Viewing profile — abannin
abannin
HN member- Joined
- Fri, Sep 12, 2014, 7:30 PM UTC
- HN karma
- 155
- Public activity
- 107 items
- HN profile
- View on Hacker News ↗
About abannin
No profile information was provided.
Recent public activity
-
comment
Comment #22780717
Don't fake identity. If the site requires a login, don't fake that login. This has legal implications.
-
comment
Comment #22780701
There is a very active secondary market for sneakers. If you can buy before supply is exhausted, you can make some decent money.
- comment
-
comment
Comment #21825278
Theory is very systematic if you start with listening, but will seem haphazard if you start with the physics.
-
comment
Comment #21825186
You've never heard of this because it's not true. A note wants to resolve up or down based on it's relative distance from tonic. This had nothing to do with what it's named, the mo…
-
comment
Comment #21825140
> taking one example, F# "wants" to step up to G, whereas Gb "wants" to step down to F. Uhhh....no? A flat or sharp can be the tonic, which does not lead to any other note. A note …
-
comment
Comment #21824971
Music theory is really a domain specific language. Like all languages (not programming), the only way to really learn is to converse with others. I don't think you can learn theory…
-
comment
Comment #21061610
1) Talk to a lawyer. Details are going to vary wide depending on where you are and the documentation that exists. 2) Your work has value, quite possibly more value than the capital…
-
comment
Comment #18149284
Whether or not the price falls within your expected range. Prices can rise faster than someone's perception of the price range, so the conclusion is that the asset is "overvalued".…
-
comment
Comment #17027973
- consequences for negative actions And probably more important, rewards for positive actions. Positive reinforcement is pretty powerful in general.
- comment
-
comment
Comment #13701031
> Yes, but production distribution Compare with the second paragraph: "The reality is that Facebook is one of the most powerful companies the tech industry — and arguably, the worl…
-
comment
Comment #13700160
Thompson's point here isn't about the content itself, but rather the supply chain for the content. Because the internet effectively provides 'infinite' distribution, the traditiona…
-
comment
Comment #13289747
Okay, let's use another example. I waited tables in high school. I was very bad. I knew I was bad, but I worked hard to improve. Still, even after a few years of experience a rando…
- comment
-
comment
Comment #13289177
No, I am not a professional basketball player. I can't even compete in a neighborhood pickup game. That is the point; I lack the raw material to be a professional athlete. It's ver…
-
comment
Comment #13288530
I'm really bad at basketball. I have to insight to realize this, and I tried to get better. I really cared about getting better. But at the end of the day, I am not athletic. Sure,…
-
comment
Comment #13287634
Such bold conclusions from 900 words and a single perspective. Isn't it possible that the author is, in fact, not good at the job?
-
comment
Comment #13207886
How very Keynesian.
-
comment
Comment #13207875
Paying people to not contribute to GDP will result in decreased GDP. Lower GDP means less income to be distributed. UBI is not the first time someone has proposed that a central au…
- comment
-
comment
Comment #12792558
Looks good, I think there is a great foundation. The Pentatonic Scale feels out of place; but that's probably because I feel that pentatonic is just a mutation of other modes. Chor…
-
comment
Comment #12549430
Yes, equal temperament is basically a compromise of tuning methods. While it can help ensure that a piece which modulates into different keys is in tune (as close as possible), equ…
-
comment
Comment #12531640
I can see the G major argument. That would be a I/3 into IV. My professor would have said that answer is wrong due to voice leading, the 7 to 1 is very powerful. And the last chord…
-
comment
Comment #12531241
I'm not sure this applies here. Equal temperament explains how an interval is in tune and does not determine what key a song is in.