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Question: Did wealth make your happiness set point change in a remarkable way, or do you feel like the same guy as before?
Asked by Will (23.125.224.x) on December 7 2023, 6:06pm
Reply on December 8 2023, 12:05am:

Hard to tell considering when it happened in my life, so I'll assume I'm the same guy I was... Comment...

Question: What do you think of ball pythons?
Asked by Penny (67.249.139.x) on December 7 2023, 5:12pm
Reply on December 8 2023, 12:05am:

Neutral, would prefer them not to be in my house though. Comment...

Question: What do you think about Scrum and are you practicing any particular software development methodology?
Asked by AbsurdJack (212.200.181.x) on December 6 2023, 9:41pm
Reply on December 8 2023, 12:06am (edited at December 8 2023, 2:12pm):

Don't know much about it and the methodology I practice is whatever-seems-to-work-over-the-last-25-years or so, which does change I guess. Edit: With additional thought, when you're sick and miserable and uncomfortable and you find the local minimum of discomfort that allows you to sleep. There's some of that in there teoo. Comment...

Question: Could we have the ability to return custom IVideoFrame objects from a video processor in the future? Alternatively, could some userdata fields be added to IVideoFrame objects? Thanks!
Asked by Francesco (87.17.203.x) on December 6 2023, 6:25pm
Reply on December 8 2023, 12:09am (edited at December 8 2023, 12:14am):

Hmm returning custom implementations would be more difficult. We could add a userdata, I think, via the Extended() interface. But what is the use case of such? 4 Comments...

Question: Would you consider running Asahi Linux? (It's a project bringing Linux support to Apple Silicon, I think what they're doing is incredible!)
Asked by Urcu (130.192.40.x) on December 6 2023, 3:19pm
Reply on December 8 2023, 12:15am:

It's cool! But my M1 MBA is used for macOS work too much, and I already have another linux laptop... Comment...

Question: hey jf- have you ever come across the idea of "math loops"
Asked by 2023 (109.149.174.x) on December 4 2023, 1:57pm
Reply on December 8 2023, 12:16am:

Is that like a theoretical mobius strip? 7 Comments...

Question: Do you still use any audio player on your computer, or are you listening only streaming services in your browser? (I'm using WinAmp with WINE on debian)
Asked by Georg (195.52.129.x) on December 3 2023, 9:50pm
Reply on December 4 2023, 2:37am:

REAPER or a browser (but not streaming services, host my own). Comment...

Question: Thinkpad or MacBook? Which one is better for usability and durability? (Loving REAPER, greetings from Italy!)
Asked by Timmy (5.77.95.x) on December 3 2023, 8:16pm
Reply on December 4 2023, 2:37am:

Thinkpad for durability and ability to repair/upgrade/etc. MBA for battery life and performance. Thanks! Comment...

Question: Which is your favorite character in Lord of The Rings?
Asked by Bilbo (186.210.94.x) on December 2 2023, 5:50am
Reply on December 4 2023, 2:38am:

Can't say I care much about it enough to have a favorite... Comment...

Question: Is there a hidden clause in Kenny's contract to make him produce an album of you if desired?
Asked by SpoiledHobo (93.129.100.x) on November 30 2023, 11:05pm
Reply on December 1 2023, 4:32pm:

Hah no! That would either be fun or a ton of work. Probably both. Comment...

Question: Which lead melody instrument you love the most? Acoustic preferably, but you can tell electronic too.
Asked by Ghast (223.236.247.x) on November 29 2023, 7:57am
Reply on November 29 2023, 8:01pm:

Electric guitar with a pleasant distortion? Comment...

Question: What will you be working on for Reaper in 2024?
Asked by Jasonspring (91.165.163.x) on November 28 2023, 10:38pm
Reply on November 29 2023, 8:02pm:

All the stuff Comment...

Question: hey jf.. #IF you had a position to find a solution to resolve or completely end ALL global warfares : what might that "solution" be for you? thanx.
Asked by 2023 (81.159.206.x) on November 27 2023, 2:14pm
Reply on November 27 2023, 9:18pm:

Uhhhhhh good luck there 3 Comments...

Question: have you heard any music generated by ai alone that impresed you? in a few years , what will musicians/artists do to compete?
Asked by mike s (173.70.39.x) on November 26 2023, 6:43pm
Reply on November 27 2023, 3:59am:

I imagine no music is generated by AI alone... Comment...

Question: Do you know first antivirus ever was also named as reaper?
Asked by Creeper (182.68.24.x) on November 26 2023, 11:15am
Reply on November 27 2023, 4:00am:

I didn't know that! AV software or a virus that kills other viruses? 3 Comments...

Question: Hello! Could you see some increase in REAPER license sales (even if it's small) during the Black Fridays every year, even though you never have any discounts?
Asked by MS_from_Sweden (82.100.127.x) on November 26 2023, 12:40am
Reply on November 26 2023, 1:12am (edited at November 26 2023, 1:13am):

For 2021 and 2022, there appears to be a trend where the sales increase over the course of November. Black Friday itself isn't atypical, but looks higher than Thanksgiving (which tends to be a little low). This month not that trend doesn't seem to appear, from what I can tell (probably since 7.0 launched in October). Comment...

Question: I'm writing a synth in C using portaudio, I am generating sounds via both mathematical functions and hardcoded waveforms, it is great fun! However I get a lot of clicks and pops while playing it (I have midi support), any tips to remedy that?
Asked by Anastasis (94.67.83.x) on November 23 2023, 3:26pm
Reply on November 24 2023, 8:17pm:

Is it in the generated output or is it due to audio device underruns? If the latter, make sure nothing you're doing spends too much time -- if you're generating 10ms of audio, you shouldn't go above 10ms of CPU time (or ideally, nowhere near 10ms of CPU time). And if you have to take a lock, make sure no other thread holds that lock for very long. 3 Comments...

Question: When will the SDK reascript page getting an update?
Asked by Navelpluisje (163.158.50.x) on November 22 2023, 8:37pm
Reply on November 22 2023, 10:32pm:

ah thanks will do 1 Comment...

Question: hey jf- being 1 of reapers most loyal users... "how many of the thousands actions are you NOT using,on a daily/weekly basis?" (are you actually developing it for others more* than your own* uses?)
Asked by 2023 (81.159.206.x) on November 22 2023, 1:36pm
Reply on November 22 2023, 7:29pm:

Hah most of them, but there are plenty which I _might_ use... 2 Comments...

Question: why is the winamp source code on archive.org, I didn't know it was such a giant source code but it's interesting to read
Asked by wonka (24.49.189.x) on November 21 2023, 7:03pm
Reply on November 22 2023, 2:32am:

iirc there was some leak 1 Comment...

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