Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/3/84; site teddy.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!cmcl2!harvard!talcott!panda!teddy!jdk From: jdk@teddy.UUCP Newsgroups: net.audio Subject: Re: Diskman, etc. considered harmful Message-ID: <1604@teddy.UUCP> Date: Thu, 7-Nov-85 10:48:47 EST Article-I.D.: teddy.1604 Posted: Thu Nov 7 10:48:47 1985 Date-Received: Fri, 8-Nov-85 21:28:03 EST References: <972@gitpyr.UUCP> <223@opus.UUCP> Reply-To: jdk@teddy.UUCP (Jeff Keast) Distribution: na Organization: GenRad, Inc., Concord, Mass. Lines: 21 In article <223@opus.UUCP> rcd@opus.UUCP (Dick Dunn) writes: >> If anyone has actually used a "Diskman" style CD player as a portable, >>I would >> be interested in your review. I want to use one for skiing (downhill in >> the white stuff...the only kind of real skiing). > >If anyone can explain why people use portable tape or CD players with >headphones when skiing or bicycling, I would be interested in your >explanation. I dearly love those little portables for having music around >(e.g., even as I type) but I cannot for the life of me understand why >anyone would endanger life & limb by blocking out most possibility of >audible warnings. If you're truly into skiing or bicycling absolutely >solo, maybe yes (but then don't you appreciate the non-human-noise-polluted >world?), but if there are other people around you really shouldn't be >blocking out the occasional "Track" or "On yer left". >-- >Dick Dunn {hao,ucbvax,allegra}!nbires!rcd (303)444-5710 x3086 ~=:-) Let's be grateful that such prejudice probably won't be revealed to the "endangered" skiing and bicycling deaf through net.audio.