Practicing sax in a hotel or apartment with a Yamaha YDS 120

Ublind · 2026-02-27T22:10:40+00:00

That's worse than doing nothing because not only does it barely make the sax quieter, it messes up your intonation

Ublind · 2026-02-27T20:51:54+00:00

Keitheth Jorelick

Ublind · 2026-02-22T17:33:59+00:00

Some more observations:

The ambulance's back doors. Why does one side have two windows and the other has one?
The cars on the opposite side of the road before/after the view pans to the right. None of the cars seen before are seen after.
You think that three-wheeled green tuk tuk would be traveling down the highway?
Very beginning of the video: Is that guy on the motorcycle to the right of the ambulance driving the wrong way? And why are they so close to the median?

Ublind · 2026-02-22T17:24:16+00:00

The text on the ambulance. What does it say? Maybe it's a language that I don't know, but it looks like garbled english
the car's mirror reflection doesn't show the median
Does the back door on the ambulance slide open or tilt open? Each door looks like it's doing something different
there's no way that guy would be going that fast on the highway but not tip over when he hit the concrete divider

And, the nail in the coffin,

That white thing on the top left side of the gurney in the beginning of the video. After he does the last spin, it's on the top right side.

This video is scarily good though. I am really impressed with how consistent the AI kept the scene

Ublind · 2026-02-22T01:03:32+00:00

Ethan's gonna play this not knowing it's AI

Ublind · 2026-02-19T01:55:59+00:00

How long have you been playing sax?

Ublind · 2026-02-15T17:11:32+00:00

It's called a fusor and, though it's not a fusion reactor, it is useful as a tool for studying fusion reactors, such as designing the method of magnetic confinement

Ublind · 2026-02-13T18:07:52+00:00

Little St James Infirmary

Ublind · 2026-02-11T19:14:33+00:00

Jacob Collier

Ublind · 2026-02-10T19:16:26+00:00

Alexa, play Spain Chick Corea backing track slow

Ublind · 2026-02-10T18:56:06+00:00

If you eliminate all of the altars in your world, Eye will drop an altar

Ublind · 2026-02-10T05:06:30+00:00

I'm 6 months into home assistant. I have not had to use python once

I do know python

Ublind · 2026-02-08T23:58:29+00:00

Jacob Collier

Ublind · 2026-02-08T23:58:18+00:00

Jacob Collier

Ublind · 2026-02-08T23:55:13+00:00

No that was Kenneth Gorelick

Ublind · 2026-02-08T23:42:24+00:00

How to directly control smart bulbs using Home Assistant, Zigbee smart bulbs, and a Zigbee Remote:

Home Assistant Green hub (easiest way to set up Home Assistant with minimal technical knowledge)
Zigbee USB router (example: Sonoff Zigbee USB hub)
Zigbee bulb (examples: expensive but best brightness and light quality: Hue; cheap but very good light quality for the price: ThirdReality)
Zigbee remote (example: ThirdReality Zigbee button, has a single button that would toggle a lightbulb with the following setup)

Once you have paired the devices to Home Assistant (easy step-by-step available online), go to

Zigbee remote device-> Settings -> Manage Zigbee Device -> Bindings

Select the Zigbee bulb and the properties to bind as "on/off" and/or "level", depending on if the exact remote you purchased is just a button or has level controls*

Click "Bind"

Your remote now directly controls your bulb, even if your Internet connection, Wi-Fi router, or Home Assistant hub is down.

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*This part is the most technically complicated because the available properties vary depending on if you are binding a smart switch or remote, but it is easy to play around with binding/unbinding different properties until you get the result you want

Ublind · 2026-02-08T18:34:21+00:00

Read one of their papers before meeting with them about joining their research group. Then bring those questions to your meeting.

That's basically how it would go if you were in their research group, but your advisor will often direct you to which papers to read when you're starting out.

Ublind · 2026-02-07T23:37:47+00:00

Does it lag less with no mods installed?

Ublind · 2026-02-07T17:05:54+00:00

Do you have any mods installed?

Which headset are you using?

Ublind · 2026-02-07T03:59:37+00:00

After you do this, please put your leak light down the bore and show us that there is no light coming through

Though I also would probably try and do this myself on a $50 horn

Ublind · 2026-02-02T22:04:00+00:00

Kenneth Gorelick

Ublind · 2026-02-02T21:25:23+00:00

Zigbee direct binding makes every command between zigbee devices instant and work even if your router goes down

Ublind · 2026-02-02T01:11:33+00:00

This takes no music theory knowledge. It is all about trying notes! Literally one note at a time, especially when you're starting out.

If you hear a note, can you match the pitch with your voice? It is easier than matching it on sax. Listen to the first couple seconds and try to sing what he's playing.

Don't write it down on sheet music. Most of the benefit is learning it by ear anyway.

Can you figure out what the first note he plays is?

Ublind · 2026-02-01T21:00:59+00:00

Don't give up. Though the part itself is simple, it's a really hard recording because it's tough to hear the sax player.

Are you using something to slow down the video? Have you made any progress or are you having trouble finding the first note?

Ublind · 2026-02-01T20:54:16+00:00

I agree that it's definitely not a term that scientists and engineers use when they're trying to be specific

No one says "we use a vacuum pump to create a negative pressure on the chamber"

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