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- Dial-up modem sound slowed 700% is 100% creepy http://www.noisemademedoit.com/dial-up-modem-slowed/ 37 comments
- The Mechanics and Meaning of That Ol' Dial-Up Modem Sound http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2012/06/the-mechanics-and-meaning-of-that-ol-dial-up-modem-sound/257816/ 50 comments
- Dial-Up modem sound is creepy when slowed down 700% http://www.techi.com/2011/07/dial-up-modem-sound-is-creepy-when-slowed-down-700/#comment-7140 3 comments reddit.com
- Dial down city street sounds with window-mounted noise cancellation device http://weburbanist.com/2013/11/24/dial-it-down-noise-cancelling-device-for-city-street-sounds/ 23 comments technology
- The Seahawks reveal their new throwbacks with a 1990s inspired webpage, complete with dial-up sounds https://throwback.seahawks.com/ 4 comments nfl
- Here’s every beep and squeal in the modem dial-up sound, explained [Popular Mechanics] https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/a29611456/internet-dialup-modem-sounds/ 3 comments technology
- Do you miss the sound of dial-up internet? I made a stupid open source program to help... https://youtu.be/J32vH44ki1I 2 comments opensource
- Dial up modem sound. Slowed down by 700%. Perfect horror movie background score http://www.youtube.com/watch?amp%3Bfeature=player_embedded&v=IF2v32xCD0Y 4 comments reddit.com
- [Pat McAfee] “If you let it be a distraction it could be a distraction but if you’re dialed in I don’t think it’d be too much of an issue” ~ Justin Herbert It sounds like you’re on season two of Quarterback 😂😂 #PMSLive https://twitter.com/patmcafeeshow/status/1686090929613238272?s=46 10 comments nfl
- The Quiet Brain of the Athlete - A study finds that the brains of fit, young athletes dial down extraneous noise and attend to important sounds better than those of other young people, suggesting that playing sports may alter how well people sense and respond to the world around them. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/18/well/move/sports-athletes-brain-hearing-noise-running.html?action=click&module=moreinsection&pgtype=article&region=footer&contentcollection=%20the%20new%20old%20age 90 comments science
- When the Internet Was Made of Sound: Back in the days of dial-up, your computer performed a symphony just to get online. Here's what every bleep, screech, and ding actually did. https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/a29611456/internet-dialup-modem-sounds/ 4 comments technology
- What happens when we try to manipulate our voice to attract a mate?: New research suggests that men cannot intentionally make their voices sound more sexy or attractive, while women have little trouble. And true to stereotype, women lower their pitch and increase their hoarseness to dial up allure http://www.albright.edu/news/releases/march/voicemanipulation.html#.u0jmlvmsy79 23 comments science
- Austrian invents outside-sound volume knob for your windows. Sono "sticks to glass surfaces and allows you to dial down unwanted noise. After it receives a sound’s vibrations, it reprocesses them much like the active noise cancellation technology used in certain headphones." http://gajitz.com/high-tech-window-cling-is-like-a-volume-knob-for-real-life/ 27 comments worldnews
- Bleeoo! -- "Remember the glory of dialing up? Kids today won't know the shrill cry of a 9600 baud, or the magical "doodleeedoo" of a 28.8 modem. Help preserve our digital history. Join us in recording your best impression of a 'modem handshake' sound." http://bleeoo.com/ 15 comments technology