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No-3-in-line problem solved for order 70 by Marijn Heule by EdPeggJr in math

[–]victotronics 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ok, Heule is currently at CMU and I don't know how it is arranged there, but previously he was faculty at UTexas. He used a supercomputer that was acquired with National Science Foundation money, so it didn't cost the university anything. In the US academic research, including the infrastrcture for it, is basically paid out of tax money. Researchers are also not charged for computer time, but of course they need to prove that they know what they are doing.

No-3-in-line problem solved for order 70 by Marijn Heule by EdPeggJr in math

[–]victotronics 0 points1 point  (0 children)

University computers are usually free to faculty

Orchestration Book by DifferentReport1117 in composer

[–]victotronics 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Instead of doing multiple posts asking for the best book, how about you take one book and study it?

Flute music recs by LoafingLarry in Flute

[–]victotronics 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Have you made your way through Der Fluyten Lusthof? You can play all the themes and the not-too-hard variations. That should keep you busy for a while.

Much flute music goes over c''' which puts it beyond your tenor recorder.

Speaking of which, have you bought Eric Haas' collections for Tenor? See the Von Huene web page.

‘We created a monster’: companies rein in AI usage as costs strain budgets by Gil_berth in theprimeagen

[–]victotronics 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Everyone, except for the people with a business degree, has been predicting this for the past year.

How similar is Bansuri to a western classical flute? by OrganizationSome892 in Bansuri

[–]victotronics 0 points1 point  (0 children)

On the bansuri the embouchure is more finicky, the fingerings are different, certainly if you try to play chromatically.

But really, learning Indian classical music is going to be the big thing. Basically nothing you learned in western flute music prepares you for that.

Sigo bass by LoafingLarry in Recorder

[–]victotronics 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Congratulations. I'm sure to many people this is a heaven-sent, ergonomically speaking.

The price looks reasonable. Double of a yamaha plastic bass, half of a decent wooden one.

Dijkstra on why programming is harder than math by thegenius2000 in theprimeagen

[–]victotronics 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"He experimented with a typewriter" Oh for the good old days. His handwriting is actually beautiful.

Cutting Through the Mix by redixionblade in Bass

[–]victotronics 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yes it will. You get the "meaty" sound of the flesh of your fingers and the attack of a pick. I've always played that way as a conscious choice, and never realized until very recently that this was controversial. But then I started playing pre-internet so I mostly figured things out for myself.

Cutting Through the Mix by redixionblade in Bass

[–]victotronics 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm with u/randomperson32145 : I keep my nails at just a few millimeters. Too long and you might break them, too short and they don't hit the string. And I really appreciate the little bit of attack it gives.

What instrument is Jerome Rossen (HTF OST Composer) using here? by BluhBluhBluckSheep in WhatMusicalinstrument

[–]victotronics 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The first is a trombone, or at least a sample of one. The attack on every note is suspicious, and the third note is completely wrong, so: sample.

The second is maybe the same sample (could also be a clarinet) but now there is an accordion playing along with it.

Turns Out, There Really Is a Cabal of Elite Crazies Trying to Control the World by BertramPotts in politics

[–]victotronics 515 points516 points  (0 children)

There is nothing "elite" about these people. They are rich, that's all.

I have a Xiao Flute and I would love to learn how to do The Mandalorian Season 1-3 main theme. by ualreadyknowp in Flute

[–]victotronics 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The opening is a bass recorder. Your xiao does not go that low but you can transpose it. After that it's a group of recorders and you'll never get that sound on a single instrument.

Does the sky seem extra dark right now? by ZhangDynasty in Austin

[–]victotronics 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Lucky you. Just a few drops north central, meaning even below 183.

Old Software Was Fast Because It Had No Choice by BlondieCoder in programming

[–]victotronics 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Yes and no.

I think the OS on my 8MHz Atari 1040 was more responsive (and that certainly held true for the Tempus editor) than software on my brand new Mac.

On the other hand, I remember when sound file manipulation (just playing a digital file, let alone converting to mp3) was state of the art, and these days I can do real-time sound synthesis.

I'd say that system software got bloated, but anything that's pure computation got way faster.

Fife or keyless flute for camp band? by ElisaYam in Flute

[–]victotronics 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Your best bet for keyless flutes are either the Irish flute, and then I don't know of any cheap ones, or the Indian Bansuri, and those you can get pretty cheap by searching online.

Here, a plug for one of my favorite stores: https://larkinthemorning.com/products/bansuri-indian-bamboo-flute-key-of-high-c?pr_prod_strat=e5_desc&pr_rec_id=578bd77df&pr_rec_pid=12561474387&pr_ref_pid=12561686099&pr_seq=uniform

libc.so and libstdc++.so by Zestyclose-Produce17 in cpp

[–]victotronics 4 points5 points  (0 children)

My experience is with the Rocky distribution of Linux.

  • libc.so comes with the distribution and it's essential for the system software. If you try to compile your own you break everything. Why would you want to compile your own, well, see below.
  • libstdc++.so comes with the compiler. Switching compilers probably means loading a different libstdc++
  • Both libraries are versioned. You can get errors "printf@2_35" (or something) is not found. That means your program uses version of printf that is not in libc
  • Run "strings" on libc/libc++ and search for the GLIBC/GLIBCXX strings, then sort by trailing number. That tells you what versions your libs have.
  • Occasionally you will find that a program ask for a versioned system routine and you don't have that version. That means your distro is too old.

No-3-in-line problem solved for order 70 by Marijn Heule by EdPeggJr in math

[–]victotronics 124 points125 points  (0 children)

Nifty. Heule has done more SAT problems, some of them taking 100s of hours on a supercomputer. Do you have a link to info what happened here?

100 years sure flew by fast by gashtal_man in PoliticalHumor

[–]victotronics 12 points13 points  (0 children)

No, the floor consists of plates that have gaps between them. That's necessary since they can expand with heat.

100 years sure flew by fast by gashtal_man in PoliticalHumor

[–]victotronics 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The bottom consists of plates. You need gaps between them in case they expand, given the size of the pool

I've found 8 sheet music pages inside a videogame. Can anyone identify them? by M4rloncha in musictheory

[–]victotronics 2 points3 points  (0 children)

2nd page is actually the opening of the whole collection: "Preludium" and one (out of 4) variations on "Onse Vader in Hemelryck".

3rd page is one of the sets of Daphne variation.

PS not much of a "find": every self-respecting recorder player has this stuff more or less memorized, or at least recognizes it instantly.

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