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Re:An “acoustic metamaterial” that can cancel 94 percent of ... by zaroth on Saturday March 09, 2019 @02:00AM (#19344897)
What you’re looking for is a Bose QC-35s... playing Metallica.

Recent studies are mixed as to which has a more deleterious effect on creativity, the coworkers yapping or the heavy metal.

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Re:An “acoustic metamaterial” that can cancel 94 percent of ... by lb1lf on Saturday March 09, 2019 @02:32AM (#19344971)
Careful with those Bluetooth headphones, a colleague of mine managed to pair her laptop with her speakers rather than her 'phones, and then promptly proceeded with listening to a (veee-eeery) adult audiobook.

Apparently, it can be quite difficult to determine whether the sound comes from your phones or outside them if you haven't turned the NC on.

Fifty shades of embarrassing moments, that.

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Re:An “acoustic metamaterial” that can cancel 94 percent of ... by swinglock on Saturday March 09, 2019 @04:21AM (#19345287)
Not consuming porn at work is also good a way to avoid embarrassment...
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Re:An “acoustic metamaterial” that can cancel 94 percent of ... by ianai on Saturday March 09, 2019 @04:50AM (#19345385)
Yes, was it somehow tolerable that she was listening to porn?
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Re:An “acoustic metamaterial” that can cancel 94 percent of ... by wingerlang on Saturday March 09, 2019 @02:44AM (#19344997)
I just got a pair, every time I start music I tend to mute it and slowly increase volume until I am sure where it comes from.
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Re:An “acoustic metamaterial” that can cancel 94 percent of ... by Tade0 on Saturday March 09, 2019 @03:51AM (#19345173)
I have a pair and I can attest to that.

Unfortunately.

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Re:An “acoustic metamaterial” that can cancel 94 percent of ... by afarrell on Saturday March 09, 2019 @02:19AM (#19344943)
That is my current strategy, though I’ve been using The Hu on repeat lately.
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