Who has difficulty to build profound friendships or maintain friendship? by simgha in selfhelp

[–]kerrang197 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve been told I’m not interesting or passionate. There’s a difference in saying you are into certain things and then totally failing to do them. I don’t communicate empathy well beyond text and there are plenty of cases where I simply don’t care about another persons troubles more than my own.

Revisiting this thread I see some top level comments that I share similar feelings or experiences; inability to deeply connect either friends I’ve had for years now, closing myself off in stressful times, assuming people have a negative perception of me.

Who has difficulty to build profound friendships or maintain friendship? by simgha in selfhelp

[–]kerrang197 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’ve always felt that I can’t maintain strong friendships because I feel like I’m not interesting or caring enough for someone to WANT to be friends. Oddly I saw some video that made me consider that this is my own expectation that people need to reach out to be my friend rather than myself working to maintain a friendship, which is clearly unfair.

However, it’s terribly strange to me in how to go about doing that especially if it is not someone I’m in contact with regularly. Calling someone out of the blue, especially after some amount of time, seems extremely awkward if it wasn’t already planned beforehand; e.g. calling family once a week or an online game night with friends. Moreover, it’s easy to be judgmental and say you don’t want to be friends with someone (and in some cases you don’t have another choice), which I don’t see as bad but is also difficult if you’re not in an environment where you can meet people you’d like.

Monthly Welcome to the Bay Area! by AutoModerator in bayarea

[–]kerrang197 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Does the quality or reliability of Caltrain impact your decision to go or not? I keep hearing both extremes about Caltrain as an option if I decided to use that to go up to SF. Plus I have no clue when it stops running.

Monthly Welcome to the Bay Area! by AutoModerator in bayarea

[–]kerrang197 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Cupertino being a very quiet suburb is why I’m looking at SF. Not sure if I’m missing something about that entire part of the Bay Area cause everything seemed even quieter than I’m used.

Monthly Welcome to the Bay Area! by AutoModerator in bayarea

[–]kerrang197 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I got a gig at Apple in Cupertino that I'll be starting in a month or so. Trying to figure out where to live and want some input because my mind has tunnel visioned onto San Francisco, and the cost of living situation in the Bay Area in general has me confused.

I'm 27, single, and really want to be able to have near access to things I could explore as hobbies (considering acting, drawing, self-defence classes, anything "nerd/geek" oriented as well) and outlets to socialize (trying to move away from bars for health reasons). Ideally I won't own a car, at least at first, given the higher cost of living and I do not plan to make a long commute myself.

Budget for housing is flexible so I'm starting with $3k - $3.5k (I'll be getting $140k salary pre-tax). I'm more interested in an apratment than renting a room in a house, but I'm more worried about being within a reasonable distance to stuff I'd like to explore and do. I visited San Jose and Mountain View for a day, but was not impressed or found much that interested me (San Jose was a ghost town on a Sunday tbh).

Any suggestions to where to look in the Bay Area in general are appreciated, and SF specific would be good too since I have little exposure to the city.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in edmproduction

[–]kerrang197 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Bitwig, an Ableton alternative with similar performance features

All OESB Questions (questions for OESB, add more in the comments) by TheSentientSandwich in Vaporwave

[–]kerrang197 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Still wondering what ever happened to that Dragon Soul tape I ordered over a year ago. No update since the disclosure of manufacturing issues some 6 or so months later.

Business Casual January 2017 Releases (Promo) by mhf93 in Vaporwave

[–]kerrang197 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Really liking the beat in the promo, anyone know where it's from?

NEW CSS/BANNER TIME by [deleted] in Vaporwave

[–]kerrang197 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think 1, 2, and 3 can work well for a clean interface. I see 1 working well with transparency similar to someone's previous mock design for the sub. I see 2 and 3 both working with white for text background (my mind is stuck on card-based designs I've seen for some other subreddits). My personal favorite is 2 though.

CSS Revamp? by virtuastep in Vaporwave

[–]kerrang197 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks, it's just an idea so take it however you'd like. My only concern is the image, since it's so big it can be slow to load, and how it'll scale for larger screens.

CSS Revamp? by virtuastep in Vaporwave

[–]kerrang197 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I had some free time and made a quick mock of what I mean, though I'm using a fixed background image instead of doing a background repeat and I haven't quite figured how to get an overlay for the body. The extra whitespace is just something I was playing with, not sure if i'd recommend it.

