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  • Andy Herdherdingdata@mastodon.scot
    May 26, 2026, 2:27 PM

    RE: mastodon.scot/@herdingdata/114

    PSA for those in UK who, like me, struggle with heat and are wondering wtf happened to the weather #heatwave ☀️🥵

    1) you can make a surprisingly powerful, durable and compact USB-C desk fan out of a computer cooling fan with the secret search phrase in quoted post. My bodged lego technic stand has been surprisingly good so far.

    2) Thick curtains/ blankets over windows work very well at keeping heat *out*. Similarly if it’s hotter outside than in, close windows until that changes in the evening.

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  • Andy Herdherdingdata@mastodon.scot
    May 26, 2026, 2:41 PM

    This little fan travels with me everywhere and I’m kinda amazed by how well it works, how easily it fits into a suitcase, and how much better it is than all the crap you find when you search product listings for “desk fan”, most of which are dirty, dirty USBA. I think the only change I’ve made since its creation is to wrap the fan’s white cable with fabric tape from car wiring harnesses to make it a little more durable.

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