#243410 - 06/12/2004 21:53
Re: Need a new alarm clock
[Re: tfabris]
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Registered: 19/06/2000
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Loc: US: CA
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Well, that too. I was the one that requested the change in my schedule though, otherwise I would have the (somewhat) standard 0900 to 1700. I just couldn't get up that early.
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#243411 - 07/12/2004 00:46
Re: Need a new alarm clock
[Re: tman]
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Registered: 01/10/2002
Posts: 1039
Loc: Fullerton, Calif.
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Heh. Whoops. Did the person call back or ever speak to you again? 
Not that I'm aware of. I think it was probably a cow orker from California, one of many that never figured out that 11am in calif is 3am in Taipei.
I later had to buy an alarm clock and disconnect the phone at night because of that.
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#243412 - 07/12/2004 08:57
Re: Need a new alarm clock
[Re: wfaulk]
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pooh-bah
Registered: 13/09/1999
Posts: 2401
Loc: Croatia
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Yeah, you and me both. I'm convinced that my body is convinced that there are about 28 hours in the day, so the fact that I can only get 8 hours of sleep is about an hour and a half too short and then I can't go to sleep at night because my body wants there to be another two and a half hours of awake time.
Same here, except that my body thinks that a short afternoon nap is also in order (which I manage about once pre month or so). I always wanted to participate in one of those 'live for several months in a cave without a clock' experiments, just to see from which planet my circadian cycle actually comes from.
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#243413 - 07/12/2004 10:30
Re: Need a new alarm clock
[Re: bonzi]
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Registered: 06/03/2003
Posts: 269
Loc: Wellingborough, UK
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...one of those 'live for several months in a cave without a clock' experiments
Oh, yea - me too! I'm not convinced my internal clock is set to 28 hour days. Feels more like 26 to me. So are everyone here evening people rather than morning people and want longer rather than shorter days? Might be fun to have a poll.
Maybe it is another one of those self-selection things about the demographic of people on this board.
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#243414 - 07/12/2004 14:42
Re: Need a new alarm clock
[Re: wfaulk]
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carpal tunnel
Registered: 14/01/2002
Posts: 2858
Loc: Atlanta, GA
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I'm convinced that my body is convinced that there are about 28 hours in the day, so the fact that I can only get 8 hours of sleep is about an hour and a half too short and then I can't go to sleep at night because my body wants there to be another two and a half hours of awake time.
Excatly!
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#243415 - 07/12/2004 15:23
Re: Need a new alarm clock
[Re: JeffS]
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Registered: 30/04/2000
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Many years ago, I was doing a cross-country drive, east to west, crossing one time zone per day for several days in a row. My days were, thus, 25 hours long. It's a wonderful feeling.
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#243416 - 07/12/2004 15:59
Re: Need a new alarm clock
[Re: mdavey]
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carpal tunnel
Registered: 20/12/1999
Posts: 31596
Loc: Seattle, WA
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Glad I was able to google this one up, it's been years since I looked at it... The 28 Hour Day
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#243417 - 07/12/2004 16:54
Re: Need a new alarm clock
[Re: JeffS]
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carpal tunnel
Registered: 06/10/1999
Posts: 2591
Loc: Seattle, WA, U.S.A.
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Why does that clock make me think of Douglas Adams?
Oh, good. I should maybe take that as a compliment.
You know, of course, that the clock didn't *really* swear, right? It was all implied.
Although it is possible that vulgar, swearing clocks are legal in Germany.
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#243418 - 07/12/2004 17:22
Re: Need a new alarm clock
[Re: jimhogan]
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carpal tunnel
Registered: 14/01/2002
Posts: 2858
Loc: Atlanta, GA
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Oh, good. I should maybe take that as a compliment.
You should. It was entirely your description that made me think of his writing.Quote:
You know, of course, that the clock didn't *really* swear, right?
Right. In a DA novel it would have, though. Or at least verbally abused if not actually swearing.Quote:
Although it is possible that vulgar, swearing clocks are legal in Germany.
They're probably legal pretty much anywhere. In fact, I'd bet someone could really make a killing off such a product.
