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Wireless/Bluetooth Headphones ? #147

Closed nelsonic closed 7 years ago

nelsonic commented 7 years ago

Why?

I've been openly skeptical about Wireless Headphones in the past because I've bought a few pairs over the years and they've either been uncomfortable, had poor sound quality or terrible battery life ... but @sohilpandya, @ivanmauricio, @jackcarlisle and @nikhilaravi convinced me to re-consider...

And my conclusion from wearing a set of Bluetooth Headphones for the past 8 hours of coding/work/house-chores/etc. is that they are

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(So) What? ...

I'm offering each person in DWYL a pair of their choice of Wireless/Bluetooth Headphones as a Thank You for being awesome and helping each other learn/build useful things in 2016!

If you don't already have a pair, and would like a pair of Bluetooth headphones, and will use them, then please see the How? section below for how to #GetInvolved!

I was personally exceptionally blessed in 2016. worked a couple of really good client contracts with great people! ❤️ ✅ 🎉
So I'm sharing my good fortune with the team!

I realise that I'm risking being perceived as "excessively generous" to the point of "ostentation" ... I prefer to think of it as "distributing luck"! It's my treat to celebrate a fantastic 2016 and ensure 2017 gets off to sound-filled start! 👍 Ostentation is renting a Bentley for the weekend, driving down to Monaco, going to "the club" (or casino cocktail bar) and "Poppin' Bottles" of "Cristal" while live-blogging the experience on Instagram! (_which appears to be working quite well for Tai Lopez and his "new Lamborghini" 😆 ... but that's a whole other story..._ 📝 )

Headphones are a practical "now that" reward and will help people be more productive, healthy (wireless exercise/running!!) and feel ❤️ each time they use them...! (ticks all the boxes for a great gift idea!)

What's (the catch)...?

There's no catch. You just have to be a 'member of the dwyl team/community (see steps 2 & 3 below) and have contributed to one of our projects. simple right?

Note: there are a "Seven Steps" below, just to ensure I'm not sending out hundreds of pairs to the "takers" who just opened an issue to complain that code they got for free isn't working flawlessly (without adding any value) and didn't follow any of our contributing guide ... 😕

No-Strings Attached. (see what they did there...? 😜 )

This is a "now that" (i.e. "thank you!")
We aren't lending the headphones to you, it's a Gift; they're yours to keep! ALL I ask is that you follow .every() one of the "Seven Steps" below. I will include the receipt for the purchase so you have the 2 year warranty.

How? -> "Seven Steps" to participate:

  1. re-tweet to show interest in the offer: https://twitter.com/nelsonic/status/810380956481814528
  2. then ensure that your membership of dwyl is public on GitHub: nikhila-ravi-is-a-dwyl-member If in doubt open your GitHub Profile in an Incognito Window and look for the DWYL logo in your list of Organisations: alan-shaw-member-of-dwyl-community If you forgot to make your membership public, go to: https://github.com/orgs/dwyl/people "find yourself" and flip the switch! ❤️
  3. if you aren't already on the list members.json, please send a Pull Request adding yourself! ✅
  4. As a `member of dwyl team please ensure you have read and understood the contributing guide: https://github.com/dwyl/contributing and :star:-ed the repo to show you have read, understood and agreed to follow the process.
  5. Next: Do your own research to find the best pair for your needs and Post a comment in this issue with the make & model and I will order them for you!
  6. once you receive your pair, please put a dwyl sticker over the brand of the headphones (like the rest of the headphones in the office) so we aren't "showing off" the fact that we invest in "nice things" ... that's NOT what this is about! (ask @iteles for stickers... we may need to print more...)
  7. (last-but-not-least you must) leave a review for your chosen set as a comment in this issue thread (with a "selfie" of yourself using them!) so that other people in the dwyl community know which headphones are good/great/bad/rubbish quality/value-for-money specifically cover the criteria of: comfort (during prolonged use), battery life and value-for-money (if you were spending your own cash ... which you kind of are because "what's mine is yours"!!)

Once you've stated your choice in a comment, I will order your set on my personal John Lewis account and they will get delivered to DWYLHQ office where you can each collect and enjoy! if you are one of our growing remote team we will use the address on your invoice (unless advised otherwise)

"Terms & Conditions" ?

