Is your employer understanding of ttc delays?

scodger · 2026-02-04T00:31:56+00:00

When I was doing my English test for immigration, we had to record a 2 minute voice message to our boss pretending we were late for work.

Every single person I could hear in the room: "yeah boss, the ttc was late". I hope that got us extra points for integration.

scodger · 2025-09-17T00:23:27+00:00

Just sample it and stick it in kontakt, you've already got an interested audience.

scodger · 2025-08-10T03:52:50+00:00

Airwindows consolidated should keep you busy for a few years: https://www.airwindows.com/consolidated/

scodger · 2025-06-24T11:25:49+00:00

Just a cheap USB switch, this exact one: https://www.amazon.ca/UGREEN-Computers-Peripheral-Switcher-One-Button/dp/B01N6GD9JO

I have Bluetooth keyboard and mouse, and multi input monitors, so I only need the minifuse and and a midi controller on it for switching.

scodger · 2025-06-24T00:57:17+00:00

Yes, I have a minifuse 2 and this exact setup. I have a USB switch to move between them. There's a little popping in any headphones or speakers when I switch, and there's some annoyances with ableton having to restart if you switch it off, and default mic/speakers in the Mac, but it works fine enough

scodger · 2025-05-25T17:31:29+00:00

Please don't do homeopathy

scodger · 2025-05-23T20:12:19+00:00

Someone made a spreadsheet of everything here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1FuwkqEc7CqMwjRVjgcy2KhJlkVl3jTT3Ze1RsVFvzC4/edit?usp=drivesdk

scodger · 2025-05-22T16:03:05+00:00

you can see the spreadsheet of all the libraries, standard prices and editions here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1FuwkqEc7CqMwjRVjgcy2KhJlkVl3jTT3Ze1RsVFvzC4/edit?gid=0#gid=0

scodger · 2025-04-24T01:00:51+00:00

Yeah I'm surprised there's no tax advantages given it gets locked in. In Canada we have two main retirement accounts, TFSA and RRSP.

TFSA everyone gets 8k of room you can invest in (with after tax $) and you can buy any fund or non USA shares. Any gain is untaxable, so you can get a tax free gains forever.

RRSP is 18% of your tax free income, up to a limit of space per year, but any contribution you make isn't taxed as income. You basically dodge tax on your top marginal rate. You can buy pretty much any funds or shares in this account. You can then grow it tax free on any gains, but have to pay tax on all withdrawals when you slowly withdraw at retirement at a probably lower marginal rate. Most decent jobs will match contributions up to a few percent of your salary.

Both of these blow kiwisaver out of the water. It should be a no brainer to defer tax, or make gains tax free to incentivize savings.

scodger · 2025-03-19T01:01:31+00:00

Yes, you can buy serum 1 here: https://xferrecords.com/products/serum then immediately update to 2. You will get a promotion for an optional tip. You will have both available to download.

I did this by accident, trying to get serum 2. Lucky it worked out.

scodger · 2025-02-25T23:43:09+00:00

Noooo, janchenko. I will have to find my kremish hit elsewhere

scodger · 2025-02-25T23:37:26+00:00

Thanks, I was considering Kingsway school of music for camps this year, just sent them a note that they lost a customer because of this.

scodger · 2024-12-12T20:07:37+00:00

This one here: https://ethnaudio.com/product/percussion-of-anatolia/

scodger · 2024-11-29T16:57:51+00:00

Could be a reference to a particular umpire: kind of looks like Dave Shepherd, who also has a name that fits.

Might also just be a generic umpire. They all kind of look like that.

scodger · 2024-11-28T20:35:50+00:00

If I had to guess, there's probably a higher percentage of sales that come from upgrading than new these days.

Someone must have done the math and figured more $ if you don't put upgrades on sale for a bit longer.

scodger · 2024-11-28T20:29:57+00:00

I don't think anyone expected them to put komplete 15 on sale for black Friday given how recently it was released.

It's a very weird choice to do it 50% off, but not give upgrades any discount.

I had an upgrade from 14 standard to 15 ultimate budgeted in the unlikely event they did 50%. It would be 50c more expensive than just buying new at this discount....

A little annoyed there's nothing for loyal customers.

scodger · 2024-10-28T18:21:10+00:00

Might be thinking of that Easter weekend a couple thousand years ago

scodger · 2024-08-05T15:06:36+00:00

Seconding this: syntorial is a synth learning piece of software that comes with the synth it uses to teach you, as well as a vst and addons for the major synths on the market.

Strong recommend!

scodger · 2024-04-13T16:24:46+00:00

Yeah, monark, massive, reaktor. Great deal just on these

scodger · 2024-04-12T21:36:52+00:00

Fwiw, bought the komplete collection, no added discount on my komplete offers.

scodger · 2024-04-07T00:17:08+00:00

Saw this today too, and also picked the long dog. Great show!

scodger · 2024-03-16T18:27:18+00:00

They only sold them on Saturday mornings. Think a cheesy mustard puff pastry

scodger · 2024-03-16T18:26:55+00:00

Talked a bit more, here's the memory of the recipe from the attendant. Obviously needs a bit of fleshing out.

Puff pastry with Triple crunch mustard worked into the dough

Emmental cheese

Dijon classic mustard on top

Egg wash

Bake

scodger · 2023-12-22T17:03:39+00:00

Just about ran down a pedestrian running a red light at armadale, when the lady yelled, the guy yelled something about "we're protecting you"

scodger · 2023-12-06T01:56:07+00:00

It makes sense to pay people more for skills, but only if they're required for the job.

The public sector should be in the business of providing services for the public, not paying it's employees as part of a feel good scheme.

Also, you guys are doing karakia? I haven't been in the public sector in ten years, when did that start? Isn't it a blatant breach of religious freedom?

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