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But why 4 times? Is this something random to write about a higher number of total beeps or is there a reason?
by jFriedensreich 2y ago
But why 4 times? Is this something random to write about a higher number of total beeps or is there a reason?
- edoceo 2y agoThere are four lig...beeps!
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- lcnPylGDnU4H9OF 2y agoThe cadence and consistency of it would differ from pressing backspace too many times.
- susam 2y ago> But why 4 times? When I originally shared this in 2022, it was just a comment here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30146019#30146451 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30146019#30146451 I didn't expect it to get much attention, so I went with four beeps. I felt that a set of four beeps spread over three seconds would be long enough to grab my attention, even if I was busy with something else. Also, as another commenter pointed out, a sequence of four beeps is distinctive enough that it doesn't get lost among the stray, ordinary beeps I might hear while working in a terminal or Emacs (like from hitting backspace or pressing ctrl+g, etc.).
- jFriedensreich 2y agothanks! that was my suspicion, but was not sure if i did not get a unix insider joke that has to do with 4.