I run https://getloaf.io/ an app which lets you customise SVG animations that are built into the app. Constantly plugging away for 4ish years now!
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ChatGPT response: Infinity is not considered an odd or even number. In mathematics, odd and even are properties of integers, which are finite numbers. Infinity, on the other hand, is not a number in the usual sense. It is a concept that represents an unbounded or limitless quantity. Therefore, the concepts of odd and even do not apply to infinity.
My side project! After an unplanned hiatus (I guess everything comes and go in waves) I want to be more regimented and systematic about improving it over time.
Link: https://getloaf.io/
I can't really comment on the nuances of the sound, but a digital piano will allow you to plug in headphones which is - in my opinion - invaluable in a home environment.
Yes and no. Losing the "Oh, I heard you playing a new song" is a priceless dinner conversation that can encourage a child's burgeoning passion.
For someone who knows next to nothing about pianos: If I (or perhaps my children) want to learn/play the piano today, what are the benefits of having a real piano at home vs an electronic keyboard? It seems to me that a low-end/"budget" upright or baby grand piano costs around as much as a high-end electronic keyboard. What are the differences in sound and/or over-all playing experience?
Experience: A piano doesn't have an on/off switch. It can't be anything but a piano. Electronic pianos can be guitars, drum-kits, or entire orchestras! It can feel more like a toy than an instrument, especially for younger children. So right off the bat, a piano will give you or your children focus when they sit on the piano stool.
Sound: a hammer hitting real strings vs a speaker replicating the sound. If a speaker gets dust in it or becomes damaged in some way, the sound is greatly diminished. Also, pianos are made of wood which vibrates. The strings at the higher end which aren't dampened vibrate. If I sneeze loud enough, the piano in my room sometimes hums with vibration. It's a living thing.
Yes, pianos need to be tuned and electronic pianos don't... but if you or your child is actually taking lessons and practising, you want a piano. Your technique, I think, will be much better if you learn on a piano with real hammer action vs an electronic piano.
I think the trick to buying a piano is taking your time and only buying the one that sounds right to you. Some people like a more warm, mellow tone. Other people like more brightness and brilliance. The "family" piano we have was purchased 20 years ago and it's a standard upright piano. It's absolutely rock solid, still sounds beautiful.
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This funding amount is insane. Also, bypassing publishers (which I'm assuming what is happening) is quite clever too.
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Aside from the text, the Telstra TV advertisement he linked to is a classic. I remember seeing it when it was broadcast in Australia years ago and it was funny then, and now as a parent of a curious kid I resonates in a different way. Reminds me a little of how Calvin’s Dad in ‘Calvin and Hobbes’ would invent answers to his son’s questions (how do they figure out the load limit for a bridge? what is the theory of relativity?).
Came here to mention that advert. Just superb.
knowingathing commented on AirPods don't “just work” philip.design/blog/airpod... · Posted by u/knowingathing
Annoyances 1 and 7, at least, can be solved by disabling the automatic switching logic. When connected to the AirPods, under Bluetooth -> (AirPods name) -> Connect to this {iPhone/iPad/Mac}, select "When Last Connected" instead of "Automatically". Repeat for each Apple device.
It's a simpler mental model and it works way more reliably. No more weird handoff prompts and no unexpected switching. Yes, you have to select the device manually, but that takes just seconds from the control center or audio output menu.
I definitely agree with some of the other annoyances, although my AirPods have been generally very reliable (and much more so than my other set of wireless buds!). The weirdest one to me is that Apple is still using the crappy HFP profile for bidirectional audio, leading to annoyance #3; I'm surprised Apple hasn't just engineered their own bidirectional audio profile, because the sound quality drop is so noticeable that it's laughable.
This is true... but I like the automatic switching when it does work :)
I try my hardest not to adjust Apple defaults too much because on the whole, I really like their design decisions and their UX. So I don't want to start straying too far away from their core defaults. It's a slippery slope :)
knowingathing commented on AirPods don't “just work” philip.design/blog/airpod... · Posted by u/knowingathing
Wow. I do agree with some of the annoyances, now that I read them. But, to me, my feeling about my AirPods where the exact opposite.
I only got them recently, because I didn't quiet see the point of yet another pair of earphones. But man, They Just Work, has been my feeling about them so far and I have not regretted getting them.
Maybe I have not had them long enough to actually start having them annoy me...
Basically, yes. That's been my experience. Even though I listed all of these annoyances, I still really like them :)