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   Jeff Bezos eating octopus for breakfast is symbolic of his business strategy(businessinsider.com)

   2 points by robmiller 9y ago|0 comments
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   No correlation between headphone frequency response and retail price(asa.scitation.org)

   356 points by robmiller 9y ago|350 comments
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   by robmiller 9y ago

   Hey, why are you picking on me? :)
4. 94.▲
   by robmiller 10y ago

   I once knew a guy with an `ALT-F4` plate in Texas.
5. 95.▲
   by robmiller 10y ago

   I'm most interested by the umlaut in the domain name that apparently isn't respected by HN. Also a way to restrict your domain name to certain keyboards (easily)?
6. 96.▲
   by robmiller 10y ago

   I was a little kid connecting to the US gov list of 800 number BBSes and always had fun choosing Kermit as my protocol, but ZModem was much faster!
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   by robmiller 10y ago

   I'm glad this made it to HN. While he was the founder of BBN which we all know was involved in ARPANET, you won't find the Internet in his Wikipedia entry. It started as an acoustical consulting firm--the one whose employees sta
8. 98.▲
   by robmiller 10y ago

   Acoustical consultant - mainly to architects in new construction Side project - building software tools for acoustics[1] [1] https://10log.com
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   Ask HN: Seattle area attorney specializing in SaaS

   3 points by robmiller 10y ago|2 comments
10. 100.▲
    by robmiller 11y ago

    We're in the second quarter now :)
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    by robmiller 11y ago

    I laid the groundwork in 2015 for a new SaaS[1] for my niche vertical, building acoustics, that will include both project management and technical tools. After a few release cycles and the software matures, the subscription will transition
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    by robmiller 11y ago

    I'm not familiar with the details of this construction, but in general massive building materials (concrete, CMU, brick) are your friend. The risks are penetrations through these materials for pipes and electrical conduit or other ope
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    by robmiller 11y ago

    Honestly, I would too. Having plywood subfloors might be ok if they topped it with gypcrete, but living with floor squeaks and footfalls from another tenant above is no fun. Plywood has it's place in economical housing that's ear
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    by robmiller 11y ago

    I presume this is the exterior facade? What's the interior construction?
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    by robmiller 11y ago

    I wrote about this on Quora [1] some time ago. Here are the highlights on some ways to check if the unit you're touring has an above average acoustical design without just making noise in an adjacent unit: (1) Is the floor constructio
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    by robmiller 11y ago

    Downloading now and it is coming from Akamai. Surprised it isn't coming from AWS.
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    by robmiller 11y ago

    Interesting that a story disparaging of drones is being written in a newspaper owned by the biggest commercial proponent of the technology. What am I missing?
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    by robmiller 11y ago

    > I get fewer features that way but fewer distractions. Not necessarily. I use the Facebook web app because I'm not crippled from using Messenger as I am on their main app. Who needs the notifications anyway? And seriously, why do
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    by robmiller 11y ago

    Previous discussion https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9131706
20. 110.▲
    by robmiller 12y ago

    I've been getting junk mail from AARP to join since I was 28. One had my name on a card. Algorithms aren't perfect.
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    by robmiller 12y ago

    I wouldn't be surprised if the commercial weather sites were complaining that Google was siphoning pageviews. Hopefully it's just down. This info seems rather fundamental to Google Now.
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    by robmiller 12y ago

    No, I just realized this too and a search on twitter for "google weather" indicates others aren't seeing it in search results or Google Now cards.
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    by robmiller 12y ago

    My first reaction is that Anne Frank's diary would have been much shorter had this technology existed then.
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    Ask HN: What is your biggest annoyance at the workplace?

    3 points by robmiller 12y ago|6 comments
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    by robmiller 12y ago

    Acoustical consultants are well trained in the optimization of the open office environment--there's even an ASTM standard. Over the last several years that scheme has been challenged in favor of the architect selling the owner on the
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    by robmiller 12y ago

    Private or semi-private offices with full height walls and absorptive ceilings are usually great. You have the right idea on your hopes for the new space, good luck.
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    by robmiller 12y ago

    My observation is that customers and owners seem to be at odds in restauraunts. Owners want the restaurant to seem lively/busy even if it's not full and don't find quiet as a competitive edge. One chain I find bucking the t
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    by robmiller 12y ago

    Its too bad if someone missed the opportunity to add some really cheap (doesn't have to look pretty) absorption above a perforated metal ceiling. Perhaps there's a stratification of heat up there generated by lights that's c
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    by robmiller 12y ago

    Ceilings don't necessarily need to be low, but the less wall height, the less the walls can be a reflecting plane. Absorptive ceilings provide (1) bulk absorption in a room and (2) reduce the primary reflecting path among open offices
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    by robmiller 12y ago

    I've been surprised too to not see more responding. I've heard gripes in other threads as an aside to whatever topic was discussed. Thanks for the comments.