dizzystar

Location: Los Angeles, CA

Remote: Okay

Relocate? No

Tech: Python, Clojure, C++, Node

Resume / CV: https://butternotes.com, https://github.com/dt1

I took a bit of a break from doing software full time (mostly contracting). I spend the past 18 months working in a casino, and learned much more than one would think. I'm looking to find something in the software field, although I don't think I want to write software all day.

email: dbtoomey@gmail.com

I worked at Cycorp as a contractor for a few months. Lenat was, without a doubt, the smartest person I ever met in my life. There are levels of scary smart... his intelligence was downright frightening.

I'm sad to see so many call his work a failure. His work was anything but a failure. I think this perception comes down to the fact that the company worked on many things that aren't public, and he do much publicity and self-promotion.

The city has to then add trucks to cover this downtime. It's not only the 3 hours of charging every day, it's the time the truck takes to drive to a station, so maybe 4 hours a day.

NYC has 2800 snow plows. They would have to increase their fleet another 33% or so. That's 900 to 1000 trucks for a tax-funded service. This extra cost excludes the change in logistics, etc.

I'm working on getting back into programming. I took a break after burning out.

My main love of software has always been writing programs that deal with music and audio. I'm going to spend more time writing plugins and building out more of my ontological approach to music theory, and eventually work on more evaluation models.

There is a sinister underpinning to the pay-for-stream stuff. The "influencer / musician" gets penalized hard for boosting Spotify streams (*), then they go on social media and complain that they only make $10 for 1M streams, and attempt to promote other "more ethical" platforms.

In my own accounts, my Spotify streams pay just as much as any other platform. The tricks used for standard influencer accounts don't work for musicians, probably because you can't trick people into believing you make good music when it is clearly garbage.

(*) I should be more clear on what I mean. A stream in the US would pay about 1/2c for each stream, while a stream from Eastern Europe would pay far less. Of course, these streaming farms are located in these areas.

I'm curious how you can to this conclusion. Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter were always vehicles for advertisers. I suppose it was more acceptable because it was from "influencer marketing," which was taken so far that the FTC had to step in and start fining influencers for dishonest marketing.

I guess it is different than "we are interrupting your current show for this important topic," but to be honest, I think the new style of marketing is more sinister. We can expect a TV or radio station to show ads and understand it doesn't exactly reflect the thoughts of the stations. In "influencer marketing," we are led to believe that some 16 year old really knows more about the stock market and crypto than those Wall Street guys.

I was in construction in my 20s. I earned $X when I was learning. A few years later, I was working independent and earning $Y. It ended up that $Y was lower than $X. This is akin to earning less as a senior dev than you did as a junior dev, except you'd also have to buy your own chair, desk, computer, and software license to work as a sr dev.

The problem was multifold, and I think the crux of the situation. The people who entered the field didn't respect the field, and only aimed to undercut the next guy, causing wages to plummet in the span of 5 years.

Software doesn't need that much protection yet, but that slide happens way faster than you think it will. It's not about keeping people out; it's about educating those who come in to respect the industry they are entering. Many people are actively preventing people from learning about the proper value of their work.

location: los angeles

Remote: yes Relocate: no

Tech: Python, Clojure, VueJs, PostgreSQL, C++, etc.

Website: https://butternotes.com

-- tech stack in butternotes: clojure, postgresql, vuejs, musicxml and other music-related libs.

github: https://github.com/dt1

During the past few months, I've learned some NodeJS and VueJS. I'm currently learning how to build audio plugins, using C++.

I've mainly been out of work for the past 2 years, so I'm a little rusty. I'm terrible at front-end, not for lack of trying, so I wouldn't be able to do f/e or full stack.

email: dbtoomey@gmail.com

SEEKING WORK

Location: Miami, FL Remote: yes

Backend contractor in Clojure, Python, and Databases. Website: https://butternotes.com

-- tech stack in butternotes: clojure, postgresql, vuejs, musicxml and other music-related libs.

github: https://github.com/dt1

During the past few months, I've learned some NodeJS and VueJS. I'm currently learning how to build audio VSTs, using C++.

I've been out of work over the past 2 years, so I'm getting a little rusty. My front end is horrific, not for lack of trying; I can only do backend.

email: dbtoomey@gmail.com

Remote: yes

Relocate: no

Tech: Python, Clojure, VueJs, PostgreSQL, C++, etc.

Website: https://butternotes.com

-- tech stack in butternotes: clojure, postgresql, vuejs, musicxml and other music-related libs.

github: https://github.com/dt1

During the past few months, I've learned some NodeJS and VueJS. I'm currently learning how to build audio plugins, using C++.

My current project is building an NFT staking system for a client. This requires Node and Rust. It's a short-term contract that will be done soon.

email: dbtoomey@gmail.com

Location: Miami, FL

Remote: yes

Backend contractor in Clojure, Python, and Databases. Website: https://butternotes.com

-- tech stack in butternotes: clojure, postgresql, vuejs, musicxml and other music-related libs.

github: https://github.com/dt1

During the past few months, I've learned some NodeJS and VueJS. I'm currently learning how to build audio VSTs, using C++ and the Juce framework.

My current project is building an NFT staking system. This uses Node and Rust.

email: dbtoomey@gmail.com

SEEKING WORK

Location: Miami, FL

Remote: yes

Backend contractor in Clojure, Python, and Databases. Website: https://butternotes.com

-- tech stack in butternotes: clojure, postgresql, vuejs, musicxml and other music-related libs.

github: https://github.com/dt1

During the past few months, I've learned some NodeJS and VueJS. I'm currently learning how to build audio VSTs, using C++ and the Juce framework.

email: dbtoomey@gmail.com

Location: Miami, FL

Remote: yes

Relocate: no

Tech: Python, Clojure, VueJs, PostgreSQL, C++, etc.

