Thursday, December 22, 2005
Top tip for Xmas/NYE parties:
"If you are at a loud party and find yourself shouting louder and louder just to talk to people, begin speaking "under the noise." What is happening is that the voices in the room are competing in the same frequency range - so that people raise their volume and their pitch when they feel they can't be heard. They shout in high voices. All you have to do is not compete. Talk in a quieter, deeper voice, and you will be heard easily. Try it. You will be shocked at how easy it is to talk under the din." (from)Howto: fold a toga, and throw a toga party. llor.nu is a rolling Monopoly-esque game, worthy of a moment's distraction, if only for its fancy 2.0-ness. EarBudFitKit, for people who like crystal clear audio, and blue gum in their ears. Blob Wars a simple Othello/Reversi-esque strategy game, that's annoyingly hard to beat. How does someone become an Amazon Top 10 reviewer? Barron Laycock writes ungrammatical, poorly spelt drivel about diverse topics, including the upcoming Grizzly Man DVD. In case you hadn't heard already, the BBC Open News Archive is open. (UK only) Tunatic is a freeware app that recognises songs for you. It does the same as Shazam, only for free.
"If you are at a loud party and find yourself shouting louder and louder just to talk to people, begin speaking "under the noise." What is happening is that the voices in the room are competing in the same frequency range - so that people raise their volume and their pitch when they feel they can't be heard. They shout in high voices. All you have to do is not compete. Talk in a quieter, deeper voice, and you will be heard easily. Try it. You will be shocked at how easy it is to talk under the din." (from)
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