On Mon, May 12, 2008 at 8:27 PM, David Brown <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Mon, May 12, 2008 at 07:58:16PM -0700, Robert Donovan wrote: > > > > I have worked on projects at places where CNBC or some other far mor inane > > nonesense was blaring away on a TV right next to me, and beng paid > > attention to by no one. I have done the same thing in friends homes. > >
> If I actually had to work next to a TV or radio, I would simple inform them > that if they wanted me to be able to work, they would have to turn the > music/TV off while I worked. I do listen to music at home, but never while > I'm trying to concentrate on something. > My preferred approach as well, but it isn't always an option. In the example above I was thinking mainly of a brokerage house where I had to hook up a new office to their network and set up the trading analysis software they were using. They required the Maria Bartiromo, Sue Herrera, and the whole CNBC market hours gang to be on at all times on the trading floor while the US markets were open. I'm told they have since stopped this practice since they get that kind of news faster over their subscribed service feeds that they get over CNBC. That wasn't always the case. Plus, somebody probably figured out that the best way to get the most out of watching CNBC during trading hours is with the mute button on. The best way of all to get the most out of CNBC is not to watch the market or news about it at all during trading hours, and turn it on in the evening to catch the market news then. Robert Donovan -- [email protected] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list