Website: https://butternotes.com

-- tech stack in butternotes: clojure, postgresql, vuejs, musicxml and other music-related libs.

github: https://github.com/dt1

During the past few months, I've learned some NodeJS and VueJS. I'm currently learning how to build audio plugins, using C++.

email: dbtoomey@gmail.com

I find Facebook fascinating. I started using it later than most, maybe 2 years ago. What stopped me from using it was, everyone I knew that was on it never said anything positive about it. They got upset over deleting "their friends" who they never met. They talked about how annoying the cat videos were. In sum, I sensed they received nothing positive from it. I could never understand how people could get so attached to something they downright hate.

Instagram became a uh... a bunch of advertisers advertising to each other. I think 9 out of 10 photos are promotional material. Nothing personal, nothing funny, nothing enlightening. Most all of my friends stopped using it about 1 year ago. I won't get into reasons why, but I think you can add 2 and 2 together.

TikTok just feels more genuine. If someone is dancing, what are they trying to sell? Nothing at all. It's amazing how much talent is on that app. It's only a matter of time before the marketers figure it out and destroy that app too.

They can make a comment that says "part 2" and respond to it. Add a pin and it'll be at the top.

Some creators do this, but not enough. Besides with 3 minute videos, this shouldn't be a problem anymore.

There are people who are unable to feel pain. By all accounts, they live a tough life.

This one was over having too many false negatives.

I took the PCR test back in November. I looked up all the data I could and it wasn't really possible find any straight answers, but this is the closest I could come up with:

If you test positive, you likely had it and can spread it. If you test negative, there is about a 40% of a false negative, but it also depends on when you were exposed, so you'll end up negative if you are outside the window... post symptom, you were probably outside the window.

This also depends on the test itself. When I got mine, I went to a place that was using a new form of the test, and it was bad enough that the testing company lost their contract (whether they were fudging numbers or not is debatable, I can't find any good information on it either).

At the end of the day, if you didn't go to a hospital and get diagnosed with covid, or had an antibody test after you recovered, you probably can't be certain.

Sorry, it's the best I could come up with after days of looking it up from multiple sources.

We may be technical, but we are beholden to products we use as well. Being technical can also mean we are more aware of the dangers of upgrading too soon.

There are only 4 US states that allow you to take the bar without going to school: California, Vermont, Virginia, Washington.

These states don't allow a random to come from nowhere and take the bar exam. They require you to be an apprentice at a law firm:

https://barprephero.com/learn/take-the-bar-exam-without-law-...

This is CA, for example:

* Four years studying in a law office

* 18 hours per week

* Five hours of direct supervision

* Monthly exams

* Bi-annual progress reports

* Supervising attorney must have five years of active law practice in California

(you can see the reqs for other states in the article)

**

According to this article: https://priceonomics.com/how-to-be-a-lawyer-without-going-to...

Only 60 apprentices in the nation took the bar in the year discussed. 17 passed.

I'm not sure if I'd call that accessible.

Ah. I learn something new today

If you want minimal bloatware with Android, why not get a Pixel? I've the Pixel 3a for 2 years now. It's the longest-lasting smart phone I've ever had, and there are no indications that it is falling over.

The 4a is 6" and has a headphone jack.

Location: Los Angeles, CA Remote: yes Relocate: no Tech: Python, Clojure, VueJs, PostgreSQL, etc.

Website: https://butternotes.com

-- tech stack in butternotes: clojure, postgresql, vuejs, musicxml and other music-related libs.

github: https://github.com/dt1

During the past few months, I've learned some NodeJS and VueJS. I'm currently learning how to build audio VSTs, using C++ and the Juce framework.

email: dbtoomey@gmail.com

SEEKING WORK Location: Los Angeles, CA Remote: yes Backend contractor in Clojure, Python, and Databases.

Website: https://butternotes.com

-- tech stack in butternotes: clojure, postgresql, vuejs, musicxml and other music-related libs.

github: https://github.com/dt1

During the past few months, I've learned some NodeJS and VueJS. I'm currently learning how to build audio VSTs, using C++ and the Juce framework.

email: dbtoomey@gmail.com

The popular song is "Creep" by Radiohead.

A common idea is doing modulation. It's usually an easy way to increase the excitement of the song. Most people can naturally hear and feel it, but maybe not have the vocabulary to describe what's happening.

It could be a typo. Thanks for pointing it out.

This is a good point, though there are many common patterns, some start at 1 and others do not.

SEEKING WORK Location: Los Angeles, CA Remote: yes

Backend contractor in Clojure, Python, and Databases.

Website: https://butternotes.com

-- tech stack in butternotes: clojure, postgresql, vuejs, musicxml and other music-related libs.

github: https://github.com/dt1

During the past few months, I've learned some NodeJS and VueJS. I'm currently learning how to build audio VSTs, using C++ and the Juce framework.

email: dbtoomey@gmail.com

Location: Los Angeles, CA Remote: yes Relocate: no

Tech: Python, Clojure, VueJs, PostgreSQL, etc.

Website: https://butternotes.com

-- tech stack in butternotes: clojure, postgresql, vuejs, musicxml and other music-related libs.

github: https://github.com/dt1

During the past few months, I've learned some NodeJS and VueJS. I'm currently learning how to build audio VSTs, using C++ and the Juce framework.

email: dbtoomey@gmail.com