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Re: Starbucks' music is driving employees nuts

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Post by m_mueller »

rmason wrote: post #185

They modernized the gas pumps at our local Speedway by adding video players. Instead of news like I've seen in California they play endless commercials and the volume is loud. I remember stopping one time when it was twenty below zero this winter, no one was at the pumps and the same commercial was playing and not a single pump's sound was in sync with another. I felt like I was in a movie about a dystopian future.

> I felt like I was in a movie about a dystopian future.

or, go to a random non-high-end department store or supermarket in Japan. Every couple of meters there's a ghetto blaster advertising something with "background" music on full blast, while there is already loud background music from the store itself. Extreme levels of cacophony and one of the couple of things I hate about that place with a passion.

Re: Starbucks' music is driving employees nuts

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Post by torstenvl »

a3n wrote: post #203
rmason wrote: post #185

They modernized the gas pumps at our local Speedway by adding video players. Instead of news like I've seen in California they play endless commercials and the volume is loud. I remember stopping one time when it was twenty below zero this winter, no one was at the pumps and the same commercial was playing and not a single pump's sound was in sync with another. I felt like I was in a movie about a dystopian future.

> I felt like I was in a movie about a dystopian future. Actually, you're in the dystopian future itself, it's just that "it's unevenly distributed." https://duckduckgo.com/?q=Future+unevenly+distributed&t=fpas... The movie will come later.

That's a nonsense phrase. None of the Google results say anything meaningful about it. Care to elaborate on what you mean?

Re: Starbucks' music is driving employees nuts

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Post by EliRivers »

torstenvl wrote: post #302
a3n wrote: post #203

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> I felt like I was in a movie about a dystopian future. Actually, you're in the dystopian future itself, it's just that "it's unevenly distributed." https://duckduckgo.com/?q=Future+unevenly+distributed&t=fpas... The movie will come later.

That's a nonsense phrase. None of the Google results say anything meaningful about it. Care to elaborate on what you mean?

Which phrase? That the future is "unevenly distributed"?

It's from a well-known Gibson quote. Using it the way a3n did is the hacker equivalent of a literary reference, easily recognisible to the well read.

Although in this case, it's simple enough to understand just by reading. Disengage google. Engage self.

Re: Starbucks' music is driving employees nuts

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Post by johnnycab »

benbristow wrote: post #178
justjash wrote: post #106

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I think the one near my office in the US has its own Spotify playlist that they use in store. I am pretty sure they had a link to it or something on the wall if you wanted to follow. I'm going to have to try and remember to look again next time I go in.

Using Spotify in a business setting is actually against the Spotify Terms of Conditions. https://support.spotify.com/is/using_spotify/the_basics/use-... Not that most of the bars that I go to actually read the T&C's. I've heard Spotify adverts in some...

There are legitimate solutions to Spotify for Business.

[1] https://www.soundtrackyourbrand.com/industries [2] https://rockbot.com/

Reference: https://www.forbes.com/sites/heatherfarmbrough/2018/04/24/wh...

Re: Starbucks' music is driving employees nuts

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Post by torstenvl »

EliRivers wrote: post #304
torstenvl wrote: post #302

Earlier quoted context omitted.

That's a nonsense phrase. None of the Google results say anything meaningful about it. Care to elaborate on what you mean?

Which phrase? That the future is "unevenly distributed"? It's from a well-known Gibson quote. Using it the way a3n did is the hacker equivalent of a literary reference, easily recognisible to the well read. Although in this case, it's simple enough to understand just by reading. Disengage google. Engage self.

Cool so maybe answer the question instead of suggesting that other posters aren't well-read? This isn't Metafilter.

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Post by balabaster »

jdietrich wrote: post #189
rovyko wrote: post #21

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>There's no carolers, the smells aren't the same, the shops aren't the same Growing up in Canada, I thought carolers and olde-timey Christmas themes only happened in movies these days. Are these traditions still alive in the UK?

Carolling largely follows a bimodal distribution based on social class. It's still reasonably common among lower-working-class kids looking for a bit of extra pocket money before Christmas; for similar reasons, they're the last stalwarts of the penny-for-the-guy tradition. It's very common for those at the upper reaches of the middle class, who have a real penchant for old-fashioned community activities like choirs,…

How on earth did the Tar Barrels become a tradition?! :o

and the Shrovetide Football with only 1 rule?! :'D That's insane!

Only in England! I miss you guys :D

Re: Starbucks' music is driving employees nuts

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Post by maxxxxx »

Obi_Juan_Kenobi wrote: post #244
maxxxxx wrote: post #73

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" loud enough that conversations are difficult because this causes patrons to buy more drinks" I know that I am weird but this makes me just want to run away,.

Weird generally, but probably much less so here. It's not terribly surprising that people that choose to spend a lot of time interacting via text vs. conversation (e.g. programming) could have sensory processing disorders. Research in auditory processing disorder is relatively young, but at least some cases can be objectively diagnosed with FFR https://journals.lww.com/thehearingjournal/FullText/2016/080... If you ha…

That’s really interesting. I definitely always had problems with understanding people in noisy environments so I often avoid them. I once went to an audiologist and based on the measurements my hearing is way above average. But I still have trouble listening to people.

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Post by dreamcompiler »

krrrh wrote: post #209
rmason wrote: post #185

They modernized the gas pumps at our local Speedway by adding video players. Instead of news like I've seen in California they play endless commercials and the volume is loud. I remember stopping one time when it was twenty below zero this winter, no one was at the pumps and the same commercial was playing and not a single pump's sound was in sync with another. I felt like I was in a movie about a dystopian future.

You don’t see these in Canada but I am always flabberghasted by them while in the US. I noticed that holding my finger over the tiny speaker hole greatly reduced the volume, and I resolved to carry a roll of duct tape with me so I could do some public service next time I had to deal with them.

I've seen several with chewing gum embedded in the holes. That seems to work too.

Re: Starbucks' music is driving employees nuts

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Post by cheesymuffin »

iamjaredwalters wrote: post #180
cheesymuffin wrote: post #159

I'm going to teach you all a hack. You can ask the employees at Starbucks (and most semi-reasonable coffeeshops) to turn the music down. Yes, I know, it's amazing what you can get by using your words.

Do you recommend a condescending attitude at all times or just this time?

Sorry, I couldn't hear you over the music at your local Starbucks.
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