<![CDATA[The street I live on is treeless and lined on both sides with 4-story stone buildings, and buses, ambulances, cars, and trucks use it nose-to-tail.]]>The street I live on is treeless and lined on both sides with 4-story stone buildings, and buses, ambulances, cars, and trucks use it nose-to-tail. Ambient noise can hit 90dB at pavement level: noise-cancelling earbuds are a survival tool.

Not to mention that folks on the spectrum are prone to noise pollution induced meltdowns.

TLDR: this guy is a pompous prescriptive ass who needs to be fucked in one ear with bagpipes and in the other with a road drill.

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/aug/09/the-hill-i-will-die-on-earphones-music-humanity-headphones

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/topic/949d29bb-d2db-47f4-92ab-df4b14e375c0/the-street-i-live-on-is-treeless-and-lined-on-both-sides-with-4-story-stone-buildings-and-buses-ambulances-cars-and-trucks-use-it-nose-to-tail.RSS for NodeThu, 13 Aug 2026 20:36:29 GMTSun, 09 Aug 2026 16:49:39 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to The street I live on is treeless and lined on both sides with 4-story stone buildings, and buses, ambulances, cars, and trucks use it nose-to-tail. on Mon, 10 Aug 2026 07:03:32 GMT]]>@themself
"Hey there, you look super serious. What are you working on?"

Yuck.
@Argonel @cstross

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.coffee/users/xinit/statuses/117069932951676741https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.coffee/users/xinit/statuses/117069932951676741Mon, 10 Aug 2026 07:03:32 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The street I live on is treeless and lined on both sides with 4-story stone buildings, and buses, ambulances, cars, and trucks use it nose-to-tail. on Mon, 10 Aug 2026 06:45:12 GMT]]>@xinit @Argonel @cstross I've experienced that level of entitlement on a train, where the woman sitting opposite motioned for me to remove my headphones so that she could speak with me.

I was polite, but made it clear that I was concentrating on some work and put them back on.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.scot/users/themself/statuses/117069860844608710https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.scot/users/themself/statuses/117069860844608710Mon, 10 Aug 2026 06:45:12 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The street I live on is treeless and lined on both sides with 4-story stone buildings, and buses, ambulances, cars, and trucks use it nose-to-tail. on Mon, 10 Aug 2026 05:32:06 GMT]]>@bubbajet @cstross @grayabbott

"strict noise and emissions limits"
Including the revolting chemical stink which was marketed to you as "perfume".

"But it contains ambergris, and that's natural!" is not the defence you think it is. Rubbing the anal glands of a Himalayan deer and whale vomit on you in a public enclosed space isn't a good stench.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://masto.ai/users/WellsiteGeo/statuses/117069573452958038https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://masto.ai/users/WellsiteGeo/statuses/117069573452958038Mon, 10 Aug 2026 05:32:06 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The street I live on is treeless and lined on both sides with 4-story stone buildings, and buses, ambulances, cars, and trucks use it nose-to-tail. on Mon, 10 Aug 2026 04:14:21 GMT]]>@Argonel
"Hey you with the newspaper that's sitting next to me on the train right now, stop reading this article and talk to me."
@cstross

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.coffee/users/xinit/statuses/117069267709718305https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.coffee/users/xinit/statuses/117069267709718305Mon, 10 Aug 2026 04:14:21 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The street I live on is treeless and lined on both sides with 4-story stone buildings, and buses, ambulances, cars, and trucks use it nose-to-tail. on Mon, 10 Aug 2026 03:00:57 GMT]]>@cstross classic guardian "i can't tell my feelings from rational thought and i'm very important" article.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.me.uk/users/fishidwardrobe/statuses/117068979049533127https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.me.uk/users/fishidwardrobe/statuses/117068979049533127Mon, 10 Aug 2026 03:00:57 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The street I live on is treeless and lined on both sides with 4-story stone buildings, and buses, ambulances, cars, and trucks use it nose-to-tail. on Mon, 10 Aug 2026 02:51:37 GMT]]>@cstross Out-of-tune bagpipes, with the reed replaced by a kazoo.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://pdx.social/users/503bartley/statuses/117068942371972338https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://pdx.social/users/503bartley/statuses/117068942371972338Mon, 10 Aug 2026 02:51:37 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The street I live on is treeless and lined on both sides with 4-story stone buildings, and buses, ambulances, cars, and trucks use it nose-to-tail. on Mon, 10 Aug 2026 02:35:38 GMT]]>@cstross Although on trains etc I would rather prefer people don't put in earphones that are leaky as hell, like the Apple ones.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mendeddrum.org/users/denisbloodnok/statuses/117068879539938987https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mendeddrum.org/users/denisbloodnok/statuses/117068879539938987Mon, 10 Aug 2026 02:35:38 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The street I live on is treeless and lined on both sides with 4-story stone buildings, and buses, ambulances, cars, and trucks use it nose-to-tail. on Mon, 10 Aug 2026 01:26:18 GMT]]>@cstross you can take my headphones out of my cold dead ears.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/LanceJZ/statuses/117068606916425065https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/LanceJZ/statuses/117068606916425065Mon, 10 Aug 2026 01:26:18 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The street I live on is treeless and lined on both sides with 4-story stone buildings, and buses, ambulances, cars, and trucks use it nose-to-tail. on Mon, 10 Aug 2026 00:51:10 GMT]]>@kludgekml @oddhack @cstross

