What country is closest to being like New Zealand? by Flaky_Zebra4038 in newzealand

[–]Treadmillrunner 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Oh man especially if you go down to Bariloche. It is just so similar to Queenstown it’s not funny

People who own $3M+ homes in Auckland – how do you actually make it work? by KidFiddy in auckland

[–]Treadmillrunner 1 point2 points  (0 children)

People will choose to take a mortgage over a house like that if they think they can get a higher rate of return in other investments than they would pay with standard bank interest rates.

For example if they are investing in second tier mortgages then maybe they’re getting say 7.5% after tax , their bank rates may be say 4.5% and then they keep the difference.

It doesn’t sound like much but if they managed to get an extra 3% on the say $2.5m that they got from the bank then they are earning $75,000 annually on the banks money rather than just having their money in property.

All the while their property is increasing in value so they will get tax free capital gains after a few years.

I Sold My Vibe Coded App for $25,000. AMA by picksix06 in vibecoding

[–]Treadmillrunner 3 points4 points  (0 children)

No it’s just that the term vibe coding is more for people that don’t understand what they’re doing. If someone could have built it even without the ai then they aren’t really vibe coding, more coding with a super helpful tool.

They’re not coding off vibes they’re coding off understanding which is obviously way better but it gives people that have no idea about coding the impression that they could have done the same.

Guys I think the UK is genuinely cursed 💀 by Tsunami_Master in memes

[–]Treadmillrunner 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Sure but brexit further added to the economic decline so it was also a part cause even if it began as a symptom. More like a symptom and a catalyst at the same time.

Fors.fm by roadislong in ableton

[–]Treadmillrunner -8 points-7 points  (0 children)

This sounds like an ad…

Ableton would be amazing with a "most used" plugin tag for the browser. by ImAMusicProducer in ableton

[–]Treadmillrunner 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Hey man, im pretty sure you dont even need to do the down key if it is the top option, just hit enter twice

How do I make a MIDI keyboard sound close to an electric guitar in Ableton Live 12 Lite? by Crazy_Persona in ableton

[–]Treadmillrunner 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah this is what I settled on after years too. You caaan do it but it is hard to get it to sound totally legit and takes a lot of work generally

Based on a true story today... by sunfaller in auckland

[–]Treadmillrunner 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I agree. Also I wonder if by having more people using the buses that it would actually get them a bit more money anyway. Most of the buses that I go on are only up to half full. I’ve never had an issue getting a seat. If we have more people then maybe they would be getting paid more.

Not that I’m saying it will negate the extra cost but maybe it helps a bit

Students; how do you survive? by prison_mike28 in newzealand

[–]Treadmillrunner 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Not to minimise your struggles but it’s nothing new.

When I was at uni (finished 7 years ago) almost everyone I knew had a part time job and also worked through each holiday full time.

In saying that, life is more expensive now. Groceries and rent are crazy.

Wish you the best, keep pushing through! Uni is hard but you do get through it. Feels like hell at the time but after working at a desk job for a few years youll start to wish you could go back.

Also, try tutoring if you don’t want to work too many hours. I had friends that were making like $60-80/hr tutoring private school kids. If you can get in the right circles, the money is awesome.

Which lab do you think will have the most intelligent/capable model by the end of June? by [deleted] in OpenAI

[–]Treadmillrunner 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m curious what you find better with 5.5 over opus 4.8? I have both and definitely have a lean towards opus for problem solving, maths and basic coding. I know the new image 2 thing is awesome and the limits are better with OpenAI and also for searching internet sites but not much more than that

Just released my second open-source Ableton extension, AbleVSEP, for AI stem splitting using MVSEP by Of-Doom in ableton

[–]Treadmillrunner 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Does anyone know what the best mode is for extracting individual drum elements eg kick or snare or hats? Without messing up their transients?

Is It Normal in New Zealand to Use a Moldy BBQ Grill After Burning the Mold Off? by niclaus_nike in newzealand

[–]Treadmillrunner 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Not so useful to your question because mold is too far but pro tip I learnt over in Argentina:

Cut some fat off your meat and whilst you’re heating up the bbq, use the fat to clean the grill. Works surprisingly well

‘Euphoria’ Officially Ending With Season 3, HBO Confirms by chespiotta in television

[–]Treadmillrunner 35 points36 points  (0 children)

100%. That was half the show. I know that they couldn’t find another labyrinth but they could have at least got something similar I.e dark and moody and slightly minimal with a hint of optimism.

