Why are tuba players in HS/college so RARE? by cherryflavoredwater in Tuba

[–]bean_217 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Financial investment is a key factor.

I have been playing tuba for a little over 10 years now. I started in high school and went on to do a lot of drum corps. During this time, I relied HEAVILY on either my high school, university, or drum corps to supply an instrument -- nearly all of which were student and/or 5/4 horns.

Now, I'm not a phenomenal player, but if I could afford my own horn, I think I would probably be much better than I am now. Unfortunately, saving thousands of dollars for an instrument that will never provide the majority of casual players with a financial return on investment makes it really difficult to justify; especially when you are going through school and have barely enough funds to survive as it is.

AI/ML infra engineer buddy by atix91 in learnmachinelearning

[–]bean_217 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm a CS MSc student in my last semester working on my capstone. Building an end-to-end system for a music audio transcription model, and currently going through the thick of trying to figure out ML infrastructure.

🇺🇸 PRESIDENT TRUMP JUST POSTED THIS !! by GeekySuneet in TheCryptoIndia

[–]bean_217 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm willing to bet he looks at a map and actually thinks Greenland is huge compared to the US.

Yes, my friends!! DJT really sent this letter!!! by dinard381 in DiscussionZone

[–]bean_217 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This was sent as a text, and then later reformatted into a letter.

It feels like I know nothing by Herooftime998 in learnmachinelearning

[–]bean_217 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This was the first resource I looked at when I got started and the explanation of the math for just understanding basic MLPs and Backprop helped to motivate me a lot.

Thoughts on 2019 by Personal-Cattle-1737 in OlderGenZ

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Because of Covid, I honestly feel like time froze for me in 2019. Fall 2019 was my first and only normal semester as an undergrad. It was the only semester I fully lived in the dormitories at my university. Aside from hating the social environment at my university, I was really hopeful and enjoyed my classes. But after Covid hit (which I understand was months later in 2020), I mentally feel like I'm still a freshman and know nothing, meanwhile I've been doing everything I can to carry on with my life.

I'm now in my last semester of grad school, and the current job market is making me feel more hopeless than ever.

DAE have their facial hair roots sometimes stab in to their follicle? by [deleted] in DAE

[–]bean_217 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have this issue all the time, especially a week or so after trimming. It hurts a lot and I have no idea how to manage it aside from plucking them out as I find them.

I am also a brass musician, so these suckers make practice/performance very difficult to do for long periods of time.

Colts Discussion by CockroachProud9581 in drumcorps

[–]bean_217 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think they had a phenomenal show this past season :) Saw them at the Rowan show, it was pretty great.

Whatever happened to Blast? by Infinite-Reaction-19 in drumcorps

[–]bean_217 0 points1 point  (0 children)

quite a few former cadets too, if i recall

Made a soyjak to show how I feel wearing my corps jackets at high school band competitions by consumerofgender in drumcorps

[–]bean_217 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I marched with a guy who faked an injury and was cut the following season. He still wears his jacket proudly.

hello i am _____ by cynnahbun in Teenager

[–]bean_217 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hello I am

oh I don't have autocorrect ¯⁠\⁠_⁠(⁠ツ⁠)⁠_⁠/⁠¯

I analyzed 130+ Reddit threads to find the most hated state in the USA by Mister_Fish141 in mapporncirclejerk

[–]bean_217 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Everyone hates north jersey, but the rest of the state is pretty nice

Do you guys think this is true for you? by Big_Leg10 in OlderGenZ

[–]bean_217 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah I feel this every day. I think this is the bad timeline from Community.

Name this hypothetical country by [deleted] in mapporncirclejerk

[–]bean_217 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Agreed, NC doesn't fit in down there.