I came here to say this 👆

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://techhub.social/users/SQLAllFather/statuses/117068468759975714https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://techhub.social/users/SQLAllFather/statuses/117068468759975714Mon, 10 Aug 2026 00:51:10 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The street I live on is treeless and lined on both sides with 4-story stone buildings, and buses, ambulances, cars, and trucks use it nose-to-tail. on Sun, 09 Aug 2026 23:00:46 GMT]]>@ParadeGrotesque @cstross Surely it's the squeezing that makes the difference, not the blowing?

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mstdn.social/users/ZDL/statuses/117068034649102936https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mstdn.social/users/ZDL/statuses/117068034649102936Sun, 09 Aug 2026 23:00:46 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The street I live on is treeless and lined on both sides with 4-story stone buildings, and buses, ambulances, cars, and trucks use it nose-to-tail. on Sun, 09 Aug 2026 22:53:59 GMT]]>@cstross Ooh, that's a good one!

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/SimonLandmine/statuses/117068007985149269https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/SimonLandmine/statuses/117068007985149269Sun, 09 Aug 2026 22:53:59 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The street I live on is treeless and lined on both sides with 4-story stone buildings, and buses, ambulances, cars, and trucks use it nose-to-tail. on Sun, 09 Aug 2026 22:09:14 GMT]]>@cstross this kind of person is exactly the reason why I wear headphones in the street

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://eldritch.cafe/users/transeignante/statuses/117067832031952101https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://eldritch.cafe/users/transeignante/statuses/117067832031952101Sun, 09 Aug 2026 22:09:14 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The street I live on is treeless and lined on both sides with 4-story stone buildings, and buses, ambulances, cars, and trucks use it nose-to-tail. on Sun, 09 Aug 2026 21:56:12 GMT]]>@eedly @cstross
Seconded. I recently got a pair of Apple AirPods Pro 3rd gen, and they stay in my ears all day. Very much improved pass-through amplification per my audiogram, over the 2nd gen, 8 hour battery life and fast initial charge, and very good noise cancellation. I spend several hours a week on paralift transit buses with loud engines and louder aircon, but I can still listen to music, which saves at least part of my sanity.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://wandering.shop/users/SpeakerToManagers/statuses/117067780761264948https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://wandering.shop/users/SpeakerToManagers/statuses/117067780761264948Sun, 09 Aug 2026 21:56:12 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The street I live on is treeless and lined on both sides with 4-story stone buildings, and buses, ambulances, cars, and trucks use it nose-to-tail. on Sun, 09 Aug 2026 21:43:15 GMT]]>@cstross yeah fuck this guy

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/116727211756587488/statuses/117067729819364938https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/116727211756587488/statuses/117067729819364938Sun, 09 Aug 2026 21:43:15 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The street I live on is treeless and lined on both sides with 4-story stone buildings, and buses, ambulances, cars, and trucks use it nose-to-tail. on Sun, 09 Aug 2026 21:38:34 GMT]]>@cstross

I just love listening to people explain that other people should stop doing things because . . .

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.online/users/JHB17/statuses/117067711431561440https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.online/users/JHB17/statuses/117067711431561440Sun, 09 Aug 2026 21:38:34 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The street I live on is treeless and lined on both sides with 4-story stone buildings, and buses, ambulances, cars, and trucks use it nose-to-tail. on Sun, 09 Aug 2026 21:12:00 GMT]]>@KatS @cstross if someone lets me know where the hill is, i'd be more than happy to help him

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://meow.social/users/mewsleah/statuses/117067606939226740https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://meow.social/users/mewsleah/statuses/117067606939226740Sun, 09 Aug 2026 21:12:00 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The street I live on is treeless and lined on both sides with 4-story stone buildings, and buses, ambulances, cars, and trucks use it nose-to-tail. on Sun, 09 Aug 2026 21:10:57 GMT]]>re LB:

I try, in the main, to be a live-and-let-live kind of person. Patient. Considerate. But this patience is being tested to breaking point by the proliferation, the epidemic, of people doing something that has no effect on me whatsoever.

