08-12-2009, 03:49 AM | #41 (permalink) |
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Poor young dink killed by falling tree she didn't hear since she had headphones on
Falling branch kills newcomer to city out jogging | Philadelphia Inquirer | 08/06/2009 "...Police say she was listening to an iPod while jogging and may not have heard the 30-foot-long branch crack and fall from a tulip tree, also known as a tulip poplar..." As for myself, I don't own anything portable that I could listen to out of the house...well, technically I do own four ipods and various other portable gadgets but my kids are always using them. So add two more up-and-coming dinks to our count since they contantly have their buds on...today we'll try transferring my big one's musc downloads to his Blackberry since his ipod seems to be on the fritz and the Apple store can't diagnose it until tomorrow (pretty sure it's totally busted...again) |
08-12-2009, 06:01 AM | #43 (permalink) |
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Wow, what a bunch of judgemental pricks regarding the bluetooth headsets. So it's ok to tell everyone around you to "fuck off, I am wearing headphones", but someone who might actually have an interaction with someone, even over the phone deserves to be kicked in the crotch. Hey, here's a judgement that is actually worth something. If you are running in crowded areas like across city streets, or if you bicycle or ride a "snort" scooter and you wear headphones, you are an idiot. You cannot hear shit, and that makes you more vulnerable. In the end, it does not matter if you are right, you are still injured or dead if someone runs you over. And in most places, it is illegal to wear headphones while driving a car. BTW, ipod headphones suck. they have no clarity or bass, and they are uncomfortable. I use silicone earbuds, because they don't fall out and they can allow you to listen at lower volumes in the gym, because it cuts out whatever horrible screechy club or "hiphop" artist is being played. "brella, brella, brella". Hit her again Chris, she is skipping.
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Far North Side jogger shot in robbery attempt - Chicago Breaking News
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08-12-2009, 06:56 AM | #45 (permalink) |
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Dink has so many meanings these days. When I was a kid, back in the mesozoic era, dink was common vernacular for dork, nerd, geek, tool, what have you. Now, of course, it also means Double Income No Kids. And, I've embarassingly come to find, is also a derogatory term for people of asian decent. Who the hell knew? What? Gook, chink and slant weren't enough? These asswipes had to co-opt "dink"?
As far as headphones in public go...who cares? I'm just glad that it helps to save me from having to listen to the wearer's horrid taste in music. Personally...I think that they should be made mandatory for any owner of a $400 hooptie with a $4000 sound system. Those bluetooth thingys, on the other hand, annoy the holy hell out of me. Especially when someone is standing in line behind me and appears to be striking up a conversation with me. It triple annoys me when the device is covered by thier hair. Of course I'm the one that comes off looking like a "dink" when I start to respond to this persons conversation.
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08-12-2009, 09:31 AM | #46 (permalink) |
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While I agree that headphones are not to be worn when it is important to be aware of traffic or other aspects of your surroundings, I doubt the headphones had much to do with the guy getting shot. The gun he pushed out of the way should have been a visual clue that he needed to pay fucking attention. Of course I didn't read the whole article yet, but still...
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08-12-2009, 09:33 AM | #47 (permalink) | |
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08-12-2009, 09:36 AM | #48 (permalink) | |
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Headphones cut you off from the sound around you. I wear mine while walking, but I look around more than I would without them(also if I crash into someone while walking, it's not like they're gonna die). They're big can-type headphones, and they allow me not to hear someone ask me for a dollar for his/her basketball team, or talk about their stupid religion. I hate earbuds. It sounds like the sound is inside your head.
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08-12-2009, 12:50 PM | #49 (permalink) | |
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I also don't get why it is such a big deal for someone on a bike or scooter it doesn't mean they have to be maxed. Cars are so soundproofed these days that even if your radio is only at a relatively low volume you can hardly hear anything outside the vehicle. Last edited by kutulu; 08-12-2009 at 12:53 PM.. |
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08-12-2009, 01:10 PM | #50 (permalink) |
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Because, unless you're singing along with the headphones (which I've already expressed my annoyance with), you're QUIET. With a bluetooth, you're talking to someone. It's not much different than a regular ol' cell phone, true. (except, I can't tell you the number of times I've looked like a dumbass because I thought someone talking on a Bluetooth was talking to ME.) But in certain situations, people need to get off their cell phones, too.
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08-12-2009, 01:34 PM | #51 (permalink) |
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You are, of course, free to feel this way. You're in a shrinking minority though. More and more people are recognizing this as rude behavior.
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08-12-2009, 01:44 PM | #52 (permalink) |
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08-12-2009, 04:15 PM | #54 (permalink) | |
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Pet hate though: people playing music on their mobile phone speakers on public transport. That along with the cost and complete lack of reliability of public transport are why I gave up going green and drive instead. |
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08-13-2009, 12:03 PM | #57 (permalink) |
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My ears are incompatible with headphones, so I'm kinda envious of anyone who can run around with things stuck into their brain. As for the bluetooth thingums - I second what kutulu thinks, and these things still annoy the crap out of me. It's just like talking to a person right next to you. Still - red hot rage.
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08-13-2009, 04:52 PM | #58 (permalink) | |
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People raging about bluetooth headsets (which, by the way, is a bluetooth headset, not a bluetooth,) sound like the people who were complaining ten years ago that anyone with a cell phone was just trying to look rich and important. You're all just whiny. |
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