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synkr3tyk

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Pronounced "syncretic". I play & teach modular synth, & tinker with number theory, among other things. US-based. Ditching my 30yr software career to go to grad school for mathematics.

โšก๏ธ๐ŸŽถ Electronic Music
๐ŸŽ› Eurorack
๐Ÿงฎ Math
โ™พ๐Ÿง  AuDHD
๐Ÿˆ๐Ÿˆโ€โฌ› Cats

BLM. Trans rights are human rights.

Avatar Alt Text: Close-up photograph of colorful wires criss-crossing the picture frame, with knobs of a modular synth visible behind them.

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synkr3tyk, to modularsynth
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#Eurorack #ModularSynth
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synkr3tyk, to music
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Okay, it's time. Time to change servers. Time to have local & federated timelines that don't make my eyes bleed. Time to support an indie effort.

Does anyone want to share about their server? My main interests are #Music - I play #Eurorack #Synth, #Guitar, #ChapmanStick, and software, with varying degrees of skill - and #Mathematics - I'm attempting to get into grad school for #Math to facilitate a career change. I'm also liberal af, if that matters one way or the other on your server.

etherdiver, to random
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After just more than two months in the new house, I'm finally in the home stretch of setting up my living/working space the way I want it. Still haven't done much/any decorating, but the functional pieces are nearly all in place (just ordered the last two pieces of furniture/storage/organization I'll need for at least a while).

That might seem like a long time to some of y'all, but I think it's the fastest I've ever been set up ๐Ÿซ ...

synkr3tyk,
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@etherdiver My dude, I moved in November and I'm still getting my shit together. Kudos.

sommer, to random
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Hey Mastodon - I'm doing a little "research" for my upcoming talk with @DeepDishSwift.

What's some "one line" advice you that resonates with you? Stuff like "do what you love" or "hustle!" or "don't love a your job; it won't love you back" -- what are the one liners that have really suck with you when it comes to work, life, love etc?

synkr3tyk,
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@sommer @DeepDishSwift This is more about programming than life, but: Make invalid states unrepresentable.

shoq, to random
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I swear, we are still talking about this platform stuff all wrong. There is absolutely no comparison between my mastodon engagements and those anywhere else. People here are just far more interested in engaging people and ideas than any other site where the biggest activity seems to be following celebrity accounts and popular influencers discussing very little. Itโ€™s a completely different kind of experience.

synkr3tyk,
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@shoq 100% this. Most of my output from my rare visits to Threads in the past few months has been words to the effect of, "WOW but this place is a toxic cesspit. I'll be over on Mastodon if you need me."

mattly, to random
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perhaps overdue, Iโ€™ve finally cleaned up some printable cheat sheets I made for some Eurorack modules & put them on my website

  • MI Marbles
  • MI Tides v2
  • MI Plaits v1.2

Iโ€™ll probably make & post more. Iโ€™m curious what people think of the format

https://lyonheart.us/music-making/

synkr3tyk,
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@mattly This might get more attention with the , , and hashtags, which I know a bunch Fedifolk (e.g., me) follow.

rasterweb, to random
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You know those little cloths you use to clean your glasses? Why don't they just make shirts out of that stuff?

synkr3tyk,
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@rasterweb or maybe just the shirttails?

mcc, to random
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Wow and I thought I was hard on Apple

synkr3tyk,
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@mcc Not even the Oxford comma could save that headline

etherdiver, to random
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Anyone using a base model (8 gb ram, 256mb SSD) for music production, specifically Ableton Live? Internet says it is up to the task but I'd rather hear it from someone directly.

My almost ten-year-old PC is dying and I hope to revive it but as plan B, I see that the Mac Mini is on sale for $499 right now and I'm pretty sure any PC I bought for that much would be considerably less potent as a music production PC. (You can also convince me I'm wrong about that if you are inclined.)

synkr3tyk,
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@etherdiver I am able to run VCV and Ableton Lite on my 2019 MacBook Air (Intel CPU, not the new chip) without trouble, as long as I don't have too much else going on (like Firefox with my standard 200 open tabs). It has 16 GB of RAM, though, and I don't know the degree to which your experience will be different with half the RAM and an 8x faster CPU.

Check the return policy - you could always get the thing, see how it performs under fire, and bring it back if it falls short.

JenMsft, to random
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This is the way

synkr3tyk, (edited )
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@JenMsft I wind up typing "grep git .bash_history" at least every week or two.

