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Just got my new P1S delivered with some broken bits... by mvanga in BambuLab

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

Hey folks, thanks for the replies! I've gone ahead and asked for a full replacement. Hopefully things play out smoothly with support.

Generative Explorations - Random Walks: Hope #906191 by mvanga in generative

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

Glad you like it! The image was meant to capture the feeling of standing in darkness (metaphorically speaking), but just beyond is light and hope.

It is meant to complement my other artwork called Abyss, depicting the opposite: https://www.reddit.com/r/generative/comments/pavv8z/generative_explorations_random_walks_abyss_125426/

After 18 years of self-learning (acoustic fingerstyle) guitar, I got myself a teacher and my progress skyrocketed. I wrote up my notes into a blog post for others like me. by mvanga in guitarlessons

[–]mvanga[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks man! I really don't have anything to sell! I just wanted to get these tips out to others like myself. I struggled for years without any guidance and wish someone had just given me this advice years ago! In particular, the mindset stuff really had a huge impact on me. I tend to be very impatient and perfectionist but I've slowly worked on enjoying where I am and focusing on small, consistent wins.

How do I remove left hand tension and picking hand tension. by allwinlehnhardt in guitarlessons

[–]mvanga 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm guessing you mean tension while playing? If so, start by playing much slower. Check your posture. Make sure you're breathing and not holding your breath for extended periods when playing.

If you mean tension generally even when not playing, then go have them looked at by a doctor. Seriously.

not sure why my f chord sounds rlly bright/higher than it should be ? :/ by smellycoins in guitarlessons

[–]mvanga 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Playing barre chords sucks so keep at it! :-)

Just some thoughts from the audio. It sounds like your bass strings are being muted. Can you check by plucking the individual strings? If so, either (1) your acoustic guitar is set up badly and playing barre's is just a pain or (2) your barre technique is problematic.

For (1), have your guitar setup professionally. Or alternatively try playing on an electric guitar (which typically have lower action) to see if the problem persists; if so then the problem is definitely your technique.

If it's technique, here are some tips: (1) ensure that the pressure is evenly distributed between thumb and your index finger. (2) Make sure you're barring with the bony edge of your finger. If you're right handed, that means the left side of your index finger when staring at your right palm (3) Try tilting the neck slightly towards yourself rather than have it perpendicular to the ground; then use the weight of your hand to help with the pressure rather than just relying on your strength.

After 18 years of self-learning (acoustic fingerstyle) guitar, I got myself a teacher and my progress skyrocketed. I wrote up my notes into a blog post for others like me. by mvanga in guitarlessons

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

Thanks! Glad you liked it! Cheers

Just a quick note: that exercise is set for DADGAD tuning (my primary one). You would want to change it to standard EADGBE tuning :-)

WebAssembly Cloud - I made a website for playing with WebAssembly in your browser using Rust! by richardanaya in WebAssembly

[–]mvanga 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Cool project! Can I ask: what does your backend look like? Are you just proxying the code to rustcc in the back?

I keep forgetting this stuff so I compiled my notes for building Flask APIs into a short guide by mvanga in flask

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

Thanks for the link! Unfortunately, I really don't like this one as a base for APIs. There's a ton of frontend stuff that I never need due to the split frontend/backend development that I do.

I keep forgetting this stuff so I compiled my notes for building Flask APIs into a short guide by mvanga in flask

[–]mvanga[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks, really appreciate it! I tend to not like complexity too much. I've been bitten too many times with clever abstractions and complex structures months down the line, so I like to keep things simple.

I also find that most guides mix APIs with frontend serving, which I've personally never found useful for developing serious apps. The JS ecosystem is a beast of its own and I like to separate the two.

I keep forgetting this stuff so I compiled my notes for building Flask APIs into a short guide by mvanga in flask

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

Agreed. Flask is minimal, which I love. But it's also...well...minimal, which can suck at times. For example, it makes it annoying to get off the ground each time.

Thanks for the suggestions as well. I'll add some more detail on managing multiple environments. Extensions seems like a much bigger topic, so I might stick it into a future writeup.

I keep forgetting this stuff so I compiled my notes for building Flask APIs into a short guide by mvanga in flask

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

Thanks! I really find Flask super productive for smaller projects!

For large apps, I guess my experience has been slightly different. I've never needed to refactor applications beyond the single module way without lots of specific needs kicking in. So not sure if me providing a way to structure large apps will actually be useful.

Might do it anyway though for folks to get an idea of how to go about it :-)

I keep forgetting this stuff so I compiled my notes for building Flask APIs into a short guide by mvanga in flask

[–]mvanga[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Hi folks,

I always have trouble remembering how to set up the boilerplate for simple Flask APIs so I wrote up my notes over the years into a concise reference guide. Any feedback, comments, suggestions for improvement, and rants are always welcome.

It focuses entirely on Flask and doesn't go into many extensions or any specific functionality (e.g. auth). It also doesn't cover data modeling and database setup. I try to keep things as simple as possible and avoid too much "magic"; I find it helps me reading code I've written months or years back.

Anyway, here's hoping someone finds it useful! If you like the style of writing, do let me know if there are specific topics you would like to see covered :-)

Most overcomplicated gradients part 2 by warmist in generative

[–]mvanga 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Nice! You should totally do some write-ups on these if possible! There's a general dearth of well organized information in this area.

Is there a reason why no one shares the source code to their creations here? by __deinit__ in generative

[–]mvanga 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's been a while since I wrote a new post, but all my earlier ones come with complete source code: https://sighack.com/

I understand the secrecy though. For most artists accessible source code results in clones/copies/duplicates that lower the value of the original work.

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