1. Start by transcribing the root note that you hear

2. Go back and see if each chord sounds major or minor - most of the time that will give you a major/minor third

3. Go back and play the 5th, and see if it sounds right - most of the time it'll be there

4. Don't worry about 7ths/9ths yet, they'll come, but give them a go

5. Once you've got a few chords, try and figure out the key, and that will help figure out others

So he was basically suggesting to transcribe by each note's function in a chord, starting with most -> least important. It still needs some music theory of course, but doesn't need you to listen to an entire complex chord at once.

[0]: https://github.com/davechallis/ocypod

A fair bit of time was wasted on trying to understand some joke/pun code and variable names, and on another occasion, spending the best part of a day working on something because they took some sarcasm in code/comments literally.

Same as you, I found some I absolutely hated, especially where they added background music, sound effects, etc. - I just want the book, not a production.

Others I found that a good narrator really added to the experience, especially when they were good at changing voices/accents for different characters speaking. I found that made it a lot easier to track what was going on or who was speaking, especially in books with a large number of characters.

Back in the day, there were rave/dance type clubs which were all about the dancing. They'd typically have focused genres of music, well known or regular DJs, etc.

Then there were more generic nightclubs (usually in University towns) which were where people went to either get drunk or hook up. Those would typically not focus much on music (usually playing crowd pleasers, 50s/60s/70s/80s/ tunes etc.), and instead bringing people in with cheap drinks offers, foam parties, fancy dress nights, etc.

Dentist salaries seem to range between £70-200k depending on experience, specialty, etc.

So this happened more when I had long commutes, so plenty of time to read about new gear, discuss gear on forums, think about gear, etc.

When my commuting ended, I had more time to do things, and the lack of engagement with new things coming out mostly put a stop to it.

nng looks promising, but the guide from zmq seemed like a killer feature. It describes all sorts of high level patterns, gotchas, etc.

For nng I mostly found API documentation, which made me a bit more cautious (though to be fair, I've not tried it yet).

I'm guessing it might be at smaller Universities, or country specific?

I live near London, so tons of events come up in meetup searches that are close as the crow flies, but can take over an hour to reach by public transport (or sometimes are in places inaccessible except by car).

I'd love something which took into account different transport modes/routes, so I could look for e.g. events within walking/cycling distance, events with under 30 minutes of train travel time, etc. (ideally taking into account public transport timetables, but that's maybe a bit too much to expect).

It's probably also the fact they all seem relevant, rather than being filler, stock photos, clip-art, or AI generated.

As things are at the moment, while supression of a technology has benefits, it seems like a risky long-term solution. All it takes is for a single world-altering technology to slip through the cracks, and a bad actor could then forever change the world with it.

They see human extinction as a possibility to accept, rather than as something to necessarily avoid.

I know a few people like this, and their reasons vary. These range from "if humanity goes extinct, it's god's will" to "dinosaurs went extinct and the earth survived, something else will evolve if we're not here" to "we've shown we can't be trusted to care for the planet, let nature take its course".

In most cases they'd rather avert climate catasrophe, but for the continued habitability of the planet (for many species), rather than for the continuation of humanity.

I've never really had the urge, and it's only ever been friends/relatives pushing the "you should have kids, they're amazing!" narrative.

I'm sure they are, but I equate it with e.g. painting. I'm sure painting is very enjoyable, frustrating at times, and can bring a ton of joy and wonder to the world. But I just don't enjoy painting, or have any desire to learn, and don't feel the world is so desperately short of artists that I have a duty to do it.

Seeing many friends of mine seriously struggle with money and time also convinces me I made the right choice. I also don't envy a lot of issues they have to go through, e.g. bullying, teen pregancy, phone addiction, tuition fees, serious/lifelong medical issues, etc.

For some, these are possible medical complications, e.g. history of heart defects, high risk of childbirth fatality.

For others, its that they had abusive or traumatic childhoods, and either don't feel they'd be up to the task of parenthood, or associate childhood with something so unpleasant that they wouldn't want to inflict it on others.