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Question: Are Open Source softwares as capable as commercial paid softwares? We can do the same thing in both softwares? If yes, then why people use & prefer, for example, Photoshop, rather than using GIMP?
Asked by Abhi (117.197.3.x) on August 29 2018, 6:28am
Reply on August 30 2018, 8:55pm:

People will still pay for Photoshop for example, because it behaves like Photoshop rather than Gimp, even if Gimp can technically do everything that they use PS for (which isn't to say that it can do everything PS can -- I have no idea whether that's true, I'd imagine that PS and Gimps feature sets overlap highly but not completely). Comment...

Question: What do you think about rock/indie music made with midi drums? Could you ever get into it or is just fake?
Asked by DreamOfSleeping (90.214.39.x) on August 28 2018, 6:04pm
Reply on August 30 2018, 8:53pm:

Sure, it can be good. Still takes a lot of work to do well IMO. Comment...

Question: At what point do you need to use an IDE instead of editing in vim and compiling with GCC in a terminal?
Asked by meso (66.133.78.x) on August 28 2018, 3:52pm
Reply on August 30 2018, 8:53pm:

I prefer vim+make, though VC6's resource editor I miss on other platforms. Comment...

Question: Which is better - thursday and sunday off or saturday and sunday off? (For example, running or taking singing lessons, one should need proper rest)
Asked by Abhi (61.2.248.x) on August 28 2018, 2:42pm
Reply on August 30 2018, 8:51pm:

I think unstructured is better, go with how things feel rather than a schedule. Comment...

Question: Do you prefer sleep just at night (like of 8 hours from 11 PM to 7 AM) or you prefer 7 hours sleep at night and 1 hour sleep afternoon, around 2-3 PM?
Asked by Abhi (59.99.116.x) on August 27 2018, 5:19am
Reply on August 27 2018, 11:48am:

I usually do the former or so, but I prefer 8-9 hours at night + 1 hour in the afternoon, as rarely as it happens... Comment...

Question: What are your impressions about internet these days? Some people say that this has changed from a great solution to a big problem (fake news, mass surveillance, etc.)
Asked by Eliezer (179.219.128.x) on August 26 2018, 1:51pm
Reply on August 26 2018, 10:39pm:

Growing pains, I hope? Comment...

Question: "Please wait some time before asking another question" how much time we should wait to ask you another question?
Asked by Abhi (59.97.206.x) on August 26 2018, 9:19am
Reply on August 26 2018, 9:53am:

Now is probably OK. Comment...

Question: What is your current political/ideological position?
Asked by Eliezer (179.219.128.x) on August 26 2018, 3:33am
Reply on August 26 2018, 9:53am:

I'm in favor of medicare for all or single payer healthcare, progressive taxation, strong social services and safety net, environmental regulations, consumer protections, free speech, gun control (licensing process and background checks for guns, assault weapons ban), decriminalization of drugs, criminal justice reform, women's right to choose (within reason), etc. I'm also realistic about expectations of how to get there... Comment...

Question: What do you think about this chart? www.admiralbumblebee.com/DAW-Chart.html It seems like Reaper had the highest total score :P
Asked by MS from Sweden (77.218.247.x) on August 25 2018, 2:47am
Reply on August 25 2018, 10:59pm:

Hah there are a million things that are important to me that aren't on the chart... but nice! Comment...

Question: (Maybe, inappropriate question. Sorry, if it is!) Isn't it possible in REAPER (or in any DAW) to implement a tool which can create per note automation for velocity and pan? I mean, just like we have automation for a track, can't it be implemented in each MIDI note?
Asked by Musical Max (107.170.166.x) on August 24 2018, 2:08pm
Reply on August 24 2018, 5:07pm:

MIDI doesn't define that exactly, is the problem, there are probably nonstandard extensions but not sure if anybody has formalized that... Comment...

Question: In www.reaper.fm, why 'DOWNLOAD REAPER' is always green? Whereas others are white, and they change to green only when highlighted? Also, one more question - why reaper.fm? why not reaper.com? (Sorry, I don't know much about website domains and all). (And .com is most popular, I guess, that's why, I asked)
Asked by Abhi (59.97.204.x) on August 24 2018, 5:07am
Reply on August 24 2018, 5:07pm:

To draw attention towards it. Comment...

