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Comment on Case before Norway's Supreme Court claims that depriving sex offender of a Snapchat account is unlawful under the European Convention on Human Rights in ~tech
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Comment on The California man who hid for six months in a secret room inside Circuit City in ~life
knocklessmonster (edited )LinkHe told his mom he "lost focus." Seems like he got too comfortable and went back to his old ways. He probably would've been caught at some point however, that old Circuit City was going to become...He told his mom he "lost focus." Seems like he got too comfortable and went back to his old ways.
He probably would've been caught at some point however, that old Circuit City was going to become something else eventually.
It was definitely a trippy story.
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Comment on Is there an intuitive (but powerful) music thingie? in ~music
knocklessmonster Link ParentThe post isn't about beginner friendly, but intuitive and powerful interface. A major advantage Bespoke has is its general transparency as a modular system. There's logic to sort out for more...The post isn't about beginner friendly, but intuitive and powerful interface. A major advantage Bespoke has is its general transparency as a modular system. There's logic to sort out for more advanced setups, but it works perfectly fine in simpler contexts, and doesnt have three to five interfaces to learn, just a bunch of modules that show you how they behave, and optional scripting modules.
Another major feature that led me to that comment is that It locks to scales which removes the major barrier to musicality, a major thing I struggled with early on, as well.
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Comment on Bespoke Synth - a highly modular DAW in ~music
knocklessmonster Link ParentHonestly my first thought was to just start plugging VSTs in. I only use samples for drum machines, and it's got a pretty robust interface for that. What sort of documentation did you use to pull...Honestly my first thought was to just start plugging VSTs in. I only use samples for drum machines, and it's got a pretty robust interface for that. What sort of documentation did you use to pull this off? I'm impressed, and like the screen mover.
That was a pretty cool demo! I actually shouted you out on @Halfdan's post looking for an intuitive music interface because you actually show this off really well.
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Comment on Is there an intuitive (but powerful) music thingie? in ~music
knocklessmonster LinkOh my goodness, I think we've all failed you horribly here, or at least three of us did, and this demands a top-level comment. Bespoke Synth with Surge XT and Vital, and you've got a nice, easy...Oh my goodness, I think we've all failed you horribly here, or at least three of us did, and this demands a top-level comment.
Bespoke Synth with Surge XT and Vital, and you've got a nice, easy modular interface with non-linear arrangement, and easy to use sequencers that let you go much deeper at your own pace. @Bauke posted something he did which gave me an epiphany that this probably checks all of your boxes. The two VSTs I mentioned are free and run on Windows, Linux and MacOS, an probably anything else you could build them on. Get TheModArchive's Waveworld bundle for a bunch of solid drum machine samples and you're off to the races.
Its connections are completely straightforward and its sequencers are small and customizable. You have to create your own workflow, but it's not that hard, and you can take your time to learn how things work to go deeper.
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Comment on What did you do this week (and weekend)? in ~talk
knocklessmonster LinkAdded a headphone jack to a pair of Sony MDRv6 headphones. I wanted to try this on something and got them for $50 used. I like them, but the cable transmits movement noise into the cavity so the...Added a headphone jack to a pair of Sony MDRv6 headphones. I wanted to try this on something and got them for $50 used. I like them, but the cable transmits movement noise into the cavity so the 7506s at my desk won't be modded. The only solution I can think of is to create a shock absorber for the jack of some sort, but there is no room for it.
In an hour I managed to whip up a Docker image for Ubuntu via Fedora's ubuntu-toolbox image, wkth KXStudio's repo configured so I can use its applications in Distrobox more easily with manifests. The image should rebuild weekly, and I plan to track it to get it on 24.04 ASAP, and come up with a system to see changes to the kxstudio package so I can upgrade the dockerfile I made.
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Comment on What programming/technical projects have you been working on? in ~comp
knocklessmonster LinkIf anybody is interested, I have a kxstudio container working!, so the idea is then that if anybody wanted to, say, make a Cardinal distrobox environment using upstream's package, there's an...If anybody is interested, I have a kxstudio container working!, so the idea is then that if anybody wanted to, say, make a Cardinal distrobox environment using upstream's package, there's an Ubuntu image with the repo, you just need a Distrobox manifest and you can spin it up in two minutes (gotta download that image first, which is the long part). I'm mostly using it for upstream Carla (virttual patchbay) and Cardinal (falktx's fork of VCV Rack 2, with all of the open source plugins), but it's helped streamline my process significantly and should work on any distro that can easily run distrobox.
I also wanted to use carla's wine VST bridging, which was why I'm switching it over from my previous Arch image.
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Comment on Is there an intuitive (but powerful) music thingie? in ~music
knocklessmonster LinkPolyend Play, which can be had for $400 US, as mentioned. It's quite powerful and super fun. The Tracker is solid as well and can be had used for around the same price, but more fiddly by design....Polyend Play, which can be had for $400 US, as mentioned. It's quite powerful and super fun. The Tracker is solid as well and can be had used for around the same price, but more fiddly by design.