  1. You must follow each of the Seven Steps above. (if any of them is "onerous", please describe why you feel that way in a comment in this issue thread!)
  2. no substitutions for alternative product (don't ask for "something else of equivalent value" this is a specific offer for aspecific tool to help you focus and enjoy music/podcasts/audiobooks!)
  3. non-transferrable (don't take the offer and sell the set on eBay; fairly obvious, but need to make it clear in case this goes "viral"!...)

No Limits ...?

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Provisionally, there is no limit on the price, but I'm trusting people to be sensible as there are expensive headphones which aren't really that good...! so just be pragmatic but don't limit yourself to "cheap-crappy" ones that you won't use because they're uncomfortable or the battery dies after five minutes and you can't use them while they're recharging...

The reason I'm deliberately not mentioning any makes/models of headphones is that I want to leave it up to each individual to decide which set they want.

Also, this offer applies retro-actively to ALL DWYL Alumni who shared in the fun so far irrespective of whether they are still actively contributing, as long as a contribution has been made!

// @TODO:

varjmes commented 7 years ago

@nelsonic out of interest, which ones did you go with?

nelsonic commented 7 years ago

Hi @charlotteis! Hope life is treating you well at USwitch! How's ur first couple of weeks been? ☺

tl;dr -> Bose QC35

To answer your question with a bit of context: I've always been a bit of a headphones nutter. ILike to invest in quality as I wear the cans all day for work and noise cancelling is a must in most offices ... last week the left speaker on my Bose QC25 started failing... 😢 I went into John Lewis (where I buy all electronics because their "Technical Support" & service people are fantastic!) with the faulty set thinking I would just get the same model of wired headphones (as the replacement) and be on my merry way... but when I got there they were out of stock! So, the manager said given that they had the Bose QC35 in-stock I could pay the difference and get the wireless ones... so I took the plunge and went wireless! And now I would never go back! Highly recommended!

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But... I know they might not be to everyone's taste. I'd suggest people go to John Lewis and try as many pairs of headphones as poss to make sure they are comfortable and have the right sound calibration. They let u plug ur own phone in to test with ur own music ... super helpful staff. We ❤ John Lewis!

jackcarlisle commented 7 years ago

@nelsonic been looking for a pair for a while now and the QC35 is by far the best that I've tried as well! This is incredibly generous of you, thank you very much!

Bose QC35 - Black

katbow commented 7 years ago

@nelsonic is there a particular date we should decide by? I have a shortlist, but I'd like to try them on in store before I choose. I can always find a store here where I can test out the ones I'm considering if the date is before I return :smile:

nelsonic commented 7 years ago

@jackcarlisle you did a particularly great job in 2016 at TC, AS & Internal Projects! ThankYou! ❤️ ✅

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P.S. I'm really stoked with your progress as a technical leader and your FBA project! 😜

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nelsonic commented 7 years ago

@katbow this offer will not expire. Please go to the electronics store in CA and try a few pairs. if they're cheaper there, buy them and I will reimburse you (to your invoice bank account or via PayPal). that way you get to use them sooner than waiting till ur back in UK...! ⌛️

I'm really looking forward to working/learning w/ you in 2017 on HL. it's going to be epic! ❤️ ✅

varjmes commented 7 years ago

Hope life is treating you well at USwitch! How's ur first couple of weeks been?

It's going great thanks! Whats the battery life like? I do covet Bose'

Also what a generous thing to do for your colleagues :)

iteles commented 7 years ago

@katbow If you do get them in CA, please also get a VAT receipt to keep our accounts happy :blush:

nelsonic commented 7 years ago

@Charlotteis the battery life is "around" 20 hours. ⌛️ I've only had them a couple of days but I've used them a lot (including a flight and a decent amount of reading with active-noise-cancellation) and still have 50% and only charged them once!

