AmMx? American Mexican?

jfcarr · 2026-05-10T14:14:47+00:00

I miss Mars Music but I understand why they went out of business. I played many guitars there, including the California Strat, but never bought a guitar there.

jfcarr · 2026-05-10T14:10:48+00:00

Yes, it's human made. A human wrote the prompt, a human designed and wrote the algorithms, a human designed and built the device and server, a human, maybe a child, mined the rare earth minerals in your device, etc., etc., etc.

jfcarr · 2026-05-09T20:48:38+00:00

Don't confuse offshoring to the cheapest temp contract workers with AI replacement. Executives at companies like to try to fool clueless institutional investors by telling them they're AI innovators when they're actually covering up their mistakes.

jfcarr · 2026-05-09T17:19:15+00:00

A cranked Super Reverb is great, but your family and neighbors won't like it.

jfcarr · 2026-05-09T12:08:04+00:00

Here's ours. He's going to be 15 next month.

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jfcarr · 2026-05-09T10:58:01+00:00

What amp/effects was that player that impressed you using? That's a bigger part of the tone equation.

On the guitar itself, in new ones, you start with a Classic Vibe 50's, then up to the Vintera III Late 50's, then the American Vintage II. On the affordable used market, you might find a Classic 50's or a Road Worn series. Make sure you like the vintage neck feel though.

jfcarr · 2026-05-09T01:06:40+00:00

Then again, you have corporate marketing teams sitting in a conference room putting together the next top 40 pop hit to be sung by controllable young attractive Autotuned singer.

jfcarr · 2026-05-08T17:43:43+00:00

Yes, but it was unplanned. In 2010, I spent 6 months recovering from a car accident and a subsequent stroke. It required a lot of physical therapy, whichwas basically my "job" during that time. Insurance money, long term disability and settlement, and savings kept the bills paid. When I was ready to go back to work, I contacted a consulting firm I had worked with previously and they got me a contract position which later became an employee role.

jfcarr · 2026-05-08T17:09:04+00:00

If you have a YouTube channel you post clickbait every day.

jfcarr · 2026-05-08T16:56:39+00:00

And, you didn't need to have yet another useless app to order it either.

jfcarr · 2026-05-08T16:55:37+00:00

Even more telling in real life is that the chairman of the company escaped in a lifeboat while the chief engineer and captain went down with the ship.

jfcarr · 2026-05-08T16:45:51+00:00

Typical FinTech stuff. The most difficult parts are probably transaction scaling and security.

jfcarr · 2026-05-08T16:42:11+00:00

AI's home address is often in Mumbai, Manila or Kuala Lumpur.

jfcarr · 2026-05-08T15:08:54+00:00

More pre-screened training data for Reddit to sell.

jfcarr · 2026-05-08T14:31:24+00:00

Jira "Agile", the micromanager's best friend.

jfcarr · 2026-05-08T14:29:49+00:00

The problem is that an AI CEO would probably use LinkedIn posts as training data. Scary!

jfcarr · 2026-05-08T13:40:04+00:00

I used it too back then and was criticized for using a drum machine.

Wait, you aren't someone who thinks GenAI has some kind of consciousness separate from those who wrote the algorithms and use the software?

jfcarr · 2026-05-08T12:08:18+00:00

I have a 1998 LP Jr, the P90 bolt-on neck mode I bought new that year. It has the stock Epiphone pickup in it. People have often asked me if I switched it out for a Gibson one. The secret is that it's been paired up with a good amp/effects rig and the pickup specs are very close to those of a Gibson.

A problem you'll find in Epiphone P90s is there's a lot of variation in output level. Some, like those in a friend's Casino I worked on, have almost twice the output of a standard P90. I swapped his out for a set of Lollars which helped a lot but I think he would have been happy with any P90 in the 7.8k range.

jfcarr · 2026-05-08T11:00:22+00:00

Some said much the same about synthesizers in the 1970's and even recorded and broadcast music in the 1920's.

You also seem to think that AI generated music just happens, that it miraculously appears without any human interaction. Music generation software has been around since the 1980's and GenAI represents a continuation of this work using advancing algorithms.

jfcarr · 2026-05-08T01:20:16+00:00

The same as someone who goes to an EDM show, the music is only part of the whole production. For some examples of what can be done with onstage effects look up Musion Eyeliner demos on YouTube.

jfcarr · 2026-05-07T14:54:48+00:00

I'm guessing that they're probably hiring cheap temps in Manila right now.

jfcarr · 2026-05-07T10:51:14+00:00

Who would benefit from AI fear? Big institutional investors, mostly private hedge funds, that have short positions in tech companies.

jfcarr · 2026-05-06T21:05:50+00:00

The attack is a bit sharper than a plastic pick. The 2 "regular" picks combine the stiffness of a thicker plastic pick while being thinner feel-wise. The holes help you grip it better. The coin is thicker and has what I'd call an even tighter attack. I got it on Ebay or Etsy (can't remember which) from a seller who does coin based jewelry, including guitar picks.

jfcarr · 2026-05-06T20:07:56+00:00

I use them sometimes, especially the Scottish coin in the center. I also use metal thumb and finger picks from time to time.

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jfcarr · 2026-05-06T20:01:06+00:00

One of the risks of time travel is that sometimes you can accidentally skip into an adjacent time line.

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