kindohm · HackerTrans

4 года назадdiscuss

I've used the RYTM for the past five years and I feel like I know its synthesis engine inside and out. The one thing I always wish it had was a digital synth voice. I pretty much stick to the first row of RYTM pads: bass drum, snare, rimshot and clap. If I use the Dual VCO for melodic elements then I lose some drum sounds on that first row. Looks like the Syntakt will open up all of this flexibility that I've been desiring.

kindohm

6 лет назадdiscuss

One correction: the ALGOBABEZ project should be attributed to the duo of both Shelly Knotts and Joanne Armitage.

kindohm

6 лет назадdiscuss

Not seeing any comments here about the music itself. I enjoyed it: a soothing soundtrack for the beginning of my work day.

kindohm

6 лет назадdiscuss

I agree with invoicing everyone. Invoicing a client from your own business also helps distinguish you from being an employee, should that ever come into question.

kindohm

6 лет назадdiscuss

I bill by the hour and agree with a client up front about an invoicing schedule: usually the 1st of each month, and sometimes on the 1st and 15th of each month.

I ripped off an invoice template for Excel and I just use Google Sheets. I send the invoice via email. This has worked for me for 10 years. As a single-person corp I don't need anything more complex.

I also view invoicing as a completely separate activity from time tracking. I log time every week either in my client's system or in my own independent time sheets. I reference those numbers when I create the invoice.

kindohm

7 лет назадdiscuss

I work about 8 hours every day. Sometimes less. Sometimes more, but never more than 40 hours in a week.

After work, I balance hobbies with family time. To be honest I have a harder time balancing hobbies with family time than I do balancing work and family.

Family mealtime in the evening is critical. It's the one constant every day, and it's a chance for all of us to talk and laugh together. It's usually the best time of the day for me. I try to persuade my daughter to help me prepare the meal too, which is fun to do together.

So for hobbies + family, on a work day it's anywhere between 3-6 hours.

I am generally healthy but should get more exercise. I play ice hockey about one day a week, every week of the year. At times I have felt like quitting, but I force myself to keep playing because without it I wouldn't get any exercise. I've learned that this 90 minutes of playing a sport is very therapeutic for my brain. I forget about everything in the world and just play. Nothing melts away a hard day at work like skating hard for 90 minutes and trying to pass and shoot (I'm a beginner).

My productivity tips: stop using social media, close/remove anything on screens that show popups or alerts, and get at least eight hours of sleep every night.

kindohm

8 лет назадdiscuss

I grew up in the U.S. We were taught to use the metric system throughout my schooling and used it (metric) for all science courses in university.

But in my university engineering labs on machining and machine tools, it was all taught in inches and feet. Not sure if that's because that's what industry used. I never entered my career as a manufacturing engineer.

kindohm

8 лет назадdiscuss

I attended a performance of Four Organs in April 2017. There was an incredible amount of tension in the room because the performers looked like they were at their limit of being able to successfully pull off the performance. They did succeed, and the audience roared with applause and cheers.

kindohm

8 лет назадdiscuss

Facebook can't be the only app that has collected this data, can it? What about every other app that requests permission to see that data?

kindohm

8 лет назадdiscuss

I'm always curious why non-gaming streamers would choose Twitch over YouTube or other services. Does Twitch just offer the best features?