However they come with an Audio (cable) in the case which means if you run out of battery (and you have an "old school" phone with a 3.5mm audio jack port, or if you're a KüelKiid but are are carrying the lightning-to-audo-jack-adapter) you can temporarily plug them in and use them as "normal" wired. 🎧 Working when the battery is dead was actually the reason I originally upgraded QC15 -> QC25 (wired). The QC25 were the first cans that still worked when the battery was dead albeit without the Noise Cancelling feature which is what the battery is for... watch 10 seconds of this review: https://youtu.be/DAxj9CjczXw?t=1m54s Basically Bose listened to the complaints/suggestions of their customers and iterated on the design! 👂

My only "gripe" with the QC35 is that the battery is built-in which means I cannot carry a spare in the case which I can swap out in 20 sec and keep going. this is an inconvenience and annoys me because it means they have "planned obsolescence" which means eventually you'll be forced to pay Bose more money to get a new battery installed and that's if they offer the service...! See: https://youtu.be/1_tv6Dyu9sw?t=2m36s

Note to everyone please still do your own research and decide which brand/model you want based on your own personal criteria so they fit perfectly for you! ❤️ ✅

Also, this is not limited to our "colleagues" it's for anyone who has made a contribution to DWYL https://github.com/dwyl/learn-hapi/graphs/contributors ... you painstakingly read through our Hapi tutorial and made the time to improve it with a PR! 😍
With Your help learn-hapi became our 2nd most popular Tutorial of all time And the 3rd most popular Hapi.js tutorial on the internet! 😮 (Thank You!!) learn-hapi-3rd-most-poular

naazy commented 7 years ago

OMG what have we done to deserve this 🙉 😊 #blessed! Thanks so much @nelsonic @iteles!

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Pretty please could I go for the same as @jackcarlisle ? My friend has a pair of these bad boys and they are so dreamy and will be perfect for drowning out the Campbell brothers 👨 👦 @Conorc1000 @roryc89 :wink: and also annoying loud music at the gym. I've also found headphones annoying in the past because I get sore ears but these ones are super comfy and the 20 hour battery life is great also!

Also please could they get delivered to DWYL Hoxton instead? THANKS 🎉

Conorc1000 commented 7 years ago

@nelsonic @iteles Thank You so much for this generous gift 😊 Could I go for the Bose QC35 - Grey Aswell, I trust @jackcarlisle 's choice will be a good one 👍

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To DWYL Hoxton Please

nelsonic commented 7 years ago

@naazy YESSSSSSS...!!

(you were one of the people I had in mind when I opened this issue yesterday! so glad you're letting us show our gratitude for your exemplary leadership!) 🍦 🚀

On a practical note: Your address isn't on your invoice... 😞 Please PM your address to me. so we can get your oder in today to avoid the Christmas Rush! thanks!

Q: "OMG what have we done to deserve this" ?

to answer your question in detail for anyone who wasn't following your progress this past year ... you:

You're a Joy to learn+work with! https://twitter.com/dwylhq/status/703954024962326528 And I'm excited about pairing with you on "Stage Two" OA features in Elm in 2017! 🚀

Thankyou for taking/making the time to give a detailed & insightful answer on https://github.com/dwyl/hq/issues/145#issuecomment-267845785 and being so effective while you were remote working in Spain & Portugal over the summer! 🌈

Thank You again for consistently asking (and following up on!) great questions e.g:

Last but not least, for answering the client's "P1" emails and helping to sort out things on the deployment and SSL and documenting your work! Wow! Your communication is stelar! 🌟 client-thanks Our great clients have made DWYL a reality and we'll be thanking them separately ... but you ...

Your efforts are what's making DWYL an unstoppable force. Generously sharing your knowledge+skill (with an abundance/growth mindset!) makes us all better! ❤️ ✅ 🦄

nelsonic commented 7 years ago

Hi @Conorc1000 stoked you're getting involved with this! ❤️ ✅ 🎉 Are you sure you want the "Grey" -> "Silver" set? ❓ Also, @naazy has wisely suggested doing "Click-and-Collect" instead of home/office Delivery in case the Christmas Rush means your delivery gets delayed and you end up being out when they ring your bell (re'member pingpong-table-gate...? 😉 ) click-n-collect-1 click-n-collect-2

So if you're ok with it, @naazy will collect both pairs on Wednesday and bring you your set on Thurs. (please confirm this is ok)

Conorc1000 commented 7 years ago

Yep that would work well if Naaz can pick them up, Thanks a million 👍

nelsonic commented 7 years ago

@naazy & @Conorc1000 your order has been placed. naaz-conor-headphones-order naaz-conor-summary Thanks again for your superb contributions! ❤️ ✅ 🎉

nelsonic commented 7 years ago

So, who else is getting involved...? 😉

varjmes commented 7 years ago

Well... golly. I'd love a pair of the ones that you have.

iteles commented 7 years ago

@Charlotteis Excellent!

