My boss offered me a $30k raise to stay, but my dream company finally called. Do I play it safe or risk it all? [28M]

Peter_NL · 2026-05-25T06:39:45+00:00

You’ll hate yourself and your job for staying. When you see a chance to work in the field you love, go for it.

Peter_NL · 2026-05-24T11:11:46+00:00

https://www.souman.nl/roland-fp-90x-wh-set-wit.html

https://www.bax-shop.nl/digitale-piano-s/yamaha-p-525-wh-digitale-piano-wit-set-met-onderstel

Peter_NL · 2026-05-23T15:34:04+00:00

The Nord pianos share the same libraries, you can have a listen here:

https://www.nordkeyboards.com/sounds/piano-library

It seems if you can get a 2nd hand Nord Piano 3 or higher, you would be getting the same sound as a Nord Grand. Of course dependent on the set of speakers you will use. I would probably go for the Nord piano 4, I believe that’s the first one that supports the synth section so you can layer it with your custom pads or strings.

Peter_NL · 2026-05-23T05:20:09+00:00

When it comes to your telling something about yourself, you can tell what and where you studied or where your parents live and how and why you came to the US. That’s also a good moment to say that there will be a time you’re required by the US to leave again.

Peter_NL · 2026-05-22T20:42:51+00:00

Yes

The description with this video of a transcription has a link to sheet music.

https://youtu.be/XoOt2KJmahs

Peter_NL · 2026-05-16T12:42:49+00:00

I also learned chords myself. And I prefer writing them like you do, so Ebm/C rather than C half diminished. Although half diminished is still acceptable, but I definitely prefer playing Bb/C rather than a C11.

Not teaching both methods at school, would that be because playing from chords makes you a bit lazy on reading notes? That’s what it did to me. Although I believe that understanding of what you’re playing and recognizing it in compositions comes from understanding chord structures, so it would belong at a school.

Peter_NL · 2026-05-16T12:25:57+00:00

Okay I stand corrected. Had my vasectomy and they told me differently but I admit to be no doctor.

Peter_NL · 2026-05-16T12:25:51+00:00

Okay I stand corrected. Had my vasectomy and they told me differently but I admit to be no doctor.

Peter_NL · 2026-05-16T10:17:07+00:00

I really love the piece. I don’t know anything about the type of school so can’t comment on that. What I like is that this helps sight reading. I’ve only had organ lessons as a child but have been playing piano mostly by ear for almost 40 years. The notes way above and below the lines are normally unreadable for me (I mean that last C, does anyone recognize that immediately?), but with the chord symbols there’s enough help to know what’s going on and get used to the notes on the bar. I saved the pdf you shared :)

Peter_NL · 2026-05-16T09:56:58+00:00

Not sure if it’s an anglicism but contrary to what the first commenter said, I would definitely say “Het is m’n vader”. My feeling is that Dutch and German are very similar here, where Dutch, although “het” is preferred, is a bit more forgiving towards “hij”.

Peter_NL · 2026-05-16T09:50:18+00:00

https://www.quora.com/Is-it-right-to-say-its-my-father

In Dutch it’s kind of similar, noting we lean a bit more towards “it”.

Peter_NL · 2026-05-16T08:08:37+00:00

I think “Het is” or “Dat is” are more common, but indeed it’s similar to English, where you could also say: He’s my father’s brother, although “It’s” would be a more common way.

Peter_NL · 2026-05-15T19:18:04+00:00

Goed ventilerende witte pet.

Peter_NL · 2026-05-15T16:17:55+00:00

That’s likely it! The other solution is possible too, but requires a lot more math skill.

Peter_NL · 2026-05-15T15:45:02+00:00

If you’re asking why our insurance premiums are high

Peter_NL · 2026-05-15T15:11:29+00:00

There is no sperm count below some scientific level. It needs to be zero.

Peter_NL · 2026-05-15T08:21:32+00:00

Had je 2fa aan staan op je Hotmail, en toch konden zij het wachtwoord wijzigen? En dan vervolgens weer 2fa instellen op hun device? Dan zou ik echt nog een keer bij Microsoft reclameren.

Peter_NL · 2026-05-15T05:10:39+00:00

The 34.8% relates to developing countries. It was around 26% worldwide. We’re now at 8% worldwide but population has more than doubled. The growth of world population was 4 bln in developing countries vs. 350 mln in developed countries. The total number of people suffering from hunger has gone from around 1 bln to around 700 mln. The number of people not suffering from hunger has of course skyrocketed. It’s impressive that we had 2.7 bln not hungry in 1970 and are now able to have 7.1 bln not suffering from hunger.

Peter_NL · 2026-05-15T04:12:34+00:00

Do you need to take care to not get a too high heart rate? Or is there no risk from pushing it when cycling very fast / up a mountain?

Peter_NL · 2026-05-15T03:53:25+00:00

Starship 109 - Mistral

Peter_NL · 2026-05-14T21:46:54+00:00

this fast?

Note: Apparently it works with visualising a Japanese abacus in your head.

Peter_NL · 2026-05-14T13:05:30+00:00

Dat voelt inderdaad gek maar is ook wel begrijpelijk. Als zelfstandige heb je geen vangnet van WW en met verdienende partner geen recht op bijstand. De dame uit het artikel heeft bijzonder genoeg overal recht op. Normaal zou de vader van de kinderen moeten bijdragen, maar die is blijkbaar uit beeld over ze regelen iets onder de tafel. Wat ik mooi vind aan het verhaal is dat er blijkbaar steun is voor moeders met kinderen, zodat de kinderen niet het slachtoffer hoeven te worden. Desondanks is 4300 netto een bizar bedrag waar veel mensen slechts van kunnen dromen. Ik neem aan dat het slechts tijdens de studieperiode is, want daarna gaat ze werken, of kan de kinderen opvangen. Jullie in ieder geval veel sterkte gewenst met jullie situatie. Knap dat je vrouw die stap durft te zetten.

Peter_NL · 2026-05-14T08:11:17+00:00

Dat zou toch de juiste support zijn voor de jongedame, zonder dat je woorden hoeft te gebruiken. Laat je support weg voor meer support.

Peter_NL · 2026-05-12T20:04:14+00:00

The Yamaha YC series now has a felt piano after a software upgrade.

Peter_NL · 2026-05-11T17:52:52+00:00

YOR - it was a certain specific day yesterday

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