May 19, 2003

South America was fun, but I’m happy to be back in the United States

A couple of articles on the problems of making you product too quiet:

• Multiple Mistakes Drown Interface: A summary of what happens when you make a quiet appliance without an appropriate user interface.
• Loud hogs for easy riders: Harley-Davidson’s new motorcycles are built to meet noise and pollution standards. But bikers say they miss “the sound of rebellion.”

Edgerton Residents Discuss Damage, 106 dB Noise: construction activity adjacent to an MIT dormitory is disturbing the students.

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