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butterknifeon Synchronisation and SMPTE timecode (time code)

A real LTC timecode signal. It was designed to be recorded on tape and used to sync multiple tape machines together among other uses.

butterknifeon Synchronisation and SMPTE timecode (time code)

Did a similar thing too with a sample of a single square pulse which allowed us to "sequence" a Juno 60 arpeggiator.

butterknifeon Synchronisation and SMPTE timecode (time code)

Sorry, yes it was MTC, not LTC!

We used JJOS. It is such an awesome upgrade over the stock OS.

butterknifeon Synchronisation and SMPTE timecode (time code)

We once had an AKAI MPC1000 running as a master for a "big studio" ProTools rig using LTC. Good times.

butterknifeon Working with AI feels more like leadership than coding

Future president in the making.

butterknifeon Security Vulnerability in Pioneer Rekordbox

I will make my DJ friends test this. Thank you.

butterknifeon Security Vulnerability in Pioneer Rekordbox

There are some DJs who lug their own Pioneer controllers with them. Precisely because they can make sure that their library will work! No other reason.

butterknifeon Security Vulnerability in Pioneer Rekordbox

Truly terrible platform. I engineer DJ events and every single time there will be someone who had used either too new or too old version of rekordbox for the model of CDJ/controller the venue got in. This is seemingly random and totally undocumented. If I had hair I would have torn them out long time ago.

butterknifeon DMARC has been public since 2012 but most company domains still don't enforce it

In the same boat here. At least still have a good standing at Microft. Lost goodwill at big G by what I vaguely narrowed down to self hosted images in e-mail signature.

butterknifeon Real-time map of Great Britain's rail network

And obligatory one for Slovakia with much better UX.

https://mapa.zsr.sk/index.aspx

And Polish one, still a gen or two behind just like their rail network. It needs to be said they are investing heavily to bring it up to scratch.

https://portalpasazera.pl/MapaPociagow

butterknifeon AURpocalypse now: a look at the recent AUR attacks

In overlays that need to be explicitly enabled. Not as convenient as yay yolo.

We can also add npm to package.mask.

butterknifeon RFK Jr. clears path for minors to use tanning beds, much to dermatologist dismay

Let's bring this back!

https://www.reddit.com/r/interestingasfuck/comments/8iflwh/c...

butterknifeon Bubble Sorted Amen Break

Hype for Equinox in Sheffield on Sat

butterknifeon The state of Linux music players in 2026

After going through most of the rest I settled on Elisa as a good amalgam if winamp and itunes UX. I didn't realise it is obscure judging by no mention of it here.

https://apps.kde.org/elisa/

butterknifeon Doubting U.S. resolve, Europe looks to bolster its own nuclear arsenal

I would not be so sure with the 100%. France had a mutual defence treaty with Czechoslovakia in 1938. They not only chose not to honor it but U turned all the way and explicitly let Hitler occupy it.

Would you trust them in crunch time mere 90 years later?

butterknifeon How problematic is resampling audio from 44.1 to 48 kHz?

Just to note that this site hasn't been updated for a while.

Much better, more modern and with automated upload analysis site would be [1] although it is designed for finding the highest fidelity resampler rather than AB comparisons.

[1] https://src.hydrogenaudio.org

butterknifeon The post-GeForce era: What if Nvidia abandons PC gaming?

Is it better to go short on them or buy AMD?

butterknifeon Are consumers just tech debt to Microsoft?

Clipboard history? Screen recording? Polished web browser? And none of these are available on most distros?

I think you ought to try "most distros" before making such claims.

butterknifeon LibCube: Find new sounds from audio synths easier

OK Sir. Glad your synths are working this way for you.

butterknifeon LibCube: Find new sounds from audio synths easier

Sustain is not time, but level. How long the sound lingers before hitting release portion of the envelope is determined by how long you "hold the key"

butterknifeon Ask HN: Any advice on pivoting out of VC-backed tech?

pg_upgrade has worked fine for years now, no need for manual dump/restore

https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/pgupgrade.html

butterknifeon Mathematician Finds Easier Way to Solve Quadratic Equations

Nice one! I will be using this.

butterknifeon Corporation for Public Broadcasting ceasing operations

We don't.

butterknifeon Is There a Half-Life for the Success Rates of AI Agents?

Thanks for the laughs.

butterknifeon By default, Signal doesn't recall

Vivaldi mail component is underrated but comes with the browser baggage.

butterknifeon Raspberry Pi cluster spotted inside $6k audio processor

He was famous in audio way before Viktor.

https://www.orban.com/timeline

butterknifeon US Administration announces 34% tariffs on China, 20% on EU

You are right I suppose. We pay it and then we can get some of it returned.

butterknifeon US Administration announces 34% tariffs on China, 20% on EU

My company pays VAT surplus to government every quarter since the VAT we collect on our products and services is higher then the VAT we pay for our purchases. How are we not paying it?