Question: Following Lokasenna, in Greek the semicolon is the actual question mark, which makes things a little bit questionable... --- fixup_negative_timestamps = true;
Asked by Gio (94.70.19.x) on August 23 2018, 2:48am
Reply on August 24 2018, 5:08pm:

Hah that's interesting, must make reading C/C++ a brainfuck ;) Comment...

Question: In what year, if ever, do you think we'll see the last semicolon used to end a line of code?;
Asked by Lokasenna (198.48.166.x) on August 22 2018, 6:34pm
Reply on August 24 2018, 5:08pm:

I imagine there will be C/C++ codebases still in use for the remainder of our civilization, until the great EMP? Comment...

Question: I had once start updating my laptop's bios without any intention. The installer came with my drivers. I didn't know what's that. Immediately my laptop restart and a black screen occurs with something written on it. I forced turned off my laptop. Then, when I turned on my laptop, nothing works, just a blank screen. It wasn't booting to Windows. I took it into ... I took it into service center and they replaced the motherboard (it was in warranty, fortunately). What mistake I did? How just a bios update and restart can damage my laptop's motherboard??? Anyway, I deleted that file, even knowing that file was with my laptop's drivers.
Asked by Abhi (59.92.92.x) on August 21 2018, 6:57am
Reply on August 21 2018, 12:58pm:

Probably it was turning the thing off while it was trying to update the BIOS which left the BIOS in a corrupted state... Comment...

Question: Why do we use sharps & flats in music? Why can't we name the 12 notes as A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K and L? Why bothering key signatures and circle of fifths and enharmonic notes and thinking whether we use sharp or flat (in case if one encounters double sharps and double flats, which are not used practically).
Asked by Zan Himmer (104.131.66.x) on August 21 2018, 5:32am
Reply on August 21 2018, 1:02pm:

I imagine that originally people who notated music would just make music in a single key (where it was A-G and no accidentals), then eventually they expanded out? Edit: I did some googling and found that for a long time only B was made flat at times, hence the shape of the flat symbol being similar to that of a B -- or in german notation, H (similar in shape to a B) is B natural, B is B flat Comment...

Question: Which instrument has been the funnest or most challenging to learn to play?
Asked by Pyramyd7 (172.8.178.x) on August 19 2018, 3:16pm
Reply on August 20 2018, 1:41am:

Oh to have to choose would be so unfair! I'm really liking the tenor sax that I've been playing for a few weeks now... Comment...

Question: Just discovered reapack stuff especially MPL`s, this is damn great for lua scripts! What do you feel when you see such things based on your product? Do you use ones?
Asked by alex (176.9.136.x) on August 19 2018, 3:10pm
Reply on August 20 2018, 1:41am:

It's very cool! I don't use the add-ons much, mainly for testing... usually I suffer from NIH syndrome, apparently. Comment...

Question: Ever Met A Famous Person - And Just Felt Like A Quiet Vomit/Or Autograugh?
Asked by Bean (49.196.152.x) on August 19 2018, 1:24pm
Reply on August 20 2018, 1:42am:

I've met some moderately famous people but generally have kept my shit together. Comment...

Question: Which sport game do you love the best? It can be indoor or outdoor game or anything.
Asked by Tommy (117.242.98.x) on August 19 2018, 1:02pm
Reply on August 20 2018, 1:43am:

It's not really a game, but running? I played ultimate frisbee in high school which I liked a lot too (probably due to the running involved, and also the frisbee). Comment...

Question: Having lived in both ... which is your fav place to live? NYC or SF? (Or Sedona? :))
Asked by Will (23.125.224.x) on August 18 2018, 11:03pm
Reply on August 20 2018, 1:44am:

NYC wins easily! I do sometimes miss the nature elements of Sedona though. The only things I miss about the bay area are the friends who remain there. Also maybe the lack of winter. Comment...

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