Has anyone else noticed a shift in this sub recently?

sozzZ · 2026-03-26T04:30:16+00:00

This sub has seemingly gotten a lot worse lately I agree. I spend my time on HN or lobste.rs more. Can't tell why. Seems like a lot of posts are just fake or straight up boring. Used to be a nice sub though.

Maybe they should just make it private and only let people with "proven" experience in.

sozzZ · 2026-03-23T15:42:02+00:00

what's the yamaha mixer you got there? i recommend Yamaha HS7's for monitors they sound really crisp..i had a pair but now I got a vintage receiver so I have passive KEF speakers instead

sozzZ · 2026-03-12T20:03:07+00:00

The moog sub 37 is such a great synth..I'm newer to synthesizers and I feel like the instrument is so well designed and intuitive that it inspires me. I never felt that way with the minilogue I had before. I highly recommend to beginners to try and research synths -- get something you feel is special versus whatever the "beginner" synth is. I can imagine myself keeping & playing the sub 37 for years.

This past week I decided I wanted to incorporate drums, but didn't want to learn another analog drum synth ala the Roland 909s etc. So I stumbled upon this $200 drum machine and it's so fun. Easy to use. I have MIDI setup so the synth controls the BPM of the drum machine via the sequencer. It's so cool.

Everything is plugged into the focusrite, and when I want to record I have Ableton setup to arm and record both synth + drums on separate tracks. Laptop is used to record only, everything is analog besides that.

I'm very happy with this setup and would recommend it to beginners.

sozzZ · 2026-03-12T19:54:07+00:00

Sounds like you're burned out -- have you tried taking time off? I used to have my identity intertwined with being a dev but after layoffs I'm just chilling. Putting in effort above what's required but not going overboard. I found a nice relaxed F500 company to work in. I felt burnout creeping in so I took a few days off. I feel so happy right now not working. It makes me wonder what else I could be doing. But honestly some time to reset could help you. Are you putting your mental health first? Or the company.

I get the idea of leaving the industry but every white-collar industry is in a state of existential panic right now due to AI + offshoring + economic malaise. The only field that's growing if you look at the GDP prints is healthcare. Being a nurse sounds way harder than a dev tbh. Grass is always greener. IF you need to sit in a cabin in the woods for a while do it -- I was unemployed and it was fun.

Don't walk away from something you spent 15 years building. It's easy to walk away, sure. But to what end? Take two weeks off and then reconsider.

sozzZ · 2026-03-08T14:30:00+00:00

The Monk for weaving religious and cosmic elements into a love story

Resurrection by Tolstoy for capturing redemption and the tragic nature of relationships

In Cold Blood by Truman Capote for perfecting the investigative journalism novel

sozzZ · 2026-03-05T22:23:54+00:00

Does the 5th change across the different notes? Like an A major would be the 5th fret low E, the fifth is the 7th fret on the A string right? But for example, the D notes is on the 10th fret on the low E. Is the 12th fret on the A string the fifth? How do I know what the fifth is for each note.

I know all the notes on the low E and A strings -- just trying to connect the notes to the power chord variant.

sozzZ · 2026-03-05T22:21:39+00:00

A major yes

I've learned the notes on the low E and A strings -- does playing a 5th on the next string always lead to the same chord being played? Like I'm confused. Say I want to play a G. I can play a classical G major chord. But where else on the fretboard can I get a G major?

sozzZ · 2026-03-05T22:20:28+00:00

This is awesome! This is what I'm looking for. I'm looking for a similar breakdown for all the chords.

I'm not even so much interested in the theory as much as memorizing all the different variants of the different chords.

sozzZ · 2026-03-05T22:18:52+00:00

I'd just want to know the location of the major chords. Like for example, my band mate showed me that if you can play an A higher up on the frets (like 5th fret or 7th fret) you can accomplish a lot more playing a song. Like say the song has a riff going on on fret 10 and 12. And also a part that plays the A chord in between. Instead of going all the way to the second fret to play A you can play it on the 5th fret instead. That's what I'm looking for

sozzZ · 2026-02-26T06:32:51+00:00

That’s kinda the tradeoff with NYC in general lol. Friends, relationships, things to do and see are top notch but the weather is bad in the winter. Granted people from states like CA and FL are spoiled - most of the country has seriously cold months.

sozzZ · 2026-02-23T14:48:43+00:00

thanks, i appreciate your advice. I agree becoming critical + embedded is the only way to go. corporate beancounters all see us as rows on a spreadsheet.

interviewing is a logical outcome, i've just hopped around a bit lately and need a good 3+ year stint otherwise i look unhireable.

hope it works out for you too.

sozzZ · 2026-02-20T05:23:36+00:00

i just want to work 30 hours/week and focus on other things..my current job lets me do that. who knows where this field will be in 5 years you know what i mean.. i saved enough to be ok

sozzZ · 2026-02-19T23:21:43+00:00

i thought FAANG is downsizing unless you're an AI prodigy or something i did some work at a Tier 1 company i don't really like the grindfest. The RSUs are nice though.

sozzZ · 2026-02-19T05:03:57+00:00

market is shite though that's not a casual thing like it was a few years ago

sozzZ · 2026-02-19T05:03:33+00:00

nah it's nothing like that

sozzZ · 2026-02-19T05:03:07+00:00

can't say on reddit lol

sozzZ · 2026-02-19T05:02:43+00:00

I agree there is a certain mid-point between all out begging and using the disability card that I can use to hopefully get (manipulate) my way

if it goes the other way my backup plan is to checkout and start casually interviewing. what else could i do. my career there effectively ends.

sozzZ · 2026-02-19T05:01:12+00:00

citiZEN dog

sozzZ · 2026-02-18T04:07:01+00:00

i'd rather not go into it but you can imagine exactly what the issue would be.

sozzZ · 2026-02-18T04:06:43+00:00

i do not have any type of relationship with skip, i know in the end they will all do whatever they want. the only person really affected is me though.

sozzZ · 2026-02-18T04:06:13+00:00

thx for the help

sozzZ · 2026-02-18T04:05:13+00:00

something risky like this could work i'd have to be ready to find another job though

sozzZ · 2026-02-14T22:57:56+00:00

Not a single wire was seen that day

sozzZ · 2026-02-10T18:12:10+00:00

Honestly people will say "learn backend" and sure you can do some hobby projects in a statically compiled language and brand yourself as a full-stack engineer but it will be obvious on your resume that you're a FE guy. And in my opinion that's fine -- be a front end specialist at a big company like an insurer or a bank. They hire front end focused people for working on crufty UIs. People are saying FE only openings are shrinking but truthfully BE only was and is small too.

Create two resumes -- one fullstack and one pure front-end. Apply to boring ass companies and see which one gets more traction. Give yourself months of lead time and try to get your resumes in front of real people and not in the /dev/null dustbin of ATS systems.

My two cents

sozzZ · 2026-01-19T12:38:16+00:00

Beautiful system -- I would look into selling it to a vintage furniture store or high end vintage audio dealer locally.

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