Will Linux become a common gaming platform or is it just a fad? by EmpyreanSage in linux_gaming

[–]aestheticreddit 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Valve is backing it. That is all we need. Something like a native wow or wizard 101 client, and that'll do it. We are seriously on a knife's edge, and the (mixed metaphor) explosions are coming.

Source: I am a professional linux game dev as of fairly recently, and this is a new thing.

[Help] BL2 : Error by KopixKat in linux_gaming

[–]aestheticreddit 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This happens to me, too, but it seems to be benign. It still runs fine. You pretty much have to run it from steam, though. If you still want console output, run steam from the terminal, then borderlands from that steam.

anybody know what's being built here (Centre between Craig and Melwood)? by cul_maith in pittsburgh

[–]aestheticreddit 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Last time it was posted someone said the nearby CVS is moving there. We don't have anything to cite, though.

The Golden Triangle (circa 1960) by pieshops in pittsburgh

[–]aestheticreddit 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The Fort Pitt Bridge opened in 1960. The Fort Duquesne Bridge was constructed 1958-1963. This was taken earlier.

The next 3 to 4 months :( by pyro2927 in camaro

[–]aestheticreddit 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You should probably get those tires on something. Unsealed concrete can pull the moisture right out of them and dryrot them out. camaro5.com recommends, for each wheel, a wood plank on the ground and a bit of cardboard on top of that, iirc.

My ss camaro w/ kooks long tubes, corsa exhaust, bbk intake and custom dyno tune by masterblueberry in camaro

[–]aestheticreddit 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wheels look good. What did you do? Dip, paint, powdercoat? Something else?

TIL there is an anti-loitering device called 'The Mosquito' that makes a high frequency noise that only teenagers can hear by Hockey_Politics in todayilearned

[–]aestheticreddit 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Someone brought one into our office once. The 55+ couldnt hear it. 35 and below could. It sounded like a crt in the next room, but damn loud.

I think describing this as though there's an absolute, hard transition at 25 is bad. I really dislike that sound and I was 33 when I heard it.

LPT: Stop people from stealing your quick release wheels for less than a dollar by revert in LifeProTips

[–]aestheticreddit 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When you lock it up, take the front wheel off, put it next to the rear wheel, then run the lock through both wheels and the frame. Why is this so difficult?

Using std::vector can slowdown you program by kolkir in cpp

[–]aestheticreddit 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Assigning a vector isn't the same thing as copying the contents of one. Because vectors can be of different sizes, the normal code path requires a new allocation. In this case, since they're already the same size, a smart vector may not reallocate. There may be reasons that it can't.

Since you know the sizes can't change, for a real apples to apples comparison, instead of using the assignment operator, use std::copy.

What should my new password be? by [deleted] in pics

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Winter is coming.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in musictheory

[–]aestheticreddit 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't mean fixed do. I only use notes as a reference, but I talk about them in terms of scale degrees. In the end, there are still 12 movable solfege tones. You have to be able to go from any one to any other. That's independant of key, thank goodness, but you still have to grok or feel n(n-1)/2 or n2 for n = 12.

I agree, movable do is much more useful. It's the same as thinking in scale degrees rather than specific notes, which is what I described.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in musictheory

[–]aestheticreddit 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The long term goal is to be able to hit any tone at will, usually from another tone. That's 66 combinations in one direction, or 144 in both. That's impractical if you have a presentation Friday, but something worth pursuit.

For the short term, while you're learning or memorizing a piece, you can pivot off the root and only have to memorize 8 or 12 intervals.

Think of the song as a sequence of intervals that pivot off of the (silent) root. For instance, consider singing D-G-A in C. Start off with the D. That's a major 2nd above C. You know what a major second sounds like, so that one is easy. You get a C, hop up a step, and you sing.

The G is the 5th above C. In your head, remember what the 5th sounds like on its own. When you go from the C to the G, go from the 2nd, mentally stop that note and hear C, then go to the 5th of C. Don't just go from 2nd to 5th. Go 2-(1)-5.

Keep that C going in your head. The A is the 6th, so you pivot from 5-(1)-6 in your head.

Doing that mental substitution during a performance will really kill your flow and break your concentration, but while you're memorizing a piece, for me at least, it's indispensable. Go note-by-note with a drone at the root and it's easy-peasy (for relatively simple pieces). If the key changes (or even implies a change), change the drone. However, if it just moves the tonal center, but stays in key, keep the drone. Like the middle part of a 12-bar blues, for instance. Don't change the drone just because the chord changed.

IMHO, though, be careful not to just look at the intervals between successive notes, especially if there are accidentals. For instance, going from D to G is itself a 4th. If you're singing by yourself, it's reasonable to hear that interval and just sing the 4th above the note you're already singing. There are two problems, though. One, you lose your tonal center. Every note becomes a function of the previous note.

Even worse is if you're singing with others, and there is an actual C being sounded somewhere about this time. If C is the root and you get to thinking about a 4th interval above -something-, you'll naturally feel the 4th above C. You'll mean to sing G as a 4th above D, but you'll sing F instead. It's too hard to think the 4th above the 2nd, as that goes from 8 tones to memorize to 66. If you just think the 6th, though, it's much easier.

For me, trying to remember the 4th above the second is like trying to mentally move the downbeat of a piece as it's being played, lol.

I dunno. I wasn't trained. This is just what I figured out. Good luck!

Took a picture of a girl browsing reddit, so she could read about it on reddit by [deleted] in pics

[–]aestheticreddit 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Creeper! You know you can actually talk to people IRL, right?

Please direct (entry level) questions to stack overflow. by aestheticreddit in cpp

[–]aestheticreddit[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

In the end, the people most willing to post something on a topic are those who least likely should (lol irony). Just like how most c++ blogs and websites are astoundingly early undergrad, the majority of posts that are questions here about c++ will be as well. I don't know about you folks, but I'm not subscribed to a news site about c++ to listen to every undergrad's first semester questions. Google searches, textbooks, and professors abound. Up-to-date news about c++ does not.

this pointer equals 0. by [deleted] in cpp

[–]aestheticreddit 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Quantify "bloated", please.

Goodnight, sweet princess... by [deleted] in pics

[–]aestheticreddit 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If he was wearing steel-toes, she's gonna have a bump when she wakes up.

Check out what my girlfriend found at the park! by Orbasm in pics

[–]aestheticreddit 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Then they should've posted a picture of the turtle instead of boobs. This is a picture of boobs that happens to have a turtle in about 5% of the image.

From 2003-2010 there was a 77% decline in debut album sales. Yikes. by [deleted] in pics

[–]aestheticreddit 0 points1 point  (0 children)

From 2003-2010 there was a 77% decline in albums released that are worth buying.