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Re: STFU

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Post by kelnos »

kstrauser wrote: post #435
amelius wrote: post #416

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> Actually, just being in possession of such a device in the US isn't legal. Wait, SDR devices are not legal in the US? That doesn't sound plausible. My "computerized legal advisor" says: > There’s no rule from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) that forbids individuals or hobbyists from buying, importing, or owning SDR hardware in the United States. You can legally purchase and have them. > Radios that tran…

As with so many other things, intent matters. Owning lockpicks? Fine! Owning lockpicks when you're caught burgling a house? You're extra screwed. Owning an SDR? Fine! Owning an SDR and getting caught using it to illegally disrupt communications? You're extra screwed. Yes, you can absolutely own an SDR, and transmit with it on legal frequencies. If you're busted using it to break the law, then it's strong evidence tha…

The person upthread said, unqualified:

> Actually, just being in possession of such a device in the US isn't legal.

Their view was that it isn't legal to own, regardless of context or intent. That's what GP was arguing against.

Re: STFU

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Post by tombert »

jimmiles wrote: post #3

At my old job I had a phone that had IR remote capability. I'd turn off or mute the blaring TVs in our break rooms. Good times.

There’s a TV-BE-GONE app for Bruce on the CardPuter and I think one for the Flipper Zero as wells. It will cycle through dozens of codes to power off the TV. It’s been fun to turn off random TVs, though I don’t do it much because I don’t want to be too much of a douche.

Re: STFU

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Post by kstrauser »

kelnos wrote: post #531
kstrauser wrote: post #435

Earlier quoted context omitted.

As with so many other things, intent matters. Owning lockpicks? Fine! Owning lockpicks when you're caught burgling a house? You're extra screwed. Owning an SDR? Fine! Owning an SDR and getting caught using it to illegally disrupt communications? You're extra screwed. Yes, you can absolutely own an SDR, and transmit with it on legal frequencies. If you're busted using it to break the law, then it's strong evidence tha…

The person upthread said, unqualified: > Actually, just being in possession of such a device in the US isn't legal. Their view was that it isn't legal to own, regardless of context or intent. That's what GP was arguing against.

Yeah. I was reassuring the parent of my post that they’re right, it’s legal to own an SDR. You can still get in extra trouble for breaking the law with it, but it’s perfect fine to have and use one otherwise.

Re: STFU

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Post by frm88 »

sneak wrote: post #183
maerF0x0 wrote: post #60

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I'm with you. IMO sound pollution is no different than 2nd hand smoke. IMO It should not be anyone's right to impose upon others, especially when there are lower externality options. Wear headphones. "Not everyone owns headphones" is such a dumb response because 1. This entertainment is purely optional (not needed for survival) and 2. There are $4 headphones on amazon making me believe in cheaper/poorer markets you c…

Secondhand smoke is toxic and physically damages your body and enters your bloodstream. Someone playing music is annoying and does not physically harm you in any way. These are not remotely the same thing. There is a clear bright line between them.

Someone playing music is annoying and does not physically harm you in any way.

Tell that to someone wearing hearing aids or implants. I'm fairly sure, they feel differently.

Re: STFU

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Post by jiehong »

barbazoo wrote: post #42
baxtr wrote: post #36

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I find it absurd that music in cafés and restaurants has become so loud that it’s hard to have conversations with the people on your table. Sound pollution is a real thing.

I bet it's by design. If you actually make things pleasant you might accidentally create a third place and no one can profit from that!

In restaurants it doesn’t make sense, because you usually have the table for 2 hours after which the staff will remind you it’s time to leave (in Germany).

For cafe, sure!

Re: STFU

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Post by jiehong »

baxtr wrote: post #36
tra3 wrote: post #28

In the style of cheap tiktoks: "There are two types of people...". My wife loves listening to her phone on max volume, but it sounds so bad compared to half decent speakers. Also what's up with the people hiking (by themselves) with a bluetooth speaker. You're by yourself, in nature. If you want to listen to music wear headphones!! Also why are people using speaker phones in public places at max volume. The speaker i…

I find it absurd that music in cafés and restaurants has become so loud that it’s hard to have conversations with the people on your table. Sound pollution is a real thing.

I find that sound design is famously awful in most public spaces!

For example, train stations tend to have high ceilings, so announcements are loud and full of echoes and reverbs. [0]

I think of sound a bit like WiFi: it’s better to have tons of low power speakers everywhere delivering a clear and non aggressive sound, than a handful of screaming speakers in a tight space: if you’re next to it it’s too loud, and far away it’s drown in reverb.

My guess is that architects and everyone else either don’t know or don’t care.

[0]: like the new Munich Main Station under construction, slide 2: https://entdecken.muenchen.de/en/station/26-4/

Re: STFU

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Post by kstenerud »

acomjean wrote: post #413
inlined wrote: post #405

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There was a coffee shop ages ago in SF that would every few hours play a cacophony (e.g. multiple songs at once). I assume it was to drive away people camping on their laptops to rotate tables. Understand but super annoying to people like me who had a timer to but food or drink no less than hourly to be a good citizen

We had a friend who would play Metal when the ice cream store he worked at was closed but the customers were lingering too long. It generally worked, as he was immune.

In Japan it's pretty much an institution that shops play an instrumental version of Hotaru no Hikari (which is basically Auld Lang Syne with different lyrics) when they're closing.

Most Japanese know it as "the closing song"

Re: STFU

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Post by CTDOCodebases »

inlined wrote: post #405
indrora wrote: post #385

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A friend of mine works AV at shows that have rotating DJs and one of the things she has on her mixer board is "The Suck Button." It causes a mic at the other end of the room to get cut into the DJ's live feed monitor with a semitone shift down and some reverb. This causes all sorts of inner-ear chaos and usually clears a DJ off the stage when they're over time within a few minutes at most -- usually under 30 seconds.…

There was a coffee shop ages ago in SF that would every few hours play a cacophony (e.g. multiple songs at once). I assume it was to drive away people camping on their laptops to rotate tables. Understand but super annoying to people like me who had a timer to but food or drink no less than hourly to be a good citizen

That's extremely annoying. I have a Bluetooth speaker that I was intending to repurpose into a device to combat inconsiderate smart phone usage. I connected it to my laptop and started playing multiple streams of Punjabi MC - Beware of the Boys. It was torturous.

My other idea was to get the line from dumb and dumber "Do you want to hear the most annoying sound in the world..." And just loop the sound continuously.

I might just try this project though and see how it goes.

Re: STFU

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Post by amelius »

kstrauser wrote: post #533
kelnos wrote: post #531

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The person upthread said, unqualified: > Actually, just being in possession of such a device in the US isn't legal. Their view was that it isn't legal to own, regardless of context or intent. That's what GP was arguing against.

Yeah. I was reassuring the parent of my post that they’re right, it’s legal to own an SDR. You can still get in extra trouble for breaking the law with it, but it’s perfect fine to have and use one otherwise.

Sure, but my original question was what happens if two people are caught with an SDR unit, and authorities can't prove who (of the two people) used their unit to do the jamming.

Re: STFU

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Post by jamesholden »

This is a weird comment but, I read this before bed. In my dream, I was on a subway or at an airport or some travel place and I did this and the dude in my dream got mad and chased me. :D

Even subconsciously, I seem to love this app.

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