It's not exactly encouraged here...
but I have a horrible tender to complete and need to drown out general background noises.
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barryheadwound Mul-ti-pass? Multipass!,
Mon 21 Jul 2008, 15:44,
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I have an MP3 player with headphones because
"It helps me focus in the office".
It coincidentally lets me ignore people too lazy to come and talk to me instead of shouting from across the office.
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Mockingbird Practitioner of SCIENCE,
Mon 21 Jul 2008, 15:46,
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