Played with Kaylee. Sun came out, and I walked on my feet and heard with my ears. I ate the bits, the bits stayed down, and I work. I function like I'm a girl. I hate it because I know it'll go away. The sun goes dark and chaos has come again. Bits. Fluids. What am I?!

River ,'War Stories'


Natter 63: Life after PuppyCam  

Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.


Gudanov - Feb 26, 2009 9:07:48 am PST #8388 of 30000
Coding and Sleeping

I have no problem hearing the teenager sound as well, and yeah, that would get annoying really fast.

I have a horrible time hearing conversation over background noise. If I get into a place with lots of people and bad acoustics I feel almost deaf with regards to understanding conversation.

I remember a moment in middle school music class where, after some singing, the music teacher took me aside and played a couple of notes on the piano. She asked me to tell her which note was a higher pitch and I told her that they were exactly the same. It marked the end of my musical aspirations which was okay since I didn't have any.


lisah - Feb 26, 2009 9:08:52 am PST #8389 of 30000
Punishingly Intricate

I couldn't hear the teenager sound. I am very not surprised. (too many rock shows, too few uses of earplugs)


Emily - Feb 26, 2009 9:08:56 am PST #8390 of 30000
"In the equation E = mc⬧, c⬧ is a pretty big honking number." - Scola

I have a question and a belated thanks:

There's a video that I'd like to save onto my hard drive: [link]

Is there a way to do that? I understand that they probably don't want you to, and that there might be copyright issues, but I think my class falls under fair use guidelines -- mostly I just want to know if it's technically possible.

And I'm just reminded that the last time I asked almost this exact same question, someone sent me the file I asked about, and I never thanked them. Thank you, kind Buffista!


tommyrot - Feb 26, 2009 9:13:04 am PST #8391 of 30000
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.

I have a horrible time hearing conversation over background noise. If I get into a place with lots of people and bad acoustics I feel almost deaf with regards to understanding conversation.

Yeah, me too. Occasionally someone tells me that "everyone has trouble hearing conversation with a lot of background noise," and then I point out that I've been in bars many times with people who were talking and hearing each other just fine, and I can't understand a single thing anyone's saying....


Sue - Feb 26, 2009 9:15:47 am PST #8392 of 30000
hip deep in pie

I have a horrible time hearing conversation over background noise. If I get into a place with lots of people and bad acoustics I feel almost deaf with regards to understanding conversation.

I am like that too. I practically give up on conversations in bars because people get frustrated after the conversation turns into a litany of "WHAT??"

When I was a kid, I was super sensitive to sound like the teenager sound...there were certain stores in the local mall that would cause painful ringing in my ear every time I walked by. My parent's thought I was crazy. My computer monitor here at work also gives off a slight ringing sound.

I have a crazy amount of stuff to do that I can't get started because I can't decide what's the most important to do first.


Ginger - Feb 26, 2009 9:18:26 am PST #8393 of 30000
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda

DH got a decent annual raise and a pretty generous bonus today.

Please don't feel guilty. It's just great to see good news.

I can't hear conversation over background noise, which just adds to my general antisocialness. I just smile and nod.


Amy - Feb 26, 2009 9:19:09 am PST #8394 of 30000
Because books.

I couldn't hear the teenage noise either. I've also noticed lately that I hear ringing a lot of the time, which could be ... I don't know, maybe sinus stuff? I hope?


Fred Pete - Feb 26, 2009 9:20:51 am PST #8395 of 30000
Ann, that's a ferret.

I also have problems hearing over background noise. On the other hand, when an ambulance sped by while I was out walking, I wasn't the one sticking fingers in the ears.


Trudy Booth - Feb 26, 2009 9:22:30 am PST #8396 of 30000
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart

Not only do I hear the teenager sound, I remember hearing it as a teenager, being bugged, and getting annoyed that no one knew what I was talking about. (We lived in thin-walled apartments. Heaven only knows the source.)


tommyrot - Feb 26, 2009 9:25:15 am PST #8397 of 30000
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.

I can hear the teenager sound!

Actually, I was surprised - I expected to hear a much higher pitch. Because I can hear much higher pitches.