arrakeen

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   by arrakeen 6y ago

   +1 to bernstein-- his young people's concerts are a very approachable introduction to classical music
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   by arrakeen 6y ago

   start with mid-period beatles, probably sgt. peppers. they are without a doubt the greatest band of all time and it's my contention that people who say they don't like them haven't listened to them enough or just don't l
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   by arrakeen 6y ago

   for those interested in an MPC setup but don't want to shell out $$$ for the mostly-outdated MPC3K, take a look at picking up an MPC1000. it can still be found for reasonable prices and has many upgrades you can install should you desi
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   by arrakeen 6y ago

   after the very long honeymoon period of desktop digital audio workstations, people are realizing that standalone machines with domain specific physical input interfaces aren't such a bad thing. take the power of a desktop DAW and marry
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   by arrakeen 6y ago

   the JACK ecosystem is in an excellent place right now. i HIGHLY recommend the kxstudio applications for a smoother experience: https://kx.studio/ cadence - manages the JACK server and sets up pulse/alsa/midi bridg
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   by arrakeen 6y ago

   this is the right answer-- carla is an incredible application. ADL/OPNplug also have standalone versions that work as JACK clients
7. 127.▲
   by arrakeen 6y ago

   what's maddening for me as a premium user is that i can't turn off their Movie recommendation ads
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   History and Development of Wiimmfi – Replacement Server for Wii's Shuttered WFC(wiimmfi.de)

   3 points by arrakeen 7y ago|0 comments
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   by arrakeen 7y ago

   i am a well-paid contractor who disagrees
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    by arrakeen 7y ago

    see also Cannonball, which I discovered recently—a reimplementation and improvement of OutRun https://github.com/djyt/cannonball
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    by arrakeen 7y ago

    > Spiderverse, for example, is partially about overcoming self-doubt. this is a laughably bad example. successful art at its best can reveal something new about yourself or the human condition; it can make you feel emotions that you don&
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    by arrakeen 7y ago

    you seem to have a bone to pick with this list despite admitting to having never read any of them. perhaps they are the best nonfiction but you wouldn't know. what, then, do you think are the best nonfiction books of the last 25 years?
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    by arrakeen 7y ago

    oddly enough, the first transformers movie was one of two films i've fallen asleep to in the theater
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    by arrakeen 7y ago

    so tell me exactly what revelation that scene made you have about yourself or the human condition? or what complex emotion that you have no words to describe did it evoke? these are a few things that film-as-art strives for. it's ok to
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    by arrakeen 7y ago

    the new york times had an article a few years back that touched on the issue of what might happen when we do make extra terrestrial contact: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/28/magazine/greetings-et-ple...
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    by arrakeen 7y ago

    great to hear, i'll definitely be checking it out
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    by arrakeen 7y ago

    i love the work you've done on your emulators and your writing--i look forward to the new site and more good content! if i may offer a suggestion for getting more people involved, i would say please give serious consideration to a UI p
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    by arrakeen 7y ago

    1. pihole and unifi cloud key (not pleased that this is a requirement, but glad i can run it alongside my pihole) 2. retropie 3. commodore64 disk drive emulator! [1] [1] https://cbm-pi1541.firebaseapp.com/
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    by arrakeen 8y ago

    > minority group agendas, [...] and modern political ideas could you refer me to an analysis that elaborates on this claim?
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    by arrakeen 8y ago

    looking at the other threads on this site's forum, this is a very, very bad site and has no place on hacker news. flagged.
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    by arrakeen 8y ago

    thanks for the clarification-- i hadn't even realized it was on netflix until after i'd seen it in the theater
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    by arrakeen 8y ago

    i can't tell exactly what Spielberg's criteria is from the article, but Roma had a theatrical release so i'm not sure it counts here
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    by arrakeen 8y ago

    i'm not sure what industry you work in, but i've had this at every single job i've held—even ones before the SJW bogeyman existed
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    by arrakeen 8y ago

    see also: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libcaca https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AAlib
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    by arrakeen 8y ago

    shagadelic!
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    by arrakeen 8y ago

    my voice is in there :)
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    by arrakeen 8y ago

    imo these apps are completely unnecessary. all i needed to do was leave my phone on do-not-disturb mode at all times. this way, i don't have notifications and vibrations constantly nagging me, and i only check my phone during natural b
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    by arrakeen 9y ago

    spend 10 minutes with Rally and you'll be begging for JIRA
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    by arrakeen 9y ago

    i'm sure that bundy supporters[0] will show up for an armed standoff for this as well [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bundy_standoff
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    by arrakeen 9y ago

    fwiw, in the print edition the bomber cover was included in the covers displayed on the front page of the business section