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Question: Care to elaborate on what you think is "pretty much fucked up" about it? Blockchain is like a corporate intranet to Bitcoin's open internet.
Asked by JimmaJamma (173.63.50.x) on June 26 2017, 12:58am
Reply on June 26 2017, 2:21am (edited at June 26 2017, 2:24am):

There are a million ways that it is fucked. Sending bitcoin is like sending cash in the mail -- yes, it probably works, but if something goes wrong and the recipient either doesn't receive it or just doesn't want to admit that they received it, you're fucked. If you get hacked and someone steals your bitcoin, you're fucked. The price is too volatile, you can't predict how much value you'll have in the future -- if the dollar or euro fluctuated in value so insanely nobody would take them seriously! At this point bitcoin is really about gambling, IMO. That and it has a built-in scarcity which results in this stupidly increasing value as people (unwisely, IMO) take it seriously. But I'm just a hater... Comment...

Question: I'm wondering if your opinions on Bitcoin have changed. Seems Bram Cohen is an active contributor to the space, and Bitcoin is of course getting a lot more attention than 2 years ago when I first contacted you. The potential impact of Bitcoin and crypto-currencies in the digital music space (among others) is huge. I'd be interested in your updated take on
Asked by JimmaJamma (173.63.50.x) on June 25 2017, 8:20pm
Reply on June 26 2017, 12:13am:

I think bitcoin is interesting-ish but also pretty much fucked up. The blockchain as a method of distributed trust is more interesting. Comment...

Question: I was exploring my computer backups and discovered a song you and dave did called sand_trap (maybe in 2006?)...which led me here. Hello.
Asked by J Wiener (172.90.203.x) on June 23 2017, 5:37am
Reply on June 24 2017, 11:22pm:

Ha nice, looks like June 2009. Comment...

Question: Heh, just my personal order of preference, YMMV :)
Asked by neverbeeninariot (86.149.130.x) on June 17 2017, 9:04pm
Reply on June 19 2017, 2:56pm:

fair enough :) Comment...

Question: Talk Talk Spirit of Eden >= Radiohead OK Computer >= Talk Talk Laughing Stock ? ...and it you haven't heard Spirit of Eden, what are you playing at, man ! :)
Asked by neverbeeninariot (138.32.176.x) on June 16 2017, 9:16am
Reply on June 16 2017, 6:21pm (edited at June 17 2017, 4:41pm):

I'll have a listen! Edit: pretty good, though I don't know about those comparisons to be honest. ;) Comment...

Question: Messi or Ronaldo?
Asked by jfk03 (47.9.199.x) on June 13 2017, 9:55am
Reply on June 15 2017, 1:29pm:

Had to google those to find out what they were, so that should answer the question. Comment...

Question: hablas español capo?
Asked by daniel (170.51.92.x) on June 12 2017, 1:57am
Reply on June 15 2017, 1:29pm:

He estudiado español cuando era joven... Comment...

Question: What's wrong with Porsche? Looks like the world is collapsing, first Cayenne, then diesel and now a mid-engine 911 RSR.
Asked by Balloonist (79.130.176.x) on June 11 2017, 9:48am
Reply on June 15 2017, 1:30pm:

Cars schmars Comment...

Question: When was the last time you were drunk (or stoned) ?
Asked by wasereb4 (87.167.84.x) on June 6 2017, 2:18am
Reply on June 6 2017, 1:40pm:

There's sort of a continuum there, I guess... but since properly drunk or stoned, a long time. Comment...

Question: I'm about to write a small Win32 program to myself, which needs to play MP3 files. What library do you recommend?
Asked by Rodrigo (187.115.50.x) on June 4 2017, 4:46am
Reply on June 4 2017, 1:05pm:

You could use

the LGPL library that REAPER uses

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Question: How many men must a road walk down, before it can call itself a road?
Asked by IXix (86.160.199.x) on June 3 2017, 7:07pm
Reply on June 3 2017, 8:56pm:

Segmentation fault (core dumped) Comment...

Question: Do you use UML for your products?
Asked by Vitali (212.87.13.x) on June 2 2017, 5:39pm
Reply on June 3 2017, 8:55pm:

Nosir Comment...

Question: What have you been working on lately? How many hours per week do you spend coding?
Asked by Mommy (99.173.156.x) on May 31 2017, 6:11pm
Reply on June 3 2017, 8:55pm:

Various things, REAPER for linux is one of them. Hours per week -- the last week I took off, so about 5. Normally more than that, but I don't really keep track. Comment...

Question: While I'm here I'd like to take the chance to ask you s.th. but nothing comes to mind. What to do ?
Asked by wasereb4 (79.246.87.x) on May 30 2017, 12:34am
Reply on June 3 2017, 8:55pm:

Climb a mountain! Comment...

Question: How many road must a man walk down, before he can call himself a man?
Asked by IXix (109.147.109.x) on May 27 2017, 8:38pm
Reply on May 29 2017, 3:36pm:

were there not men before there were roads? Comment...

Question: Have you ever felt like a failure? Can you describe what it was, if so?
Asked by Will (71.11.219.x) on May 22 2017, 12:14am
Reply on May 22 2017, 3:26pm:

Usually that's when I'm tired and emotional Comment...

Question: I would love to read an article about the challenges while making REAPER multi-threaded. Is OOP good enough for parallelism and what's your thoughts about DOD?
Asked by Balloonist (79.130.165.x) on May 19 2017, 4:06pm
Reply on May 22 2017, 3:26pm:

Hah, well I could try to remember the things I did a decade ago, but... Comment...

Question: Are there any technical limitations to supporting more than 62/64 hardware MIDI I/O? Not asking as a FR/fix, just genuinely curious.
Asked by EvilDragon (213.202.92.x) on May 17 2017, 3:03pm
Reply on May 18 2017, 1:40pm:

We have an int64 mask for enabled bits for devices, that's about the only limitation. The other places should handle it OK. 2 Comments...

Question: Is MP3 encoding/decoding coming in REAPER now that the patents expired?
Asked by Balloonist (79.131.91.x) on May 13 2017, 7:36pm
Reply on May 18 2017, 1:40pm:

Probably, though there's some noise about two patents that expire in August and December. Comment...

Question: Can I shallow clone your WDL repo somehow (for SWS dev) ? Apparently shallow cloning doesn't work via http. / re: shallow clone, solved,used your GitHub mirror instead.
Asked by wasereb4 (79.246.82.x) on May 10 2017, 7:32pm
Reply on May 10 2017, 10:22pm:

Our WDL repository is pretty small anyway Comment...

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