startlement

[darkoshi]

I keep being startled by unexpected beeps/chirps/whistles/whatnot in the house. We've got so many gadgets and devices that make noises nowadays, that it's hard to keep track of them all. Especially when it's a noise I haven't heard before, or when I didn't even realize the gadget made any noises.

Sometimes it's been a cordless phone, beeping that is is starting to charge (odd, as it was plugged in the whole time).

One time, the wireless doorbell chose to play a different tune than usual, when my mom came over. I was wandering around the house wondering "what the heck was that?" when she knocked on the door.

One late night at my computer, I heard a nearby whistled tune, as if someone was in our yard whistling nonchalantly. Creepy. Later I found out it was a notification sound on Qiao's new phone.

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I upgraded my Notepad++ to the latest version today. I won't give it away, but it does something special after the install. You might want to check it out, if you use the program (unless of course, you already upgraded it a month ago when this version came out).

Comments

[darkoshi]

I haven't come across any like that yet. Is it only for a low battery, as surely an alarm is still more effective for an actual fire?

[randomdreams.livejournal.com]

Yeah -- the alarm is beeping interspersed with "FIRE! FIRE", spoken. The low battery is often just "low battery" although on somewhat older ones it's a chirp every three minutes -- which is its own special brand of annoying because it's almost impossible to find.

[darkoshi]

Oh, I'm familiar with the low battery chirps :) We have a smoke alarm at each end of a hallway, so when one starts chirping I position myself in between them and wait to hear from which side it's coming. Got fooled last time though, as it ended up being the carbon monoxide alarm instead.