[shibel]

Reminds of a neighbor I had back when I was renting in a big city. He didn’t seem to understand what’s wrong with keeping his TV on for very long periods broadcasting the sleaziest (at least at the time) reality show on full volume.

I tried talking to him multiple times to no avail. He’d basically say “yeah I’ll pay attention no problem” but nothing changed for weeks.

Coincidentally at that time I was working morning shifts at a radio station. Those start really early so you gotta wake up at around 4am.

I decided one day to change my alarm (triggered on my Sony Vaio) from the peaceful iPhone-like tunes to System of a Down’s “Chop Suey”. I also decided to forget it on, on repeat, full volume, while leaving the apartment.

I don’t think 3 days passed before he knocked loudly at my door, moaning and complaining.

I told him: “you gotta understand, your TV was so loud I couldn’t sleep for nights on end, the old tune wouldn’t wake me up anymore. I had to change it. I’m so tired that I even forget to turn it off.

But yeah, I’ll try to pay attention to it”

[postalcoder]

This post and your comment has me thinking about STFU, posted here a couple weeks ago. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46649142

Is it feasible to capture and directionally pipe audio back to a rude neighbor? Seems like it could be effective.

[_boffin_]

Been around for awhile: https://www.holosonics.com

[shawn_w]

Obligatory xkcd: https://xkcd.com/316/

[varispeed]

From childhood I remember there was a guy who was blasting loud music whole day. He wouldn't stop, so one neighbour got so angry he took an axe, demolished this guy's door, took his stereo and launched it through the window, through the glass. Fortunately it landed in the garden on the other side. Then he said next time he will chop him up and throw through the window. That was the end of nuisance. Police came, but all the neighbours said they didn't hear anything and the guy did it himself, must have gone insane.

[dh2022]

I do not know in what country you live, but in the countries I lived in if you chop somebody's property you will go to jail.

[latexr]

Were you each other’s only neighbours? How did that “war” not involve other people in the vicinity?

[corwinxpro]

In the vicinity of obscenity?

[refulgentis]

Based on this tall tale being the top comment, and the replies to you, I hereby request dang remove the “HN is becoming Reddit” nono from the guidelines.

[morganf]

But did he get the message and start keeping the volume down?

[unsupp0rted]

Usually people who are that inconsiderate don’t change. Or they quickly change and then quickly change back.

[throw20251220]

I’d tell him “no worries I will pay more attention next time”.

[flocciput]

did you not read the last line of the post?