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Question: do you like One Direction?
Asked by orhan (78.184.98.x) on June 15 2012, 7:53pm
Reply on June 17 2012, 1:51am:
    does not compute
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Question: How does it feel to once preserve CPUs (winamp) and the other to push at the limits (R); where's the most satisfaction? Hello Mr
Asked by gio (94.66.72.x) on June 15 2012, 4:59pm
Reply on June 17 2012, 1:51am:
    It's most of the same sort of thing, really, just different constraints. REAPER does a lot more threading and load balancing than Winamp ever did, which is fun stuff.
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Question: As an expert programmer please give your take on the errors (rounding/truncating) in digital summing vs electrical summing.
Asked by Isaac (76.4.180.x) on June 15 2012, 3:30am
Reply on June 17 2012, 1:50am:
    64 bit FP is really quite accurate provided you're not accumulating millions of small numbers and expecting them to sum up to something exact... I can't say much for the electrical side, though.
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Question: Did you invent the m3u playlist format, and if so, when? If not, who did? can you provide a short history of that format?
Asked by chris (166.250.89.x) on June 15 2012, 1:04am
Reply on June 16 2012, 2:23pm:
    I believe FhG did, as plain text, but I added the #EXTM3U and #EXTINF extensions.
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Question: Is XML based GUIs a bad call compared to WALTER?
Asked by gio (94.66.11.x) on June 14 2012, 2:11pm
Reply on June 16 2012, 2:21pm:
    They could potentially do the exact same thing, provided the XML definition supported logic etc, but personally I find XML hard to write by hand and even harder to parse with C.
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Question: How to make shoutcast social?
Asked by Will (70.173.150.x) on June 13 2012, 5:23am
Reply on June 16 2012, 2:20pm:
    Integrate broadcasting into something already social?
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Question: Do you workout? What do you do to maintain your weight?
Asked by Mommy (99.173.159.x) on June 13 2012, 4:09am
Reply on June 16 2012, 2:19pm:
    I have a very fast metabolism actually so usually I'm trying to gain weight... but I've been enjoying bicycling, and also try to occasionally do push and sit-ups.
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Question: So what are you up to?
Asked by dave (173.228.0.x) on June 12 2012, 2:09pm
Reply on June 16 2012, 2:17pm:
    Headed home now.
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Question: i work in a bank, and got the promotion i always wanted. things are good boss is happy. Why am i thinking of quitting. should i?
Asked by Desert Rain (122.176.139.x) on June 11 2012, 5:22pm
Reply on June 16 2012, 2:16pm (edited at June 16 2012, 2:17pm):
    No idea, probably not, but happiness is a strange and unpredictable thing.
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Question: tinyurl.com/d4qgvjy -> this guy makes a lot of good points
Asked by Tinny (88.207.108.x) on June 9 2012, 12:10pm
Reply on June 16 2012, 2:16pm:
    Hmm a few somewhat minor points, I'd say.
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Question: O Romeo, Romeo, Wherefore art thou Romeo?
Asked by Juliet-ish (24.158.28.x) on June 8 2012, 4:42pm
Reply on June 8 2012, 9:27pm:
    I've caught up now.
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Question: what does it mean if someone asks you to "sync" on IRC?
Asked by John (70.173.150.x) on June 8 2012, 4:56am
Reply on June 8 2012, 9:27pm:
    No idea, maybe talk until you both have the same understandings of relevant things?
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Question: Is Reaper for Mac coded in Objective C? When first developed, did everything need to be rewritten from your PC version?
Asked by Alex (70.26.85.x) on June 6 2012, 6:53pm
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Question: what is my favorite cereal
Asked by aleshia (2.99.62.x) on June 6 2012, 12:47pm
Reply on June 8 2012, 9:26pm:
    I dunno, but crispix are popular around here.
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Question: how true is this awesomeness ? preview.tinyurl.com/czp3ue8
Asked by mimard (46.253.172.x) on June 5 2012, 12:54pm
Reply on June 8 2012, 9:26pm:
    p=np stuff is fun.
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Question: When will you build a Synthmaker clone so we can make plugins?
Asked by attic (67.174.194.x) on June 5 2012, 7:26am
Reply on June 8 2012, 9:24pm:
    Maybe a JSFX_to_VST app? Still would not be quite as easy as synthmaker, though.
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Question: Ever thought about using GPGPU (OpenCL etc.) for audio/DSP stuff? Is this viable?
Asked by Murgh (85.126.173.x) on June 3 2012, 10:21pm
Reply on June 8 2012, 9:24pm:
    Latency is the biggest problem, I believe, especially when having to arbitrarily schedule various processing paths, and keeping the latency down.
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Question: How to get around firewalls if you want a 3rd party to arrange 2 peers to connect (napster-like)?
Asked by Will (70.173.150.x) on June 1 2012, 3:53am
Reply on June 8 2012, 9:23pm:
    Either bounce through a third host, or use something like UPnP...
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Question: How much would you pay for a space flight?
Asked by PinkAsso (208.64.185.x) on May 31 2012, 10:50pm
Reply on June 8 2012, 9:22pm:
    Depends on how long and where I ended up, but overall probably nothing more than 500k.
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Question: Listen to this with a good pair of headphones: www.youtube.com/watch?v=GNrVG4hu0Lw does it make you bob your head? :P
Asked by John (70.173.150.x) on May 27 2012, 4:30am
Reply on May 31 2012, 2:33am:
    Hmm just a meh.
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