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Question: What's your default state of happiness? Is your natural state the majority of the time one of being a jovial guy, a worried guy, an anxious guy, a stressed guy? Did it change at all from coming into wealth?
Asked by Will (107.203.156.x) on July 6 2015, 7:17pm
Reply on July 8 2015, 12:26pm:

If I had to pick one of them, I'd say jovial I suppose? Maybe a better version is "chill". I don't think it's changed much, other than general getting-older-type-effects. Comment...

Question: Can you convert your personal iOS to Android? And put the .apk on one of your website for download?
Asked by KoderZ (119.192.129.x) on July 6 2015, 2:27pm
Reply on July 8 2015, 12:25pm:

That would be a lot of work. I suppose I could release the xcode project and source, though... Comment...

Question: motorhead or radiohead?
Asked by memyselfiandi (108.35.41.x) on July 6 2015, 3:59am
Reply on July 6 2015, 12:29pm:

radiohead for sure Comment...

Question: what is your idea about blockchain?
Asked by ruchira (123.231.127.x) on July 6 2015, 2:16am
Reply on July 6 2015, 12:29pm:

I think it's interesting as distributed trust... Comment...

Question: Does the "tone" of feedback/requests impact your desire to act on it? Or do you just take whats relevant and discard the "noise"?
Asked by Slint (69.172.149.x) on July 5 2015, 6:24am
Reply on July 5 2015, 8:29pm:

Of course! How couldn't the tone/delivery of feedback affect how the feedback is received? Having said that, clarity and thoughtfulness of the feedback is probably more important than tone, but it all matters. Comment...

Question: Do you want to make a Android or IOS app?
Asked by KoderZ (221.141.34.x) on July 4 2015, 3:44pm
Reply on July 5 2015, 8:29pm:

I've made some iOS apps for personal use, but haven't bothered with going through the hoops to get them published (especially since they would just be lost in the app store anyway). Comment...

Question: Are you Satoshi Nakamoto?
Asked by Humm (71.245.60.x) on July 3 2015, 2:27pm
Reply on July 3 2015, 9:32pm:

If I was, would I admit it? But no, at any rate. Comment...

Question: Dou you have fresh new ideas for software? Because i am stuck and dying, can't think of anything.
Asked by navian (78.130.223.x) on July 1 2015, 12:04pm
Reply on July 3 2015, 1:38pm:

Occasionally, but they all tend to be services rather than pure software, and require a lot of busy work... so laziness and procrastination prevail! If you want ideas for a apache/PHP/mysql/etc web site, let me know... Comment...

Question: Will Reaper respond to action ID's sent ti it via API SendMessage?
Asked by PunkyBrewster (69.212.30.x) on June 30 2015, 10:54pm
Reply on July 3 2015, 1:37pm:

Yeah, it should process them. Comment...

Question: Are you still very excited about Reapers future and its development?
Asked by MadMax (217.210.238.x) on June 30 2015, 7:44pm
Reply on July 3 2015, 1:37pm:

I am! I need to go do some recording now, too. Comment...

Question: Is JSFX sliderchange(slider1) still required after slider1=x from outside @slider?
Asked by Tale (77.168.115.x) on June 30 2015, 8:25am
Reply on June 30 2015, 2:56pm:

Hmm probably not, but maybe? Comment...

Question: That's very programmer thing to say, haha (GoT)...I presume you're talking about books, not series?
Asked by Martin (89.164.154.x) on June 29 2015, 12:12pm
Reply on June 30 2015, 2:56pm:

No, the show -- I don't really care to read the books, I vastly prefer science fiction to fantasy. Really enjoying Iain M. Banks' Culture series, which schwa recommended to me. Comment...

Question: Do you like Game of Thrones?
Asked by WinapFan (69.181.0.x) on June 27 2015, 1:54am
Reply on June 29 2015, 1:54am:

Yeah more or less, it could be about 35% shorter without much loss though. Comment...

Question: Sorry to permeate this. Basically what annoys me that when plugins open a file dialog, they never remember the folder they are supposed to look for in files, they always use the last opened folder (even if you opened it with a different plugin). So that makes for a lot of folder hopping. I was hoping that DAW can catch the plugin's fopen() call and point it
Asked by EvilDragon (89.164.138.x) on June 26 2015, 10:39pm
Reply on June 27 2015, 1:09am (edited at June 27 2015, 1:10am):

Yeah, it's more complicated than that, but the short answer is there's not a lot we can do to prevent the plug-in from doing this. At least, reliably. In theory we could hook various APIs, but it would really be difficult and probably cause certain plug-ins to fail. Comment...

Question: Yes, but that works only when using Reaper's preset browsing (the "+" button next to preset name). I'm talking about load/save operations triggered from within plugin's GUI - not Reaper's preset manager. :)
Asked by EvilDragon (141.138.40.x) on June 26 2015, 5:09pm
Reply on June 26 2015, 10:01pm:

Ahh. yeah I don't know of any way to do that, presumably the plugin(s) could... Comment...

Question: Is it possible to override and redirect plugin's call for file open dialog (loading FXP/FXB usually)? Currently Reaper only remembers the last such folder opened by a plugin, so when you use another plugin's file open dialog, you have to browse to another folder first... Annoying and slows workflow.
Asked by EvilDragon (89.164.109.x) on June 23 2015, 2:08pm
Reply on June 26 2015, 1:38pm:

Hmm for FXP/FXB it should remember the path per-plugin, does it not for you? The relevant setting is in [fxpdir] of reaper-vstfxppath.ini. Comment...

Question: Do you ever throw some alcohol in your coffee and/or havebab nightcap?
Asked by Justin (66.249.84.x) on June 21 2015, 4:08am
Reply on June 23 2015, 12:41pm:

Not so much anymore, but I do like my coffee. Comment...

Question: You going to purchase one of these bad boys?www.theverge.com/2015/6/19/8813105/porsche-918-spyder-hybrid-end...
Asked by Justin (66.249.84.x) on June 19 2015, 6:18pm
Reply on June 23 2015, 12:41pm:

Hah no I don't miss having a car. and when I do, car2go is awesome. go-karts! Comment...

Question: have you ever made and drunk a cup of coffee in your sleep ? if so.. did it wake you up ?
Asked by andrew (220.244.83.x) on June 17 2015, 5:25am
Reply on June 17 2015, 2:26pm:

Nope, but I've nearly poured hot water into my hand grinder (while awake but tired) Comment...

Question: Silicon Valley is funny as hell but nobody can reAlly be that nerdy. Don't you think they kinda overdid the stereotype if the needy coders who can't get laid? :)
Asked by PunkyBrewster (69.212.31.x) on June 15 2015, 5:52pm
Reply on June 16 2015, 5:31pm:

Well, there are tons of things that are exaggerated in that series... That's the point, taking it to the absurd. Comment...

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