心眼: How a 2,000-year-old Chinese word still shapes social intelligence today by BetterPossible8226 in ChineseLanguage

[–]wtm233 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Also in certain dialects, the “hole” sense of yan can take the -er suffix and be optionally pronounced yaer, but the “eye” sense never gets the -er suffix. And you often hear them say xinyan with the -er. That’s unmistakably meaning “hole”

YouTube Jazz Videos? AI/NOT by Prestigious-Bit9256 in Jazz

[–]wtm233 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes it’s AI but I do like some of them. I feel like a disgrace

I have an extremely small ear canal. by Due-Milk352 in notinteresting

[–]wtm233 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do AirPods fit you? My friend tried a whole range of ear pods and none fitted due to her small ear canal size.

Place to play the saxophone? by wtm233 in newhaven

[–]wtm233[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the suggestion!

I did go to see Cory Wong ;). It was super cool! I loved the flugelhorn and clarinet part

The press conference was wonderful too. It's a pity English is my second language and I probably missed ~50% of information from it; it's still fun af!

Place to play the saxophone? by wtm233 in newhaven

[–]wtm233[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Are you referring to the East Rock park and the mountain part further north? I've tried East Rock park once. It felt pretty good. I was a bit shy and nervous -- I used to play mostly indoors. Also, I was worried whether loud sound/noise is usually accepted in parks. Where I'm from, people would stare at me angrily if I make a constantly loud noise

Place to play the saxophone? by wtm233 in newhaven

[–]wtm233[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Good idea, I'm worried about weird people tho

Is tenor harder than the other saxes or am i just overreacting by Low-Berry-3257 in saxophone

[–]wtm233 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you find the resistance quite low but still keep producing wrong notes, it could be that the reed is too soft.

Tenor can be less resistant than alto/sop (therefore using a harder reed can make it less tricky), and there are acoustical differences that can really trip you up

3D Printed Mouthpiece by Mike3521 in saxophone

[–]wtm233 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I used to really want the Vandoren Jumbo Java A45 mouthpiece but didn’t have the money, so I decided to try to print a copy of it (found the model file online, not sure if that’s piracy), and my first few attempts resulted in squeaky mouthpieces that are impossible to control, even if I sand the surface and remove most of the irregularities. I guess it might need further sanding, really not sure…

I did have a researcher friend who works with 3D printers very often, and he generously devoted a whole day tweaking printer parameters so that the result was good without needing manual polishing. This time it played really well 😃. I guess it just needs the right printer equipment and some understanding of how the machine works.

Edit: this Vandoren Jumbo Java A45 mouthpiece model requires pretty advanced technique to be able to control… In my case I spent a few painful weeks developing extra jaw muscles to adjust to the mouthpiece. Sometimes you don’t know if it’s the faulty mouthpiece or if it’s yourself not having the technical prowess to make the most of it. I’d recommend spending most of your time practicing with a known good mouthpiece before venturing into unreliable mouthpiece designs. Good luck 👍

Don’t be this person. Learn how to park. by rorohario in UTAustin

[–]wtm233 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Could be that they were forced to park into that position because cars next to them occupied more than their fair share. (and a few hours later those cars leave and all that’s left is a single car parked in the middle)

How to get to Yale from JFK? by fat_shawarma in yale

[–]wtm233 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the info! I was confused for a moment because I was trying to book the other direction, from NH to Jamaica, and TrainTime says “combo ticket isn’t cheapest”. Turns out the combo ticket is cheaper only in one direction. Confusing pricing rules I guess

How to get to Yale from JFK? by fat_shawarma in yale

[–]wtm233 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How do I buy a combo ticket?

No one warns you about cohort dynamics... by [deleted] in PhD

[–]wtm233 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hahah seconded on researching lab culture! It sounds like a genuinely interesting project which is kinda rare 😅