To the Honorable Chief of Police of the City of Rochester, Robert J. Duffy: As the founder of the Rochester Soundscape Society, I get many desperate complaints...
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bippy55@...
Nov 7, 2002 2:37 am
... I have some small suggestions, James. But I'd rather share them over the telephone with you, if that is okay. I think you have my phone number. It might be...
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James J. Kaufmann
jamesjkaufmann
Nov 7, 2002 6:15 pm
Friends: I just discovered an error on the calendar that repeated our meeting every week instead of every other week, putting a meeting on this past Tuesday....
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jkaufman
jamesjkaufmann
Nov 8, 2002 5:13 am
Friends: Today I spoke to Gary Goodwin, the principal of the Franklin Montessori School about reading Arline Bronzaft's "Listen to the Raindrops" to students...
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jkaufman
jamesjkaufmann
Nov 8, 2002 2:21 pm
Friends of our soundscape: Below is the incomplete newsletter, which I am going to print on Nov. 15. It is incomplete because I, so far am the only...
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Max Lent
Max_Lent
Nov 8, 2002 5:31 pm
Hi, What are your requirements for article contributions? Is the newsletter going to be sent electronically or as paper? How long of article are you looking...
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David Staudacher
quietist
Nov 8, 2002 6:15 pm
... I've had something like this in mind for a web site for a long time. A way for people to click and hear "illegal" sounds - sounds so obnoxious they've...
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jkaufman
jamesjkaufmann
Nov 8, 2002 6:18 pm
Max! ... I'm open to any perspectives of folks who are sympathetic to the cause. ... I think we should do both. It is important that we reach out to the many ...
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Max Lent
Max_Lent
Nov 8, 2002 6:35 pm
James, This is a newsgroup as well as a list serve, bulletin board, and an online community. The kinds of sounds I was thinking might be worth recording and...
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David Staudacher
quietist
Nov 8, 2002 9:59 pm
... There are also many such files already on the 'net so one can easily copy them as needed without having to go to the trouble (and sometimes personal risk)...
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Max Lent
Max_Lent
Nov 8, 2002 10:20 pm
Finding sound files on the Web is a great idea. However, it doesn't relate to local issues. For example, playing the sound of a jet taking off in L.A. does...
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David Staudacher
quietist
Nov 8, 2002 11:11 pm
Ideally, yes, you would want to have local examples, but a Harley with drag pipes is going to sound the same whether it's in L.A. or Rochester. Same with...
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jkaufman
jamesjkaufmann
Nov 9, 2002 2:26 am
Max, Good point. Do you have a digital recording method? I've got a pretty good mike. Even so we will have to remind people that the actual sounds are much ...
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Jack D.
noise_b_gone
Nov 10, 2002 3:23 am
Nice sounding bike. And a nicely done recording, too. (I occasionally get paid to engineer recordings, so I have a professional interest.) I have to admit that...
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David Staudacher
quietist
Nov 10, 2002 6:06 am
... That does seem to be the pattern. Most specifications I've seen for illegal noise are practically unenforceable because of the extremely rigorous...
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jkaufman
jamesjkaufmann
Nov 10, 2002 1:23 pm
Dear Jack D., David S., and others concerned with our precious resource, the Soundscape: Hello! Jack D, your introductory post shows me that we have something...
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Max Lent
Max_Lent
Nov 10, 2002 3:53 pm
About the only way that I can think of to demonstrate to someone to someone who means well and still sound pollutes is to expose them to the problem. For...
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Jack D.
noise_b_gone
Nov 10, 2002 7:15 pm
Max, It's puzzling to me that you so easily paint any group with so broad a brush. Maybe you don't mean it that way. Maybe you do. Maybe you are having a...
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Max Lent
Max_Lent
Nov 10, 2002 8:04 pm
Jack, My remarks were about bikers in general. In general, I consider motorcycles noise polluters and those that use them aggressively inconsiderate. You may...
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David Staudacher
quietist
Nov 10, 2002 10:36 pm
... I believe the majority of motorcyclists operate within the law, they just go unnoticed because most motorcycles are indeed rather quiet. Even when I was...
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Jack D.
noise_b_gone
Nov 10, 2002 11:59 pm
... just go unnoticed because most motorcycles are indeed rather quiet. Even when I was pushed to the brink in Staten Island, I never thought riders like the...
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David Staudacher
quietist
Nov 11, 2002 3:41 am
... Here it would seem we are in opposition, since I'm not optimistic about anything *less* than law (and it's enforcement) being effective. Could you...
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jkaufman
jamesjkaufmann
Nov 11, 2002 4:27 am
... I think enforcement right now is the most important component of reducing noise. There is a great deal of money in promoting and profiting from the idea...
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Hradams@...
Nov 12, 2002 4:17 am
Consider what the noise of motorcyles does to your hearing! Subj: Fwd: [rochestersoundscapesociety] Re: The Ethic of the Commons Date: 11/11/02 9:25:00 PM...
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jkaufman
jamesjkaufmann
Nov 14, 2002 3:41 am
Greetings. We have a paper newsletter now--our first one! I made 600 copies and brought them to last night's meeting. Please, all who would like to help...
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jkaufman
jamesjkaufmann
Nov 14, 2002 3:45 am
Rochester Soundscape Society 137 Aldine St. Rochester, New York 14619. 467-6273 rochestersoundscapesociety@yahoogroups.com. Nov. 12, 2002 To the Honorable...
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jkaufman
jamesjkaufmann
Nov 14, 2002 3:49 am
James J. Kaufmann 137 Aldine St. Rochester, NY 14619 585-467-6273 jkaufmann@... Nov. 13 2002 To the Honorable Chief of Police, Robert J. Duffy: ...
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jkaufman
jamesjkaufmann
Nov 15, 2002 3:13 am
Friends: Please tell me what you think of the letter I received from City Council President, Lois J. Giess today, via snail mail: Nov. 12 2002 Dear Mr....
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bippy55@...
Nov 15, 2002 5:39 am
... This part I would find a little uncomfortable. Ideally, yes, neighbors should communicate with each other. But if the nature of the disturbance ...
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bippy55@...
Nov 15, 2002 5:42 am
... Incredibly wonderful cover letter! It will certainly get proper attention on this important matter. - Dave Boyer...
