Do People Talking Loudly Nearby Annoy You?

http://www.engadget.com/2012/03/01/spechjammer-gun-gives-loudmouths-a-dose-of-their-own-medicine-to/

I'm getting one the moment it becomes a product. One of my personal pet peeves about having to be in public spaces where it's generally understood to keep quiet.

blabber mouths

When I was a brief commuter, I used headphones!

lol, do want. Not sure if everyone at work would just think I'm an utter cunt if I used this constantly though.

I'd only turn it off when I've got something to say, obviously.

does troon ever write anything else than short sentences?

  On 3/2/2012 at 5:19 PM, asymmetrical head said:

When I was a brief commuter, I used headphones!

That's my go-to solution as well, but sometimes I don't want to listen to music, or worse, you can still hear them over your music despite the headphones!

The method to defeat this amazing high-tech weapon has already been discovered.

Looks convenient and portable too.

The answer is yes.

fucking yes. and people who talk loudly through their cell phones as well. shut the fuck up world, i'm trying to read / think / listen to music.

headphones are not always a solution as i'm not really into the idea of cranking everything up to ridiculous levels.

If anyone remembers, we had that little discussion about technology isolating us from our surroundings - well this is ultimately much worse. How uncivilized have we become that we can't ask someone to be quiet politely, but must resort to this.

In modern world, censorship is done by you!

Rather pointless if you can't used it against a pack of youths at the cinema or anywhere else where silence is wanted.

I liken this to those cell phone blockers/jammers that got outlawed awhile back - how wonderful it must be to see some asshat loudly talking on his phone in a quiet place (or a place clearly where etiquette dictates hushed tones and avoiding taking phone calls), and flipping the switch on one of those babies and watch their face screw up in confusion as their call drops and they can't dial back...

Does this really work? I record speech all the time played back live via headphones or monitors with latencies within the specified range of 4-195ms, and have never experienced anything like this.

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  On 3/2/2012 at 6:09 PM, Bewarethefriendlyfoil said:

does troon ever write anything else than short sentences?

haha nope. adds absolutely NOTHING to general banter. and then just posts new releases that no one actually cares about or that everyone already is aware of! what a cherished member!!

i hate it when people talk

oh so it stops cell phones.... i was thinking it scrambles loud persons brain, stopping them from talking. that would have been cooler..

  On 3/2/2012 at 8:46 PM, Joyrex said:

I liken this to those cell phone blockers/jammers that got outlawed awhile back - how wonderful it must be to see some asshat loudly talking on his phone in a quiet place (or a place clearly where etiquette dictates hushed tones and avoiding taking phone calls), and flipping the switch on one of those babies and watch their face screw up in confusion as their call drops and they can't dial back...

Or of course, you could always just ask them to be quiet politely, if that fails ask management to remove them.

I've had to ask people to be quiet in lectures, it's not a big deal, and they've always realized it's not cool to be talking at the time.

edit: no yek, it's not a cell-phone jammer.

The basics are, it's a recorder, with a unidirectional amplifier that plays back what the person said with a short delay. The theory being that when you hear yourself, you'll stop talking (hasn't worked on politicians). It's called delayed auditory feedback.

  On 3/2/2012 at 11:21 PM, dr lopez said:

  On 3/2/2012 at 6:09 PM, Bewarethefriendlyfoil said:

does troon ever write anything else than short sentences?

 

haha nope. adds absolutely NOTHING to general banter. and then just posts new releases that no one actually cares about or that everyone already is aware of! what a cherished member!!

blabber blabber

I feel like this should have a tazer attachment for when the person you are trying to mute gets angry and assaults you.

  On 3/2/2012 at 7:26 PM, chenGOD said:

If anyone remembers, we had that little discussion about technology isolating us from our surroundings - well this is ultimately much worse. How uncivilized have we become that we can't ask someone to be quiet politely, but must resort to this.

In modern world, censorship is done by you!

I'd love to have a read of that thread if you know where I can find it

I got mediterranean roots, and you know how they are. Loud.

  On 3/3/2012 at 12:26 PM, verticalhold said:

  On 3/2/2012 at 7:26 PM, chenGOD said:

If anyone remembers, we had that little discussion about technology isolating us from our surroundings - well this is ultimately much worse. How uncivilized have we become that we can't ask someone to be quiet politely, but must resort to this.

In modern world, censorship is done by you!

 

I'd love to have a read of that thread if you know where I can find it

It's buried in the "google sells augmented glasses" thread.

  On 3/2/2012 at 7:26 PM, chenGOD said:

If anyone remembers, we had that little discussion about technology isolating us from our surroundings - well this is ultimately much worse. How uncivilized have we become that we can't ask someone to be quiet politely, but must resort to this.

In modern world, censorship is done by you!

first mental image was of a uniform aiming this at a street protest mic checker

  On 3/2/2012 at 7:26 PM, chenGOD said:

If anyone remembers, we had that little discussion about technology isolating us from our surroundings - well this is ultimately much worse. How uncivilized have we become that we can't ask someone to be quiet politely, but must resort to this.

In modern world, censorship is done by you!