Daojoan, to random
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Lately, Iโ€™ve switched from coffee to a nice, soothing cup of tea.

It sucks. ๐Ÿ˜ฉ

synkr3tyk,
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@Daojoan Tea is nice, but I want a big mug of hot, bitter stim juice in the morning

flockofnazguls, to emacs
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    synkr3tyk,
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    @flockofnazguls I'll wager all the change scattered on my dresser that someone has built audio editing in emacs before.

    Daojoan, to random
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    The truth is - while some artists will find a way to produce great work using AI, most of the output is and will continue to be superficial at best and soulless at worst. That doesnโ€™t mean all AI art is bad. But it does mean your AI art probably is.

    synkr3tyk,
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    @Daojoan So nothing has changed, just new tools.

    Daojoan, to random
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    Musk will inevitably restrict the app's user base to only those who share his views, stunting its growth and functionality as a true "Everything" app.

    It's a Muskcentric world view.

    Read more ๐Ÿ• https://joanwestenberg.com/blog/the-everything-app-has-to-work-for-everyone

    synkr3tyk,
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    @Daojoan It's the only view he knows ยฏ_(ใƒ„)_/ยฏ

    Gargron, to random
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    The trailer for the new Avatar: The Last Airbender show looks decent, but even if the show turns out to be a faithful recreation of the original I'm not sure what for? The original is already perfect. It's still there. Why does it have to be recreated again?

    synkr3tyk,
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    @Gargron Because viewers will generally tolerate or enjoy the familiar, and the people who bankroll new shows are generally too cowardly to bet on new stories

    yurnidiot, to random
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    watch out F1, treadmill GP comin for ya

    :youtube: @theTreadmillGuy

    a bunch of toy cars (delorean, speedracer, etc), two rolls of tape, a baseball, and a coke can "racing" on an inclined running treadmill

    synkr3tyk,
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    @yurnidiot People really will gamble on any damn thing

    dansup, to Pixelfed
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    Pixelfed was forked, I joined their discord and gave them a piece of my mind

    Forks fucking rule, I'm happy to see this. Open source is crucial to the fediverse, and while we all might not agree on everything, it feels amazing to desire to work with forks

    Y'all are the real winners, even more so when devs like me do the unthinkable and bring awareness to forks

    synkr3tyk,
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    @dansup This is great to see. There's a small open source project I was thinking of forking, and I've been worried about the community response. You've given me a little cause for optimism.

    schwa, to random
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    synkr3tyk,
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    @schwa and people still think that Apple are usability superheros

    synkr3tyk, to random
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    I'm sure it's because I'm only using it half-correctly, but wow is the Ableton piano roll a PITA. (This would probably be easier if I could trust my timing on a keyboard well enough to just record the MIDI and quantize.)

    synkr3tyk,
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    @etherdiver Yeah, I'm mousing it in, and making heavy use of the "Duplicate" right-click item. It's lots of chords, so one note at a time is only so handy.

    Daojoan, to random
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    "Inevitable People" is absolute top shelf premium limited edition wank (h/t to @vcbrags)

    synkr3tyk,
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    @Daojoan That is deranged along so many axes... But I think "until they perish" is probably the most honest bit.

    Daojoan, (edited ) to random
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    What are your thoughts on blog posts published as threaded toots on Mastodon?

    synkr3tyk,
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    @Daojoan please no

    synkr3tyk, to soundcloud
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    What are people using for alternatives? I don't need distro or anything else, just a place to host audio where people can easily stream it. I'm game to host my own, if setting it up isn't a huge pain.

    More and more I'm finding SC to be a magnet for spammers and scammers, and I'm looking for an out.

    synkr3tyk,
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    @keefmarshall Okay, so, I was wrong: I had one add-on activated. It was the Google Analytics Opt-Out Add-On (by Google). Deactivating it allows Faircamp streaming to work. It doesnโ€™t seem to cause this problem with any other streaming website (Funkwhale sites work, jam.coop is happy, &c).

    Anyway, I have a fix now. Iโ€™m kind of on the static site generator train anyway with my Pelican blog, so Iโ€™m leaning toward Faircamp.

    synkr3tyk,
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    @freebliss @keefmarshall Thanks! Looking forward to it...

    synkr3tyk,
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    @freebliss @keefmarshall While we're chatting about such weighty matters... I shared a suggestion about RSS feed generation at https://codeberg.org/simonrepp/faircamp/issues/75 - I think it might meet your criteria of ease and simplicity, while enhancing the usability of both the site and the feed.

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