Edited by JeffS (07/12/2004 17:24)
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#243419 - 07/12/2004 19:42
Re: Need a new alarm clock
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pooh-bah
Registered: 25/08/2000
Posts: 2413
Loc: NH USA
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Especially a good abusive Scottish accent, with lots of swearing we Yanks can't understand, but we know it would make our mothers blush. I leave the exact wording to your collective imaginations.  -Zeke
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#243420 - 08/12/2004 05:08
Re: Need a new alarm clock
[Re: Ezekiel]
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Registered: 08/02/2002
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I gave up with alarm clocks. They just caused too much grief when they rang on and on waking everyone in the house except me. Now I just have a 4 year old to jump on me instead. Still doesn't really wake me up, but ruins the quality of sleep just the same,
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#243422 - 20/12/2004 15:56
Re: Need a new alarm clock
[Re: wfaulk]
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Registered: 08/05/2000
Posts: 1429
Loc: San Francisco, CA
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Anyone have any experience with the Tivoli line of alarm clocks??? http://www.tivoliaudio.com/- Jon
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#243423 - 20/12/2004 16:26
Re: Need a new alarm clock
[Re: jbauer]
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pooh-bah
Registered: 25/08/2000
Posts: 2413
Loc: NH USA
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I've got a Model 3 with Aux-in from my spare empeg. I quite like it. The dial's a little small, so not good if you have contacts and are farsighted. The only thing I don't really care for is that the alarm is every 12 hours, so you have to shut it off & turn it back on if you don't want it going off at say 6:45 PM every day.
It is well built and good looking and has (for a clock radio) good sound. The AM/FM tuner has a nice feel with a geared dial, but its reception is nothing special.
-Zeke
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#243424 - 20/12/2004 16:40
Re: Need a new alarm clock
[Re: Ezekiel]
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Registered: 08/05/2000
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Loc: San Francisco, CA
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I've got a Model 3 with Aux-in from my spare empeg. I quite like it. The dial's a little small, so not good if you have contacts and are farsighted. The only thing I don't really care for is that the alarm is every 12 hours, so you have to shut it off & turn it back on if you don't want it going off at say 6:45 PM every day.
It is well built and good looking and has (for a clock radio) good sound. The AM/FM tuner has a nice feel with a geared dial, but its reception is nothing special.
-Zeke
Hey Zeke,
That's the one I'm looking at. I'm considering it with the spare clock/speaker and the sub. The only comparison I can find is the Bose (YUK - NO THANK YOU!) or the Boston Acoustics, which looks pretty lame.
Do you have the 2nd speaker or the sub? Yeah, that 12 hour alarm issue is just bad design...
- Jon
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#243425 - 20/12/2004 17:34
Re: Need a new alarm clock
[Re: jbauer]
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Registered: 15/02/2002
Posts: 314
Loc: New Hampshire, USA
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These are very nice. I don't own one but have played with them and heard them. Just another option. IMO much better than the Bose.
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#243426 - 20/12/2004 18:23
Re: Need a new alarm clock
[Re: jbauer]
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pooh-bah
Registered: 25/08/2000
Posts: 2413
Loc: NH USA
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I don't have either the second clock or subwoofer, although I've looked into the 2nd clock/speaker it'd be on Her side, and she's got her own setup that works for her.
One nice detail is that the buzzer also comes on using the Aux input, which is a good safeguard in case there's no audio input. The buzzer is also graduated, its frequency increases with time and then it will automatically shut itself off. The 'sleep' timer is a fixed period of time, with no adjustment.
There's also a headphone output as well as a line out, and a battery back up.
HTH.
-Zeke
edit: It also fits perfectly above one of Mlord's docks.
Edited by Ezekiel (20/12/2004 18:24)
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#243427 - 22/01/2005 23:30
Re: Need a new alarm clock
[Re: drakino]
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carpal tunnel
Registered: 25/12/2000
Posts: 16706
Loc: Raleigh, NC US
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You might want to check out Oregon Scientific. I can't get to their web site right now, but there's a "factory authorized outlet" web site.
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#243428 - 23/01/2005 00:42
Re: Need a new alarm clock
[Re: wfaulk]
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carpal tunnel
Registered: 25/12/2000
Posts: 16706
Loc: Raleigh, NC US
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Ooh! HomePod. It's programmable!
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#243430 - 23/01/2005 06:58
Re: Need a new alarm clock
[Re: wfaulk]
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carpal tunnel
Registered: 08/06/1999
Posts: 7868
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Ooh! HomePod. It's programmable!
Well my bank account may shrink $250 now...
I wonder if any of the streaming music servers for these devices can talk to this, the Rio Receiver and empeg running receiver firmware...
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