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orinoco
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The Noise Item
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Nov 11 04:48 UTC 1997 |
What _non-musical_ sound is going on in the background right now?
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mcnally
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response 1 of 107:
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Nov 11 06:16 UTC 1997 |
Train whistle at the end of the Beach Boy's "Pet Sounds" is
playing as I type.. Other than that, nothing but the sound
of my keyboard clicking and my computer fan humming..
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void
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response 2 of 107:
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Nov 11 08:55 UTC 1997 |
the kitten gnawing on *something* in the kitchen. i suppose i should
go find out what.
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remmers
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response 3 of 107:
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Nov 11 10:54 UTC 1997 |
The cat purring in my lap, the computer fan, the hall clock
ticking.
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anderyn
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response 4 of 107:
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Nov 11 13:39 UTC 1997 |
My co-worker snuffling (he has allergies big time), computer keyes clicking,
fan running, me munching Frosted Flakes, and some weird crinkly noise,
which I just figured out is his computer booting up.
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goose2
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response 5 of 107:
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Nov 11 16:54 UTC 1997 |
Copier fan, jet overhead, coffee maker down the hall, a little piano/vocal
from even further down the hall.
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orinoco
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response 6 of 107:
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Nov 11 21:53 UTC 1997 |
Dog collar rattling, boots being put on in the next room.
Leaf rakiang outside.
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scott
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response 7 of 107:
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Nov 12 00:55 UTC 1997 |
Computer fan, little clicking noises from the keyboard, and occasional disk
grinding and chair scraping.
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robh
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response 8 of 107:
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Nov 12 12:08 UTC 1997 |
ESPN on the telly, which is about the only sound you'll hear this
early in this apartment.
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mcnally
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response 9 of 107:
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Nov 12 15:25 UTC 1997 |
Overly noisy bread machine kneading away in the kitchen.. Traffic
from the street in front of the house.
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diznave
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response 10 of 107:
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Nov 12 18:04 UTC 1997 |
Dan! Another great item! :)
Seven or eight different printers, running at the same time at different
speeds, with different pitches.
A moderately quiet sea of keyboards clicking (I am in the middle of a 200
terminal computer lab).
A low chatter of voices, of different volumes, pitches, and languages.
The barely discernable squeak of the main doors to the lab, and the crash when
they slam shut.
Intermittent bursts of yelling or laughter.
The prompt <DING!> of the other power Macs around me.
Three people have coughed since I started this entry (that I've heard).
A lab assistant's keys jingling as she walked by.
Wow! I never realized how noisy this lab was!
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snowth
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response 11 of 107:
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Nov 12 20:49 UTC 1997 |
I am in the basement with no windows or doors, and the only things to be heard
being my typing, and my computer. Otherwise, dead silence.
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rcurl
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response 12 of 107:
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Nov 12 21:30 UTC 1997 |
Hum of Mac IIci; voices from adjacent office (thin walls); air conditioning
hum and wind; clicking of keyboard; throat clearing (me); rustle of
book being opened to find the spelling of; - tinitus.
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albaugh
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response 13 of 107:
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Nov 13 18:28 UTC 1997 |
Lots of keyboard keys being typed upon! The white noise of some kind of fan
thingie at a level at/above the suspended ceiling. The occasional phone
ringing with our electronic-age warble.
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orinoco
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response 14 of 107:
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Nov 14 00:17 UTC 1997 |
(Oh, come on snowth, there's _something_ else you're hearing)
Dishwasher. Key clicks - of course.
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teflon
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response 15 of 107:
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Nov 14 02:25 UTC 1997 |
I'm not hearing a whole lot that's differant that that which was stated above
in various places: computer fan, TV in the background, furnace, etc. I can
tell you that their are really two sounds that I would like to hear: the first
is a train wistle, and the second is that sound of chirping crickets, one of
the reason for my choosen namesake...
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diznave
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response 16 of 107:
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Nov 14 11:25 UTC 1997 |
Its 6:15 a.m., so the computer lab is pretty much deserted. There is a <huge>
kind of machine/vent/air conditioning/box-like contraption on the ceiling in
this room giving off a fairly noisy, but uniform whrrrr/hummmmmm....
quiet keyboard tapping....
a woman is almost hysterical with laughter, but trying *very* hard to hold
it in...she's making an odd squeaking/hissing noise that I don't believe I've
ever heard before....
a man just slid his keys across the table..cool sound.....
every time i even slightly adjust the way i'm sitting, my chair squeaks...
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orinoco
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response 17 of 107:
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Nov 15 05:08 UTC 1997 |
Thumping sounds upstairs. Someone's moving around. Slight creaks of the
house settling. Computer fan hum and key clicks. Tap turning squeak, water
running, pipes.
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void
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response 18 of 107:
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Nov 15 09:36 UTC 1997 |
neighbors slamming their door, thumping up and down the stairs.
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teflon
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response 19 of 107:
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Nov 15 15:18 UTC 1997 |
parents mumbling, radio on in the kitchen.
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goose2
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response 20 of 107:
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Nov 15 17:31 UTC 1997 |
Car driving by the house, wife blow-drying her hair, car door slamming
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orinoco
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response 21 of 107:
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Nov 15 22:40 UTC 1997 |
Vegetables being peeled, brother laughing, cat walking on crinkly paper.
Conversation about the football game on TV. Music emanating from the
basement.
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snowth
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response 22 of 107:
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Nov 16 09:46 UTC 1997 |
Footsteps. That is *not* good. What are people doing awake at 4:45 am?
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orinoco
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response 23 of 107:
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Nov 17 00:01 UTC 1997 |
Running water. Squeaky dog toy. Voices conversing. Music on a TV ad. Pots
& pans rattling.
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bookworm
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response 24 of 107:
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Mar 12 06:30 UTC 1999 |
typing of other computer users and some fan or other probably connected
to the ventilation system.
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