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Re:Why It’s So Hard to Actually Work in Shared Offices by lawnchair_larry on Wednesday February 21, 2018 @10:57AM (#16430338)
Noise cancelation does nothing for kitchen noises. They only silence things like fans or HVAC systems.
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Re:Why It’s So Hard to Actually Work in Shared Offices by isostatic on Wednesday February 21, 2018 @05:58PM (#16433733)
Massive difference on planes and trains of course, but the beat type of noise cancelling is noise removal.
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Re:Why It’s So Hard to Actually Work in Shared Offices by AlphaSite on Wednesday February 21, 2018 @11:51AM (#16430819)
He passive noise blocking helps for that sort of thing.
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