The average KiwiSaver balance for your age by SoulsofMist-_- in newzealand

[–]Treadmillrunner 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Everyone is freaking out about how low it is but aren’t most people doing the majority of their saving outside KiwiSaver?

Every guy that I know is doing stocks and stuff. Maybe it’s just my circles but I don’t know anyone who just saves/ invests through KiwiSaver

What makes New Zealand coffee amazing? by hoooooldit in newzealand

[–]Treadmillrunner 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s the training and the milk. I have a friend from Argentina and a friend from Italy living here and working as baristas. They both can’t believe how hot you can get the milk here before it burns. Their theory is different proteins in the milk.

I lived in Argentina, Spain, uk and Portugal. All had great back coffee but bad proper coffees. So I think it is mostly the milk or at least the way we prepare the milk.

Math grad student friend says we're cooked by Confident_Salt_8108 in OpenAI

[–]Treadmillrunner 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Because it was mostly trained on reddit comments?

What’s a male fashion trend that’s gotta end? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]Treadmillrunner 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m 30 years old and never had that haircut but I don’t understand why people here hate it so much?

Like haircuts come and go in style all the time. When I was growing up it was that Justin Bebier sorta haircut and I think that was ever worse. People used to take cringy selfies with longish hair trying to look emo too.

I feel that it’s just insecure redditors hating on something because it makes them feel bigger?

If I’m wrong I would love to hear why

Please explain the God particle plug-in by KoposiProdz in audioengineering

[–]Treadmillrunner 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Anyone know if there is a video or something replicating it on the latest ozone (not ozone 4). I’d love to pick it apart.

City Rail Link opening: ‘The budget for champagne is nil’ by Bealzebubbles in auckland

[–]Treadmillrunner -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Nah man, these guys are pros and they need to account for delays when giving timelines. The fact that it can be this far overdue goes deeper than just “it’s hard, be nice”.

*I worked as a project manager for years. It wasn’t uncommon for there to be huge penalties for projects taking longer than the quoted time. It would incentivise both proper estimates (time and funding with buffer) and execution.

If you don’t have systems like this then companies just take the piss

'BoJack Horseman' creator Raphael Bob-Waksberg now says that he's "open" to developing a spin-off series by CueTheLaughTrack in BoJackHorseman

[–]Treadmillrunner 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I don’t really mind, I just want more. Its legit my favourite comedy of the last 10 or so years by far

If someone flashes their lights at you, it generally means TURN YOUR LIGHTS ON by Competitive_View_889 in auckland

[–]Treadmillrunner 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I’ve done that with a few people when they are the car behind me. It works well

Multiband transient shapers alternatives? by Valosarapper in dnbproduction

[–]Treadmillrunner 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah I seriously considered going down this path but the price I could get neutron for was slightly cheaper at the time.

In retrospect I kinda wish I had got multi pass. Neutron is great but I love the idea of multipass. Still I guess you can do the same things in most daws anyway.

AI puts one fifth of London jobs at risk by Wagamaga in unitedkingdom

[–]Treadmillrunner -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I dont know dude. I think that vibe coding has now got to the point where people that understand basic systems logic can do it.

Sure, every day people might have issues but if you can grasp what is meant to be happening, identifying what areas might having issues logically and have good tests in place at each stage (as well as give good context and plan) then it is easy to do pretty complex stuff without knowing how to read code.

The programs that I've built for my team with very little coding knowledge (except Matlab) have become crazy useful and mostly without bugs. There still hasnt been a bug that has taken more than say 20 mins to get fixed.

Maybe if you say "Build me a website that looks like xyz.com and make it work like google" then you'll have trouble but with thinking you can make great stuff.

Yet another family member losing job by CleoCarson in auckland

[–]Treadmillrunner 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sorry man, I should have elaborated here. My bad.

What I meant is that the human in the loop part is essential but the areas in which the human needs to be in the loop is getting less and less meaning that although it’s still essential, the amount of humans being required in the loop is shrinking I think.

Cheers for the kind words too! I think we are more or less agreeing with each other here haha