When I think about the situation, I think I'm doing the right thing. Then why do I feel so bad about it? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Sep 11, 2009 - 44 answers

Why is there a teeny tiny bit of silence at the start of exported mp3 tracks? How can I get rid of it? [more inside]
posted by minifigs on Mar 22, 2009 - 6 answers

Several mp3s in my large collection are silent, or almost entirely so. Please help me find ways of detecting them automatically. [more inside]
posted by scruss on Nov 29, 2008 - 5 answers

There is a war going on in the library. This conflict is between students who seek solitary silent study and those who seek to study or work on projects in groups. An individual student's allegiance to a faction can change from day to day based on their current course load. Because the Grouparians have the advantage of numbers, they tend to win out over the Solitarites. Surely the latter group needs a fortress all their own? [more inside]
posted by robocop is bleeding on May 1, 2008 - 42 answers

Does anyone have any recommendations for a quiet PC? [more inside]
posted by ascullion on Nov 19, 2007 - 17 answers

Are there any devices that I can plug my headphones into to give my complete silence so I can concentrate at work? [more inside]
posted by niwnfyc on Aug 24, 2007 - 13 answers

What is the most effective way of reducing the sound of other people: voices, music, traffic, all the stuff that encroaches on silence. Is there a really efficient earplug or headphone that will work or some external machine that will counter noise effectively?
posted by jennydiski on Jul 29, 2007 - 16 answers

Where does the idea come from that an alarm company can actually tell whether the system actually is armed? [more inside]
posted by Quarter Pincher on Jul 10, 2007 - 12 answers

iTunes 7.X on my Windows box has seizures during the last several seconds of a song. My search fu has failed me. [more inside]
posted by chairface on Nov 15, 2006 - 16 answers

Shhh! A mixcd about silence... [more inside]
posted by grateful on Aug 16, 2006 - 62 answers

How do you deal with the frustration of waiting for a reply and never getting one? Is there a helpful mantra or attitude adjustment or something? [more inside]
posted by Eater on Jun 1, 2006 - 13 answers

Looking for music with interesting or creative uses of silence. Please no John Cage.
posted by Joseph Gurl on Dec 5, 2005 - 50 answers

Is there a field recording of the two minutes of silence yesterday honoring the London bombing victims? [more inside]
posted by grefo on Jul 15, 2005 - 9 answers

Inspired by this question
Attention all men: I need your expert advice. How do I get my longtime SO to have a conversation about "our relationship" without frightening him and driving him into a clamlike silence? [more inside]
posted by anastasiav on Oct 4, 2004 - 64 answers