... yeaaaah. fuck off you arsehat

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://meow.social/users/mewsleah/statuses/117067602827698246https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://meow.social/users/mewsleah/statuses/117067602827698246Sun, 09 Aug 2026 21:10:57 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The street I live on is treeless and lined on both sides with 4-story stone buildings, and buses, ambulances, cars, and trucks use it nose-to-tail. on Sun, 09 Aug 2026 21:08:45 GMT]]>@UltrasonicMadness @cstross in the most grudging terms possible.

frankly, he manages to come across in the article as the kind of person who would demand proof that someone was autistic before leaving them alone.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://meow.social/users/mewsleah/statuses/117067594188788118https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://meow.social/users/mewsleah/statuses/117067594188788118Sun, 09 Aug 2026 21:08:45 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The street I live on is treeless and lined on both sides with 4-story stone buildings, and buses, ambulances, cars, and trucks use it nose-to-tail. on Sun, 09 Aug 2026 21:08:06 GMT]]>@cstross To be fair, some of this "The hill I will die on" series is really bizarre - this is not the weirdest by far. I know Mr Brightside is a staple of nights out and so on, but making it mandatory for weddings is patently ridiculous.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.me.uk/users/UltrasonicMadness/statuses/117067591636126499https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.me.uk/users/UltrasonicMadness/statuses/117067591636126499Sun, 09 Aug 2026 21:08:06 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The street I live on is treeless and lined on both sides with 4-story stone buildings, and buses, ambulances, cars, and trucks use it nose-to-tail. on Sun, 09 Aug 2026 20:57:18 GMT]]>@cstross

With extra squeeze and torque for blaming the Covid lockdowns.]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.perceptiveconstructs.com/objects/d7e0f1aa-0002-49e0-bf82-2069872044d2https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.perceptiveconstructs.com/objects/d7e0f1aa-0002-49e0-bf82-2069872044d2Sun, 09 Aug 2026 20:57:18 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The street I live on is treeless and lined on both sides with 4-story stone buildings, and buses, ambulances, cars, and trucks use it nose-to-tail. on Sun, 09 Aug 2026 20:55:11 GMT]]>@cstross @bubbajet @grayabbott

I'm old enough to have actually worked in such places. It was awesome. We could get work done, on working hours, on the premises. It was fabulous.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://fosstodon.org/users/rollbear/statuses/117067540844261300https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://fosstodon.org/users/rollbear/statuses/117067540844261300Sun, 09 Aug 2026 20:55:11 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The street I live on is treeless and lined on both sides with 4-story stone buildings, and buses, ambulances, cars, and trucks use it nose-to-tail. on Sun, 09 Aug 2026 20:54:13 GMT]]>@jargoggles @cstross

and unwanted, on the train, at the coffee shop, etc.

"i *deserve* your attention so listen to me!"

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/paul_ipv6/statuses/117067537037807197https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/paul_ipv6/statuses/117067537037807197Sun, 09 Aug 2026 20:54:13 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The street I live on is treeless and lined on both sides with 4-story stone buildings, and buses, ambulances, cars, and trucks use it nose-to-tail. on Sun, 09 Aug 2026 20:46:02 GMT]]>@rollbear @bubbajet @grayabbott Separate offices with sound insulation for employees (even 2-3 people per office) are (a) costly (they use far more floor space than open plan accommodation) and (b) block the boss's line of sight, hurting their poor widdle ego (because they can't watch thir peons toiling in the fields and experience a warm glow of superiority)

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://wandering.shop/users/cstross/statuses/117067504814657090https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://wandering.shop/users/cstross/statuses/117067504814657090Sun, 09 Aug 2026 20:46:02 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The street I live on is treeless and lined on both sides with 4-story stone buildings, and buses, ambulances, cars, and trucks use it nose-to-tail. on Sun, 09 Aug 2026 20:45:28 GMT]]>@cstross

"From the author of 'Shit on a Stick, and Other Best Management Practices' and 'The Cowards Guide Mansplaining'. His latest book is 'Fairly Obvious: Why Everyone Should Cater to Me!'"

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.gregnilsen.com/users/GregNilsen/statuses/117067502626671252https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.gregnilsen.com/users/GregNilsen/statuses/117067502626671252Sun, 09 Aug 2026 20:45:28 GMT