#CD-ROM Caddies
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RE: " I'm listening to audio CDs in my CD-ROM drive as I type this "
I can't help but worry about our entire society when I see so many
people feeding themselves a constant diet of canned music. One can easily
compare it with drugs, IMO. Just as some hide from reality via drugs,
others hide from at least a portion of reality via a constant piping of
music to their audio receptiacles. Even when such people travel to the
beach, mountain, forest, parks, etcetera in order to enjoy nature they
buffer that experience via covering up its sounds via music headphones or
boom boxes.
Just a sad observation, —GeM
Not to worry. I don't think I'm an addict yet. Just practicing for my
weekend Karaoke gigs. Also, my office is only 10 feet from a State highway
(literally, they widened the road). I'm surprised I don't always have
music on here but I guess I've accommodated to the noise. I have a
standing rule for my summer camp to which I commute almost daily in the
summer: No televisions or radios. I also hate it when someone wants to
bring a radio on a fishing boat. I've even been in back country camp sites
in national parks and people had carried audio devices with them. I always
try to get a solitary camp site now. I must admit I do enjoy listening to
music though. It can be a very pleasant experience compared to typing into
a computer. Jim
So okay, I may look down on individuals who are so addicted to canned
music that they must take it with them everywhere they go, but I'm not
offended unless they attempt to pollute my air with their selections.
Headphones and excellent belt-clip radios, tape players, and even CD's are
cheap and readily available these days, so there is no need to bother other
folks. Besides, the music sounds better since it is not mixed with
traffic/crowd/nature noise.
Thanks for sharing, —GeM
Jim,
I hope that observation was tongue in cheek <g>! IAC, I'll take the sweet
sounds of Neil Young over the hums, whirring, and other associated noises
that my PC makes <g>. Of course, I may not hear the bearings start to go in
my hard drive, but I'll find out soon enough <g>.
Bill Hines
RE: " Of course, I may not hear the bearings start to go in my hard drive,
but I'll find out soon enough <g>. "
There is indeed a great value in audio input in most everything we do.
Countless accidents would be avoided if folks could hear traffic sounds
over their sound system's.
As for computer sounds, I can usually tell by the sounds when something
is wrong. Then, often I'm utilizing my Voice Navigator as an extra pair of
hands–and it certainly does not like loud music.
Silence may not be golden, Bill, but listening to sounds around you
certainly puts you in much closer touch with your environment.
Thanks for sharing, —GeM