Tag: noise
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On Algorithms and Impossible Conversations
Reading Time: 2 minutesOn the Fediverse you can follow everyone on an instance, or you can follow the people that you want to follow. Hypothetically you can follow key words, and with time follow more people, and eventually find a community. On Threads, BlueSky, X, Instagram and TikTok what you see is selected by algorithms,…
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When the Alarm Doesn’t Wake Us
Reading Time: 2 minutesYesterday morning I set two alarms for 0600 because I wanted to wake, have some free time, and then run at 07:50/08:00 but I don’t remember it waking me. I remember looking at the phone or watch and seeing 07:53. With the heat wave making sleep difficult, followed my a music festival…
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The Sleepless Night Challenge
Reading Time: 2 minutesNear where I live there are three or four music events and two of them are multi-day events. Last night when I was walking home I noticed just how much noise was bleeding from the festival and it polarised me into commenting on it, on Strava. When I walked in town two…
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On Cancelled Sports Due to Heat but encouraged Noisy Entertainment
Reading Time: 3 minutesIn the news they tell people over and over, “Don’t run in the heat” and don’t go out during the hottest part of the time” and yet they organise fan zones in Nyon, or other events in Asse and more. They tell us that we shouldn’t run, that we shouldn’t cycle but…
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On The Curious Incident of the Festival That Prevented Sleep
Reading Time: 3 minutesEurope is in the middle of a heatwave where the afternoon temperatures reach 33°c or higher, but where night time temperatures are just 20°c or even less. Local governments are saying “Avoid strenuous activities in the sun” and “make sure to keep cool”. They also offer going to churches or museums because…
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On Caribana’s Noise Pollution and Geeky White Noise Solutions
Reading Time: 3 minutesLast night was the first night of the Caribana and for the most part it was quiet. It was quiet until 23:30 when one of the less competent sound gremlins got to the audio mixing desk and made it tremendously loud. So loud that I could hear the music clearly. If I…
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The White Noise Roomba
Reading Time: 2 minutesSome people like to listen to music but those people don’t like to use headphones or earphones. The result is that you hear it, whether you want to. That’s why, sometimes, instead of using a fan for white noise, I use a roomba. Roomba White Noise The Roomba as white noise serves…
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On Noise Pollution and a Skipped Bike Ride
Reading Time: 2 minutesI know, without a doubt that if I ride with one group, especially if there are only 25 people, that it will be hard. It’s because of how hard I know the ride will be that I am not keen to join that group. despite this I still considered going for a…
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A Bike Ride and Noise Pollution
Reading Time: 3 minutesYesterday afternoon I heard some very loud banging. I thought that it was due to an idiot driving a farming machine into something solid and they were trying to fix the damage. As it continued it made me furious. It’s for this reason that I decided to spend the rest of the…
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On Notifications and E-mails
Reading Time: < 1 minuteRecently I noticed that with the iPhone 14 checking notifications is a challenge. You have to really want to see notifications for them to show up. In some cases I find that they are automatically bypassed by the current iOS. Whilst this might seem problematic, most notifications, in 2025 are a…