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Basically they want to load shed your air conditioner, and they're willing to pay you for the privilege.

And how out of touch need one be before complaining about a noisy air conditioner seems reasonable?

I don't need a foamy mess all over my face, just need the smooth glide the conditioner offers.

Also I'd recommend making sure to test on crappy internet, or with a network link conditioner.) Cheers!

For now try not to freak out or get depressed about it, turn on air conditioner or running water to mask the noise.

As soon as the calendar flicks over and you switch from using the air conditioner to using your heater, your lightbulb is 100% efficient.

Stop being cheap and power up those air conditioner units!

Many businesses use air conditioner in the warmer zones, though.

Your shower can have a button for shampoo and conditioner.

I like throwing in the clicks of an Apple ][ keyboard, the sound of the ocean, an air conditioner, and some white noise.

I know sheep's placenta has been used forever as a hair conditioner.

I'll try the hair conditioner as lather, but there is no way in hell I'm trying the safety razor on my junk (I'm a dude).

For OS X and iOS users, Apple has a "Network Link Conditioner" utility in the developer tools that can simulate different throughput as well as packet loss.

"[Noise Cancelling Headphones] So while it may work to cancel the noise of your office air conditioner, it’s powerless against the voices of your co-workers (the real noise you’d want to cancel in an office environment)." Um, this doesn't match my experience at all.

When you have to take a half (or full) day of vacation just to get your home internet connection fixed (or new sink installed, or air conditioner fixed, etc), and you only have 2-4 weeks of vacation per year, "just drink your coffee, wait 'til 16:00 and go away and turn up a week later" feels like theft, stealing your $X/hr time.

If you're on Mac, check out an Apple utility called Network Link Conditioner.