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Question: what made you go outside more, exercise more, compared to your 20's? (got this info from an earlier question, not paparazzis)
Asked by Saul Goodman (189.112.72.x) on April 19 2023, 5:16am
Reply on April 19 2023, 2:58pm:

Being in NYC and embracing not having a car was a good start, and starting bicycling helped! I had I injured myself a few times as a teenager in such a way that I thought I couldn't do things like run, took some encouragement from a mentor to get myslef running, and once I started running and everything more-or-less worked, it went from there. Comment...

Question: Where's the place to ask the REAPER devs (and actually get an answer) what their thoughts are about REAPER getting a MIDI clip launcher for live performance ike Bitwig or Ableton have because that's the only thing REAPER lacks in kind of live performance and composition, so it would be a very important feature and not something to be thrown under the rock and roll bus?
Asked by shorty (84.178.43.x) on April 17 2023, 9:22am
Reply on April 17 2023, 3:33pm (edited at April 17 2023, 3:34pm):

Not here but check out playtime2. As far as asking things like that -- you can ask on the forum, but a lack of an answer there is usually an answer in itself. Comment...

Question: hey jf- am feeling a temporary solution to balance of finacial resources-- cap individual/ private earnings @ no greater than 10mill... coporations / businesses capped @100 mill... all currency overflows go back into national community funds (shared equally) what you think about this proposal? feasible? WHO needs more?
Asked by 2023 (2.26.163.x) on April 14 2023, 8:04pm
Reply on April 14 2023, 8:49pm:

I think that progressive taxes more effective and reasonable than hard caps, a hard cap creates strange incentive structures whereas a 90% maximum tax rate at least still can motivate. And it would be imperative to close tons of loopholes. And you need to have the ability for companies to manage money for big investments. But I agree in principle! The implementation is not easy. 1 Comment...

Question: Favorite breakfast ?
Asked by heya (186.210.28.x) on April 14 2023, 7:09am
Reply on April 14 2023, 4:11pm:

Yogurt and granola I have the most, but I do like french toast a lot. Comment...

Question: How are we supposed to believe pictures and stories (especially regarding news articles) in times of Midjourney 5 and GPT 4?
Asked by Albi (77.8.81.x) on April 14 2023, 6:39am
Reply on April 14 2023, 4:11pm:

All about trusting the source, I guess? Comment...

Question: Could you give a pointer what to look for in order to fetch from reaper-screensets.ini IDs of FX windows currently stored in a screenset and visible? Is this data accessible without too much decoding?
Asked by Buy One (95.135.211.x) on April 12 2023, 8:12pm
Reply on April 14 2023, 4:16pm:

poslistX_id is fx#{guid-string} etc. postlistX_data has a hex-encoded string best read with GetPrivateProfileStruct() (the lat byte is a checksum). First 4 bytes is a LE integer flags, 1 set means "visible", 2 set means docked. Second byte is docker ID if nonzero. Next 16 bytes are LE integers of window coordinates (left/top/right/bottom). 1 Comment...

Question: hey jf- did you ever get 1 of those acorn bbc micro back in the day?
Asked by 2023 (2.26.163.x) on April 10 2023, 3:36pm
Reply on April 11 2023, 1:48pm:

Nope only ever really played on 8-bit ataris and to a lesser extent (school and library) Apple II. 1 Comment...

Question: What do you think about religion?
Asked by wasereb4 (87.167.80.x) on April 10 2023, 2:49pm
Reply on April 11 2023, 1:48pm:

The jury's still out but we're all influenced to various degrees by stories Comment...

Question: Me again :) After a decade asking another trash question. Is the world getting worse or am i blind?
Asked by tayfun (85.100.114.x) on April 8 2023, 1:21pm
Reply on April 9 2023, 10:04pm:

There are no doubt ups and downs, but I think the trend is that it's getting better, probably, but of course there's more and more visibility of the bad things. Comment...

Question: Got a new album out, could you listen to it and tell me what u think ? youtu.be/w8l68KpsIVw
Asked by Asterger (151.252.195.x) on April 7 2023, 5:43pm
Reply on April 7 2023, 9:20pm:

I skipped around a bit, not really my cup of tea but then again most albums aren't... :) 1 Comment...

Question: Have you ever watched the series "Silicon Valley"? If so, did you like it? Or did it make you anxious because it was so plausible? :)
Asked by Thonex (98.149.146.x) on April 7 2023, 12:22am
Reply on April 7 2023, 12:42am:

I liked it a lot! Really funny. Absurd to the extreme but obviously lots of truth in there too. Comment...

Question: How did you fracture your wrist?
Asked by Will (23.125.224.x) on April 6 2023, 11:03pm
Reply on April 6 2023, 11:46pm:

Embarrassingly boring — set out on a run with the first stop taking a bag of compost to the bin in the park, crossing a cobblestone street, wasn’t paying attention and tripped. Totally avoidable and stupid. Comment...

Question: I want some interesting cs project ideas which includes python,Html, CSS,AI ,ML ..and it should not too basic or too advanced... because I lack in some skills..so it should be kinda innovative also..I've searched all topics but they are already selected by our mates so can u suggest something kinda like less known???
Asked by Wasifa (49.204.30.x) on April 6 2023, 2:18pm
Reply on April 6 2023, 11:50pm:

Hell if I know. A social network where you upload geolocated and timestamped images, and also gpx files, and it matches you by space and time (also you could see pictures you might be in) Comment...

Question: Justin, thank you for fixed item lanes!!! Not that it is necessarily your goal, but the release will surely be a reason people check out the software and bring new people to it
Asked by Jonah (172.251.230.x) on April 6 2023, 4:41am
Reply on April 6 2023, 11:50pm:

cc schwa Comment...

Question: hey jf- u play many instruments.. #BUT!... are u playing many drawing instruments lately..such as compass ...? (i play a mean eraser!)
Asked by 2023 (2.26.163.x) on April 5 2023, 2:33pm
Reply on April 5 2023, 11:34pm:

With my fractured wrist I get to have very little fun lately... but still playing drums one-handed 2 Comments...

Question: I thought this was you youtu.be/1Vxxn_YnLQ4
Asked by ruchira (103.253.24.x) on April 5 2023, 5:38am
Reply on April 5 2023, 2:16pm:

ah nice, love Moon Safari, never saw this video Comment...

Question: Have you Seen this? facebook.com/ComputerLoveRecords/p...it is glorious...
Asked by JonathanT (82.13.54.x) on April 3 2023, 3:14pm
Reply on April 3 2023, 7:12pm:

You're two posts too late Comment...

Question: Is there a secret to learning programming? Does it really count as 'cheating' if most of your code is googled at the very moment and you forget how all of it works the second you log off?
Asked by Mohin (86.138.128.x) on April 3 2023, 2:47pm
Reply on April 3 2023, 7:11pm:

If you can understand it when you read it back, then it's legit Comment...

Question: Would you ever consider helping build a physical Winamp player like this? Would make a great stereo deck. old.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/129...
Asked by Alex (146.71.8.x) on April 3 2023, 8:11am
Reply on April 3 2023, 2:42pm:

Hah no way! Silliness Comment...

Question: Any tips for a programmer who loves building but doesn’t know what to do anymore ? Idk if it’s burnout.
Asked by Advani (49.207.51.x) on April 2 2023, 10:06pm
Reply on April 2 2023, 10:12pm:

Let it come back naturally, go outside and enjoy non-programming! :) 1 Comment...

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