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Psychologists investigated the impact of background music on performance by presenting people with verbal insight problems that are believed to tap creativity. They found that background music 'significantly impaired' people's ability to complete tasks testing verbal creativity -- but there was no effect for background library noise. You'll get my headphones from my cold dead hands (and ears)!
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Did they also fail to mention that people clanking their cereal bowls and munching away on crisps(chips for those in the US), or the one person in the office who is incapable of communicating in any other manner than shouting when the person they are speaking to shouting at is right next to them are more disruptive to creative thinking than listening to music?
“That which can be asserted without evidence, can be dismissed without evidence.”
― Christopher Hitchens
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Exactly, Guy.
The point of wearing headphones at work is not rooted in any notion along the lines of "listening to X enhances my thought processes", it's quite simply a case of a relatively even volume level being far less distracting than an inconstant one and a single sound source being less distracting than multiple ones.
A while ago, whilst having the headphone debate I started taking noise readings at my desk and saw sound levels varying from 45db to 78db (a huge variation on a logarithmic scale), that's not a good environment to do anything in, let alone write code.
Like most coders, I'm slightly autistic and cannot help but process all available inputs, and one coherent sonic input requires far less processing power than an unspecified number of dissonant ones.
Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect. - Mark Twain
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PeejayAdams wrote: The point of wearing headphones at work is not rooted in any notion along the lines of "listening to X enhances my thought processes", it's quite simply a case of a relatively even volume level being far less distracting than an inconstant one and a single sound source being less distracting than multiple ones.
Which is why I tend to listen to Bach or more recently Palestrina which while cutting out the 'noise' provides me with something that does not distract me.
“That which can be asserted without evidence, can be dismissed without evidence.”
― Christopher Hitchens
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I'd have to agree, from personal observation. If I'm trying to solve a problem, I like silence.
However, given that C# programming is 90% mundane and boring and 10% (at best) real problem solving, listening to music gives the brain something interesting to pay attention to.
Conversely, given that Javascript programming is 90% pulling hair out, gnashing of teeth and screaming and 10% copy & paste  the solution from SO and 0% real problem solving, music is still necessary to reduce the urge to throw a cup of Java at the monitor.
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As usual, psych-types can only associate with verbal skills - and they probably don't have the imagination, themselves, to realize that a lot of creativity occurs in many other forms besides word-games.
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I think we're essentially dealing with people who have never known the hell of an open-plan office!
Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect. - Mark Twain
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Quite likely - but then again, who at the level that creates the open-plan office has to actually sit in it? They always plan these horrors behind what their victims would lack: closed doors!
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Quote: there was no effect for background library noise
It looks like they performed the study in a library. Maybe open-plan offices just need someone to go around and shushing everyone who is too loud
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It's called "distraction". Not just limited to verbal creativity.
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We asked Gates to choose this year’s list of inventions that will change the world for the better. After all, has he ever been wrong in the past?
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How can you reinvent something that hasn't happened yet?
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Learning to code with python is like learning to swim with those little arm floaties. It gives you undeserved confidence and will eventually drown you. - DangerBunny
Artificial intelligence is the only remedy for natural stupidity. - CDP1802
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At least he didn't go a step too far and predict Microsoft would start testing their software.
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Bill has never been wrong.
After all, who would need more than 640K of memory? 
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The new spec promises up to 20Gbps speeds, but the names are more complicated than ever "Mind if we call you 'Bruce' to keep it clear?"
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People will always find ways to keep Randall's work[^] relevant. 
"These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined."
- Homer
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One of the most nerve-racking parts of the interview process is the whiteboard test. Although developers and tech pros fear the interviewer who asks them to solve a problem on a whiteboard, things are clearly changing. Recruiters and companies are placing greater emphasis on other tests of candidates’ problem-solving abilities. Much better than when we were judged on our looks
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This is a brief introduction to our new Data-Oriented Tech Stack (DOTS), sharing some insights in how and why we got to where we are today, and where we’re going next. We’re planning on posting more about DOTS on this blog in the near future. 'Let's make {language x} faster than C++', Part {Every language since C++}
"We will slowly but surely port every piece of performance critical code that we have in C++ to HPC#. It’s easier to get the performance we want, harder to write bugs, and easier to work with."
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I'm having deja vu. Seems like I've read this here before....
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You must accept 1 of 2 basic premises: Either we are alone in the universe or we are not alone. Either way, the implications are staggering!-Wernher von Braun
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Yeah, sorry about that. Looks like Lucas copied his entire post from January[^] onto the main Unity blog. I guess/hope he's planning on expanding on the concept there? 
TTFN - Kent
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A survey by KPMG of leaders at technology companies shows that more than 40% plan to roll out blockchain during the next three years. They're all going to change the corporate goal to 'money-laundering'?
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Block Chain for Block Heads!
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Genius. Company data will be so much more secure when its stored on hundreds of other random computer ledgers vs behind those stone-age firewalls. All those crypto wallet places have proven to be impenetrable. Its clear these C-Level execs have a full grasp of the blockchain concept. Next up, we should start sending all our customers information to a facebook cloud.
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Half of C-level execs say that one day they will understand this "technology" thing
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Coinomi wallet bug sends users' secret passphrases to Google's Spellcheck API via HTTP, in plaintext. It's just a public service. They wanted to make sure you spelled '123456' correctly
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