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Irish webapp to recreate pub atmosphere at home

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Re: Irish webapp to recreate pub atmosphere at home

#71

Funny that rain is part of the sounds :D. As an italian I'd never thought about adding it. Btw it's sounds amazing, but the sounds are a bit short in length and you can "feel" the repeating loop.

yes, great idea but they could have smoothened the transition when it loops a bit. Nevertheless, thanks for the good 30 minutes!

Re: Irish webapp to recreate pub atmosphere at home

#72
post #24

This is how AirPods might work in a few years. In any environment you will be able to turn up/down the different sound sources around you.

Creepy shit

Funny how we keep using technology to recreate dystopias. In this case, personal "flappers" ala Swift's Gulliver's visit to Laputa

Can you imagine a world where politicians could have headphones tuned to cancel out non-approved voices 24/7? Protesters could camp outside offices and scream as much as they wanted to no avail

Re: Irish webapp to recreate pub atmosphere at home

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post #48

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I would add the smells of rain, wet wool, sweat and breath, and sawdust. Fragrance is so evocative and complex, but it'll be a while before we can call it up in our browser. I remember a Disney World hang-glider ride where they puffed cool humid forest-scented air in my face. That was a very effective ambiance enhancer. I also remember getting an Odorama card [ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smell-O-Vision#/media/File…

I sure hope it's a while before smells come to the browser. I'm annoyed enough by autoplaying audio, although now that I think about it, it seems not to happen much at all these days.

>although now that I think about it, it seems not to happen much at all these days.

Thank you Mozilla!

Re: Irish webapp to recreate pub atmosphere at home

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post #48

To recreate it more authentically, additionally dip an old towel into stout and frying oil and hang over a radiator.

I would add the smells of rain, wet wool, sweat and breath, and sawdust. Fragrance is so evocative and complex, but it'll be a while before we can call it up in our browser. I remember a Disney World hang-glider ride where they puffed cool humid forest-scented air in my face. That was a very effective ambiance enhancer. I also remember getting an Odorama card [ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smell-O-Vision#/media/File…

Disney ride was soarin' https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soarin%27
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