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Right now my soundscape is dominated by AC unit and PC PSU hum. Wouldn't mind if both of them were quieter. I was also expecting to see mentions also about qui

Right now my soundscape is dominated by AC unit and PC PSU hum. Wouldn't mind if both of them were quieter. I was also expecting to see mentions also about quieter vacuum cleaners and annoying appliance beeps, like the harsh microwave oven beeper. No way vacuum cleaners need to be anywhere near that noisy, or am I wrong? Is anyone working on quieter appliances?

mikro2nd 4y ago
The Microwave Conundrum baffles me. I have in my head a picture/video of how it must have gone... Monday-morning Team Standup at Microwave Corp. Debate has been raging for 20 minutes on what to do when the timer runs to zero on the new Model F. Finally the Product Manager calls it: "OK, let's make it beep four times. That feels about right. Oh, and let's make the beeping really high pitched so that older people and the hard-of-hearing can't actually hear it unless they're right next to the machine." "And four times again every 30 seconds if the door doesn't get opened." "Oh, and make sure the light inside stays ON while the door is open, because otherwise it won't rust quite as quickly..." Somebody -- some team of somebodies -- actually spent time and mental energy deciding to make their product more obnoxious. I don't get it.
- Gibbon1 4y ago
  What bothers me is the microwave could stop... wait 10 seconds and then beep.
  - vardump 4y ago
    That'd be a very good feature. Most of the time you're going to be near the microwave anyways. And 10 second delay wouldn't matter at all if you weren't.