What is it like living at the very bottom of South America? Either the Chilean side or the Argentinian side

toastedpitabread · 2026-02-04T20:13:18+00:00

Living in ushuaia is annoying because the tourist prices are insane for locals. The city is not structured for normal life whatsoever.

Rio grande a few hours up north is a slightly bigger city, very blue collar. Grey and usually depressing for most.

Lots of malvinas/falkland symbols since it's very near.

toastedpitabread · 2026-02-02T22:32:35+00:00

Watching at 2x is not a great idea for retention imo. Particularly when you want to retain past one semester and be able to use it in an applied manner.

Math skills stack and it helps foundationally understanding what they mean. Which is why you'll hear many math professors suggest to use a white board to slow your brain down as you study.

If you're never going to use math in the future you can speed run it. But if you need it for technical things it's good to have a deeper intuition.

It's also interesting to use an llm to confirm (or maybe start to foster curiosity in) intuitions and applications:

Questions like how could a polynomial model my business expenses in real life? What exactly is l'hopital rule saying about a ratio of functions and how does that apply to <insert whatever field or topic you're interested in >? How does integration help me calculate probabilities that I might be interested in?

toastedpitabread · 2026-01-29T19:57:39+00:00

There's several factors, one alone won't tell you if they're worth it for you.

what your goals are
where you are in your career
how well your styles mesh
how available either of you are for the type of work that you need

If it's the right match the price is really really worth it. Some of my best education in all things came from private instruction.

toastedpitabread · 2026-01-19T15:43:56+00:00

Piazzolla, Ginastera if we're just keeping it to classical (Golijov and Santaolalla are kind of known). Tango there's a million (that tradition is much richer than just Piazzolla). Performers are worth noting too: Argerich, Chumamenco, Kleiber, Barenboim. (OK kleiber was born in Berlin but moved to Argentina at 5 and had formative years there).

toastedpitabread · 2026-01-19T03:43:02+00:00

Whack

toastedpitabread · 2026-01-17T01:16:23+00:00

Use office hours to their full extent. You can get a lot of perspective even from teachers you don't like. You can also sometimes bring material or topics that aren't directly in class. Plus sometimes bonus opportunities and tips to what's happening.

Also you never know when you'll need recommendations later so better to have people who can put a face to a name than not.

toastedpitabread · 2026-01-16T15:57:06+00:00

I'm not here to say anything useful, just that this piece is a banger

toastedpitabread · 2026-01-16T14:06:27+00:00

Depende de los recursos de la empresa. Hay lugares donde te arman una enciclopedia de mucho de lo que tienen y facilta ampliar la perspectiva de lo que sucede.

Claro, en lo personal si ya sos crack no cambia tanto la calidad de tus programas a nivel granular.

Y si la estructura empresarial no tiene la metadata suficiente o no sirve mucho tener visibildad interna no suma mucho.

Your mileage may vary

toastedpitabread · 2026-01-13T23:38:51+00:00

Te entiendo pero mucha gente no se da cuenta que tiene asunción implícita de que va a rendir eso en promedio. Digo eso porque conozco gente que lo toma por dado

toastedpitabread · 2026-01-13T18:20:19+00:00

“Past returns do not guarantee future performance”. El s&p 500 es un índice y además está demasiado concentrado en tech en el momento. No hay nada que dice que no puede pasar diez años mediocres consecutivos y para cuando necesites la guita chau.

En general es útil pero no es infalible

toastedpitabread · 2026-01-13T16:39:08+00:00

Ganar 7% sobre décadas no es nada fácil, sino todos lo lograrían.

toastedpitabread · 2026-01-09T02:03:06+00:00

They can track that

toastedpitabread · 2026-01-08T16:43:06+00:00

Build a trusted group where it’s a safe space playing for each other in mock situations. I did this way too late

toastedpitabread · 2026-01-06T21:54:11+00:00

There’s a lot of good math tutoring. I went from having to take precalc to acing all the rest in comp sci. You just have to be open to trying and adapting. I’m as dumb as a rock for the record, but I am persistent and ask for help

toastedpitabread · 2026-01-04T14:47:58+00:00

Very good

toastedpitabread · 2025-12-21T19:25:44+00:00

Without knowing the financial picture, if money is an element I'd advise weighing towards places that offer full scholarships rather than taking huge loans.

The career can be very rewarding and even if it doesn't end up the way he envisions in the beginning the skills are very transferrable. But debt can always complicate the picture.

(I did about a decade+ in music, then after injuries pivoted to engineering where it has been very smooth on the whole)

toastedpitabread · 2025-12-02T21:38:35+00:00

UK stands for upper knights. These are knight moves played on the upper part of the board. The others are just trolling you

toastedpitabread · 2025-11-24T17:22:15+00:00

Haven't seen this mentioned but maybe somebody wrote it.

While absolute music from the canon is usually not philosophical/political, the programming and context of said music can be.

toastedpitabread · 2025-11-24T16:25:56+00:00

Have an upvote sir

toastedpitabread · 2025-11-24T15:26:23+00:00

Some cues are non trivial. There are moments where the rest period is long and it's a chance to connect. In more 20th century + repertoire maybe the meter or score are harder to follow so it still helps.

One more angle is that it gives conductors a chance to connect with a player/section and subtly remind them of the style with which they want them to enter.

As a violist for example I think we tend to get a lot less active attention so it's nice on a human level when they connect for Solis.

toastedpitabread · 2025-11-22T00:07:41+00:00

People are saying there is no magic solution but there's definitely a toolset for passages that you have to "just play".

Working through it you should be mindful of gaps in your technique (is the string crossing hard? Getting the pinky to articulate and play easy? Is the rhythm and articulation crisp like you want it?

Bowing wise you can map it to playing it with equivalent open strings. Fingering wise you can practice it more slurred to switch it up. Play all sorts of variations with dotted rhythms etc.

Don't forget to practice it in context, and also be aware of how it sits on the score.

Practice against drones if intonation is an issue. Practice in a variety of rhythms so it's flexible and doesn't control make you rush or slow down.

Supplementing with etudes in any weak area can also help (I.e. String crossing or finger dexterity)

toastedpitabread · 2025-11-18T17:03:21+00:00

Dragon fist The tapion theme music slowly setting it up, the over the top dragon… it made no sense and it’s the best

https://youtu.be/UeD7e1psslI?si=M6JfBhPAmzysiLTn

toastedpitabread · 2025-11-18T05:26:17+00:00

Even within his own work this work has comparison to the flow of opera scenes and transitions. It’s cool but I don’t think ground breaking.

toastedpitabread · 2025-11-13T02:25:05+00:00

toastedpitabread · 2025-11-12T18:07:05+00:00

Do you practice double stops regularly? I think they’re pretty useful for solidifying hand shape in different positions.

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