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ChatterBlocker — Block Distracting Speech at Work

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the can-you-hear-what-my-mouth-is-saying dept.

An anonymous reader writes "ChatterBlocker is a PC program that uses digital audio technology to neutralize the sound of speech and other distractions so you can stay focused at work or elsewhere." Personally I just crank the tunes. Anyone know if this actually works or if it's a scam? Or is it just a white noise generator?

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  1. Free Speech? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    I dunno. Sounds like it would have a chilling effect on free speech to me.

    1. Re:Free Speech? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

      Hear that "whooshing" sound? That's the joke/subtle jab going right over your head.

    2. Re:Free Speech? by stunt_penguin · · Score: 3, Funny

      Oh, phew! I thought it was the sound of my latest deadline whizzing by!

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    3. Re:Free Speech? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

      "Corporate accounts payable, Nina speaking. Just a moment..."
      "Corporate accounts payable, Nina speaking. Just a moment..."
      "Corporate accounts payable, Nina speaking. Just a moment..."

  2. obvious by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Nothing to hear here, move along.

  3. Earplugs by owlman17 · · Score: 4, Funny

    This http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earplugs ought to work just as well, if not better.

    Cheaper too I'd suppose.

  4. useless by gEvil+(beta) · · Score: 4, Funny

    I downloaded the demo, turned on all the options, set the reverb to high, and now I can't concentrate on anything at all. This thing is totally useless.

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  5. perfect by gEvil+(beta) · · Score: 4, Funny

    After playing with it for a few minutes, I think I've found the perfect setting to keep people away from my desk--turn everything off except for Cypress Goats.

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  6. Can you hear what my mouth is saying? by rjamestaylor · · Score: 5, Funny

    I just keep a bowl of crunchy cereal at my desk AT ALL TIMES.

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  7. Re:Noise cacellation? by cnettel · · Score: 3, Funny

    Hey, that's simple enough. If the boss is screaming from the other end of the corridor, you just put the microphone there. If the corridor is long enough, that gives you a plenty of time for the OS to get the sound at the signal propagation speed, while it reaches your ears from air. Then, you'll just need to tune the system to model the time-frequency response distortions through mic, corridor sound reflections and the pecularities of your amplifiers and speakers.

  8. Hardware version by ConversantShogun · · Score: 5, Funny

    My computer came with a hardware version. It sits near the back and blows air out a vent to create speech-canceling noise.

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  9. Re:From the site: by ectal · · Score: 3, Funny

    Do you have any idea what kind of energy is released when chatter voices come into contact with anti-chatter voices?

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