Tried it and decided that the generated noise just isn't worth the trackers on this site. Your mileage may vary.
Office noise generator
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#93Very accurate simulation as in two minutes of trying it I'm already getting crazy with the whistling and typing.
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#94Does not work on Firefox
Works for me on Mac Firefox 75
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#95Earlier quoted context omitted.
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 w…
Didn't offices in that era have an area called a "typing pool" to confine the noise to a dedicated area to keep common areas quieter?
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#96It needs an option to amplify the typing noises to "I work with developers who insist mechanical keyboards are better" levels.
As such a nuisance, I insist we make this mandatory for all employees.
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#97Earlier quoted context omitted.
How am I supposed to work without the guy next to me chewing the egg he just cracked with his mouth open, the guy behind me crunching chips and audibly burping, and the sales guy with a bluetooth earpiece and mechanical keyboard!? I do not miss the office.
Where the hell do you people work lol :P I'm in an open plan office of 300 people and it's usually just as quiet if not quieter than this website.
No, where the hell do you work? And are they hiring?
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#98For realism, it should integrate people making their calls in the open space, the guy right next to you chewing loudly with an open mouth, the heated design debate occuring 3 desks from you and the salespeople celebrating their bonus with a lot of volume. I do not miss the office.
All these things resonate with me. Brings back near murderous rage when I remember the colleagues hammering their shitty chunky keyboards, slurping tea and slamming the cup down, talking with a mouth full of food, sneezing so loud I can't believe they aren't deliberately doing it for attention, laughing so loud it must be forced, at non funny stuff, presumably to show everyone how in on some joke they are... I could go on and on. But I always thought I was the only person in my office bothered by it, as no one else seemed to notice, whereas I would be visibly annoyed. Maybe others are just good at hiding their frustration. I don't miss the office at all either.
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#99It needs an option to amplify the typing noises to "I work with developers who insist mechanical keyboards are better" levels.
I had a coworker who insisted on mechanical keyboards and dvorak because it's more efficient (according to him). This guy was the most unproductive programmer I've ever known, you'd hardly hear his keyboard anyway.
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#100It needs an option to amplify the typing noises to "I work with developers who insist mechanical keyboards are better" levels.
There are now quiet Cherry MX switches, dampened in both directions of travel: https://www.cherrymx.de/en/mx-original/mx-silent-red.html They're no louder than a regular membrane keyboard, and much quieter than just using O-rings.
But the sound is part of the better experience.
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