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Maybe you should have kept reading, you'd have found out the author agrees with you
Betteridge wins again.
Aha! I was right...https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12090920
Headphones Everywhere
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Re: Headphones Everywhere
#102I listen to podcasts usually, makes my bike commute of 25 min seem to go much faster while I'm listening to No Agenda or the Linux Action Show. I do notice though that whenever I take them off, usually because I already have a head full of thoughts, there is a soothing effect. I think the constant flow of information is nice as a distraction but makes one much less mindful of other things. The brain does not seem to…
Both ears? isnt biking with headphones dangerous?
In some places, it can be illegal, as well. In Virginia (U.S.), it's illegal to operate a vehicle while wearing headphones/ear buds. The statute calls out motor vehicles, bikes, electric bikes, and mopeds.
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Would be interesting if they designed a pair of earbuds that had a deliberately weak cable so it couldn't be used as a weapon
It might be better to design a prison that actually rehabilitated people. Then perhaps there might be a little less violence.
As a Swede I can only agree
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#104Headphones, earphones are popular and portable, so they are everywhere: http://www.crazysales.com.au/headphones-earphones/
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Maybe the ubiquity of headphones is telling us that our shared spaces are too loud and full of background noise. Think piped music, announcements, adverts, engines, etc etc..
> Maybe the ubiquity of headphones is telling us that our shared spaces are too loud Or maybe the shared spaces are plain boring . I don't know what the author expects people to do on flights, but I'm not going to be twiddling thumbs for any flight longer than 30 minutes. Substitute headphones for paperbacks or newspapers, and the rant would still be relevant (for the lack of a better word).
I dunno. After many years of music filled flights, I've recently starting using earplugs, instead of music, with my Bose noise cancelling headphones and have found it quite rewarding. I can't sleep on flights, but the kinda silent (boring) time has been great for closing eyes and reflecting on events/work/etc.