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Comment: car controls (Score 1) 380

by KingAlanI (#40190949) Attached to: Worst Design Ever? Plastic Clamshell Packaging

in most cars I've seen, windshield wiper is controlled by a stick to the right of the wheel, turn signal by a stick to the left of the wheel. Different things, although I still occasionally hit the wrong one.
A lot of controls seem to be hybrid - can be turned like a dial (for adjusting), can be pushed like a button (for on/off). Either way, I don't like to fidget with them while driving.

Comment: both sides (Score 1) 744

I can see the positives and negatives of both sides here.

Some things wouldn't happen without guns involved. Even if other weapons are involved, would the result be less severe? However, in a practical sense, it can be hard to make this work for crime prevention.

Maybe the authorities worry about an armed citizenry, but why? What can the average person do against police/military with professional training and equipment anyway?

Comment: Re:Productivity vs. Creativity (Score 1) 403

by KingAlanI (#40164483) Attached to: Do Headphones Help Or Hurt Productivity?

reminds me of when I was a dishwasher
one of my few positive memories of that job was one shift where I listened to the first four Led Zeppelin albums in order.
Music is a great alternative to just listening to the machinery. It's great when plowing through grunt work, but not so great when you have to coordinate with others.
manager sometimes took issue with music playing.
perhaps the cords/equipment would have gotten caught up in something

When doing creative work, what I'm listening to can definitely be an inspiration. For instance, what I write is often related to song lyrics.

Comment: anything goes (Score 1) 403

by KingAlanI (#40164449) Attached to: Do Headphones Help Or Hurt Productivity?

any of the stuff I usually listen to helps me - vocal or instrumental-only, high-energy or mellow, whatever genre
maybe it's because it's something I'm familiar with - I'd stop to concentrate on the song if it's something I hadn't heard before.
that's one great thing about music, it can easily go in the background while doing other things.

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