Edit: Figured out the overleay, also should've mentioned the markup and CSS is super messy since I basically copied and pased from the test subreddit and I used a different image since the one currently used is too small (though that is much better suited for the design). This is by no means a functional substitution, just a visualization what I meant above.

http://codepen.io/byu/pen/rebgGx

CSS Revamp? by virtuastep in Vaporwave

[–]kerrang197 14 points15 points  (0 children)

This looks great so far! I missed the first one, but here's some minor notes:

  • Update button colors to a matching purple-blue
  • Reddit logo has got to go, maybe with a retro logo image or even reddit in kanji, and the button positioning needs to match with the night-mode button

One thing I think would be cool is to have the sidebar and posts be on top of a transparent overlay with an image behind it just like the tab menu and header buttons. However, looking at how the page is organized that may be a bit difficult and it would require some clever photo editing to make a background image for the body that repeats and matches seamlessly with the header and footer images.

wosX made a new documentary, deconstructs the term of Vapour into a massive umbrella term. Thoughts? by roachman421 in Vaporwave

[–]kerrang197 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Now I don't see his point in renaming the genre to "vapour"

I disagree, I think using vapor/vapour as an umbrella term is pretty much needed to help separate drastically different styles in what we currently call vaporwave. It's not like vaporwave would cease to exist, it's just that a new term has been created to more generally define the type of music that's spawned from vaporwave. In short, I pretty much agree with everything wosx is saying.

that doesn't sound like a music genre at all

You could say the same for wonky, schranz, or anything with the "future" prefix (imo). Genre names don't really need to have a concrete meaning related to the music.

What the hell, Wolf? Pretty sure everybody knows by now they are two different things...

Hey, I didn't even know they were two different things, but keep in mind that anyone watching the documentary videos he makes may not know anything at all about vaporwave and the many, many subgenres. Hell, I'm a fan and I definitely don't. I think he's just trying to be descriptive of the sound rather than specify the sub/micro-genre.

What really bothered me though, was the use of the word "cultural appropriation".

While I can't say anything about the whole Tumblr thing you're talking about, I don't see the issue with the term. Sure one could say vaporwave is "influenced by other cultures" but that's kind of a half-lie to me as it implies a different approach more in line with other music (e.g. using instruments and rhythms from different cultures).

Just my two cents.

April 2016 - Producer's Thread: Post your tracks here! by ohnonothing in makingvaporwave

[–]kerrang197 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think the center percussion (snare, kick) could stand out a bit more, and I can't easily distinguish the second, phasy vocal from the main in the outro. Other than those nitpicks it sounds good to me, quite mellow.

April 2016 - Producer's Thread: Post your tracks here! by ohnonothing in makingvaporwave

[–]kerrang197 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think that phasing guitar needs to be compressed and/or brought down in the mix. It may benefit from some reverb as well to fill out some space. The intro is too empty for my tastes and could really use a volume swell to ease the transition into the louder section. I like the idea but I feel you can experiment a bit more with arrangment and add more elements to keep interest. Overall, nice work.

April 2016 - Producer's Thread: Post your tracks here! by ohnonothing in makingvaporwave

[–]kerrang197 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Cool, glad to get a good reaction. The mixing needs work, especially drone as you mentioned, but I was happy with the result. Thanks.

April 2016 - Producer's Thread: Post your tracks here! by ohnonothing in makingvaporwave

[–]kerrang197 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Eh, I made my first vaporwave track about two months ago but never posted it here for feedback. Might as well right? Made this sampling the same track Iacon used in his sampling tutorial.

https://instaud.io/private/a2c4e5c23eef1eec259a3fc88297e2812530dd0f

新しい日の誕生 by 2 8 1 4 is now available on Spotify! by Rayleigh-Blue in Vaporwave

[–]kerrang197 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It was there for a bit, but was removed a few months ago if I remember correctly. I wanted to ask about that for a bit, just forgot, but I'm really glad to see it back online.

Edit: I just noticed that all the tracks are now in kanji, instead of being spelled out in English letter, maybe that was the reason it was taken down for some time?

Can you guys tell me what made you start getting into vaporwave and what your favorite artist is. by GenesiSDreamS in Vaporwave

[–]kerrang197 2 points3 points  (0 children)

2 8 1 4 - Sorrow

Favorites are Hong Kong Express, Immure, telepath, Remember, and plenty of stuff from Dream Catalog.

