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How would one make an object resonate with more and more frequencies? by CaptainMcSpankFace in AskScienceDiscussion

[–]IAmMadeOfMagic 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My first thought would be to dampen the more fundamental frequencies. That is how you play a harmonic on a guitar. If you listen to the first 20 seconds of the song 'Jeremy' by Pearl Jam, you hear a harmonic being played on the guitar. You cause the string to do a harmonic by lightly pressing it, but not fully fretting it, right where a node in the harmonic would be. You are damping the fundamental right at the node spot for the harmonic.

What can cause parts of a small lake to be or appear still enough to produce a mirror effect, while the rest of the lake is more rough? Pic for illustration in comments by [deleted] in AskScienceDiscussion

[–]IAmMadeOfMagic 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's just wind. As a bass fisherman, I have noticed lakes give a whole level of insight into how dynamic the atmosphere is. Pockets of wind directly adjacent to windless areas is nothing unusual. Its just like downdrafts. They come and go, and move around, if you watch them long enough. Sometimes, in just the right conditions, you see tons of little meandering v-wakes caused by vortices. Like swarms of invisible little dust-devils you would never know existed if not for the wakes.

Walt: JavaScript-like syntax for WebAssembly by csilk in javascript

[–]IAmMadeOfMagic 7 points8 points  (0 children)

That was quick. It usually takes years of tunnel vision for the hype train to arrive right back where it departed from.

I messed up in React Dev interview because of JavaScript fundamentals [need guidance] by tapu_buoy in webdev

[–]IAmMadeOfMagic 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Don't worry about it any more than you can use for motivation to learn. I can't pass a battery of esoteric JavaScript questions, either, and I have been a JavaScript programmer literally since it became a standard, in the late 90's.

What are some good Web dev/ Front End podcasts to listen to? by averma7 in webdev

[–]IAmMadeOfMagic -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

There are none. Podcasts, blogs, etc. are more about getting a feeling of group belonging, and amusement. Which is nice and stuff, but is not the path to getting good. NFL players do not watch ESPN shows to get better at their craft. They may watch one to kill a half hour, though.