It needs an option to amplify the typing noises to "I work with developers who insist mechanical keyboards are better" levels.
You can't call yourself a tree geek unless you enjoy the sounds of keyboards :)
I enjoy the sound of MY keyboard.
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#62Earlier quoted context omitted.
You can't call yourself a tree geek unless you enjoy the sounds of keyboards :)
I'm going to make the guess that you meant "True" in the "no true scotsman" way of passing off outsiders. Personally I find this kind dismissive commentary a little bit aggravating. In my mind you're a "true" geek if you unashamedly enjoy the technicalities of something. from Dungeons and Dragons to Train design. -- The parent is also a little distasteful. If you don't like the noise of a mechanical keyboard consult…
Come on, relax a bit! A little bit of humor is important, especially in these times. It's all for fun, none of the parents really meant being dismissive etc. We all need to cheer up a bit otherwise we'll get crazy!
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#63Earlier quoted context omitted.
You can't call yourself a tree geek unless you enjoy the sounds of keyboards :)
I'm going to make the guess that you meant "True" in the "no true scotsman" way of passing off outsiders. Personally I find this kind dismissive commentary a little bit aggravating. In my mind you're a "true" geek if you unashamedly enjoy the technicalities of something. from Dungeons and Dragons to Train design. -- The parent is also a little distasteful. If you don't like the noise of a mechanical keyboard consult…
> Typewriters were a thing for many decades and people managed.
Perhaps you weren't there. When typewriters were commonly used they were typically in the typing pool or in the secretary's own office and the noise didn't impinge on the rest of us. Of course it was different in offices where the principal activity was typing such as newspapers.
From '78 to '82 I worked as an electronics engineer in an open plan office that was so quiet you could hear a pin drop. None of us typed, instead we scrawled our documentation longhand and the department secretary typed it on an IBM Selectric in her own office next to the department manager's office. It sounds inefficient but in fact was not because revising documents was so time consuming that more effort went into keeping things simple and as far as practicable right first time.
If someone had made a lot of noise it would have been pointless complaining about the design of the office, the only practical remedy would be for them to stop being noisy.
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#64The presentation of this one is definitely more beautiful thant this one[0], that a friend of mine shared a days ago. The latter has more options and is more customizable tho. [0] https://mynoise.net/NoiseMachines/openOfficeNoiseGenerator.p...
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#65Ehhhh that hum/droning sound that's constant doesn't sound like any office I've ever worked in. Other than that, neat!
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#66Earlier quoted context omitted.
You can't call yourself a tree geek unless you enjoy the sounds of keyboards :)
I'm going to make the guess that you meant "True" in the "no true scotsman" way of passing off outsiders. Personally I find this kind dismissive commentary a little bit aggravating. In my mind you're a "true" geek if you unashamedly enjoy the technicalities of something. from Dungeons and Dragons to Train design. -- The parent is also a little distasteful. If you don't like the noise of a mechanical keyboard consult…
Did you really turn that offhand comment into a rant about geek gatekeeping?
I started working in an era when electric typewriters were still common. They certainly were not used in the common areas in any place I worked because of the noise.
Just to be clear, if you make a ton of noise in a common environment it’s your job to find a way to reduce your impact. If we have to go to the manager to make you change your ways ... well that answers the AITA.
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#68Made my day! A nespresso machine would make it almost identical to our office.
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#69It needs an option to amplify the typing noises to "I work with developers who insist mechanical keyboards are better" levels.
Chiclet FTW!
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#70...but who whistles inside the office?
Maybe Karl Pilkington works here [0]