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I've got the absolute CRAZIEST thing going on with my #Linux workstation right now. (#LinuxMint 22.1 Xia)

I am
#hearing #WATER like waves crashing ashore every 10-15 minutes. It's a #short clip, 3? Maybe 4 seconds long?

For the life of me I can't figure out what in the hell is generating this noise! I don't have THAT many apps running or windows open.

Nemo (file manager)
Terminal
Evolution (email)
Xed (text editor)
Signal Desktop
Firefox (all tabs are muted)
Zen Browser (1 tab, on
https://old.reddit.com)
Obsidian
LM Studio
Minder (mind maps)
Couple of Chromium PWA apps (my fedi accounts)
Screenshot applet
Alarm Clock applet
KDE Connect applet
NoMachine (remote desktop)
Joplin applet
Alarm Clock applet
KeePassXC applet
Nextcloud Desktop Sync applet
Notes applet (sticky notes)
Printers applet (network printer)
Removable Drives applet
Bluetooth applet
Networking applet
Sound Control applet
Clock & Date applet

I seriously wonder if I've got malware (unlikely though - I only install software from reputable sources). Not to mention I've never heard of malware that plays an audio file every 10-15 minutes of fucking
water.

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Tinnitus may be a phantom percept — when our brain activity makes us see, hear or smell things that aren't there. But that doesn’t make the annoying (or worse) condition any easier for those who suffer from it. @ScienceAlert shares recent research that may help us better understand tinnitus.

flip.it/XGYHUb

ScienceAlert · Tinnitus Seems to Be Somehow Connected to a Crucial Bodily FunctionAround 15 percent of the world's population suffers from tinnitus, a condition which causes someone to hear a sound (such as ringing or buzzing) without any external source.
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Why? Cuz time is scarce. The Deaf world isn't a cozy little bubble. It's a fleeting space carved out between the demands of a hearing centric society. Conversations have a countdown. No luxury of endless chatter. No room for greasing the social wheels.

The #hearing world loves its linguistic detours. Padding every comment with "no offense" or "just saying" as if softening the blow makes the truth easier to swallow.

Say what you mean. Say it fast. Say it right. Direct. Not blunt.
#Deaf

#Ear Candy: How #Hearing Protection Became #Cool
thewalrus.ca/ear-candy-how-hea

“[Loop] had already been marketing #earplugs as something that could help #concertgoers party longer and hear the #music better […] promising a superior listening experience for music. The company realized […] that people were buying earplugs to control the #noise around them—to get better #sleep or to find some #quiet […]. [I]ts users [also] included often-overlooked segments, like the #neurodivergents and #parents […]”

The Walrus · Ear Candy: How Hearing Protection Became Cool | The WalrusClub goers, screaming Swifties, and city dwellers are all embracing a life with less noise

Apple hearing aid feature now available in South Africa

“South Africa’s hearing aid market might be in for a big shake-up: Apple’s AirPods Pro 2 hearing aid functionality is now available in South Africa. Apple’s AirPods Pro 2 were set apart from other Bluetooth earbuds in the market when US regulators l ...continues

See gadgeteer.co.za/apple-hearing-

GadgeteerZA · Apple hearing aid feature now available in South Africa“South Africa’s hearing aid market might be in for a big shake-up: Apple’s AirPods Pro 2 hearing aid functionality is now available in South Africa. Apple’s