>be astounded if there were not a far greater proportion of people who are here because they are generically interested in tech topics and not specifically startups.
For me what hn use to be an interaction between art and tech in the theme of hackers & painters. Tech along is not so interesting IMHO unless it's in the context of art and/or humanity.
Maciej wrote "Dabblers and Blowhards" in 2005 (that was an eyeopening date to go check). Hackers and Painters was always for the fresh and easily impressionable to feel a sense of specialness.
I'm vibing that the original sin of HN is the shame in being a midwit. Maciej comes off as being an incurious blowhard too..
(Consider that the word "painter" itself has complementary high/low meanings)
Currently I'm low-key mulling about the possibly not-even-wrong idea that in some cultures, there simply isn't a clear distinction between high and low art.
1)YC and HN won't attract a lot of people from such cultures, at least not the ones they hope to get (the supposedly curious AND effective folks)
2) eternal September is inevitable, especially for folks who have Alan Kay in their pantheon of heroes
Separately, California seems like it could very well host a ommerist culture in a century. See the Oscars, very much a blowhard affair though you could almost call it "communal" (blowhards celebrating shitting in public?) -- Hollywood still has to go through the prepubescent phase of totally embracing their inner and utter philistine. (Compare Kaurismaki, maybe he got a bit enlightened by eastern filmmakers?)
Upvotes and downvotes are about art vs humanity.. ("painting with #s"[0])
see below
[0] an inane activity which has often been unduly embraced/denounced
>In 2011, the Museum of Modern Art in New York accepted four early designs of paint by number by Max Klein for its Department of Architecture and Design, donated by Jacquelyn Schiffman.
Would be cool if there is Foss firmware to install on pioneer cdj. It just feels better for a lot DJs. Any projects in this direction?
BTW, the DJ collective I'm with has Pioneer CDJ. If anyone need use the hardware let me know. I'm trying to get them to start using open FOSS software, but it is hard.
What you mean? Can CDJ be hooked up to a pi using mixxxx?
The whole point is that the DJs in my collective are used to play vinal, so the pioneer CDJs just feels nice on the hand.
Yes some of the newer dj controllers r quite nice, but rekorbox just got to all the clubs first, so it's everywhere. Kinda like how Adobe is the defector for graphics.
You can use CDJs as a controller. Not with Midi, but in HID mode.
I have only tried it with traktor, but AFAIK it should also work with mixxx. Pi, laptop, whatever. And you can keep using the screens on the CDJs.
And the next user can keep using the USB, no hardware or software modification necessary. Much easier then coding a new firmware.
Mixxx, Algoriddim DJay, Traktor, Rekordox, probably Virtual DJ. Connect CDJs and mixer via USB and off you go. If you have an mixer with no build in audio interface, you would need a external sound card (a hassle because a lot of cables) or aggregate all the CDJs into one virtual card.
For me what hn use to be an interaction between art and tech in the theme of hackers & painters. Tech along is not so interesting IMHO unless it's in the context of art and/or humanity.