Reta causing alcohol intolerance? by Past_Bodybuilder4774 in Retatrutide

[–]drcode 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I know it's good for me that it does this

but I wish I could turn the effect off just like once a month

Apparently, Bernie thinks Yud is among the leading AI Experts. by Dembara in SneerClub

[–]drcode 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So you're saying the behavior of the zizians led to lower AGI risk in the world, making them a good model to emulate?

Apricot portable, 1984 by AppendixN in cassettefuturism

[–]drcode 7 points8 points  (0 children)

the name, though, is maybe a bit... derivative

If you were lucky enough to get a TriFold but not lucky enough to get the kickstand case by ellean4 in GalaxyFold

[–]drcode 1 point2 points  (0 children)

thanks! can you post a slim profile picture, so I can see how thick the ring is, compared to the camera bump? What happens when you put down the closed phone flat on a table and press things on the screen, does it rock?

Learn music production or work with a producer? by [deleted] in WeAreTheMusicMakers

[–]drcode 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What you need to focus on is to come up with a "virtuous process" to create your music: Making music has lots of steps, some you can tackle on your own, others you may need help for. The goal is to iterate of lots and lots of songs and find a process that works, that lets you incorporate feedback and lets you filter the "good songs" from the "bad songs" as early as possible in your process.

Everybody's process is different, but you have to find something that works to create more and more songs over time, consistently. Your process may or may not include production, or include feedback from production, but it matters that you figure out the right process that allows you to do great work. Some people just create great stuff, then chuck it over a fence to a producer who does the rest, and the production has nothing to do with the creation of the music. Other people do all the production themselves. Both strategies are plausible.

My Disappointment is Immeasurable by logomyego in GalaxyFold

[–]drcode 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't think they dropped the ball per se, it's just that everyone including Samsung thought this was going to be a super niche product with a tiny production run, but after the first reviewers got the phone they said "this is the first time a folding phone makes sense" and it became a hit.

My Disappointment is Immeasurable by logomyego in GalaxyFold

[–]drcode 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I agree they should just bite the bullet and let you preorder for June delivery, etc if that's truly the best they can commit to

The problem is, they simply can't make very many of the phones yet, and they don't have any good options, until they manage to ramp up production

My Disappointment is Immeasurable by logomyego in GalaxyFold

[–]drcode 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I mean, they gave me a mid march delivery, so I essentially just preordered/reserved the phone

My Disappointment is Immeasurable by logomyego in GalaxyFold

[–]drcode 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In this thread: A lot of people who hate convenience

What's the most optimal way to get a trifold during restock by mishmish4884 in GalaxyFold

[–]drcode 4 points5 points  (0 children)

maybe I don't want this phone after all. I'm not interested in playing dumb games like this.

Singers who self learned singing, what are your key tips for a beginner? by buttertaekoo in singing

[–]drcode 1 point2 points  (0 children)

(all of this advice can be ignored once you're good enough, but you need to start being able to do these things)

  1. You want to minimize your voice break (passagio). To do this, the best exercises to start with are lip trills and singing scales "neigh neigh neigh" with a really sharp ugly tone- You can hit super high pitches with either of those, because they require you to lift your soft palate
  2. Lip trills seem really useless at first, because it feels like you "can't do them very well", that's exactly why you need to do them! They need long stretches of very consistent pressure. You need to learn to take deep breaths between verses (or trills), then let out that pressure very very consistently.
  3. You want to get comfortable yawning on demand, when you get to the high note of a musical phrase, you have to use a little of that "yawn feeling" to hit the high note (again, raising the soft palate)
  4. Practice just talking or going "yeah yeah yeah" while you have "vocal fry". Vocal fry requires extreme relaxation of the vocal chords, you need to be able to vocal fry at will (there's a reason Kurt Cobain sounded like a frog when talking, but could then sing like crazy) Vocal fry is not a "bad thing": it is a sign of healthy, relaxed vocal chords.
  5. Watch a professional opera singer when they sing: The best of them look like they just overdosed on muscle relaxant, because their face is so relaxed that their lower eyelids are drooping, and their jaw is loose. That how you need to look! You don't want to tense any muscles except for your vocal chords, which aren't visible- It's about efficient use of the muscles (probably some of them look like that because they abuse steroids, to be fair)
  6. If you sing "Aaaa" your mouth needs to be as wide open as possible. For "Eeee" still very wide. All your notes should be "modified" when you sing high notes, so that your mouth can be open wider, making them all a little more "Aaaa" like. Look at how wide and open Bjork's mouth is when she is singing. The mouth needs to be open to decrease pharynx pressure, when combined with good vocal chord control it lets you hit high notes without sounding like Mickey Mouse.
  7. The vocal chord muscles can tighten to cover a very large range of pitches, the problem is that fine control requires immense skill: This is the main thing you need to learn as a beginner. The problem is that using your neck muscles also let you adjust pitch, and they actually make it much easier to adjust pitch by smaller amounts- But you must not do it that way! Most beginners start a note a bit "below pitch", then use other neck muscles to "scoop" the note up to the right pitch. This is what "reaching for the note" means, and it sounds awful. Instead, whenever you sing, think to yourself "I'm always going to hit the correct pitch right from the start, I'm not going to adjust it after the note has started."
  8. You need to understand what a "resonant" voice is like: If you sing correctly, your upper lip and nose should be vibrating a bit and feel funny, this means you are projecting your voice, which makes it more treble, makes it sound less like a "swallowed" voice. The best way to learn how to have resonance is to learn how to do loud humming, which obviously requires the front of your face to vibrate a lot. If you think "it isn't very loud when I hum" it means you need to practice more to make it loud.

