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DND Shades – “Horse Blinkers for Knowledge Workers”

50 points by masonicb00m 9y ago

tomohawk 9y ago
Use rose colored paper for the win
wishinghand 9y ago
Am i experiencing a Mandela Effect? I thought it was horse blinders.
- btown 9y ago
  Seems they are both used, with blinders being slightly more common in America: http://www.horseandhound.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?614445-Blinders-or-Blinkers-and-which-one-is-American http://www.horseandhound.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?614445-... This made me do a double take as well though!
  - throwaway2016a 9y ago
    Me too. As an American I have only ever heard "blinders"... I almost posted a connect to "correct" the author then I decided to Google it and low and behold... they are both correct in common usage.
    - masonicb00m 9y ago
      If that horse-related spelling surprised you, this one will blow your mind: the expression "chomping at the bit" is wrong; it's actually "champing at the bit" (with an "a")! See https://www.bathroomreader.com/2014/04/chomping-vs-champing/ https://www.bathroomreader.com/2014/04/chomping-vs-champing/.
draugadrotten 9y ago
Combine with noise cancelling headphones for maximum sting when management shows around new clients in the office.
firefoxd 9y ago
This looks fun and harmless/useful. Yet, it is a symptom of a real problem. Working in an open space was so distracting that I once started working remotely only to eliminate interruption. But then I became the weirdo who isn't a team player. Edit: typo
- c4urself 9y ago
  My thoughts exactly, getting “real” work done requires coming in early, staying late or WFH.
trhway 9y ago
been to a friend's "office" recently - a table in a low key kind of incubator, and you can feel the spirit of a place where big money and history are in the making. People are busy shoveling the gold. No time to bother others :) And when you overhear something - frequently you want to continue listening because it is new/interesting info and ideas. Light years away from ours, top-of-the-line based on the money spent, designed by the top architects of creative spaces, open offices where we drone at a BigCo. Here you want to close your eyes, ears, nose, ... the brain shuts off on its own, and just a trickle of dopamine from Internet browsing is all what differentiates it from a pile of wet paper...
digi_owl 9y ago
Makes me think of something i have seen used to train pilots in instrument flying...
- rounce 9y ago
  Yes! I thought of 'foggles' immediately as well.
TheSpiceIsLife 9y ago
> DND Shades are physical hardware, but they can be distributed as pure information. I think that’s pretty neat. This strikes me as an interesting idea to highlight. I work in a structural steel fabrication workshop, mostly buildings. Everything we fabricate is distributed as pure information. It's not as though the customer has to bring in an identical model for us to copy. I can't think of anything that can't be distributed as pure information in the sense written above .
- rounce 9y ago
  > This strikes me as an interesting idea to highlight. > I can't think of anything that can't be distributed as pure information in the sense written above . But if it's so ubiquitous these days, is it even worth pointing out?
  - TheSpiceIsLife 9y ago
    I don't think so, or I wouldn't have thought so. But Mason Simon seems to think so. I'd be interested to hear an elaboration.
- jerezzprime 9y ago
  It can only be distributed as pure information if you have the tools to convert the information into it's physical form. In this case it's a printer, in your case it's machining tools. In the future we might have capable 3d printers in the home or more commonly at work, but that is a very long way off.
- masonicb00m 9y ago
  Touché. I make software, so most of the things I build and distribute as information are eternally stuck behind a glass screen. Given your background, I can see how you'd be less impressed by the concept (but your work sounds pretty neat to me, too!).
jankotek 9y ago
I am not sure if this is a joke or real.
- reitanqild 9y ago
  The idea is real. I'll sometimes use my green baseball hat and tilt it somewhat to block both overhead light and low sun in from the side. Or go to a room where I can turn the light all the way down.
- masonicb00m 9y ago
  Exactly the reaction I was hoping for ;)
CM30 9y ago
I've always wondered whether people on the autistic spectrum could benefit from something like this; a way to get rid of most distractions in their peripheral vision and avoid being overloaded by sensory input in crowded places. Add some noise cancelling headphones, and even commuting would be a lot more bearable for many people.
mmagin 9y ago
I think this is why some people love hoodies so much.

