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Re: Office noise generator

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For realism, it should integrate people making their calls in the open space, the guy right next to you chewing loudly with an open mouth, the heated design debate occuring 3 desks from you and the salespeople celebrating their bonus with a lot of volume. I do not miss the office.

now all we need is the ability to generate smells on demand to experience the burnt popcorn and two pack a day smoker whose jacket has experience forty years of it

Re: Office noise generator

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post #40

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You can't call yourself a tree geek unless you enjoy the sounds of keyboards :)

What's a tree geek?

Geek is someone that has a special interest that goes up and beyond what is usual [1]. So a tree geek is someone that knows a lot about trees. Or there was a typo that was supposed to be "true" but I'm sure you know this already :-)

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geek

Re: Office noise generator

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post #49

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You can't call yourself a tree geek unless you enjoy the sounds of keyboards :)

I'm going to make the guess that you meant "True" in the "no true scotsman" way of passing off outsiders. Personally I find this kind dismissive commentary a little bit aggravating. In my mind you're a "true" geek if you unashamedly enjoy the technicalities of something. from Dungeons and Dragons to Train design. -- The parent is also a little distasteful. If you don't like the noise of a mechanical keyboard consult…

I wouldn't call them distasteful, just low-effort humorous posts.

I recall a story about a developer who brought his mechanical keyboard to a job interview, to check if it is acceptable to other people in the office. That's quite considerable gesture.

Re: Office noise generator

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post #53
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For realism, it should integrate people making their calls in the open space, the guy right next to you chewing loudly with an open mouth, the heated design debate occuring 3 desks from you and the salespeople celebrating their bonus with a lot of volume. I do not miss the office.

> salespeople celebrating their bonus with a lot of volume This. The most (and least) challenging office I've ever worked in featured a large open plan that had the sales team adjacent to the engineering team. The sales team had a large ship's bell and not only would they ring it for every deal they closed, they would ring it once for every 10k of the deal! That plus they're general loudness drove the engineers crazy…

Salespeople in my org have always been in a separate, though adjacent, building. I never knew that their noisy celebrations were a thing until I had to get on a same bus as some of them on 31st of a month.

The jubilation of those who had made the target... MY GOD!!

Re: Office noise generator

#75
post #10

It needs an option to amplify the typing noises to "I work with developers who insist mechanical keyboards are better" levels.

There are now quiet Cherry MX switches, dampened in both directions of travel: https://www.cherrymx.de/en/mx-original/mx-silent-red.html

They're no louder than a regular membrane keyboard, and much quieter than just using O-rings.

Re: Office noise generator

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post #10

It needs an option to amplify the typing noises to "I work with developers who insist mechanical keyboards are better" levels.

There are now quiet Cherry MX switches, dampened in both directions of travel: https://www.cherrymx.de/en/mx-original/mx-silent-red.html They're no louder than a regular membrane keyboard, and much quieter than just using O-rings.

Reds aren't that new, they've been around for years. No tactile feedback, though, which is why many people (including me) don't prefer them.

Re: Office noise generator

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

There are now quiet Cherry MX switches, dampened in both directions of travel: https://www.cherrymx.de/en/mx-original/mx-silent-red.html They're no louder than a regular membrane keyboard, and much quieter than just using O-rings.

Reds aren't that new, they've been around for years. No tactile feedback, though, which is why many people (including me) don't prefer them.

No these are the "silent" reds. They don't make a sound when bottoming out and also not when coming back up.

Regular: https://www.cherrymx.de/en/mx-original/mx-red.html

Silent: https://www.cherrymx.de/en/mx-original/mx-silent-red.html

Re: Office noise generator

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

Reds aren't that new, they've been around for years. No tactile feedback, though, which is why many people (including me) don't prefer them.

No these are the "silent" reds. They don't make a sound when bottoming out and also not when coming back up. Regular: https://www.cherrymx.de/en/mx-original/mx-red.html Silent: https://www.cherrymx.de/en/mx-original/mx-silent-red.html

Oh huh, I hadn't noticed that, thank you.
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