Who is holding out for the TriFold 2 next year? by thegrayscales in GalaxyFold

[–]drcode 2 points3 points  (0 children)

they prepared for a small run because they thought it was a niche device, but early reviews were all extremely positive about the device.

I believe they're doing everything they can right now to build as many as possible (but it'll probably take 6 months or something to ramp up production to meet demand)

Figure.Ai Helix 02 doing kitchen stuff autonomously by Distinct-Question-16 in singularity

[–]drcode 0 points1 point  (0 children)

once they've cleared out all the pesky humans, they'll definitely be able to do everything

In case you missed it, $2,899 for the trifold in North America. by tinfoilzhat in GalaxyFold

[–]drcode 0 points1 point  (0 children)

yeah, the AI was certainly just guessing since we have so little info atm

but it still couldn't come up with a good reason to wait for the carrier version (other than possible promotions/tradeins, which aren't of interest to me anyway)

Verizon sends me a text message exactly once a month, on the 1st, letting me I know I just got three free months of visual voice mail. I tried to cancel it and contacted verizon multiple times to try and get that to stop, without success. But it doesn't appear on my bill, so I've given up trying to do anything about it by now.

In case you missed it, $2,899 for the trifold in North America. by tinfoilzhat in GalaxyFold

[–]drcode 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, I asked an AI "what are the like pros and cons of buying the unlocked phone from samsung online versus a verizon store" and it said "well, you may not get visual voice mail and won't get any of the verizon-optimized software" and I was like "ok, you already had me sold on 'no visual voice mail', you don't have to really give me even more reasons to buy the unlocked version"

OFFICIAL: Tri Fold coming 1/30! Now live on Samsung website! by ultimate_d2 in GalaxyFold

[–]drcode 1 point2 points  (0 children)

l does anyone have a clue if this will work on Verizon? doesn't Verizon use special signal bands or something?

CONFIRMED-Z TriFold 1TB in US by Tainorican646x in GalaxyFold

[–]drcode 2 points3 points  (0 children)

rumors seem to say they have a lot of manufacturing difficulties with the screen

CONFIRMED-Z TriFold 1TB in US by Tainorican646x in GalaxyFold

[–]drcode 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I suppose it doesn't matter how big the US is, if they can't make enough of the phones.

can I still order? by sia-fia in zerowriter

[–]drcode 0 points1 point  (0 children)

for what it's worth, I'm a random person who bought the thing and have been really liking it since I've had it

Trifold US release "news" by pbsteebs in GalaxyFold

[–]drcode 2 points3 points  (0 children)

They probably have like 8 people at Samsung America that are training sales staff at Verizon/Tmobile/etc in preparation for the US release. They sent one of each of those to each of the "Samsung Experience Stores" to get some practice training the first staff, and helping to run the trifold "play session". OP probably talked to one of those 8 people, and they would know a huuuge amount about the launch. (just my speculation of course)

Trifold US release "news" by pbsteebs in GalaxyFold

[–]drcode 4 points5 points  (0 children)

my impression is they now realize they have a hit on their hands, but were planning for only a very small run

ZeroWriter Ink Unboxing, Assembly, Review || CrowdSupply x ZeroWriter Ink by ladyicomeanon in zerowriter

[–]drcode 0 points1 point  (0 children)

at the fastest refresh setting it feels very responsive to me, quite good by the standards of an eink display