I am linking to this because I have been Team Brown Noise since I knew about different noise colors, and I’m feeling vindicated. Yes, it’s petty. Mashable: What is brown noise? TikTok suggests it’s better than white noise.. “Whereas white noise encompasses sounds from all over the spectrum, including low, mid-range, and high frequency notes, brown noise uses only low frequency and bass-heavy notes. This makes brown noise much deeper in sound than white noise and more ideal for those who find the high frequency notes in white noise uncomfortable.”
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Android Central: Google Assistant’s original white noise sound returns following backlash
Android Central: Google Assistant’s original white noise sound returns following backlash. “Several users expressed their displeasure with the company’s decision to change the white noise sound on the Google Nest community forum page and Reddit (via 9to5Google)…. Fortunately, a Reddit user has uploaded the original white noise sound’s one-hour and 12-hour versions.”
9to5 Google: Google changes the white noise sound on Nest Hub, Assistant speakers & people are upset
9to5 Google: Google changes the white noise sound on Nest Hub, Assistant speakers & people are upset. “People like using their Google Assistant Smart Displays and speakers to play white noise before sleeping. Google earlier this week changed the white noise ambient sound and there has been an onslaught of complaints from Home/Nest users.”
ReviewGeek: The Best White Noise Apps for Helping You Fall Asleep
ReviewGeek: The Best White Noise Apps for Helping You Fall Asleep. “Having difficulty falling asleep? White noise, like a ceiling fan, can help your brain tune out distracting noises (a barking dog or heavy traffic, for example), and these white-noise apps have all kinds of relaxing sounds to help your brain relax.”
EurekAlert: Flickering screens may help children with reading and writing difficulties
EurekAlert: Flickering screens may help children with reading and writing difficulties. “Previous studies have shown that children with attention difficulties and/or ADHD solve cognitive tasks better when they are exposed to auditory white noise. However, this is the first time that such a link has been demonstrated between visual white noise and cognitive abilities such as memory, reading and non-word decoding in children with reading and writing difficulties.”
Techdirt: White Noise On YouTube Gets FIVE Separate Copyright Claims From Other White Noise Providers
And now for your weekend ridiculousness, from Techdirt: White Noise On YouTube Gets FIVE Separate Copyright Claims From Other White Noise Providers. “The implications of YouTube’s ContentID system in an era of user-generated content can sometimes be quite muddy. It is widely known that ContentID is open to abuse, and that it is indeed abused on the regular. However, too many stories about that abuse play far in the margins of what the average person could look at and recognize as a very real problem. This is not one of those stories.”