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A little home for your dog within your home. It helps them feel secure and that they have a space that is their own.
So, a kennel? Forgive me, I am not a dog person, though I quite like my cleaning ladys little doggie.
Highly recommend getting awesome noise cancelling headphones if you’re sensitive to it, i looove mine (Sony WH1000XM4s) and basically wear them all day. They even do a decent job at low frequency cancellation.
I have the XM3, but these are producing quite some whitenoise when they do not play something while noise cancelling is active. Would you say that is true for the XM4 as well?
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The HN demographics would regulate things to the point of absurdity if left to their own devices. In the US they only reach critical mass to do so in affluent suburbs, so you get stupid local laws about lawn height and other attempts at legislating conformity. Occasionally they get thrown a bone by the federal bureaucracies or legislators on some meaningless issue that nobody will care enough to oppose. This is how y…
I don't know what the demographics of HN are, but while reading this I had similar sentiment. I don't like having to hear leaf blowers, but I really don't like other ppl telling me I can't use one. All regulations have a cost; I think I just weigh the cost more heavily in principle than many folks here.
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I don't know what the demographics of HN are, but while reading this I had similar sentiment. I don't like having to hear leaf blowers, but I really don't like other ppl telling me I can't use one. All regulations have a cost; I think I just weigh the cost more heavily in principle than many folks here.
There's a very simple solution. Include externalities in the prices. Most people won't be able to pay for gas, problem fixed.
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People don't move to cities for "conveniences". They do so because it's necessary for their livelihood. It's also dramatically better for the environment and economy for people to live in denser settings. Life shouldn't be so miserable, and the idea that the city is an ~aesthetic~ rather than a necessity needs to die as soon as possible.
It is necessary to just live in pods, take our soma and encase ourselves in silent solitude surely the world will become a better place with no external problems. Only dissidents and bad guys would disagree i'm sure.
>take our soma
Nobody mentioned anything about using drugs.
>encase ourselves in silent solitude
Normal people call it "sleeping".
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I had this "conversation" with my neighbor (it was more like me being yelled at) It kind of blew my mind they didnt care about noise interruptions at all hours and told me its my problem. Like maybe if you got a full night of sleep you wouldn't be so angry? I guess this study supports that. The noise in my current apartment is endless, car alarms, screaming and crying kids along with their loud toys, idling cars, the…
> instruments being practiced As a musician... although I understand that, in the end, instrument practice is still noise, it hurts to see this listed among the rest of your items. Last year, I had to move out of an apartment complex because our neighbors would not tolerate even 30 minutes of practice a day (in spite of the ~2 daily hours of lawn care racket, but whatever) and complained to building management. I get…
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Any recommendations for a good sleeping mask? Mine tends to fall off and doesn’t block 100%
Yes! These seem to last at least a few months each when left under a pillow (rather than stuffed into a backpack or something which degrades them faster). https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B06XP28RWB/ref=ppx_yo_dt...
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And this is one of the major reasons I’m hopeful for electric cars.
People will still be hobbyists with loud cars and motorcycles, though (at least in the US). We literally just need to legislate a package of laws that says people can't make loud noise with their vehicle, repeated offenses result in the vehicle being taken away, and anyone that modifies vehicles to make loud noise will be fined heavily.
This is one of the top reasons for preferring single-family detached housing. I lived in apartments for many years, and when I moved to a house I felt like I could finally relax for the first time in years . For the people advocating for high density housing to alleviate suburban sprawl and all of its environmental problems, I do appreciate the importance of that, but if I can avoid living in an apartment again I am…
From provided links, 33% of US population is exposed to >70 dBA whereas only 20% of EU population is exposed to >65 dBA noises, and US average density Like subways in cities, it makes zero noise but it needs population density. And more bikepaths, more walkable streets, less car lanes.
And that's not even considering the sound BELOW ground. They've improved it, but ride BART around the Fruitvale switch, or anywhere it turns underground really, and the screaming and screeching noise becomes your whole world for a minute or two – impossible to escape.
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Yep. A big road near us (2-3 lanes in each direction; also a major route into a large city) recently dropped from an 80km/h limit to 60km/h - and I understand the reason is noise pollution for nearby residents.
Did the speed limit drop actually coincide with people slowing down or was it a paper change only?