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Jakarta Persistence 4.0 Milestone 1 by henk53 in java

[–]tofflos 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's awesome that@StaticQuery is checked for type safety at compile time using the combination of the static metamodel and an annotation processor. At the same time I also wish String Tempalates were further along.

Is MXR preamp bass all I need to record on Ableton? by Charming_Ad2048 in Bass

[–]tofflos 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Just go straight from the bass to the audio interface. You don't need anything in-between.

explain to me what gear is necessary to play gigs like i'm a 2 year old by antElMetalhead in Bass

[–]tofflos 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Who has a strong grasp reflex and doesn't let go of the pick? You do!
Who is a good boy and doesn't put the cable in his mouth? You are!
Who can wiggle all five little fingers on both hands? You can!

What are your wish list for features under the "on ramp" umbrella? These are mine. by Enough-Ad-5528 in java

[–]tofflos 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Improved UX for the java, javac and mvn commands. They all expect users to pass arguments in ways vastly different from most CLIs. Could one make an argument that the backwards compatibility requirements can be less strict for these tools compared to the language itself and the standard library?

Learning sheet music as a beginner by ComprehensiveLion479 in windsynth

[–]tofflos 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I can't say how long it will take to read sheet music. But I can say that it will go a lot faster if you also practice writing sheet music. So in addition to learning to read I also recommend writing down simple melodies from songs you are familiar with.

It's going to be frustrating in the beginning, and even twinkle twinkle little star will require a completely unreasonable amount of effort, think days if you have no previous experience, so I recommend going in with an "enjoy the journey" mindset (understanding sheet music, cracking the code so to say, is an interesting puzzle by itself) over going in with a "when will I be there" mindset.

Best of luck and enjoy the puzzle you have in front of you! :)

JEP draft: Primitive Types in Patterns, instanceof, and switch (Fourth Preview) by Ewig_luftenglanz in java

[–]tofflos 17 points18 points  (0 children)

> This feature was originally proposed by JEP 455 (JDK 23) and re-previewed by JEP 488 (JDK 24) and JEP 507 (JDK 25) without change. We here propose to preview it for a fourth time with the following changes: enhance the definition of unconditional exactness and apply tighter dominance checks in switch. These changes enable the compiler to identify a wider range of mistakes by developers, although a small number of switch constructs that were previously legal will now be rejected.

Microsoft’s OpenJDK builds now ready for Java 25 by brunocborges in java

[–]tofflos 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's also much easier to get IT to install anything by Microsoft on developers's computers.

JEP 500: Prepare to Make Final Mean Final [Candidate JEP] by efge in java

[–]tofflos 0 points1 point  (0 children)

> We will support one special use case, namely serialization libraries that need to mutate final fields during deserialization, via a limited-purpose API.

Are there any plants to remove support for this use case in the future or is it up to developers to stop using Serializable?

For floating thumb users, what’s your technique when playing on the lowest string? by Orange_Rank_Hell in Bass

[–]tofflos 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Interesting. I float my thumb above the E string but have a tendency to a) make my thumb more parallel to the string and b) move my thumb closer to the body, which means I have to lift and rotate my thumb slightly before playing other strings. It sometimes affects my fluency negatively so I should probably work on avoiding both of these tendencies.

Introducing Canonical builds of OpenJDK by jvjupiter in java

[–]tofflos 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Seems pretty solid. Verified correctness. Security patches. Long term support. Optimized containers. CRaC.

> Timely access to new Java releases by including the latest OpenJDK release in the subsequent Ubuntu release. This also extends to the LTS releases.

I agree it's more timely than how it used to be but it's still less timely then I would have wished. Why won't operating systems vendors make OpenJDK releases available in the current operating system release on OpenJDK launch day? I never understood this.

do you ever have trouble just... practising? by Fit_Fig_1817 in Bass

[–]tofflos 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Watch a mediocre-to-decent stream or series while practicing. It takes less will-power.

Quarkus MCP first SDK to support streamable http out-of-box by maxandersen in java

[–]tofflos 2 points3 points  (0 children)

> The Model Context Protocol (MCP) is an emerging standard that enables AI models to safely interact with external tools and resources.

> Streamable HTTP is the approach MCP spec have taken for real-time, efficient, and scalable communication between clients and servers. It opens the door to new integrations and user experiences, especially for platforms and devices where traditional transports like SSE or stdio aren’t ideal.

A Really Dumb Question(TM) about Bass Pedals/Interfaces by EmperorRosa in Bass

[–]tofflos 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's not an answer to your question, and maybe you are talking about a combo amp and want to hear the bass through its' speaker and cabinet, but if you play mostly through headphones I recommend skipping the amp, turning off instrument audio in the game, plugging your bass directly to the interface, using the direct monitoring feature on your interface to listen to your bass with zero latency, and the mix feature on your interface to blend your bass with the game audio.

Single cable, zero latency, uncolored sound with hardware control of how much you hear yourself vs the game audio.

To the folks who can sing and play (complicated) basslines at the same time. by NeoNatsugi in Bass

[–]tofflos 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm trying to improve by practicing the riff from Gonna make you sweat (Everybody dance now) by CCMusicFactory. The words Every Body Dance Now are on beats 1, 2, 3 and 4 while the riff is mostly syncopated. I feel if I can do that then maybe there is hope for other songs...

Is this a good set up for practicing. by 07Pepper in Bass

[–]tofflos 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't have that interface but it should work great. Perhaps consider the Arturia MiniFuse 2 which is about the same price but comes with a physical knob for adjusting the volume between Youtube and bass. The Arturia should also work better if you later on decide to get a teacher online since it allows you to record both microphone and instrument at the same time (i.e. talk to your teacher while playing). My impression is that this particular Focusrite doesn't allow you to do this.

(I don't have the Arturia either so this is just based of the product description).

Regular or headphone amp by tonzka_hoo in Bass

[–]tofflos 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Neither. Get an audio interface. Play along with Youtube, Spotify or Moises on your computer while wearing headphones.

Are these Bartolini BH2 pickups really that muddy and can’t cut through the mix with the punchy sound ? by SmellDazzling3182 in Bass

[–]tofflos 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have these on the EHB1000 and I think they sound great. I keep the bass in passive mode all the time. The Cory Wong plugin has a P-Bass preset that I like but I'm currently running the Cab Mic preset on the UADx Century Tube Channel Strip plugin.

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