I'm partial to Renoise, a tracker, for computer-based music because it has three main interfaces: Patterns, Samples+Instruments, and Mixer with an arrangement blade to the left and fx/automations on the bottom. The complaint is they look unintuitive but there is also no data abstraction which, I think, lets you focus on just putting stuff down. Sampled instruments/drumkits are super easy to configure, and automation (changing parameters in real time) is super easy either with channel effects or automation graphs.
In tight second is Bitwig, but it's a bit pricy. You can do what I did and buy a used/cheap license and upgrade it, so I got on board for like $150 off buying a used Bitwig 16 track license and upgrading it. It has everything one needs to make music. It costs like $150 to renew, but you can use the major version last released in your year-long license indefinitely. Like Renoise, it runs on Window, Mac and Linux
FL studio is amazing, but I don't like it for workflow reasons. Enough people do, though, and it truly is a deal, especially if you catch sales. I got the full bundle for a total of $400, starting at Signature and catching the Complete set on sale for $200. It's all perpetual licenses as well, and runs on Windows and Mac.
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Comment on Spotify lowers artist royalties despite subscription price hike in ~music
knocklessmonster Link ParentFrom Variety, it looks like there'll be Free, Premium, and Premium + Audio Books, which will see the change. The current model offers 15 hours of audio books per month, and extra money needed to...From Variety, it looks like there'll be Free, Premium, and Premium + Audio Books, which will see the change.
The current model offers 15 hours of audio books per month, and extra money needed to go beyond, so it looks like they just want to shift to cash up front for people who want audiobooks.
The new tier is separate from the royalty change which is its own bad decision, for artists at least.
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Comment on Spotify lowers artist royalties despite subscription price hike in ~music
knocklessmonster Link ParentThe basic plan will not have audiobooks at all. The free account will still have ads.The basic plan will not have audiobooks at all. The free account will still have ads.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
knocklessmonster Link ParentI'll throw my hat in and say Fallout 1 is great once you get used to the gameplay which is, frankly, some of the easiest 90s crpg gameplay. I'm using some spoilers to help me not get stuck but it...I'll throw my hat in and say Fallout 1 is great once you get used to the gameplay which is, frankly, some of the easiest 90s crpg gameplay. I'm using some spoilers to help me not get stuck but it feels like you don't even need those if you have a notebook handy.
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Comment on Clothes shopping as a short & fat (trans) guy with narrow shoulders in ~life.style
knocklessmonster (edited )Linkif you can get Levi's reasonably keep am eye out for their 541, aka "athletic cut." They're cut bigger for the rear and taper down, have a bit of spandex to stretch and accommodate up a pant size...if you can get Levi's reasonably keep am eye out for their 541, aka "athletic cut." They're cut bigger for the rear and taper down, have a bit of spandex to stretch and accommodate up a pant size (2in) from their label. Check other brands for a similar style if you can't find these. I only wear stretchy jeans because while I may be fat I also like having full range of movement to squat and bend in jeans and slacks.
They're not a slim cut and I wear a 46/44 waste and buy a 42 with no issues.
I can't help with shirts. Fresh Clean Threads, who I've been buying from make larger sizes cut to be looser around the bottom than the top, which may suit narrower shoulders, however. I'm not sure aure about their shipping to Germany, but I like them well enough.
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Comment on Fellow hardline materialists, how do you "enchant" the world? in ~talk
knocklessmonster (edited )LinkOur ability to exist when we do is pretty darn magical. The probability of every single event aligning to this moment is basically an impossibility. I guess my point is our existence is magical...Our ability to exist when we do is pretty darn magical. The probability of every single event aligning to this moment is basically an impossibility.
I guess my point is our existence is magical enough. The base purposelessness of it is a side effect that our intelligence generally negates by trying to understand what we need to do to exist better, such as forming societies, developing them, etc. Nihilism never bothered me because to me purposelessness is the default state of existence, at least beyond the four Fs (feeding, fighting, fleeing and mating).
I think looking at the likelihood of a given outcome and the fact that something beat the odds is enough, and we won on a ton of gambles across billions of years.
This is real big picture stuff, but if you're thinking about the nature of existence you're already thinking on this scale, or at least on the road to it. In a sense I feel truly "enlightened" when I stop to think about the means by which we came to exist, and am filled with an existential glee when confronted with the notion that we never had a reason to exist, we are simply here and must do what we can with it. This "enlightenment" is separate from any metaphysical/philosophical systems I engage with, qnd more a strong sense of joy knowing my place as an insignificant speck in an uncaring universe, and that I exist despite living in a universe that is demonstrably averse to this outcome.
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Comment on How can I completely and permanently remove the ability to access the internet from a Debian derivative? in ~tech
knocklessmonster (edited )LinkRemove network-manager, dhclient, dhcpcd, wireless-tools (I believe) and wpa_supplicant. I believe they still provide ISOs for upgrades, so you still have that option.Remove network-manager, dhclient, dhcpcd, wireless-tools (I believe) and wpa_supplicant.
