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by smcnally 3y ago
https://learningsynths.ableton.com/
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by smcnally 3y ago
Thank you for reminding about Paul Wenzel’s music stuff. Building atop boilerplate is also good to remember and do. > and a former musician in high school s/former/recovering
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by smcnally 4y ago
not recommended for pilots and controlling air traffic, but ffmpeg’s ‘atempo‘ filter works on audio streams: ‘ffmpeg -i ATC.wav -filter:a "atempo=0.5" -vn lofiatc.wav’ https://ffmpeg.org/ffmpeg-filters.html#atempo
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by smcnally 4y ago
“Even when you’re one in a million, there are 6,000 others just like you” at cosmic scale.
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by smcnally 4y ago
What’s 1:100 of Low Earth Orbit?
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by smcnally 4y ago
A Shortfall of Gravitas doesn’t come cheap, either.
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by smcnally 4y ago
There are a few GPT and Stable Diffusion add ons https://github.com/tin2tin/chatGPT_for_Blender_Screenwriter https://github.com/TREE-Ind/Blender-GPT
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by smcnally 4y ago
Grant Abbitt — cited as another good resource in this discussion — also likes this book. The ToC gives a detailed look into what the book covers.
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by smcnally 4y ago
Even when not optimal, it’s good advice for the Intended audience “still pretty early in their journey” > crypto.randomUUID is a method built into the browser (it's not a third-party package). It's available in all major browse
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by smcnally 4y ago
Also to quickly convert video formats and containers, scale and crop renders, alter speed, make gifs
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by smcnally 4y ago
From anigbrowl’s root comment > techniques developed for the collection and analysis of such vast datasets find their way back into more quotidian applications. Which is different from knowledge "for its own sake." Townies with
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by smcnally 4y ago
Starting seeing these messages earlier this week. It also says Pro is gratis for up to 5 machines.
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by smcnally 4y ago
BeFS “includes support for extended file attributes, with indexing and querying characteristics to provide functionality similar to that of a relational database.” The BeOS file system, an OS geek retrospective | Ars Technica [ https:/
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by smcnally 4y ago
Synology NAS devices recommend Btrfs and makes more space available when using it for storage pools. https://www.synology.com/en-us/dsm/Btrfs
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by smcnally 4y ago
Anton Petrov regularly covers topics like these and encourages sharing with people interested in space and sciences. https://youtube.com/@whatdamath
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by smcnally 4y ago
You’re right — Herbie Hancock played with all those guys then, still alive, and has made way different music since.
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by smcnally 4y ago
Thanks for this response and "It Don't Mean a Thing” link. > the second half of the first phrase is a bunch of repeated b-flats Monk does a ton of voicings with those repeated notes. Of the ~16 repeats, he’s playing supporting
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by smcnally 4y ago
Blender and OBS can use MIDI controllers https://github.com/JPfeP/AddRoutes https://obs-midi.org/
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by smcnally 4y ago
This sqlite abstraction has been working well for me: https://github.com/aaemnnosttv/wp-sqlite-db it’s one file — ‘db.php’ — you swap in for the core file. From there, it’s mostly been seamless. ~20% of the 5k LOC, is
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by smcnally 4y ago
The oscilloscope visuals makes everything more watchable. Everything on your SRS channel looks fun.
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by smcnally 4y ago
It’s been a concern at least since the 1780s https://adverts250project.org/tag/benjamin-franklin/
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by smcnally 4y ago
200MB for the core + video, image, material assets does sound large. Checking the last 10 phone apps I updated showed they were @ 150MB - 300MB -- Not a great precedent, but bundle size is unlikely to faze people if the app provides them ut
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by smcnally 4y ago
While Blender already lets you make workspaces as sparse as you like them, Apps focused on specific usage can make complex 3D + ffmpeg + python options more approachable. A ‘.blendx’ focused on Resizing video, Making quick cuts, Exporting t
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by smcnally 4y ago
> We shouldn't be throwing out tech where it's beneficial. But we should know where to stop. Using tech and delivery media where it works is up to creators and consumers. Our preferences, biases, and vested interests are in whe
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by smcnally 4y ago
Buying things makes us feel good. Intentionally purchasing a magazine also gives us time to dig into other rituals we like. It spreads the cognitive load of information gathering we do all the time: We've bought into the PoV of editors
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by smcnally 4y ago
Wallpaper and Monocle are good illustrations of the thoughtful design and editorial that go into creating the luxury experiences Tim highlights. Design and editorial are not proprietary to medium or technology. While time for thoughtfulness
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NASA: Sounds of Mars from Perseverance Rover(nasa.gov)
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by smcnally 4y ago
fwiw - darktable 3.8.1 runs for me on macos 10.13.6 (2011 17" mbp) and macos 10.15.7 (2013 27" iMac). App launch takes some moments on both, but responsiveness and performance is fine+ once running. Imports (without copy) works w
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by smcnally 4y ago
A corollary to this is when a single brand and formulation become multiple brands and formulations, but the original disappears. e.g. Triscuits, Cheerios, Cranberry Juice. I can find * Tzatziki Quinoa Basil and Garlic Triscuits, but not Ori
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by smcnally 4y ago
> No telemetry makes it difficult to get an idea of which features users actually use or find important. Beyond the survey, are there usage logs we can share or limited telemetry we can opt into?

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