Show HN: Loodio – A Bathroom Privacy Device

Post by Graffur » Wed, Apr 27, 2022, 11:14 PM UTC

abnercoimbre wrote: post #108

bastardoperator wrote: post #104

I'm a human and I'm not embarrassed of doing what every human does. I think farts are kind of funny too. I heard a dude moaning once, that was awkward but I just assumed he's gonna feel a lot better after everything is said and done. The real issue is lack of privacy. Worst problem I ever had was a kid crawling under the stall at Red Robin and saying "dad", and I was like no bro, I don't think your dad is in here.

I hear that in Europe you have to pay to access a stall. Are those doors more secure and therefore private? Otherwise crawling under like that kid means you can use the toilet for free.

Post by [deleted] » Wed, Apr 27, 2022, 11:16 PM UTC

clint wrote: post #27

rco8786 wrote: post #14

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That's silly. Wanting privacy during our most vulnerable moments is deeply ingrained into our psyche, all the way down to our lizard brains. This is a very real and very legitimate problem to be solved. Surely, you must feel perfectly comfortable walking around naked, having people watch you defecate, or having sex in public? After all, it's part of life!

Won't reply to all the strawmen at the bottom of your post, but I and lots of people don't care what people HEAR while we're using the bathroom.... its a bathroom for god's sake! Everything happening in there is normal and I'm not sure why you are imagining yourself to be "vulnerable" inside a locked private room.

Post by [deleted] » Wed, Apr 27, 2022, 11:17 PM UTC

d--b wrote: post #107

I think it’s fairly common in Japan to have music continuously playing in shared toilets. With a strong preference for brass bands.

Post by [deleted] » Wed, Apr 27, 2022, 11:20 PM UTC

swah wrote: post #51

brimble wrote: post #35

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Having an "executive bathroom" is at least 20% of the benefit of WFH. Under-appreciated in discussions about this.

And I shower during work hours.

Post by SamBam » Wed, Apr 27, 2022, 11:54 PM UTC

kodah wrote: post #117

SamBam wrote: post #16

Correct me if I'm wrong, but won't the white noise near the source mostly just affect the perception of sounds for the person in the toilet, and less so for the people outside? Kind of like if you're doing the dishes and have the water running, people can hear you just fine, but you can't hear anything that's said to you. I know in psychologists' offices they often have the white noise device in the waiting room for…

Doesn't that just change the distribution requirements of the device? Basically, stick one in each stall. Non-sequitur: I am really disappointed that I have not seen a brown noise joke on these threads yet.