Please do take a look at the How? checklist in Nelson's first comment for the steps for this :blush:

We're also going to need the address you want your headphones delivered to! Please twitter DM it to me or @nelsonic because I think you've only done Open Source work with DWYL (you've never invoiced us...) so we don't have your address. ❤️

You want the black and not the silver ones right?

nelsonic commented 7 years ago

@andrewMacmurray even though you've moved on 😢 we haven't forgotten your incredible contributions on:

NataliaLKB commented 7 years ago

@nelsonic @iteles you guys are awesome and super generous! ❤️ 😍

iteles commented 7 years ago

@NataliaLKB Looking forward to see what you pick ❤️

nelsonic commented 7 years ago

@NataliaLKB you are the awesome one!! We would not be this "blessed" without you...! ❤️ We're jealous of your team at the Guardian cause they get to spend time with you every day!! ⌛️ and we sincerely hope we get to work with you again one day ... 🌈

andrewMacmurray commented 7 years ago

@nelsonic that's so sweet of you! 😍 It's been wonderful working with you and @iteles and being part of the dwyl team this year ✨ . Was very sad to miss #dwylsummer but will definitely be there next year!

I'll do some research and get back to you, I know how much @ivanmauricio loves his headphones so am quite excited 😆 .

roryc89 commented 7 years ago

@nelsonic and @iteles thanks so much guys! :) Please could I get the Sony MDR-1ABT? (currently out of stock but I'm happy to wait)

Thanks!

nelsonic commented 7 years ago

@andrewMacmurray sweet! 🍭 🍰 🍨 Cool. keep us posted. with your choice. 💭 No rush, there might even be "sales" after Christmas ... (I know how you like to be frugal...) 👍

Yeah, we have @ivanmauricio to thank for this ... 😉 I'm sure some of Ivan's impressive productivity is attributable to Noise-Cancellation on his QC35's! He's (like) a machine at putting out great work! #MadSkills! 😍

nelsonic commented 7 years ago

@roryc89 have you written an AWS Lambda "scraper script" on a cron that checks when the Sony MDR-1ABT's are in-stock? with an SES email alert so we know when to order them for you...? 😜

It is a pleasure working with you! I ❤️ our "heated" discussions on Front-end JS, 🙊 they force me to think through "constructing my arguments" which in turn requires me to do more research which means I learn more and and read alternative ways of writing the code. 👍

It can be "painful" and "frustrating" at the time because sometimes we just want to "ship"! :shipit: But in the long run, pushing the boundaries means we hypothesise and we experiment! 📈 in the process we discover new ways of solving problems which we didn't know were possible!! 😍

Thanks for your leadership & mentoring on the OA project! 🌟 And for pushing us to learn new things even when we have deadlines for client demos! 📆 ⌛️ That's exactly what we need to stay on top of our game! 🎉 You make everyone @dwyl better at what we do! ❤️ ✅ 🍦 🚀

Note: everyone in @dwyl if you aren't already following Rory on GitHub: https://github.com/roryc89 or haven't checked out his sick chrome devtools network-filter project: https://github.com/roryc89/network-filter which got him noticed by @paulirish @Google!! This is the humble, relentlessly dedicated & insanely talented "senior developer" you're looking for and can learn from/with! He's a first class code craftsman #APlayer! 🌈

ivan-unfolds commented 7 years ago

@nelsonic you are too kind 😊

nelsonic commented 7 years ago

@ivanmauricio nah, you are the one who is kind & generous with your skills/insights which are priceless! 🎉

You did great work on "FOCH" despite the "advanced" code base! 😮 I wish I had moar time to sit and pair/learn with/from you! ⌛️ You are "the one to watch" in 2017! 👀 Can't wait to see what you come up with next! 😉 And please book early for #dwylsummer to be sure you get a spot...! ❤️ ✅ 🏄 (we were gutted that we ran out of beds for you, @eleanorreem & @RobStallion this year!! 😢 )

ivan-unfolds commented 7 years ago

@nelsonic Hehe thanks Nelson!

