AmpBenzScientist @AmpBenzScientist@qoto.org

@thor I assumed you were referring to the drama that always seems to pop up in a band. Anything worth doing is worth doing well. There's not much room for error or even trouble with an instrument. My guitars had knife edge bridge designs so when a string broke it wasn't in tune.

My point would be that even if it isn't a serious arrangement, it can be problematic to find good musicians who aren't dicks and play that same subset of music. Not to mention what type of Jazz it is. Jazz can be very simple or extremely technical and pushing Music Theory in new directions.

@igelsQTs Tell dokter how bad it effects your life. Will gain concentration buff.

@thor I played guitar and bass guitar for a large church for 7 years. If you really want to join a good band, you're going to have to prove yourself. They want to know if you have the ability but also if you can perform under pressure. For me I had to be questioned by other musicians first and then I was allowed to play under supervision to a crowd of around 200 with the former guitarist judging my every move. He also taught me how to use that amplifier because it has no volume knob. That amp was a legendary Metal amp from the 80s with two separate gain mechanisms. I couldn't get to full power with hearing protection.

My point is that you might face some hazing to join.

@thor Have a server and use MIDI in a data stream to practice. As long as people are patient, it will work just fine.

@sharutiaburaddofouren Be sharp say nowt.

@thor Modular is better in my experience and that's where MCUs definitely have an advantage over hardwired solutions. I do like the solutions from the past that used no transistors. One of my favorite was the Stratocaster's single coil picking up 60Hz main current and using two single coil pickups that were offset to dual sample and cancel out the interference. This would be called the Humbucker pickup.

@xenmen I'll have to look into that. Most of my work is on RISC these days as the various designs can still hide secrets from me.

@thor I never found a valid use for my UNO. Using basic circuits was a better solution than having to program and hook up the UNO. I did see some impressive projects made with Arduinos and one of the best had to be with a Roomba.

@thor It's crazy to think that the Arduino and Raspberry Pi have replaced the 555.

My M5StickV still makes me feel giddy when I use it. The object detection, tracking and capability is still amazing for what it is. I bought this thing and it was more capable than a gaming PC with an HD camera. Don't underestimate cheap hardware. That was my first RISC V experience. Dual core RV64GC in a tiny package.

@thor Go the theory route with a little background on the 328P UNO. Bridging the gap between circuit logic and more powerful solutions. A general purpose MCU that is flexible, inexpensive and focuses on minimalism.

C should be easy to learn in this context and will help to explain how everything works.

That's my take on it.

@thor The illusion of free will? I sometimes wonder if it actually exists and if evolution has conditioned us to make decisions that are the result of the conditioning. The decisions of soldiers manning nuclear launch sites seems to imply that free will might be an illusion but is key to our survival as a race.

It's just a thought. A greedy algorithm that takes interdependence and the needs of the many into consideration.

@thor Even the old Raspberry Pi Zero can do this. The Pi 4 is capable of much more.

So are Hackerspaces free? There aren't any around me.

@LittleFox I do need to shave my neck so fair enough.

@lucifargundam There seems to be some disparity between the jobs and what they post. It is as if they have artificially increased the listings to offset the obvious scams.

@LittleFox Why not Coreboot? I've had to deal with UEFI malware on a 3 month old enterprise grade computer. It only took a week of work to fix.

UEFI is usually garbage unless the manufacturer of the motherboard put the proper effort into it.