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by rayiner 4173 days ago
Carpet both absorbs ambient noise and muffles the sound of people walking. It's also more comfortable to walk and stand on: http://www.livestrong.com/article/351733-tips-on-standing-wa....

Polished concrete is beautiful and striking, of course, and at some point software development became a creative profession rather than an engineering one, and we stopped mocking people who put form over function.