Nothing would have been possible without all the great people at FaC and Dwyl! Feel massive ❤️ and gratitude for all you guys. It would be awesome to join #dwylsummer next year, will make sure to get my skates on with booking 😁

jay-meister commented 7 years ago

I would love black Bose QC35s as well pretty please. Wanted a pair for aaaaages so this is very exciting.

@iteles @nelsonic this is super generous of you, it will make a big difference to the Quiet Space Ltd. Huge thaaank youuuu & have a great xmas all xoxo ^--^

RobStallion commented 7 years ago

@nelsonic @iteles. Thank you guys so much for all you have done. This is really generous of you. FAC and DWYL definitely made 2016 great despite the political world trying it's hardest to do the opposite lol. Looking forward to 2017 and booking my DWYL summer tickets early this time 👍.

If it's ok, I think that I am going to follow the trend and ask for a pair of the black Bose QC35s please.

nelsonic commented 7 years ago

Wow! Beats Wireless a perfectly valid option are getting No Love...! 💔
Who are we kidding? once you try Bose there's no turning back! Right @ivanmauricio ? 😜

nelsonic commented 7 years ago

@JMurphyWeb & @RobStallion stoked you guys are getting on board with this idea!! 😍 Your headphones are in my "Shopping Basket" ready to Checkout! jack-rob-checkout However you gents appear to have skipped a couple of the "Seven Steps" ... (the first four steps to be precise.) see the "How? -> Seven Steps to participate" section in the initial comment of this issue/thread. Thanks! ❤️ ✅ 🎉

sohilpandya commented 7 years ago

@nelsonic I'm surprised no one's gone for these https://youtu.be/QWPCEMBC-d8 😂☺️😢

nelsonic commented 7 years ago

@sohilpandya ROFL! 😆 ironically the Sennheiser Orpheus aren't Wireless so they don't match our criteria! 😜 thankfully none of the "absurdly expensive" headphones are wireless! go figure ... 🤔 But if someone does the research (goes to the store and tries on several pairs) and concludes that (for example the) Sennheiser PXC550 are the ones the really need to have, then I'm 100% on board!

jay-meister commented 7 years ago

😥 @nelsonic oooops got a bit excited there

jackcarlisle commented 7 years ago

@nelsonic AMAZING!! 🎉💥

RobStallion commented 7 years ago

😁 @nelsonic. I'm in the same boat as Jackum there. All done now though

roryc89 commented 7 years ago

😊 @nelsonic Thanks very much. I really appreciate that. It's been a real pleasure working at DWYL, feeling like I'm continually learning :)

nelsonic commented 7 years ago

HI @Charlotteis, your order has been placed. 📦 and the email with PDF of receipt (for 2 Year warranty) should be in your gmail inbox shortly. ✅ charlotte-spencer-dwyl-headphones charlotte-dwyl-headphones

cannot thank you enough for being a treasured member of the @dwyl Family! ❤️ For taking an interest in the "regret-blocker-chrome-extension" ⭐️ and creating the First Pull Request on it despite your busy schedule! ⌛️ We hope 2017 brings you nothing but joy and happiness! 😹 And hope that your new Bose QC35's block out the Noise so you can continue being awesome! 🚀

Conorc1000 commented 7 years ago

headphones

nelsonic commented 7 years ago

@Conorc1000 & @naazy Yessssss....!!! 😍 😂 ❤️ ✅ 🎉

sohilpandya commented 7 years ago

By the way, all of you with QC35's are coming into no. 16 with them so that I can do a video with all 10+ of them on me! 💥 🎧 🎧 🎧 🎧 🎧 🎧 🎧 🎧 🎧 🎧 💥

I have an amazing idea for a video with all these Bose Headphones!

