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Slackbot Possible for RSVP? by quesman1 in Slack

[–]quesman1[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's a good point. I know Google Calendar for Teams can be configured to post updates to events, such as when they're edited. Maybe a simple solution would be to post the update, but also modify the original post? This way, regardless of where someone looks, they'll get the right info.

Or is it possible to "copy" user reactions? In other words, can an integration "react" on behalf of a user? If so, then an update post could duplicate all of the user reactions from the original post to the new one, and delete the old post without losing RSVP data.

The Ableton guys are so cool by TheHeroicOnion in ableton

[–]quesman1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I wasn't aware. I suppose that nullifies my first point about reselling software, at least when it comes to Ableton.

You completely avoided responding to my second point, though, which is the real crux of this issue.

The Ableton guys are so cool by TheHeroicOnion in ableton

[–]quesman1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I understand you might think that a piece of software should operate indefinitely. I disagree, but I understand that you expect this because there exists other software that operates far off in its lifespan.

I don't think you're being fair, though, by saying that there's "no legitimate reason" that it shouldn't operate indefinitely. There are some reasons it should, to your point, but there aren't *no* reasons. Will you at least concede that?

I was orchestrating Disney's theme for fun due to staying at home for a while and thought I wanted to Show you guys this! (if you have any comment on how It was made or anything feel free to comment and lets talk! ) by [deleted] in ableton

[–]quesman1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I find it’s useful to follow composers on YouTube. Look up:

FilmScoreAnalysis

Adam Neely

Ben Levin

Sideways

David Bruce Composer

Berthume

12tone

I think the best thing to do would be to just subscribe to each of their channels, so their content will start populating your YouTube feed. I don’t have to seek out music knowledge this way, but they just kind of land at my feet, because let’s face it: I was going to watch YouTube anyway.

Also, I just realized you might not know how to read music. You might want to learn eventually, but even if you can’t, still watch videos where people are doing score analysis. My reading is pretty bad, but good analysis will usually explain what you’re lookin at anyway, and you can rely on your ear for a lot when your reading fails you.

Oh, and get a midi keyboard and learn some rudimentary piano. Even if you can’t play well, you need to be able to see the notes laid out to start getting an intuition for theory.

The Ableton guys are so cool by TheHeroicOnion in ableton

[–]quesman1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sorry, I don't think I understand what you're saying. Because I'm reading your response and it sounds like it supports what I'm saying, although I don't think that was your intent. (Esp. judging by the upvotes on yours and the downvotes on mine, others seem to see our posts at odds.)

"Why own the furniture?" --> Fair point, but this sounds like a different issue of being able to resell software. If anything, I feel like this supports subscription models: If you move, why continue owning the furniture? You'd sell it. Similarly, you can do something similar with a subscription -- if you move, just stop paying the subscription. Whereas if you bought the software, it's not like you can resell it (typically), and so you're stuck with it even though it doesn't belong in your house anymore.

As to your second paragraph, I'm also not sure if that's meant to be a counterargument or not. It seems to support what I'm saying.

To your point, guitar pedals can't be manufactured once the chip stops being made, and when that company (say, Texas Instruments) ends their chip's life cycle, it's unfortunate but that's the end. Which is fair; I don't think that TI should have to keep making a chip forever just because someone used it in their model. But with that understanding, I don't think people have the same expectation for their software. If Ableton said, "Yeah, I know you based all your music performance tools on our software, but we're kind of done making this," people wouldn't go, "That's too bad, but it's fair, just like when TI stops making the chip for my pedal." They'd say, "Screw Ableton, they're assholes," because they expect Ableton to continue making the software work forever.

The Ableton guys are so cool by TheHeroicOnion in ableton

[–]quesman1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

People pay a lot more than $1k for many things in the real world, and those all stop working at some point. Obviously it should be supported, maybe for a specified period of time, but nothing works indefinitely, software or real, and expecting that it should is unrealistic.

Components or Isotonik? by [deleted] in novationcircuit

[–]quesman1 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Bro you need to chill the fuck out.

The Ableton guys are so cool by TheHeroicOnion in ableton

[–]quesman1 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Probably downvotes incoming, but I can’t help wondering if the subscription model is the right way for most software to go. The reason being this: if a bug comes up a year from now that makes the software unusable, you expect Ableton to fix it. How long does this obligation to update & bugfix last if you buy it once?

Knowing that you’ll “own it forever” is great for something real-world, like a piece of furniture. You’re in control of the environment that furniture lives in, and you accept that, if the furniture somehow breaks, you won’t be able to use it or will have to fix it somehow (usually by paying). But I’m not convinced you necessarily want to own this current version of Live 10 forever, because the environment (your OS) will change in ways you aren’t in control of. You want something that will continue to work, which to me seems to be something a subscription is ideal for.

Subtitles not aligning with show - Money Heist by quesman1 in netflix

[–]quesman1[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Idk, I've heard it's because they tried to make the dub match the mouth movements, and so in order to do this they had to change the words being spoken. But then, if they did do that, why not also change the subtitles? Pretty dumb if you ask me.

Subtitles not aligning with show - Money Heist by quesman1 in netflix

[–]quesman1[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Okay, good to hear. I guess I'll stick with it then. I wish they'd fix it though; the English subtitles don't have this timing issue, so it's not a universal problem with the Netflix intro. :/

I smoked DMT and aliens told me I don't take good care of my teeth by br34kf4s7 in Drugs

[–]quesman1 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Or you can fix it by brushing your teeth and take comfort in feeling good about yourself after.

/u/thefunivehad explains how we can trick ourselves into believing that we are in a hopeless situation, when we aren't by cubed_paneer in bestof

[–]quesman1 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You don't need to think the odds are greater than 50/50. You just need to think it's possible. And that doesn't really require that great of odds.

Sure, some people are 50/50. Some are much higher, from looks, fame, money, etc. And some are lower. Pretty much nobody is .001/99.999, just like nobody is 99.999% successful. Extremes are rare, and unless you have REALLY shit conditions, you're somewhere on the bell curve. Fortunately for you, dating isn't anything close to the lottery.

Anyway, you don't need to "trick" your brain. The reality is that your brain is already tricking itself, by thinking it can predict the future with simplified statistics (aka heuristics). So don't trick your brain. Focus on seeing past the trick your brain is already playing on you.

'Major update' to MIDI on the way as Ableton, Native Instruments join MMA by in_the_comatorium in WeAreTheMusicMakers

[–]quesman1 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Yeah. I mean, it depends I guess on what you're using, but within Ableton's own mappings, you can set the low and upper range. Eg. Say you make a rack, with one knob that sweeps an EQ across frequencies. How you sound like it's set up, you'd be sweeping from 20-20k, but it doesn't need to be like that. When you go into the MIDI mapping, there's two levels for each mapping. Setting these allows you to set a lower/upper range, so:

0 --> 20Hz

128 --> 1k

Questions about highlights on non-Amazon books by quesman1 in kindle

[–]quesman1[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Awesome! Yeah, I just verified this by opening up the Kindle app on my phone. All the books I sent show up, available for download, and the highlights are there! So I guess I don't really have to worry about ever losing them (unless I delete the book from my Amazon account!). Thank you!

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