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Ask Justin Frankel No reasonable question unanswered since 2009! Suggested topics: programming, music, sleep, coffee, etc. Note: please do not ask questions about REAPER features, bugs or scheduling, use the forums instead. Name: Ask: Human (enter yes): [newer questions] [unreplied] | [replied] | [recent comments] | [all] [older questions]

Question: Can you say what kind of projects you're working on these days? Asked by Joseph (67.139.173.x) on November 23 2013, 4:41pm Reply on November 23 2013, 5:48pm: Most of it is public really... Look around the links up top. Comment... Question: JRiver. I'm jimh at jriver. Asked by Jim Hillegass (173.31.165.x) on November 23 2013, 12:54am Reply on November 23 2013, 2:04am: Ah for me you mean? No thanks, spread thin already! Comment... Question: How about a part time job? Asked by Jim Hillegass (216.14.187.x) on November 21 2013, 10:10pm Reply on November 22 2013, 9:58pm: For whom? Comment... Question: There is a petition asking for 'moving' Winamp to open source. What do you think about that poibility? I know that you are not part of the development team since a lot of time ago but still your opinion, as a developer, is really valuable. Asked by Maximiliano (186.23.242.x) on November 21 2013, 9:14pm Reply on November 22 2013, 9:58pm: I'm all for it, but you'd have to go VLC-style and host it elsewhere... Comment... Question: My English is not so good but i just want to say thank you for making a legend software that made my childhood much more entertained. Asked by F�rat (92.44.13.x) on November 21 2013, 5:43pm Reply on November 22 2013, 9:58pm: Thank you! Comment... Question: Will you leave winamp to die ?????? Asked by chris kyriakides (213.7.203.x) on November 21 2013, 11:25am Reply on November 21 2013, 3:24pm: Code and "die" are a strange combination, unsure how that really happens. Comment... Question: With modern social app phenomenons being offered $3B to sell out, do you feel jipped for only getting a paltry $60mm? Asked by Will (70.173.80.x) on November 21 2013, 8:16am Reply on November 21 2013, 3:23pm (edited at November 21 2013, 3:24pm): What kind of complete douchebag would I be if I said yes? Even if the thing that had sold was worth more than all of them combined (which obviously is far from the case), it would just be stupid. Comment... Question: I've been using Winamp since version 2.0. Very sorry about the news. We hope you'll comment publicly. Sincerely, a redditor. Asked by eaglebtc (76.79.73.x) on November 21 2013, 1:29am Reply on November 21 2013, 6:16am: There you go, comments in bulk! Woohoo someone gave me gold, yee haw! I don't deserve it though. Comment... Question: Hi, sad day with the winamp news. Can you please make a successor now? ;). PC's need a good mp3 player/librarian. Asked by Hayden (118.208.139.x) on November 21 2013, 12:20am Reply on November 21 2013, 6:16am: I suppose REAPER is sort of its successor. You know, don't just listen to music, make it too? Comment... Question: Justin, I speak for millions when I say "thank you!" for building us a mp3 player that ran without skipping on slow CPUs. Thank you for giving us a featureset winplay3 didn't offer. Thank you for making winamp fun with visualizations and streaming radio. You made our lives so much better! :) Asked by Will (24.234.85.x) on November 20 2013, 9:38pm Reply on November 21 2013, 6:15am: <3 Comment... Question: the death of your first born (winamp) how do you feel man? can't you just buy or back? Asked by Justin (66.249.84.x) on November 20 2013, 9:15pm Reply on November 21 2013, 6:15am: It's been a long time since I've worked on it, but I'll keep using it, so I'm not too upset. Comment... Question: Sad day mate. Winamp is officially dead (Dec 20, 2013). A great 15 year companion... Any comment? Asked by gio (94.66.90.x) on November 20 2013, 6:16pm Reply on November 21 2013, 6:15am: Fortunately dead in code is not quite the same as in life. Comment... Question: Thanks. Ever killed a patent? www.joelonsoftware.com/items/2013/07/22.html Asked by ees. (69.15.110.x) on November 20 2013, 5:36pm Reply on November 21 2013, 6:14am: No idea. Comment... Question: Thoughts on kiwiirc.com ? Gonna come develop for the web platform eventually? :P Asked by Will (70.173.80.x) on November 19 2013, 7:09am Reply on November 20 2013, 12:13am: Yeah doing initial R&D stuff around there.. also I have some internal projects that are fancy ajax (reaper remote controls, but also stuff unreleased that I use every day, heh...) Comment... Question: The patent link is chopped off and can't be followed... Asked by ees. (69.15.110.x) on November 18 2013, 3:32pm Reply on November 20 2013, 12:13am: oops there it is Comment... Question: In the past/present, what factors do you use to trust other devs to work on your projects? Has anyone ever let you down or have you been pretty spot on in your team selection? Asked by Will (70.173.80.x) on November 18 2013, 4:14am Reply on November 20 2013, 12:13am: humility? Comment... Question: Did you end up doing the NYC marathon? If so, how was your time? Asked by Keith (71.234.171.x) on November 17 2013, 11:41pm Reply on November 18 2013, 1:20am: I did! It was a really amazing experience, I had a blast. Finished in 3:59:59, which was one second off my goal :) 1 Comment... Question: How in thaaaa fuuuuck is this a valid patent?? patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect2=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u... Asked by Will (24.234.85.x) on November 15 2013, 2:29am Reply on November 16 2013, 5:00pm: facepalm Comment... Question: What are your thoughts on the role of luck in your own success? www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ISOSyr_dMU Asked by Will (70.173.80.x) on November 13 2013, 9:09am Reply on November 14 2013, 7:12pm: Yep, that's pretty reasonable (luck did play a role, but wasn't the primary factor). Comment... Question: Do you recall how long it took you to code nitrane, from reading the specs to hearing decoded samples? Asked by Will (70.173.80.x) on November 12 2013, 7:26am Reply on November 12 2013, 2:58pm: No idea, that was like 15 years ago. Also, it wasn't a pure specs-to-samples or cleanroom implementation, as I had worked on and rewritten large portions of other decoders. Comment... [newer questions] [unreplied] | [replied] | [recent comments] | [all] [older questions]

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