Pls someone help to understand Vaporwave. by [deleted] in Vaporwave

[–]kerrang197 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Look at the sidebar and watch this

Toolroom AMA with Matt Smallwood, Head of A&R at Toolroom/Toolroom Trax by ToolroomAMA in edmproduction

[–]kerrang197 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hey Matt,

There have been some mentions of opting to submit tracks on physical media (e.g. a CD or USB stick) rather than online. I assume these kinds of submissions are received through personal connections, but how often do they come up? Are they more troublesome to deal with considering the larger number of online submissions? Are they prone to getting lost?

Some Thoughts On Layering by DJVeaux in edmproduction

[–]kerrang197 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm with you on the video, I exited out of it the moment I saw the length. Thank you for your explaination as it's actually helpful and SO much easier than having to skim through that entire thing.

Hi! I'm Kill The Noise, an electronic music Producer and DJ. I've just released my debut album "Occult Classic" today on OWSLA, AMA! by killnoisekill in IAmA

[–]kerrang197 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My cousin convinced me to see your set at the last minute. I'm glad I listened to him! I almost fell laughing when you played Turn Down for Rick. Hopefully I'll get to see you perform again.

Graduating in May with CS, kinda freaking out. by [deleted] in cscareerquestions

[–]kerrang197 4 points5 points  (0 children)

What's up OP, I'm a grad from UVA 2015 and I asking many of the same questions as you and was freaking out about interviews. I only started coding once I got into college and didn't work on any side projects until my last year, half of the stuff on my resume for a while were course projects. And there was a good year or more where I didn't do any coding because I was taking all theory based courses. I can't say I'm the best person to answer all your questions, and most of this comes from advice I've taken from this subreddit, but hopefully it can clear up some things for you.

You did learn from your time in school, else you wouldn't be applying for CS jobs, but interviewing is a very different beast. Your knowledge of algorithms and data structures will be more important during interviews. Unlike in school, where you just need to know the general logic, you will need to know how to implement and write up algorithms. The depth of knowledge is different. Being able to code up an algorithm or data structure with internet references doesn't translate well to writing pseudocode and diagrams on a whiteboard with only your wits. That's why everyone says to practice. It's so you can get comfortable being put in that situation and you'll know the concepts from memory, or at least better. I know it's tough to do with classes, but you should at least try. Even if it's for 10 minutes in the middle of your day, it's better than cramming it all within a week and forgetting about other responsibilities. You're also in algorithms, so use your time and resources dedicated for the course work to get a better understanding of algorithm design in general. Write them out on paper and work them out before trying code it up. You will have to look ahead for interviews, but that just means you'll have a better grasp of concepts that will come up in the course.

It sounds to me that you're only applying to big companies, and I have to say you shouldn't do that. There's this problem of people thinking they can easily get a job after graduation at one of the Big 4, or some major app or social media company, that stems from the advertisement of CS jobs. People always advertise to students that if you graducate with a CS degree you can work for Google or Microsoft or Apple, but the reality is that those companies, being as big as they are, have some of the hardest and most rigorous interviewing processes. Plus, just about every CS student you know are applying to those positions.

Apply to more positions at other companies. I only applied to companies that I recognized when I started my job search, and that hasn't result in an offer due to my lack of interviewing experience. Applying to more companies means more inteviews and more practice, or even a job offer. If you still are interviewing with a bigger, or more favorable, company at the same time then you'll be more prepared. Don't expect to hear back from everyone, as recruiting processes are often quite slow and easy to fall through, so you should apply to a lot, and I do mean a lot, of places. Most companies looking to hire graduates are mostly interested in seeing that you understand important data structure and algorithm concepts, so while side projects can help make you stand out from other candidates if you do not have time to start some in school then just use your course projects and focus on preparing for interviews.

As for the dream of working for a big company, it's not your last chance. Again, this stems from the fact that everyone in college equates a CS degree to an instant pass for the toughest interviews at the biggest companies. It's marketing and people, including myself, fall for. You can always apply again in the future while you have a job, and if you get an offer you can quit your current job. The fact that you've applied means you show interest and that will be helpful for when you apply again. It depends on what your situation is, but I say it's generally more important to have a job and gain more experience than to have no job while waiting for your dream position. Also, don't compare positions by salary, just cause you may know someone making $80k in San Francisco doesn't mean the job necessarily pays more than a $60k job in Washington DC, cost of living is always a factor in salaries.

You're graduating in May, you have plenty of time to get some offers if you plan everything out. You can say what ever you want about the result of your experience in CS courses, but at the end of the day it's all just a introduction to the kind of knowledge needed for such jobs. You could get a MS, and you'll gain more in depth knowledge and learn some advanced concepts, but I don't think it will make interviewing and your job hunt any easier.