• DudleyMason@lemmy.mlEnglish
    10·
    10 hours ago

    I only support capital punishment for making noise on public transit if a Bluetooth speaker or speakerphone is involved.

    For all other forms of noisemaking, a few decades of hard labor would be sufficient punishment.

    • MintyFresh@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      40 minutes ago

      I’m a public bus driver, and I think I’m one of the few drivers who enforce this rule. I tell em “you can have your speakers on, or you can ride the bus, but you can’t do both!” About 10% of people absolutely lose their shit.

    • St.Elsewhere@threads.net@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      5·
      11 hours ago

      Absolutely start your call on speakerphone. I will not blame you for your desire to know whether your call connected. But transfer off when you’re certain that someone else is on the line!

        • St.Elsewhere@threads.net@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
          2·
          10 hours ago

          Do most phones have headphone jacks nowadays? I feel like there was a fuss about their absence, a few years ago. I don’t imagine you can find Bluetooth headphones for less than $30. Could get pricy pretty quick

          • Zachariah@lemmy.worldEnglish
            3·
            10 hours ago

            I was shopping for 3.5mm wired earbuds (10 for $8 with no mic) and USB-C wired earbuds (10 for $16 with no mic).

            It’s pretty expensive to get either lightning earbuds or adapters (5 adapters for $7), unfortunately.

            This was initiated by me suffering through someone watching a video, not making a call, so I didn’t check the price for ones with mics.

            Edit: Just found 10 USB-C earbuds with mic for $20.

  • Catoblepas@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
    9·
    12 hours ago

    I think they have these on NJ Transit or SEPTA? on some train cars during some hours, last I checked (like a decade ago, but they were planning to expand it). It was very embarrassing when I was visiting and didn’t know it, sat down in the quiet car with some friends and started chatting because it was virtually empty compared to the other cars. Oops, turns out that’s why