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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: 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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    This guy's the limit!
  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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    This guy's the limit!
  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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    -- @rjamestaylor on Ello
  7. 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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    --When you buy proprietary software, you don't get better software. What you get is the right to complain about it.