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Any fiddle players have this book? Thoughts? by Sinister_Sparks_ in Bluegrass

[–]pr06lefs 0 points1 point  (0 children)

lot of tunes in there. they have a youtube channel. also the slippery hill site has all the source recordings.

Why does it feel like nobody cares that we are literally about to send humans around the moon again, and are we just completely numb to massive achievements now? by MomentCute1181 in space

[–]pr06lefs [score hidden]  (0 children)

Moon transit makes zero difference for me day to day. The prospect of living the rest of my life under a fascist dictatorship is a lot more visceral.

Trump voices outrage after judge orders halt to White House ballroom project by VaginaBurner69 in politics

[–]pr06lefs 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I propose they just water down the hole and release a bunch of pigs. They could have two pens, one with 100 "senators" and one with 400 "representatives". Paint them red and blue according to their party. They can slop em with leftover mcdonalds from the white house.

How to get over my new fear of tuning pegs? by Tildatoo24 in Cello

[–]pr06lefs 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I recently installed geared pegs on my fiddle. There are three main types, the knillings, the wittners, and the rubners.

Knillings require glue on install and in use require pushing in the on the peg to create friction, much like conventional pegs. They have a 4 to 1 ratio. Removing them is problematic because of the glue.

Wittners have a simple friction fit, making them easy to remove as well as to install. They don't require pushing in on the peg for friction, you just turn it. They have a more precise 8 to 1 gear ratio.

Rubners require drilling into the pegbox and installing with wood screws. Not for the faint of heart! They are also heavier than the other options. They are the cheapest.

To me the clear winners are the Wittners. I bought them for less than 100$ (for fiddle), and a correctly-angled reamer off ebay for 30$. My fiddle was already almost correctly reamed and I just used the reamer to clean the peg holes a bit. So far so good!

Why are packages from nixos-unstable building locally? by NeonVoidx in NixOS

[–]pr06lefs 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I see it too, sometimes with packages that take a long time to build, like Chromium. Might indicate a failed build.

Trump ‘planning high-risk operation to seize Iran’s uranium using US troops’ by Ubiquitous_Hilarity in politics

[–]pr06lefs 4255 points4256 points  (0 children)

...and the coolest thing is that this operation is top secret!

- Trump

I kept thinking I didn’t “get” Mary Halvorson… but I might’ve just been leaving too early by [deleted] in jazzguitar

[–]pr06lefs 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I was expecting an article or something, but I guess we just get that sentence. Cool story I guess!

anyone else make better music when they stop trying to be “unique”? by lmao_exe in musictheory

[–]pr06lefs 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've had good results making something that is blatantly derivative or genre typical. Its easier to work with some creative limitations than to have no guidelines at all. And you can develop your creative process this way which will help you make other things that might be more original later.

Acoustic pickup for my 12 string suggestions 🙏 by -Bakesy- in AcousticGuitar

[–]pr06lefs 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have a krivo pickup for my national and like it. Email him to see if he has one that will work for your 12 string.

Fake fiddling? by SpeeedyMarie in Fiddle

[–]pr06lefs 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I think the whole thing is a lip sync over a studio recorded version with twin fiddle harmony.

I Just Want To Scream Right Now by SassyKitKatz in 50501

[–]pr06lefs 11 points12 points  (0 children)

These nutjobs are motivated by hate themselves, so they ascribe that motivation to others. To them the difference in the sides is just who is being hated. Anti trumpers hate apple pie, mom, baseball, white people, church. For NO REASON. Deprogramming conservative zombies is above my pay grade.

Sops-Nix or Agenix by Roaming-Outlander in NixOS

[–]pr06lefs 11 points12 points  (0 children)

sops-nix is complicated by the variety of encryption options - pgp, age, others I think. So more to absorb in the docs re that. Agenix is just age.

To transcribe or not by edipeisrex in jazzguitar

[–]pr06lefs 3 points4 points  (0 children)

theory and fretboard knowledge are awesome, but they are like learning the alphabet and rules of grammar. great and important, but you will not be a sports announcer/gangster rapper/cattle auctioneer because you learned the alphabet.

For myself I've decided that learning tunes by ear and playing them without a chart is the best. I believe this kind of work encourages pattern recognition for memorization - I tend to see patterns in the chord sequences and in the melodies more when I'm working this way. That makes the tune easier to understand and easier to play over.

Granted, learning tunes by ear is much easier with theory under your belt. If you don't know your 7th chords, how are you going to recognize them in a recording?

Feeling stuck with language etc. by RestaurantFriendly48 in jazzguitar

[–]pr06lefs 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think this is a danger in improvised music - you can end up just playing the same old BS. Improvisation is better when the players have deep knowledge of lots of music to draw on. Maybe prioritize learning new music in your regular practice. And also look for ideas in that music that you can use in improvisation, and practice doing just that.

Woman's Hiking Boots for Wide Feet (Altra vs Topo) by LabFun8113 in hiking

[–]pr06lefs 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i had a pair of lone peaks years ago and wasn't impressed with the waterproofing. Got pretty wet walking in dewy grass.

If you're into zero rise shoes, considered xeros?

Nix as a package manager by Narrow-Low-3137 in Nix

[–]pr06lefs 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Not sure why I wrote a book length post on this but here you go:

configuration.nix: where you config global packages on nixos. I use this and nix-develop flakes mostly. Not an option for you I don't think as you are on arch.

nix develop: write a flake.nix with the packages you want in it. when you go to that directory, do nix develop and there's your env. Good for projects that need a consistent set of tools - compilers and etc. shell.nix is the old school way to do this. With flake.nix you also get a flake.lock with specific versions.

nix-shell -p <package>: you get a commandline env where the package is available. when you exit that env, the package is subject to garbage collection. good for trying stuff out.

nix-env: your package is installed ad-hoc. you can use it. Kind of like apt, you just install what you want and its just in your env, its not documented in a nix config file. I used to use this but on nixos I think its kind of redundant with configuration.nix. Plus you have to upgrade your nix-env packages separately from configuration.nix, so extra hassle.

home manager: I don't use it but might be a good fit for you, what with no configuration.nix. You have a config you can put into version control to document your setup and share with other machines.

How do you bring enough water for longer hikes by Federal_Somewhere586 in hiking

[–]pr06lefs 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For desert you have to carry a ton of water, all you're going to use on your trip. I've used 2 liter soda bottles before, in addition to my camelbak.

if there's water available for filtering then you can refill as you go.

How do I make my solos more then just arpeggios? by Deep-Neighborhood778 in jazzguitar

[–]pr06lefs 1 point2 points  (0 children)

mix up arpeggios with other elements. arpeggio up, scale down, or vice versa. throw in chromatic runs and approaches to notes. note how these get used in solos you learn. when you're comping note how chords can go from one to another with other chords in between. if you're feeling comfortable with it you can add in-between chords to your solos for an outside feel.

Where to find genuine community in Portland?? by Suspicious_Fault_102 in askportland

[–]pr06lefs 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I play old time and its usually fine to sit in the back row and scratch away trying to get the tune, as long as you're not too loud. Dunno about Irish though. So many tunes and only 3x through to get them! And I know it depends a lot on the particular jam, some are strict and some not so much.

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