@nelsonic can we please add that stipulation in the T&C please! 😨 "They must feature in Sohil's ridiculous headphones video 📹 in the new year! 😻

naazy commented 7 years ago

Silent disco @sohilpandya ?

Ps I'm in 💜 with mine - they are a total dream 😍

nelsonic commented 7 years ago

@sohilpandya YES! That is such a great idea! 🍭 😍 iDon't think we can retro-actively add it to the "Ts & Cs" ... also 🎱 -steps isn't alliteration. 😜 But fairly certain most people will be up for it...! 🤔 wanna create an issue for the #SilentDisco in /video ? so we can capture everyone's ideas? 📝

e.g: Why limit it to filming @16...? 💭 how about we do a full-on music video production...? 📹 🚀 Our flatmate Emilie imports #AnimalOnesies for all the biggest retailers ... 📦 we could do a Friday Night of "Skate Dancing" around London's most recognisable places/monuments shooting a few seconds in each place and .then fast-cut the scenes ✂️ to .match the Madeon Pop Culture (39 Songs in 3 minutes) mashup: https://youtu.be/lTx3G6h2xyA (or what ever the 2017 equivalent is ... or if you have time you could collect a playlist of people's favourite songs and mix them yourself... though I suspect the video part is enough of a project...? we could always ask @cwaring to get involved on the Audio Production side; he has sick sound skills!!) It would require some story-boarding, location planning and editing skills, but fairly certain most people will be game. and @markwilliamfirth will #probably be up for helping you produce it... 🎬 🎥 😉 adds #MusicVideoDirector to LinkedIn skills... 😜 If anyone is rusty on their skating skills I'm down for practicing... or if skating is "too much" we could just go by Night Bus from place-to-place

If we do this as a "Team Outing" it will address @naazy's point about wanting to do more things as a team: https://github.com/dwyl/hq/issues/145#issuecomment-267845785 ❤️ ✅ 🎉 If we get the F&C/DWYL people who (used to?) go http://morninggloryville.com that would be a decent number ... 🦄

BTW: Happy (21st) Birthday (for yesterday) !!! 🍰 🕯 🎉

naazy commented 7 years ago

OMG YES SO KEEN and we could do it at 6am also to give Morning Gloryville a run for their money :wink: OR could film during Critical Mass and then our skating/cycling/whatevs will organically come with surprise london monuments and bigger landaaann community feel. The possibilities are endless! Shotgun the unicorn kigu btw 🦄

nelsonic commented 7 years ago

@roryc89 the Sony MDR-1ABT don't appear to be "in-stock" in the UK according to the Sony website. Unless you/we know of someone visiting USA in the near future who can pick them up (and we can reimburse them) ... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00TEFUQLA Did you see the MDR-1000X http://www.sony.com/electronics/headband-headphones/mdr-1000x which appear similar in features/comfort/price to the MDR-1ABT ?

roryc89 commented 7 years ago

@nelsonic Ah I just assumed they would be back in stock in the UK in time but yes the MDR-1000X looks freakin awesome! I'd love to get them instead. Thanks again! :)

nelsonic commented 7 years ago

@roryc89 Hope you're having a good Christmas Break with family! ❤️ 🎅 🎉 I'm happy either way. We can sit on our hands and hope the MDR-1ABT come back into stock ⌛️ 🙄 or go with the Alt model. If you're up for trying the MDR-1000X's should we order them for click-n-collect @Waitrose like we did for @naazy...? (that seemed to go smoothly...) Or are you "up north" for the next couple of weeks? (just cause they will only "hold" ur parcel for 7 days before returning it to the warehouse...)

nelsonic commented 7 years ago

@roryc89 if you want Sony's these are always an option too: Sony MDR-ZX220BTB 😜 http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Sony-MDR-ZX220BTB-Wireless-On-Ear-Headphones-Black-New-/291944426398 cheap-sony-wireless-headphones

Grandma: "they look the same to me..." Rory: (patiently explains) "Yes, grandma, but one is the Nisan Micra while the other is a GTR..." Grandma: "Oh, GTR I loved riding in the GTR !" (_note: this analogy works better if you have a need-for-speed-granny..._ 😉 )