The Fantilator Page

[notpushkin]

For those looking for paid tiers: https://careers.cern/

Edit: for context, the original post title was “OnlyFans” (pointing out the joke subdomain, onlyfans.web.cern.ch).

[JorgeGT]

And if you prefer professionals, not amateurs: https://windshape.com/technology-2/

[lhoff]

There is even a "Technician for cooling and ventilation systems" Opening

https://jobs.smartrecruiters.com/CERN/743999929693353-techni...

[wmertens]

The CERN folks are a humorous bunch, I assume one of them is responsible for naming this epic roundabout close to CERN the "large car collider" on Google maps https://maps.app.goo.gl/iLWZRLLUWhDTjiDS7

[kramerger]

They seem to be a pretty chill bunch, I wouldn't mind working there a few years.

I assume it is good for the CV too ;)

[stefanos82]

It was FAN while it lasted! /giggles

[PaulHoule]

You know the truth about SERN, right?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steins;Gate_(TV_series)

and how they covered up superluminal neutrinos?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jYh0tWNeZJw

[HansHamster]

See also: https://computer-animal-shelter.web.cern.ch/index.shtml

And: https://lonelychairsatcern.tumblr.com/

[Simulacra]

You reminded me of one of the greatest websites to ever grace the Internet.

www.FurniturePorn.com

[gchamonlive]

Just here to remind people that not that long ago famous people used to screw their fans and post the pictures online, on tweeter even:

https://old.reddit.com/r/funny/comments/tjmk2/zach_braff_pos...

[marceldegraaf]

There's also https://www.reddit.com/r/OnlyFans

[stefanos82]

That is EXACTLY what I thought it would be, but with a slight difference: ceiling fans :D

[nurumaik]

So your expectations were quite high

[2muchcoffeeman]

I wasn’t sure what the joke would be when I clicked.

What does this do?

[TheBigRoomXXL]

What really get me is the FantilatorOS. They even open sourced it: https://github.com/justinasr/FantilatorOS/tree/master/kernel

[bee_rider]

IMO the best thing is that they already had the site as of 2018, they just renamed it for the joke.

[toyg]

This is the web we want

[dale_glass]

What, no Big Ass Fans? I'm disappointed.

https://bigassfans.com/

[Maken]

I had to check it. Yes, those are the ones at every IKEA.

[fabioespinosa]

I was at CERN when this happened.

I actually worked in this same office, can't say I collaborated on it. But i'll tell you how it was built.

CERN is a place where you can find plenty of tech garbage. In fact, there is a dedicated garbage container on each building, you can find non working computers, keyboards, even physics experiment stuff there.

It was summer and we were dying of heat working there. Productivity was zero. Given it's an open office AC was non-viable.

Here comes my friend Marcel, resourceful german smart guy -among the most interesting people i've met- guy decided to take the matter onto his hands and thought he could just take off the fan from old computers and join em up to create a huge one. So he went onto garbages around and handpicked the fans he needed -the thing should actually be called "Marcel Andre's Fans"- although it wouldn't be useful until next summer, the thing became a bonding after work experiment. Eventually Justinas, the guy you see in github as the author of PhantilatorOS joined the project and worked as Marcel's assistant, eventually taking over and creating PhantilatorOS.

The end result was damn powerful, you turned that thing on and you could really _feel_ the air breeze, and could actually graduate it by a knob.

Happy to say, the next summer, the problem was solved and the Phantilator went into use... By Andrius and me the two guys who didn't collaborate but enjoyed the benefits of those two guys Marcel and Justinas.

I'm pretty sure some of the software we built was thrown away. Happy to tell you the Phantilator is still there to aid for summer heat on that office.

Other funny note, we had an old computer where you ssh'ed and as the disk went out it turned off the light switch.

I miss those CERN days. We had lots of fun.

[fabioespinosa]

See it in action https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/10719524/271025217...

To be fair it was actually built 50/50 by Justinas and Marcel. It seems I gave all credit to Marcel

[make3]

"given it's open office, AC is non viable" !?!

[pif]

Who changed the title? It was perfect the way it was.

[tormeh]

This is quality clickbait.

[nicexe]

I was delivered exactly what I was promised. 0% click-bait, 100% expectation management.

[tempodox]

> FantilatorOS

Absolutely, to get the most out of your fantilator, it has to be controlled by a real and dedicated FantilatorOS!

https://github.com/justinasr/FantilatorOS/

[joliquash]

Looks quite interesting. Can you expand the README with some info on how to use it?

[hashworks]

I know a German site doing the same: https://nurluefter.de/luefter/

[defrost]

with their own dedicated fan club I see: https://nurluefter.de/luefter/21-01-26%2002-49-15%200007.jpg

[throwaway92700]

This has clear Universal Paperclips undertones.

[davidblue]

I hope this isn't too unrelated, but I've named [bigassfans.com](https://bigassfans.com) my Best World Wide Web Site of The Year Award for 13 years in a row!

[marginalia_nu]

Fan-tastic!

[sorenjan]

What are these fan matrices used for? Are multiple small fans with holes between them better or as good as bigger desk fans?

[brodouevencode]

Scientists and engineers that have a sense of humor - those are the folks that I like to hire.

[boeingUH60]

Yes, I fell for the clickbait :)

[warthog]

I wanna subscribe take my money