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Re: Music for Programming

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Post by r4w8173 »

mpitt wrote: post #389
r4w8173 wrote: post #387

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Just checked out your site and it is great. The sound is superb and it really helps focusing. Also, your offer is super generous. However, you only accept credit card payments. I would never give my credit card info to a random site just to read a month from now that they've been hacked. Is there a reason you are not accepting PayPal or BitCoins? It seems that you are not using one of those big payment processors eit…

According to the FAQs they use Stripe.

My fault. Indeed they submit to stripe. Sorry for the mistake.

Re: Music for Programming

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Post by i5h4n »

jkalmadi wrote: post #344
mangeletti wrote: post #139

I've listened to Brain.fm since this past February, and it is truly amazing. They have Focus, Relax, and Sleep, but I've only ever listened to Focus. It's like this steady stream of some kind of electronically generated music that changes each 30 minutes. I set it to 2 hours, and then I usually take a small break when it ends. I'll turn it on and literally get into the zone immediately; writing line after line of cod…

Co-founder of brain.fm here. Thanks for the love! Here's an exclusive deal on the lifetime membership for the next 24 hours. It's a $29 deal (or 80% off) for the lifetime membership. Our best offer :) Link: http://brain.fm/HN

I just tried it for an hour or so and it does seem great. Bummed on the lack of an Android app though... would've helped me immediately.

Anyway, I read your comments that it is nearly 80% done so I'll give it a shot and signup. The mobile version on Chrome browser works decently well so I think I'll manage with that till then.

Re: Music for Programming

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Post by pmontra »

beagle3 wrote: post #287
kbenson wrote: post #264

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Same here. Seriously, while I think some people might dismiss your comment as snark, I genuinely was interested in this service, but am unwilling to create an account just to get a sample. Sites need to realize that "creating an account", while it appears as simple as supplying a few bits of information, anyone that cares about their time or security will find a few snags. First, the email address. I don't give my em…

I have a domain with a catch all account that I use for these things. I give "thisdomain@mydomain" as email, random password from lastpass (and before that, just random banging and storing in browser list or not storing at all). Well worth the minor hassle in setting it up, and you get an indication about which site leaked your password or was hacked. I use thunderbird, which even lets me type a from address for emai…

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Re: Music for Programming

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Post by drewstiff »

jkalmadi wrote: post #361
gremlinsinc wrote: post #357

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Hey you coming out w/ an android app any time soon? Would love to try the relax while I sleep. Just bought the pro deal.

Yup! 80% done, sprinting to release it.

Great, that means you only have 80% left to do!

Re: Music for Programming

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Post by MandieD »

beagle3 wrote: post #287
kbenson wrote: post #264

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Same here. Seriously, while I think some people might dismiss your comment as snark, I genuinely was interested in this service, but am unwilling to create an account just to get a sample. Sites need to realize that "creating an account", while it appears as simple as supplying a few bits of information, anyone that cares about their time or security will find a few snags. First, the email address. I don't give my em…

I have a domain with a catch all account that I use for these things. I give "thisdomain@mydomain" as email, random password from lastpass (and before that, just random banging and storing in browser list or not storing at all). Well worth the minor hassle in setting it up, and you get an indication about which site leaked your password or was hacked. I use thunderbird, which even lets me type a from address for emai…

Other than the very confused reactions when I have to give one of these custom aliases in person, I will never go back to giving my real email address.

Re: Music for Programming

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Post by pokemongoaway »

Noseshine wrote: post #180
3chelon wrote: post #83

Does anyone know of any actual conclusive studies in this area? Like most here, I have my own rules and preferences. The main rule seems to be it must be familiar, in fact it's best if I've heard it a thousand times already. But there are only three kinds of music that work for me:- 1. Music I first got into during my teenage years when I was sitting up all night coding assembler (OK, I admit it, Pink Floyd) works we…

I have made a strange observation. Okay, "strange" is relative, so maybe I should say "interesting" to be as fuzzy and generic as possible. When I program in my favorite roastery and coffee shop ( http://www.roesttrommel.de/info/laufer-gasse.html ) I want people, noise and background music. I can concentrate on my my code very well. However, when I'm at home and I have to concentrate - on the exact same code - I need…

I have a feeling that quite a lot of people are like this... If the study hasn't been done yet - I'll contact some researchers I know who would be willing to do the study. Anyone here is welcome to help design the experiment. I'd recommend tracking a few more variables including EEG, pulse, w/ & w/o Adderall, w/ & w/o caffeine, ... Just brainstorming for now.

Re: Music for Programming

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Post by jarvist »

kylebgorman wrote: post #136
Inversechi wrote: post #24

For me I find SomaFM good for working - http://somafm.com/player/#/now-playing/missioncontrol - http://somafm.com/player/#/now-playing/defcon - http://somafm.com/player/#/now-playing/cliqhop

Or: alias dronezone='mplayer http://somafm.com/dronezone130.pls' alias groovesalad='mplayer http://somafm.com/groovesalad130.pls' (etc.)

Requires an explicit '-playlist' tag on recent (?) mplayers, otherwise it aborts due to potential security issues.

    alias dronezone='mplayer -playlist http://somafm.com/dronezone130.pls'
    alias groovesalad='mplayer -playlist http://somafm.com/groovesalad130.pls'

Re: Music for Programming

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Post by bit-shifter »

pimeys wrote: post #382
bit-shifter wrote: post #133

I've been a long time fan of the music produced by autechre. When I really need to isolate myself from the outside world to concentrate on a difficult problem, the go-to choice is Incunabula. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incunabula_(album) I'm not sure whether it's my absolute familiarity with the album, or that fact that it bears listening to on repeat.

Have you listened to Warp Records more than just the Autechre releases (which are of course superb)? Every single album in the Artificial Intelligence series (including the first Autechre) are genre-defining classics. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artificial_Intelligence_(serie...

Yes, Warp have influenced my music tastes a great deal. ae, BOC, plaid, aphex twin (and his many guises), squarepusher and µ-ziq are all staples.

Another album I listen to a great deal whilst working:

https://warp.net/releases/blech-ii-blechsdottir/

That said, I have varied taste, grind-core, industrial and doom all feature in the mix.

edit: added plaid - can't believe I missed them out, as they're one of my favourite artists.

Re: Music for Programming

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Post by bit-shifter »

makmanalp wrote: post #271
bit-shifter wrote: post #133

I've been a long time fan of the music produced by autechre. When I really need to isolate myself from the outside world to concentrate on a difficult problem, the go-to choice is Incunabula. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incunabula_(album) I'm not sure whether it's my absolute familiarity with the album, or that fact that it bears listening to on repeat.

Agree with Aphex Twin - you may dislike it, but it's hard to call it uninteresting. Not sure if that album would work as work music for me though, it's not quiet and calm - it's just varying and loud enough to attract my attention but not quite beat-y to keep me going either. It's interesting to see different opinions on this :D

The ambient works albums do the trick for me - the music melts into the background whilst working, yet is still enough to keep me alert.
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