X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII X-Google-Thread: f996b,20d9df71f7e2c959 X-Google-Attributes: gidf996b,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2003-08-08 04:33:37 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!bloom-beacon.mit.edu!nycmny1-snh1.gtei.net!news.gtei.net!hermes.visi.com!news-out.visi.com!petbe.visi.com!news-out1.nntp.be!propagator2-sterling!In.nntp.be!easynet-quince!easynet.net!diablo.theplanet.net!news.theplanet.net!not-for-mail From: "Sam Blanning" Newsgroups: alt.ascii-art Subject: Re: Nerd Boy, episode 418 Date: Fri, 8 Aug 2003 12:33:02 +0100 Lines: 14 Message-ID: References: NNTP-Posting-Host: 217.134.45.196 X-Trace: news8.svr.pol.co.uk 1060342416 14306 217.134.45.196 (8 Aug 2003 11:33:36 GMT) NNTP-Posting-Date: 8 Aug 2003 11:33:36 GMT X-Complaints-To: abuse@theplanet.net X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2600.0000 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2600.0000 Xref: archiver1.google.com alt.ascii-art:24527 Joaquim G�ndara wrote: > ---- > I wore ear protectors when I made this strip. Not big muffs like > the ones Nerd Boy wore, just ear plugs on a headband. I recommend > trying it out; most computers are pretty noisy. It's just that we > filter it out after a while, but your hearing can still be damaged > by the background noise. Maybe you should stop overclocking your processor or something. My computer produces nothing more than a low hum, and the only way I could hear it was by turning off Winamp. And frankly, if I couldn't listen to music, why would I want good hearing anyway? :-)