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Re: At the moment Ian Darling2-Aug-04 6:54 Ian Darling 2-Aug-04 6:54  Jörgen Sigvardsson wrote: Oh.. Symbol tunes. If I listen closely, I can sometimes hear the blipps and chirps of Symbols and Metrologics. Sometimes I wonder if the office has been invaded by R2's.. (I'm in the POS business) Symbols MC9000 units have a beeper with volume levels that are best described on the following scale: Off Disaster Area concert <-- This is the Default And muggins here has been scanning on them all afternoon I decided off was the best idea Ian Darling The world is a thing of utter inordinate complexity ... that such complexity can arise ... out of such simplicity ... is the most fabulous extraordinary idea ... once you get some kind of inkling of how that might have happened - it's just wonderful ... the opportunity to spend 70 or 80 years of your life in such a universe is time well spent as far as I am concerned - Douglas Adams Re: At the moment Jörgen Sigvardsson2-Aug-04 7:30 Jörgen Sigvardsson 2-Aug-04 7:30  So, how often do you and your colleagues pretend the scanner is a phaser, and reenact some glorious Star Trek moment? -- Denn du bist, was du isst! Und ihr wisst, was es ist! Es ist mein Teil...? Re: At the moment Ian Darling2-Aug-04 7:49 Ian Darling 2-Aug-04 7:49  Jörgen Sigvardsson wrote: So, how often do you and your colleagues pretend the scanner is a phaser, and reenact some glorious Star Trek moment? We're not that nerdy But the MC9000 scanner is cool and would makea great one - it even projects a square targeting box with a crosshair Ian Darling The world is a thing of utter inordinate complexity ... that such complexity can arise ... out of such simplicity ... is the most fabulous extraordinary idea ... once you get some kind of inkling of how that might have happened - it's just wonderful ... the opportunity to spend 70 or 80 years of your life in such a universe is time well spent as far as I am concerned - Douglas Adams Re: At the moment Jörgen Sigvardsson2-Aug-04 7:53 Jörgen Sigvardsson 2-Aug-04 7:53  Wow! The MC9000[^] is really cool! Not only is it a phaser, it's also a tricorder! Wohoo! ABSOLUTELY NO INTELLIGENT LIFE FORM DETECTED IN THIS OFFICE -- Denn du bist, was du isst! Und ihr wisst, was es ist! Es ist mein Teil...? Re: At the moment Roger Wright2-Aug-04 15:32 Roger Wright 2-Aug-04 15:32  I switched all the Percon scanners at Ace (my last steady job) to Symbol LS9100s a few years back. Awesome scanners! And of course, I got my fill of R2D2 references. Unfortunately, the somewhat challenged employees still picked them up and used them like handhelds, including dropping them on the concrete, throwing them under a counter, slamming the cables in the cash drawer... "My kid was Inmate of the Month at Adobe Mountain Juvenile Corrections Center" - Bumper Sticker in Bullhead City LOUD Neil de Weerdt2-Aug-04 0:13 Neil de Weerdt 2-Aug-04 0:13  Korn, Off Spring, Linkin Park, Limp Bizkit, Green Day, ...... VERY VERY LOUD New age Bamaco21-Aug-04 23:45 Bamaco2 1-Aug-04 23:45  Jarre, Vangelis, Oldfield, Kitaro, Tomita. Some sound track from favorite old movies, like Indiana Jones, Star Wars, Star Trek... Usually co-workers complain, so I end up lowering the volume so low I can hardly ear it anymore, then I turn it off for a few months and I rely on the joyous white noise of the office. Re: New age Colin Angus Mackay2-Aug-04 0:54 Colin Angus Mackay 2-Aug-04 0:54  I heard there is this new invention - revolutionary really - called headphones. "If a man empties his purse into his head, no man can take it away from him, for an investment in knowledge pays the best interest." -- Joseph E. O'Donnell Can't manage to P/Invoke that Win32 API in .NET? Why not do interop the wiki way! Re: New age Gavin Greig2-Aug-04 2:22 Gavin Greig 2-Aug-04 2:22  I use wireless headphones and still get complaints - the developer next to me has just got his own set, but has difficulty tuning out my choice of music as either his transmitter or headphones are a bit inadequate. My choice is varied - Abba, Kate Bush, Motörhead, Air, Betty Boo, Suzanne Vega and the Rezillos are on the current list - but I find instrumental stuff most effective. Mike Oldfield and Jean-Michel Jarre are old favourites though I'm taking a break from them at the moment. Gavin Greig "Haw, you're no deid," girned Charon. "Get aff ma boat or ah'll report ye." Matthew Fitt - The Hoose O Haivers: The Twelve Trauchles O Heracles. Re: New age Bamaco23-Aug-04 8:46 Bamaco2 3-Aug-04 8:46  Well, I have a few such beasts at home, but the wires are too short! I never remember to buy headphones when I have the opportunity to do so... .Doof Mark Focas1-Aug-04 21:08 Mark Focas 1-Aug-04 21:08  I usually listen to Doof (Techno) as it keeps me focused, and has no lyrics to distract my attention. If there are lyrics, my productivity plummets Being in a minority of one, doesn't make you insane George Orwell However, in my case it does Re: .Doof Jörgen Sigvardsson2-Aug-04 2:27 Jörgen Sigvardsson 2-Aug-04 2:27  I think you're right. I've noticed too that lyrics may sometimes be very distracting. I even sing along sometimes (which in turn distracts my co-workers) -- Denn du bist, was du isst! Und ihr wisst, was es ist! Es ist mein Teil...? Re: .Doof leppie2-Aug-04 5:02 leppie 2-Aug-04 5:02  Once you get going, nothing beats some goa or psy trance top secret xacc-ide 0.0.1 Re: .Doof Paul Watson3-Aug-04 2:33 Paul Watson 3-Aug-04 2:33  mountain cabbage helps I bet :P regards, Paul Watson Bluegrass South Africa Ian Darling wrote: "and our loonies usually end up doing things like Monty Python." Crikey! ain't life grand? loud music or Dead silence Raghunandan_Madanala1-Aug-04 19:29 Raghunandan_Madanala 1-Aug-04 19:29  both of them will keep you occupied Raghu

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