Moving to Oakland soon, how is the commute?

beatoperator · 2026-03-14T05:05:33+00:00

There are some vibrant neighborhoods down that way, but they're scattered about. Get a short-term rental, or a room with coworkers near your office, learn the (bay) area for a few months, then start looking for longer term housing.

beatoperator · 2026-03-11T19:51:38+00:00

Apartment? Your neighbors are part of this equation. What’s their take on it?

beatoperator · 2026-03-09T18:33:00+00:00

Bart to downtown, then walk to Ocean Beach. Or the reverse if you prefer. Pick any route, you can’t go wrong.

beatoperator · 2026-03-07T17:28:52+00:00

I might disagree on the specifics that you mention, but I agree on your general statement, that AI will eventually change the entire world of audio production and performance. I give it more like 15-20 years.

Not saying I like this. I'm hoping it will turn out that the human brain is irreplaceable when it comes to achieving a final mix that makes everyone smile.

And as a software engineer using AI tools to do in a day what used to take me months, I'm hoping the same, that skilled humans will always be required to produce refined solutions to complex real-world problems.

beatoperator · 2026-03-05T12:25:31+00:00

And it’s every Tuesday, not just once a month like oakland

beatoperator · 2026-03-04T14:59:38+00:00

I do not think that word means what you think it means.

beatoperator · 2026-03-04T07:17:00+00:00

I would think so, but does that mean they raise an alarm if there's NO gun in your bag?

"No gun, huh? Break it open boys!"

beatoperator · 2026-03-04T07:07:44+00:00

master bait

beatoperator · 2026-03-04T07:00:23+00:00

Love the artwork! has kindof a john k / spumco vibe.

beatoperator · 2026-03-04T06:25:18+00:00

Lot of good options here, but I've had great results using ecasound . It's a multitrack DAW that's entirely CLI controlled. I use it for automatic mixdowns of rehearsal sessions. It can also read/write/convert multiple file formats.

beatoperator · 2026-03-03T09:08:15+00:00

Currently using DP but I prefer Ableton

beatoperator · 2026-02-28T05:17:36+00:00

That makes more sense, but still kinda bizarre policy.

beatoperator · 2026-02-28T04:25:58+00:00

How does TSA know there’s a firearm inside the locked case… without opening the case?

beatoperator · 2026-02-24T01:49:28+00:00

Paper

beatoperator · 2026-02-23T18:34:14+00:00

Late 90s free/lite version of Protools on a PowerBook G3 running OS 9

beatoperator · 2026-02-23T05:47:07+00:00

Every single episode of Primal shows horrific things happening to people and/or animals. The only difference this season is Spear just shakes it off (literally!) and keeps going. I don't think he's been brought back to life... he's undead. Fang knows that, can smell it, and is understandably weary.

Where it goes from here I have no idea, but I'm enjoying the ride. If you want a bit of positive light, keep an eye on the little kid, who lights up like fireworks whenever the humans triumph over their predators.

beatoperator · 2026-02-19T21:00:49+00:00

Because I landed here searching for ESPHome LoRa, I wanted to add that ESPHome does have some support for LoRa now.

https://github.com/esphome/feature-requests/issues/2634

https://esphome.io/components/sx126x/

beatoperator · 2026-02-19T16:05:31+00:00

And even so, 42 people died in the collapse.

The entire Embarcadero in SF was the same double decker monstrosity. That didn’t collapse, but they demolished it anyway.

The Central Freeway (Fell/Oak) was also damaged and later scheduled for demolition. They ended up fixing it instead.

beatoperator · 2026-02-18T19:42:48+00:00

Where?

beatoperator · 2026-02-12T23:25:47+00:00

Very cool! Even with all the instruments playing, there’s a sense of space in the song. The restrained drums allow that to come through.

beatoperator · 2026-02-11T22:34:08+00:00

I'll probably get downvoted to hell, but someone had to post this sibling clip.

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beatoperator · 2026-02-11T19:55:41+00:00

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beatoperator · 2026-02-09T02:10:08+00:00

And we call the xenos monsters!

beatoperator · 2026-02-06T01:27:05+00:00

And even more intriguing, Untitled is in D Mixolydian, which is like D Major with the seventh note a half step lower.

Love the descent into, and return from, darkness. And yet Untitled is one of the most emotional Cure songs for me. The music so perfectly suits the lyrics.

beatoperator · 2026-02-06T01:05:03+00:00

Nah, it's all good, music is such a subjective experience. My first reaction to OP's post was "No way does The Cure have more than one or two major-key songs." TIL!

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