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by malthaus 5y ago
2 music / modular / synth communities that both underwent recent name changes to be more in line with current sensibilities: https://gearspace.com (used to be: gearslutz) https://modwiggler.com (used to be:
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by malthaus 5y ago
i'd be very sceptical of what a16z published about crypto topics; they are heavily invested both financially and reputationally. their whole game was/is leveraging their clout to give credibility to the scene, therefore increasing
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by malthaus 5y ago
So as someone very critical of the whole DeFi / Smart Contracts philosophy (purely in terms of practicality, not the high-level concepts behind it) - please explain to me how the impacts of those bugs are going to be mitigated going fo
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by malthaus 5y ago
Personally, i'm partial to the Gameboy Megamachine as demonstrated by Look Mum No Computer, although it's a bit more cumbersome to set up: https://youtu.be/xpB0_YWPwD8
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by malthaus 5y ago
Almost everybody at olympic level takes testosterone and other "supplements". They either dodge testing, use untestable substances or take it right up to the allowed thresholds. Given that, categories in competitions should be bas
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by malthaus 5y ago
Naive question: How likely is it that the constant use of hand sanitizers due to the pandemic (which might stay on as a habit) has negative side effects for the population as whole or individuals, e.g. killing "good bacteria", cre
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by malthaus 6y ago
NFT are null pointers with a random price tag
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by malthaus 6y ago
"all trading schemes are complete cons" should be your default assumption
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by malthaus 6y ago
Quit and sold everything in 2006 and went on a round the world trip (i was 25 back then). Some notes: 1) Absolutely worth it, broadened my horizon 2) Having total freedom (no commitments, bills, job to get back to) was amazing 3) As someone
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by malthaus 6y ago
Really proud of this result; the failsafe once again has done its job against heavy lobbying. There was so much misinformation around mostly due to lack of technical understanding (e.g. "it's a digital passport!") and the (ye
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by malthaus 6y ago
Please stop those myths - cheap global transfers is not something that needs cryptocurrencies for it to happen, this can and will work within the current rails.
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by malthaus 6y ago
No
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by malthaus 6y ago
crazy, day one m1 8gb ram with 512gb hd here. this laptop has never seen spotify and safari is my main browser - no compilation or other heavy ram use either. Available Spare: 100% Available Spare Threshold: 99%
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by malthaus 6y ago
Some anecdata... but I do have aphantasia so my dream experience is probably a bit different from most. In the past i never much noticed or remembered dreaming, only when waking up agitated from a nightmare (hasn't happened in years) B
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by malthaus 6y ago
The difference between analog and digital FM/PM is quite immense though. It's very hard to get good sounding analog FM (e.g. on my modular system) due to the instability of the oscillators. It's mostly used for weird sounds
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by malthaus 6y ago
If anyone is interested in playing around with FM (or PM), have a look at the Elektron Digitone. It's "opinionated"; something like Ruby on Rails for FM with some guardrails to keep you in the sweet spot of sounds mostly. FM
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by malthaus 6y ago
It's the equivalent of having 50 stacks of paper documents & magazines sitting unorganized on your desk and complaining about not having space to work on. A bigger desk is not the solution to this problem.
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by malthaus 6y ago
Audio Software (and firmware) developers are really not the benchmark for this. They always lag behind, exploit hidden / unsupported features and never manage to play by the rules of the platform they are on. All this is enabled by the
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by malthaus 6y ago
You are right. Our legal system is a bit different than in the US as we don't have US style case law though (not a lawyer so don't ask me for more details). It was brought up again due to the current situation re home office and a
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by malthaus 6y ago
Nothing sketchy, i just linked to the semi-offical english Swiss news-feed. It was distributed in our local languages through all the standard media yesterday and has been the center of discussion in (virtual) office chitchat today. This is
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Swiss companies must pay share of rent for employees working from home(swissinfo.ch)
393 points by malthaus 6y ago|252 comments
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by malthaus 7y ago
Haven't used it in years but still remember my number: 1315980 and that godforsaken "uh-oh" sound. Way to ruin the nostalgia with such a poor reboot. it's a shame so many of the old internet 1.0 brands are rotting away.
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by malthaus 7y ago
Not sure what to think of this. SoundCloud has run its course and should just die, leaving space for a new player. There are some around but they can't gain critical traction due to the stickiness of SoundCloud despite having a product
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by malthaus 7y ago
That hasn't been the case for a long long time. Especially reposting turned it into yet another spammy service full of promoters. Additionally, discovery is terrible. There used to be cases of people being discovered, im sure. But a lo
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by malthaus 7y ago
Anyone interested in epic model railways/cities - i've just been to Miniatur Wunderland in Hamburg which is very accessible and entertaining (i'm in no way into model railways) with tons of cute little details; well worth a v
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by malthaus 7y ago
i live right next to google / zurich main station and pay 2300chf/month for a larger flat than mentioned in the article
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by malthaus 7y ago
For anyone interested in FM synthesis without the DX7 "baggage" and more limitations which help you steer away from too harsh sounds, check out the Elektron Digitone. As an added bonus you get a very capable sequencer and it can a
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by malthaus 7y ago
Swiss here I pay for Netflix I can't legally subscribe to HBO, Showtime, etc Hence, i download anything not on Netflix. Legally. Because i live in a country which is ruled by its people and not its corporations.
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by malthaus 7y ago
As someone with a Schrebergarten in Switzerland, let me tell you... its great for mental balance but its a crazy amount of work to keep it even somewhat tidy. But over here its also shifting from old retirees to young people, at the moment
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by malthaus 7y ago
The thing is, while you actually end up paying more for a window/aisle seat in the current system and my proposed one, it "feels" better to explicitly pay less for a middle seat. Humans are weird.

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