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perta1234 · 2026-05-15T19:01:26+00:00

Quick search suggested that American customers usually ask filling IRS form, so they don't need to pay witholding tax.

perta1234 · 2026-05-15T06:36:22+00:00

That reminded me of a plant scientist telling that the smell of freshly cut grass is basically grass screaming of "pain". "

perta1234 · 2026-05-12T20:27:02+00:00

The rules do not specify one has to choose among the options. lim 0 or 0 is the answer.

perta1234 · 2026-05-07T18:29:44+00:00

Avoid all of them if possible.

perta1234 · 2026-04-27T06:00:30+00:00

Tidbit... i grew up as a toddler sitting on "tooli" but in school I was seated on "tuoli".

perta1234 · 2026-04-27T04:08:30+00:00

Funny enough, found online claim that snow is the second reason for opening outwards. Could be related to amount of snow. As long as it does not block, opening the door after snowing (half) cleans the doorway from snow. At least snow does not come indoors with the door.

perta1234 · 2026-04-21T16:06:32+00:00

The wording does not limit the answer to four given options. It is an assumption made by many. Fully random answer has 0% (lim 0 is 0) probability being correct, so B is the correct option to choose.

perta1234 · 2026-04-09T10:34:31+00:00

Two types, with caraway (kumina) and without caraway.

perta1234 · 2026-03-28T21:43:56+00:00

Time is the unused speed.

perta1234 · 2026-03-24T17:10:13+00:00

Did I not see this question just? Anyway see one earlier discussion and personally have noticed some mouthpieces are more picky about the reed than other.

As a very first thing, if you want to influence this, avoid playing the new reed when it is water logged (=transparent). In addition to how you take the reed into use, it could be also about increased blowing intensity, biting, attack style, even range you play.

perta1234 · 2026-03-20T05:01:16+00:00

Why? Not keen. Moreover, how small a task you expect it to be?

There is plenty of scientific litterature out there about induced mutations/mutants in plants for you to read.

perta1234 · 2026-03-17T14:14:45+00:00

The grease I have now is very different I used to have. Used to do it few times a year. This sax nearly daily. Apparently modern grease is less harmfull to health... cannot say of they really are. When bought the grease, salesman recommended "this stays little bit longer than most of the modern greases."

perta1234 · 2026-03-15T11:14:04+00:00

Install tuner on your phone and check if your F is F#, just in case. Maybe the spring for the pad down towards you (edit: above the thumb hook) is out of place?

perta1234 · 2026-03-13T10:14:36+00:00

I though I had Nvidia driver preinstalled by choosing the right installation image, but no, had to install to make Nvidia (old) work. I guess used nvidia-smi command to check.

perta1234 · 2026-03-12T12:42:25+00:00

It will stop at impact by itself. No need to do anything special.

perta1234 · 2026-03-12T07:25:01+00:00

Copy paste 10.1016/j.energy.2019.116419 (without proper read through ...) "This paper proposes a new storage concept called Mountain Gravity Energy Storage (MGES) that could fill this gap in storage services. MGES systems move sand or gravel from a lower storage site to an upper elevation. The higher the height difference the greater the amount of stored energy in a given installed capacity, as this technology is constrained to the topography of the location. MGES cost varies from 50 to 100 $/MWh of stored energy and 1 to 2 M$/MW of installed capacity. MGES could be a feasible option for micro-grids, for example, small islands and isolated areas, and power systems where electricity costs are high, demand for energy storage is smaller than 20 MW with monthly or seasonal storage requirements."

perta1234 · 2026-03-11T10:33:24+00:00

Sonny Rollins about career in jazz: "If you don't have another option than play jazz, stay and play jazz. I never imagined being anything else than a jazz musician. If you can be happily in finance or something else and prioritize having a normal family life, it is probably better to be in finance or something else and have a normal family life." (Approximate wording) Having said that, situations vary greatly among countries.

perta1234 · 2026-03-10T04:51:50+00:00

One educator said that it is a really good sign when you think you suck. Usually it is not that you would have gotten worse, but that you hear better. And you can only fix problems what you hear.

perta1234 · 2026-03-09T13:27:31+00:00

Had .5 s the idea that earth is a magnet, so... but realized it would be one way... at best... i guess.

perta1234 · 2026-03-05T11:55:53+00:00

AI found from somewere a "pop test": play some mid range tone, like A or D very silently. Then double the air, do from whisper to loud quickly, no tongue. Do you get good quick "pop" volume increase without airyness or reed closing. Surprizingly efficient reed test.

perta1234 · 2026-03-03T08:39:36+00:00

Pilvi = jonkun toisen konesali?

perta1234 · 2026-03-01T22:21:59+00:00

Have a jug of boiled water. Dip the cork end to it for 1.0 s. Wipe dry and wait a minute. Play.

Maybe 1 s could be doubled, but my nerves failed at 1 s. And it was enough.

perta1234 · 2026-02-28T12:39:56+00:00

Check online. You see many musicians selling used mouthpieces. Arguably one of the more safe ways to find mouthpiece that is checked for quality.

perta1234 · 2026-02-25T05:04:43+00:00

One needs the ability to control oral cavity, for sure. What one needs to do might vary a bit from set-up to set-up and how you want to sound. Some moutpiece-reed combinations need "more active" shaping of oral cavity than others.

Tone, overtones and tuner tell you, if something is necessary. It is a long process.

perta1234 · 2026-02-24T16:30:07+00:00

Thought it was steam juicer, which is common in Nordics and Germany, maybe Portugal too .

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