I also sound cranky a lot lately when complaining about loud or unwelcome sounds in public spaces. So this project (and your comment) resonates with me.
Also yes, hiking with a bluetooth speaker is particularly galling. you're in nature! For that reason I've been considering buying (or building) a portable bluetooth jammer. I wouldn't do all the time, no reason to punish someone using wireless earphones respectfully. It'd need to have a trigger for JIT intervention.
Part of the reason this got a good response is due to Ned himself. nedbat@ has a great reputation in several communities. Also he showed his homework. And then posted with a good, tight repro case.
Fun to see the problem and the solution. Thanks Ned and thanks HN.
The author of this article wrote one of my all time favorite books, _The Making of the Atomic Bomb_. Hr tells the story of the Manhattan Project incredibly well.
The sequel, _Dark Sun_, about the making of the hydrogen bomb, is OK but has a lot more Cold War espionage than science.
One of my favourite books, too. Tangentially, I highly recommend "American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer" by Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin. It delves a lot more deeply into the life Oppenheimer than Rhodes was able to, for obvious reasons. Beautifully written, and doesn't have a boring moment.
I second the recommendation for The Making of the Atomic Bomb. That books more or less defined the category of "narrative history" for me. So much better than any other history I had ever read at the time.
Similar story but of a failed physics project is "Project Prometheus" by George Dyson, Richard Dyson's son. It's about the project to use atomic explosions for extremely efficient propulsion. With proper implementation, such atomic bomb thrusters would have allowed for 100,000 ton payloads and a truly space faring society.
I think the Rhodes book deserves far more attention. A good companion is to read Robert Buderi's book on radar, which covers other sides of the science-goes-to-war story, and overlaps in places.
I've only read Dark Sun, and agree it's a great book. For some more light hearted looks at the Manhattan Project, a couple of Feynman's books are great. Don't recall the titles offhand, though.
I cross-post tweets to FB with this app: https://apps.facebook.com/twitter/. I wish it had a way not cross-post everything, i.e. with a #nofb tag, but my volume isn't high enough that that's a concern.
There used to be a nice FB app called Selective Tweets that let you append #fb to tweets you wanted to show up on Facebook, but it doesn't seem to work anymore and seems un-maintained.
I got bit by your site recently too. The way that flow is designed feels like it was designed to be deceptive. I was embarassed when I found out that you'd spammed a bunch of my contacts.
It's too bad because your business seems really valuable and would have been something I would have considered using if it wasn't for this terrible experience.
I hope you take my feedback as constructive and you use it as fodder to justify for changing this UX. Good luck.
Also yes, hiking with a bluetooth speaker is particularly galling. you're in nature! For that reason I've been considering buying (or building) a portable bluetooth jammer. I wouldn't do all the time, no reason to punish someone using wireless earphones respectfully. It'd need to have a trigger for JIT intervention.