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It doesn't get quieter than these[^]
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Not quite true. Inserting a pair of these[^] into your ears will result in a larger reduction in perceived noise levels. 
Did you ever see history portrayed as an old man with a wise brow and pulseless heart, waging all things in the balance of reason?
Is not rather the genius of history like an eternal, imploring maiden, full of fire, with a burning heart and flaming soul, humanly warm and humanly beautiful?
--Zachris Topelius
Training a telescope on one’s own belly button will only reveal lint. You like that? You go right on staring at it. I prefer looking at galaxies.
-- Sarah Hoyt
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Thanks, and they look pretty hip as well!
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Definitely hipster material. 
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Nice! But how much do they cost?
- I would love to change the world, but they won’t give me the source code.
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obligatory commit strip[^]
On the headphone side of things.
For better noise cancellation, you need a closed back headphone; or an in-ear earphone.
I really like the Sennheiser Momentum series; I currently have the Sennheiser Momentum in-ear; which is good enough for me in an (small) open-plan office.
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If the noise in your office is really annoying, tell HR about it; so that there is a paper trail regarding work disturbances regarding noise; and maybe tell will add noise reduction doohickeys (acoustic panels on walls and ceiling...)
I'd rather be phishing!
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Life is too shor
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The last question is exactly what I always ask. As far as I can see, it's ONLY management that can see the point of that... 
Anything that is unrelated to elephants is irrelephant
Anonymous
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The problem with quotes on the internet is that you can never tell if they're genuine
Winston Churchill, 1944
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I'd just like a chance to prove that money can't make me happy.
Me, all the time
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I just noticed a nifty feature of the page. You can actually click-drag the strip sideways to get the next/previous strip. 
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Did you see the April 1st strip. Dang, it's almost like the real thing... 
Anything that is unrelated to elephants is irrelephant
Anonymous
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The problem with quotes on the internet is that you can never tell if they're genuine
Winston Churchill, 1944
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I'd just like a chance to prove that money can't make me happy.
Me, all the time
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If you ask your stewardess, she'll give you one for free. It only costs you an airline ticket.
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Bassam Abdul-Baki wrote: If you ask your stewardess, she'll give you one for free. It only costs you an airline ticket.
Not on Delta. They charge $2!
Marc
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Delta means difference, which you pay for. 
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On a more serious note.
Since Bose wasn't good enough you'll have to step up to Audio-Technica[^] or AKG[^]
Serious note take two:
This is one of the part reasons that I'm swapping jobs now. If the company doesn't care for their employees, the employees does not need to care for the company!
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Build your own cubicle[^] 
I'm pretty senstitive to "noise" myself, but for me good loud metal music is already helpful. (there is a difference, between "noise" and "sound")
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I use either these[^] or these[^]. Both cancel out noise very well and people around me don't hear a thing. At least no one has complained yet and at work I have listened from Pop to Black Metal with the in ear ones. At home I played Doom 3 on Razer, which are quite loud but my better half never said she heard any screaming from the inside of the headphones. When I yelled, she noticed immediately. 
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I use THESE[^] - not for gaming, but for music. Simply because they are really comfortable and keep almost all other noise out...
Anything that is unrelated to elephants is irrelephant
Anonymous
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The problem with quotes on the internet is that you can never tell if they're genuine
Winston Churchill, 1944
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I'd just like a chance to prove that money can't make me happy.
Me, all the time
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After considerable thought - almost a full seven seconds, I realized the solution for your problem can be gotten by an investment in time that will achieve a long-term solution.
Buy any sort of earphone or headphone. Plug it into your audio supply source. Crank that puppy up as loud as possible, maybe even louder.
Shortly, the background noise, along with your hearing, will begin to diminish. After a while you won't even need the headphones any more and the office will be quiet. This is an economical plan, as well, since you do not have to keep replacing the audio systems of choice as things break/wear out/technology changes make them unusable.
Q.E.D.
| "The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein | | "As far as we know, our computer has never had an undetected error." - Weisert | | "If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you are seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010 |
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I have the PSB M4U 1 [^] and they are really comfortable. They also have a noise-cancelling version, the M4U 2[^]
Vince
Remember the dead, fight for the living
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I know you said the Bose noise canceling ones don't work for you. I use the Bose OE2 and about half the time don't play any music. Its just something to block the noise.
When things get louder (on my motorcycle), I use these Amazon.com: Ear Plugs - 50 Pairs[^] to keep my sanity on long rides.
Using actual ear plugs will have a two fold benefit.
1. The sound will go down significantly.
2. You're boss will notice and ask. Then you can specifically state that the work environment sucks.
The book Peopleware [^] has data proving that these environments are not good for productivity. If enough of your co-workers start wearing them, maybe things will change!
Good luck, switch jobs!
Hogan
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If the QC15s don't work for you (mine are at my home office at the moment - grumble grumble), then you must be extremely sensitive. Might be time to update resume 
When I am working at home, I'll put on the QC15s. Pisses the wife off to no end - can't hear her calling me, talking to me (I'm just off the kitchen). She has to tap me on the shoulder. Now when the children were smaller, I could not hear them, but I knew something was up when the house started shaking. 
Charlie Gilley
<italic>Stuck in a dysfunctional matrix from which I must escape...
"Where liberty dwells, there is my country." B. Franklin, 1783
“They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” BF, 1759
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I use a pair of these[^] while drumming. They keep the sound out pretty well. If your work environment is louder than a drum set at close proximity, you should probably just resort to your first solution. 
The United States invariably does the right thing, after having exhausted every other alternative. -Winston Churchill
America is the only country that went from barbarism to decadence without civilization in between. -Oscar Wilde
Wow, even the French showed a little more spine than that before they got their sh*t pushed in.[^] -Colin Mullikin
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