50 points by masonicb00m 9y ago

tomohawk 9y ago

Use rose colored paper for the win

wishinghand 9y ago

Am i experiencing a Mandela Effect? I thought it was horse blinders.

btown 9y ago
Seems they are both used, with blinders being slightly more common in America: http://www.horseandhound.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?614445-Blinders-or-Blinkers-and-which-one-is-American http://www.horseandhound.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?614445-... This made me do a double take as well though!
- throwaway2016a 9y ago
  Me too. As an American I have only ever heard "blinders"... I almost posted a connect to "correct" the author then I decided to Google it and low and behold... they are both correct in common usage.
  - masonicb00m 9y ago
    If that horse-related spelling surprised you, this one will blow your mind: the expression "chomping at the bit" is wrong; it's actually "champing at the bit" (with an "a")! See https://www.bathroomreader.com/2014/04/chomping-vs-champing/ https://www.bathroomreader.com/2014/04/chomping-vs-champing/.

draugadrotten 9y ago

Combine with noise cancelling headphones for maximum sting when management shows around new clients in the office.

firefoxd 9y ago

This looks fun and harmless/useful. Yet, it is a symptom of a real problem. Working in an open space was so distracting that I once started working remotely only to eliminate interruption. But then I became the weirdo who isn't a team player. Edit: typo

c4urself 9y ago
My thoughts exactly, getting “real” work done requires coming in early, staying late or WFH.

trhway 9y ago

been to a friend's "office" recently - a table in a low key kind of incubator, and you can feel the spirit of a place where big money and history are in the making. People are busy shoveling the gold. No time to bother others :) And when you overhear something - frequently you want to continue listening because it is new/interesting info and ideas. Light years away from ours, top-of-the-line based on the money spent, designed by the top architects of creative spaces, open offices where we drone at a BigCo. Here you want to close your eyes, ears, nose, ... the brain shuts off on its own, and just a trickle of dopamine from Internet browsing is all what differentiates it from a pile of wet paper...

digi_owl 9y ago

Makes me think of something i have seen used to train pilots in instrument flying...

rounce 9y ago
Yes! I thought of 'foggles' immediately as well.

TheSpiceIsLife 9y ago

> DND Shades are physical hardware, but they can be distributed as pure information. I think that’s pretty neat. This strikes me as an interesting idea to highlight. I work in a structural steel fabrication workshop, mostly buildings. Everything we fabricate is distributed as pure information. It's not as though the customer has to bring in an identical model for us to copy. I can't think of anything that can't be distributed as pure information in the sense written above .

rounce 9y ago
> This strikes me as an interesting idea to highlight. > I can't think of anything that can't be distributed as pure information in the sense written above . But if it's so ubiquitous these days, is it even worth pointing out?
- TheSpiceIsLife 9y ago
  I don't think so, or I wouldn't have thought so. But Mason Simon seems to think so. I'd be interested to hear an elaboration.
jerezzprime 9y ago
It can only be distributed as pure information if you have the tools to convert the information into it's physical form. In this case it's a printer, in your case it's machining tools. In the future we might have capable 3d printers in the home or more commonly at work, but that is a very long way off.
masonicb00m 9y ago
Touché. I make software, so most of the things I build and distribute as information are eternally stuck behind a glass screen. Given your background, I can see how you'd be less impressed by the concept (but your work sounds pretty neat to me, too!).

jankotek 9y ago

I am not sure if this is a joke or real.

reitanqild 9y ago
The idea is real. I'll sometimes use my green baseball hat and tilt it somewhat to block both overhead light and low sun in from the side. Or go to a room where I can turn the light all the way down.
masonicb00m 9y ago
Exactly the reaction I was hoping for ;)

CM30 9y ago

I've always wondered whether people on the autistic spectrum could benefit from something like this; a way to get rid of most distractions in their peripheral vision and avoid being overloaded by sensory input in crowded places. Add some noise cancelling headphones, and even commuting would be a lot more bearable for many people.

mmagin 9y ago

I think this is why some people love hoodies so much.