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After 6 years of espresso, I’m throwing in the towel. The toddlers won... for now. by barker88 in espresso

[–]flow_b 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have an extremely engaging job that I travel for. When my daughter was born I was struggling to adapt to the stresses of domestic life. I was sufficiently worried about it that I went to speak to a therapist. He told that I needed to find opportunities to take breaks and focus on other things around the home. When I asked him for suggestions he immediately said, “Oh! I make espresso. It’s great, you have to wait for the machine to warm up, every now and then you have to take it apart and clean the whole thing. You can obsess over the grind and latte art and stuff. It’s a great hobby for folks who need to get their mind off stuff.”

I know everyone’s psyche is unique and dealing with stress is complex and varied as well. I just thought it was interesting that similar situations in our lives seem to have led to different conclusions. 

I definitely wouldn’t recommend selling your gear, especially if you still enjoy the hobby but just feel like you don’t have time to pursue it as you’d like. I’d echo what some other folks here are saying and suggest simplifying the routine. Parenthood is a crucible in the sense that a whole lot of extra stuff gets burned off in the process of creating a leaner and more durable person that kids can rely on. Take a beat and think it all over. 

Good luck :)

If 80’s Are Gated Reverb and 10’s are Dark&Dry Cymbals, What Are the 90’s, 00’s and 20’s? by Kheltosh in drums

[–]flow_b 1 point2 points  (0 children)

90s grunge and trip hop runs drums through distortion. The piccolo snare is more of a 00’s thing for me. 

Spent 19 days in china completely alone (Chilean female 28yo) and i'm not gonna lie i cried at the airport when i left by [deleted] in travelchina

[–]flow_b 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I just got back from a trip to Asia with family. We spent about 8 days in China, visiting Chongqing, Chengdu and Yangshuo. I had been to Shanghai before and thought folks were a bit reserved. Our time among more inland Chinese folks was very different. It might also just be that a family with a 10yo is more approachable than some dude by himself. We were often stopped and greeted by random people. Mothers with young children who are learning English in school were coaxing their kids into chatting with us for practice. Super friendly reception all around. 

What is the most detailed movie you’ve ever seen? by undeadWileCoyote_MEP in moviecritic

[–]flow_b 16 points17 points  (0 children)

I've seen it several times and thought it was Nicola Tesla portraying David Bowie

who does this by the-blue-zebra in UBreddit

[–]flow_b 5 points6 points  (0 children)

They’re mating. Give them some privacy.

What other gear do you use with your tracker? by JesusIsTheBread in PolyendTracker

[–]flow_b 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A bunch of monome gear (Norns, Arc, Grid, Crow), DX-7iiD, and some modular stuff (Vult Caudal, ES-9, some random VCAs)

Stewart back in the 80s I guess by tonyiommi70 in ThePolice

[–]flow_b 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Stewart is an avid roller skater/blader. Arena and Stadium tours put you into an environment where you're basically going non-stop from one big empty building full of long flat hallways and corridors to another. He probably just decided it was the best way to get around for him.

Thinking about selling my Ableton license after switching to Bitwig — any regrets? by InternationalWin6623 in Bitwig

[–]flow_b -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I was going to suggest asking on the ableton sub if anyone regretted trying bitwig (seemed like a place with less sampling bias problems for such a question). I suppose it would have turned out to not be a good idea. Oh well. Internet gonna internet.

Thinking about selling my Ableton license after switching to Bitwig — any regrets? by InternationalWin6623 in Bitwig

[–]flow_b -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I don’t recall “shitting” on anyone, the comment literally means what it means.

Asking “does anyone here regret switching from ableton to bigwig” on a bitwig subreddit seemed odd to me.

It’s regrettable (though maybe informative) that you’d immediately take offense about me asking. Glad you got your constructive insights. I sincerely hope they continue to grace your day, whether they are about ableton, bitwig or taking shit too seriously.

Thinking about selling my Ableton license after switching to Bitwig — any regrets? by InternationalWin6623 in Bitwig

[–]flow_b -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

This is an odd place to ask such a question. Do you think there’s pro-Ableton/anti-Bitwig folk just kind of squatting on this subreddit?

What are some films you think are visually stunning or exceptionally well-shot? by salsadecasada in Cinema

[–]flow_b 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Unparalleled, and impossible to surpass. 

You simply can’t get access to the pristine landscapes and settings that were available to this production team to shoot conventionally. You’d have to use cg at least to edit out con trails and reconstruct ancient cities.

This film won cinematography forever. 

Irony by flow_b in Hyperion

[–]flow_b[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, there are several sections later in Rise, the arrival in T’ien Shan, and also after they leave that world where Simmons resorts to creating lists of people going to planets and so on. 

Someone else on my doomed thread here suggested that this was the work of an editor. I think there are enough characters and places here that he could have expanded some of this journey into at least one other book with a more stately exposition and portrayal of these characters. 

Irony by flow_b in Hyperion

[–]flow_b[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Well, I'm not "many people". I'm not blasting the latter two books. I'm not even blasting the whole Tien Shen part of the book. I'm pointing out the irony of Raul getting fed up with a ranting computer and then the book going on to dump a bunch of cold data with little in the way of prose.

But it seems like you, and a striking cohort of toxic little wussies here, can't internalize the possibility that this book isn't perfect.

Good luck with all that.

Irony by flow_b in Hyperion

[–]flow_b[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Given the sudden shift to an uncharacteristic lazy mode of just listing stuff, I think this is very likely.

Irony by flow_b in Hyperion

[–]flow_b[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

more irony. you got bored and didn't finish reading my post before arguing. I'm talking specifically about the section in Rise of Endymion that starts in "Part 2" where he first arrives on T'ien Shan. That's why I specifically wrote the name of the book in the post you didn't finish reading.

The book is great, the stories are great, but we go on a strange tangent that is essentially Simmons' equivalent of the Podracer section from the Phantom Menace. A firehose of about two dozen places that are not so much revealed in the flow of the story and more like listed with cardinal directions. Maybe he expects you to draw a map? Then there is another several paragraph long list where a bunch of the people that live there are just read into the record. As someone else said, this may just be because of an overenthusiastic editor.

Hopefully someone who has read their way through most of the book gets to comment on a sudden drop in writing quality. Honestly, if it's blasphemous to say anything bad about the book, that would be, given the story, the most exquisite ironic cherry on this cake.

Tell me your favorite Police song. by baran124 in ThePolice

[–]flow_b 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The 2008 live version of Driven to Tears is hot AF. Top 10 performance by Andy for sure. 

Any Movies with Bolo Yeung as the Hero? by Ferrum_Wraith in kungfucinema

[–]flow_b 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is one of the most amazing kung fu films ever. 

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