in reply to gulpng CPU with precision
An old technique used to do this... generally by people with devious intentions, but also for other purposes, is a fork bomb. Monitor the usage and have branches die at certain depths/performance levels. This will fill the OS's process queue and cause a corresponding change in performace that.
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