I believe they still provide ISOs for upgrades, so you still have that option.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
knocklessmonster Link ParentTTW requires a few mods that exist for FO3 to stabilize the engine, just a handful of FOSE plugins to tweak engine parameters, and ir should run just fine. FNV requires similar mods to not crash....TTW requires a few mods that exist for FO3 to stabilize the engine, just a handful of FOSE plugins to tweak engine parameters, and ir should run just fine. FNV requires similar mods to not crash.
TTW is "the more stable" way to play but is also quite different than vanilla FO3. I didnmy first FO3 run with it and it was pretty great though.
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Comment on TV Tuesdays Free Talk in ~tv
knocklessmonster (edited )Link ParentI saw Tim Cain's vlog about the show premier and he admitted to Jonathan Nolan that he missed chunks of the show just looking at details, like vents in the vaults or the shop shelves in Filly. I...I saw Tim Cain's vlog about the show premier and he admitted to Jonathan Nolan that he missed chunks of the show just looking at details, like vents in the vaults or the shop shelves in Filly. I honestly caught myself doing it similarly.
I watched the first half again yesterday with my two brothers and SIL, and the SIL was the only other person to play any of the games and they all just liked how it's written. One of my brothers is looking to set up FO3, NV and 4 on his new Deck OLED, which I'm stoked about.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
knocklessmonster LinkI decided I'm going to get through Fallout 1, and shamelessly use guides to know what I'm doing. It's not a hard game, but it is internally under-documented with no useful quest journal to tell...I decided I'm going to get through Fallout 1, and shamelessly use guides to know what I'm doing. It's not a hard game, but it is internally under-documented with no useful quest journal to tell you where things are/track mission histories. It runs well enough on Proton in Steam (90s games are surprisingly robust on WINE/Proton), and my save sync'd so I'm just plugging forward for where I was after vault 15. I'm going to see about wrapping up the Replace the Water Chip quest in a few hours so I can get to the actual meat-and-potatoes Master quest. It plays surprisingly well, and I'm enjoying its revelations.
Fallout 3 and New Vegas are also back on the menu with minimal engine-level mods to keep them alive, since I haven' actually done a vanilla FO3 run. It runs at a nice 60FPS, which is great, and plays just fine. I did New Vegas similarly, but also hope to actually get into the DLC on these thoroughly (I did Broken Steel and The Pitt in FO3, but none of the FNV stuff aside from some GRA weapons).
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Comment on TV Tuesdays Free Talk in ~tv
knocklessmonster Link ParentI never considered that! A relatively well-connected group of talented comedians who are forced to adapt to ever-changing circumstances really summarizes both shows.t's the closest thing on US TV to Taskmaster, in my opinion
I never considered that! A relatively well-connected group of talented comedians who are forced to adapt to ever-changing circumstances really summarizes both shows.
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Comment on TV Tuesdays Free Talk in ~tv
knocklessmonster LinkI just finished Fallout and... It was as close to a perfect show as anybody can expect it to be, in terms of it as an adaptation, and the plot they developed. I can't start to say anything about...I just finished Fallout and... It was as close to a perfect show as anybody can expect it to be, in terms of it as an adaptation, and the plot they developed. I can't start to say anything about it because I could easily geek out and spoil a bunch, but it was extremely impressive. On the rare occasion I figured something out a beat ahead of the show they did it better than I could've imagined it to be. Part of it is the appeal to a Fallout fan, but I sincerely hope this show can see a huge audience, it deserves it.
I'm getting caught up on Doctor Who and just wrapped up Capaldi's first season. He's been pretty great so far with his characterization. I also really like Michelle Gomez as Missy (but really in anything I've seen her in, which isn't much).
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Comment on Thinking about quitting the Internet in ~tech
knocklessmonster LinkThere was a thought I had when I first read this post and forgot to leave. I saw it float up a bit so I'll shoot my shot. The internet we were promised is out there, and it even exists under Big...There was a thought I had when I first read this post and forgot to leave. I saw it float up a bit so I'll shoot my shot.
The internet we were promised is out there, and it even exists under Big Tech. The biggest thing is a sense of community, whatever your involvement in a community, that makes things worth it.
When most people say "I want to quit the Internet," they want off the hamster wheel of service consumption, especiallly social media in its many forms from Instagram to Reddit.
I'm almost always online, but am also careful how I engage, typically avoiding the worst I find. I think Reddit is my "social network" mostly, since I only use Facebook for Messenger and LinkedIn to keep up professional appearances and check in on coworkers, and only engage in other online communities through Twitch stream chats. I haven't made the move back to the smaller internet of topic-specific boards or anything, but also feel that those weren't particularly good for me.
A major thing I would recommend is to just disengage when you aren't enjoying yourself. Again, I'm almost always in front of my computer, but I do things other than the Internet if that makes sense.
In the US (just where I live, but we also are very reluctant to remove individual access to social media), it can be part of one's probation if the crime is related to a given medium. I would assume a sex offender here would need to have used social media as a part of their crime currently. However a rule for the specific sort of sexuql crime one was convicted of, similar to some but not all sex offenders not being allowed to live near schools, could also be a thing.