should be able to hum back.