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ll_drool_j  ·  3070 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: "Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens" Final Trailer Song on the Trumpet

Why yes it is :)

ll_drool_j  ·  3138 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: What's your favorite app for To-do/notes/schedules?

Emacs using org-mode

Happy to be a part of the club, I'm glad you liked it!! I'm always down to contribute to these. It's fun playing with (over?) people that aren't my bandmates. I'll listen to the past songs and see if any parts pop out at me.

ll_drool_j  ·  3200 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: A song I wrote/recorded tonight that I offer up the Hubski music club: "I'm an Ocean/Notion"   ·  

I popped the song into Audacity, recorded the first trumpet part that popped into my head, and put it on Soundcloud.

Here it is:

My part starts at around 1 minute in.

ll_drool_j  ·  3208 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: What do you do, Hubski?

I'm an intern for a web development shop that uses Ruby on Rails. It's a solid job for me as I'm only a junior in college. It yields pretty good pay, decent experience (even though I'd rather be a software engineer as opposed to a web developer after I graduate), I have cool coworkers, and I work remotely while working whatever hours I want as long as I have 40 hours by the end of the week.

ll_drool_j  ·  3208 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: What kind of phone do you have? Why?

I've had a Samsung Galaxy S5 for the past year or so. I love it. It's the perfect size, it's waterproof, it's durable, and, of course, an android device.

ll_drool_j  ·  3211 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: http://🍕💩.ws/🍏🍞🍈🎁🍑🏉

ll_drool_j  ·  3212 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: What food would you like to always have on hand?

Pineapple is a good choice, it's my favorite fruit. White Cheddar Cheez-Its are good but the Hot & Spicy Cheez-Its are way better in my book. I'd probably go with those.

ll_drool_j  ·  3212 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Stuck In The Middle With You - Stealers Wheel (known from Reservoir Dogs)

Love this song.

ll_drool_j  ·  3212 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Hubski Collaborative Song -Now With bowed bass from coffeesp00ns

I'd be interested in working on adding a trumpet part to this tomorrow. Sounds good so far!

ll_drool_j  ·  3213 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Daft Punk - Face To Face/Short Circuit - Alive 2007

Jeez your cousin is lucky, I'm jealous too. I'm hoping for a 2017 tour.

ll_drool_j  ·  3213 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Tips by 60 Devs - social payments platform by developers for developers.

Very cool concept.

ll_drool_j  ·  3213 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: 5 Best Linux Desktop Environments With Pros & Cons

I've been using KDE's Plasma 5 and I have to say, it has given me the best experience using Linux I have ever had. It feels so modern and everything just meshes well together. It feels like the first complete desktop environment I've used. I highly recommend whoever hasn't tried it to try it.

ll_drool_j  ·  3215 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Do you keep a journal or a notebook?

I picked up a couple of journals from the dollar store a month or so ago. I haven't been using any of them daily but I use one of them every once in a while to just write down how I'm feeling and just get whatever I want off my chest.

In another notebook, I've been practicing my handwriting. I'm going to look back at the previous pages after x months to see how many handwriting has (hopefully) improved.

ll_drool_j  ·  3215 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: What album has had the most influence in your life?

Dark Side of the Moon

ll_drool_j  ·  3216 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Hubski Musicians Index

This is awesome! Thanks for making it. Lots of guitar players here, huh?

ll_drool_j  ·  3216 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: How Do I Hold a Conversation?

I believe being aware of it has helped me too. But sometimes it's hard to even be focused enough to even realize that you should be aware of it, you know? What you said about meetings is helpful though, thanks. I'm not a project manager or anything but when we have meetings at the company I'm interning at I do have to usually say what I'm working on, if I'm having any problems, etc. Doing that in person might be easier for me but all of our meetings are over a conference line, and I'm not very good on the phone. Any tips on talking over the phone?

ll_drool_j  ·  3216 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: What is your favorite (or most looked forward to) movie of 2015?

You sound like an awesome dad who raised an equally awesome daughter!

ll_drool_j  ·  3216 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Alright, Hubski, what are you drinking?

I found that out the hard way. Right now I'm ice water with some sort of lemon tea I found. Much better than the Chamomile.

I've been playing the trumpet for about 10 years now. I started when I was in 4th grade and continued to play it and, might I add, excel at it ever since. I got chosen to play in the All-State band, which is a band of high school students all across New York , which was a pretty big honor. Currently I'm playing trumpet in a band that has elements of jazz and progressive rock.

I also have been playing guitar for a couple of years but I mostly just mess around on it. I think I'm getting better over the months but I mostly just pick it up ever so often just to strum a few chords and have fun with it.

ll_drool_j  ·  3216 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: What's your favorite distro?

I absolutely love OpenSUSE. The system control application it comes with, YAST2, is extremely powerful and easy to use.

ll_drool_j  ·  3216 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Alright, Hubski, what are you drinking?

I have a water bottle filled with ice and water with a bag of Chamomile tea in it. I usually put Earl Grey in there but I decided to switch it up. I'm not a huge fan of the Chamomile though, next time I fill this I'm putting Earl Grey in.

ll_drool_j  ·  3217 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: The Beatles - Two of us

I definitely will! It's good to be here, I jumped the Reddit ship a little while ago and I'm enjoying Hubski a lot so far.

ll_drool_j  ·  3217 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: The Beatles - Two of us

This song cheers me up and makes me sad at the same time. I love The Beatles so much.