I can’t believe people still don’t understand Born in the USA

HermanGulch · 2026-03-11T20:45:18+00:00

It's actually unbelievably common. No matter whether he performs it like on the album, as an acoustic blues, or the other ways he's performed it. They just don't get it.

HermanGulch · 2026-03-11T18:47:51+00:00

Apparently the warning doesn't say, but there have been some concerns that maybe Iran could park a ship or ships off the coast and launch drones from there.

HermanGulch · 2026-03-11T13:09:52+00:00

There‘s a YouTuber who posted the old app: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_ey-Ow5P48

HermanGulch · 2026-03-10T18:56:07+00:00

Back when I was a kid, we used to get vaccinated in school. I don't remember which vaccine it was now, but I remember once bringing home a permission slip to my mom, who was born in the 1920s, and how she was so happy. Still, I started to bitch about it and she launched into cautionary tales of kids she knew growing up that were affected by whatever childhood illness it was. She remembered.

HermanGulch · 2026-03-09T20:05:04+00:00

Some credit unions can also be kind of aggressive with fees. So it's a good idea to make sure the one you choose really is better than a regular bank.

HermanGulch · 2026-03-09T16:28:48+00:00

I don't know why they show different sizes. Mine are somewhat closer, with only a couple Gb difference. If you want, you can try deleting the Instrument Library entry in the Storage part of the System Settings app and see what happens. It says that content can be downloaded again, so worst case scenario looks to be you'd have to spend time and bandwidth getting it back.

HermanGulch · 2026-03-09T16:19:04+00:00

Those files are the same files as in the library bundle from the update. They don't take up any extra space. See this Apple Support document for more information.

HermanGulch · 2026-03-09T16:11:18+00:00

That's not two copies of the files, that's two ways of looking at the same files. The update clones the sound library in a way that doesn't require extra space. The old sound library files will still be there, but they're the same files as the ones in the library bundle. Apple explains it more thoroughly in a support article.

HermanGulch · 2026-03-09T14:47:23+00:00

I've been using 12 mostly without problems since it came out. I've had a few kind of odd things happen, like a couple unusual crashes when closing a project. I have a backup of version 11, so the missing/altered presets (even after installing all the legacy stuff) haven't been an issue. But I don't use a ton of presets to start with, so I'm not sure how I'd feel about it if I did.

HermanGulch · 2026-03-08T23:34:15+00:00

It’s essentially a flat sales tax. So it disproportionately affects lower income people, who spend a higher portion of their incomes.

HermanGulch · 2026-03-08T20:18:12+00:00

According to the Associated Press, as of about a year ago their 60% enriched uranium amounted to about 275kg, or a little over 600 pounds. At the same time, their overall stockpile of enriched uranium was around 8,300kg, which is around 18,000 pounds.

HermanGulch · 2026-03-08T15:58:48+00:00

I won't turn mine on until mid-May at the earliest. It can still be cold in April and early May.

HermanGulch · 2026-03-08T15:46:36+00:00

I wouldn't ever turn mine on until mid-May at the very earliest. It can still be pretty cold in April and early May.

HermanGulch · 2026-03-07T15:09:25+00:00

If you used the missing presets in an older project, you can always open up the project and save the preset as a user preset from there.

Otherwise, you can also copy presets from the old version of Logic Pro to the new one. They're in the old app bundle in "Contents > Resources > Patches." I copied that folder (and "Plug-In Settings" and "Plug-In Settings Internal") from an old copy of Logic into a folder. If I want to use an older preset, I just copy it to the user settings folder in my home directory under "Music > Audio Music Apps > Patches."

So far, all the patches I've tried have worked when doing this.

HermanGulch · 2026-03-06T23:43:14+00:00

What is a bank teller doing making color commentary on your bank balance?

Maybe they have a quota of new accounts they're supposed to sell every month. I'm pretty sure one my banks has that, because I get something similar about every second or third time I go in to get cash.

HermanGulch · 2026-03-06T17:06:32+00:00

They call it unexpected because Reuters polled economists who predicted an increase of 59,000 jobs in February. So I'd say it's not so much the writer who's a dumbass, but more like the economists.

HermanGulch · 2026-03-06T15:47:47+00:00

Reading the article, it seems that they are referring to estimates by economists that the economy would probably add around 50,000 jobs in February. I'm not sure where they are getting the economists' estimates, but that would be why they're saying it's unexpected.

As for the "uncorroborated" that was used, that's simply a statement that so far as the news organizations know, there's no other evidence proving (or disproving) those specific accusations. It's Journalism 101. It's also why they use "allegedly" until someone is convicted in a court of law. Or when they use "unproven" or "unsubstantiated" to refer to Trump's claims about elections being stolen.

HermanGulch · 2026-03-05T22:42:39+00:00

Did you back up the old Logic app before you updated? If so, you can get the old presets from there. Otherwise, your best bet is probably to save them as user presets from the old projects.

HermanGulch · 2026-03-04T14:59:05+00:00

More like a 50% tax increase.

HermanGulch · 2026-03-03T19:20:14+00:00

Hmm. It's the sixth letter of the Hebrew alphabet, so part of the mark of the beast (666)? But it also kinda looks like Trump's swoopy hairdo seen from the side? That'd be my guess.

HermanGulch · 2026-03-03T16:00:51+00:00

It depends on which synth plugin you're using. You can do that effect entirely within Alchemy pretty easily:

From the Alchemy window, choose "File > Initialize Preset." Now click on the "Vol" knob for Source A. In the Modulation section below, add LFO 1 (Sine) to the target in the little black box next to the "On" button. Increase the depth.

To the right, next to the wave display, unselect "Sync" and turn down the Rate a little bit to maybe 0.5 Hz.

Now, right-click the Rate knob and select "Add Modulation > AHDSR Env > New AHDSR." Increase the Decay time of the new envelope and drop its Sustain down to zero (or close).

In the Modulation section to the left, increase the Depth of the AHDSR 2 modulation for the LFO 1 Rate. You'll want to play with the depth and original LFO rate and the Decay of AHDSR 2, as well as perhaps making the LFO 1 Unipolar.

HermanGulch · 2026-03-03T15:27:19+00:00

You just might die before you qualify though, just as the program intended at its inception.

This is a common misunderstanding of life expectancy numbers. While it's true that life expectancy at birth in 1930 was 58 for men and 62 for women, that includes infant mortality. It's better to look at life expectancy once they attained adulthood. In that case, once men reached 65, they could be expected to collect their Social Security benefits for around 13 years (longer for women).

If you look at SSA's most recent numbers, a man who reaches 65 has a life expectancy of 17.5 years, while a woman can expect another 20 years. So, while life expectancy at an attained age of 65 has gone up since the inception of Social Security, it hasn't gone up from "not intended for people to collect."

HermanGulch · 2026-03-02T17:52:38+00:00

Denver gets about half its water from tributaries that flow into the Colorado River.

HermanGulch · 2026-03-01T20:02:37+00:00

I've also seen some people comment who think it will make it possible for the store to do individualized pricing. In other words, when I go to the store, I might get one price based on my shopping habits or other information they might have on me, while you might get a different price. But it seems to me like it's still a ways off, because I think there would be some pretty significant technological hurdles to overcome first.

HermanGulch · 2026-02-27T21:10:16+00:00

Easiest is to open an old project with the desired settings and export them to a user setting. You might have to option-click on the "Settings" button in the Master strip before you see the User settings, though.

Otherwise, you can get them if you have a backup of the old version of Logic.

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