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No problem! Just to be clear, I can't take credit for the content of the doc or starting it, but I've found it very useful.

If you have a solution / issue that isn't listen - please add it as a comment on the doc :).

This is great! I picked up a Razer 2016/1060 a couple months ago and have been running Ubuntu on it since then.

There's been a few issues, but overall it's been a great machine to transition to after a decade of Mac usage. If you're interested, it will require a bit of configuration (and even then its not 100% perfect just yet). See here for a list of issues/solutions: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jI2jlVi1V0H8SeNm5kspJ1qX...)

Feel free to ask any questions if you're curious about picking one up!

Sounds cool, I'd do something like this if it was in Ruby. Haven't used perl in several years, not sure I'd be much help

I think you hit most developer's dream in your last three sentences. Code is art and it's a fantastic way to give back to the world (if you can afford to do so).

I have to give Amazon credit. I signed up for a trial yesterday and when I saw this I figured I'd have to subscribe at the new price, but that's not the case. In a month, when my trial expires I'm eligible for the old price. My renewal the following year will be for the new price.

Looks like they're handling this really well and respecting their customers!

This is actually really interesting. I wonder how well it would work when combined with self managing teams. It might provide the oversight needed to make business decisions while still letting the team figure out the best structure for the success of a project (I'm thinking about software dev particularly).

This looks really fun.

I've been using this library for months, I'm a fan. It's really easy to implement, definitely recommend it.

For me, it's not necessarily the frequency of random conversation/noise/etc, but the lingering feeling that you could be interrupted at any time. That idea keeps me from concentrating and working to my full potential. A single day working from home might equal 2-3 days of productivity at the office (provided you can seclude yourself at home).

Glad to know I'm not the only one struggling with this.

I've done this on the product I'm developing. You can set it up programmatically and it works exceptionally well. That being said, there are some performance considerations, especially if the sites you're hosting are high traffic.

I'd recommend reading the documentation and doing a bit of searching for a configuration that will fit your needs before you begin. It will save you a lot of time.

Good luck and let me know if you have any specific questions!

I loved reading it, but it actually made me concerned. Maybe it's just where I stand, but it seems that culture has slipped far from where it was.

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The easiest one I've used is Figure (http://www.propellerheads.se/products/figure/). You'll probably want something on your desktop/laptop to pull everything together. Feel free to reach out if you'd like help with workflow.

I made this using mostly Figure and Garageband (to give you an idea of what can be done): http://rickohalloran.bandcamp.com/

I use a lot (actually way too many) music creation apps. This looks really nice, but there are a few things that made me turn away after only a minute:

1) In order to use any instruments other than piano I need to like or share. I haven't even had a chance to build a song. As a user, I'm not comfortable enough to recommend your app to friends or endorse it.

2) There doesn't seem to be much available in terms of drums / bass. I might be missing something.

3) This is more of a nice to have, but customizing sounds through effects or parameters would be amazing and add to the diversity of sounds.

I really do love the interface. I think with a few changes you could be on to something great!

I'm tempted to buy this for friends. I started seriously programming after taking a class taught by Fellesien using How to Design Programs (http://htdp.org/)

Does anyone know of anything similar to arkOS that I could throw on a netbook? I'm thinking of installing Ubuntu and building it out myself, but if there's a pre-made distro that would be helpful.

This looks great! Is it possible to backup or export notes? That's the only thing stopping me from using it right now.

Awesome! As a developer who hasn't played with impact yet, would you recommend it for hobby level projects?