ChanServ changed the topic of ##yamahasynths to: Channel dedicated to questions and discussion of Yamaha FM Synthesizer internals and corresponding REing. Discussion of synthesis methods similar to the Yamaha line of chips, Sound Blasters + clones, PCM chips like RF5C68, and CD theory of operation are also on-topic. Channel logs: https://freenode.irclog.whitequark.org/~h~yamahasynths
<Wohali>
his kid is autistic and it has been a real drain on him and his partner.
<ej5>
yeah i saw that. you gotta do what you gotta do, i guess
<ej5>
he's started posting on the vcf forums again, sparsely
<cr1901_modern>
>my clone of the adlib card was a little too precise
<cr1901_modern>
I wish I could muster up a response less glib than "Oh freakin well." :(
<Wohali>
yeah i doubt he'll vanish entirely
<Wohali>
the blog shows him doing something similar every 2-3 years...hopefully he'll find the right balance
<Wohali>
the post about "not being an expert anymore" gets to the heart of it; he wants to be the guru and can't be and that seems to hurt him
<Wohali>
this rings true of who he was when he was 16 as well.
<Wohali>
(I say this with a lot of fondness for him.)
<ej5>
maybe a little imposter syndrome too
<cr1901_modern>
I was under the impression these days that Andrew Jenner/reenigne was the person who understood the IBM PC the best. He and trixter and Scali worked together to create 8088 mph
<ej5>
very impressive demo. i love running it on my 5150 :)
<cr1901_modern>
I don't think I have the h/w to run it
<cr1901_modern>
Definitely can't run 8088 domination
<Wohali>
ej5: yeah, he talks a bit about impostor syndrome, something i have in spades myself :/ has taken a long time to work through it.
<cr1901_modern>
IIRC it uses the sound blaster as a high precision timer
<Wohali>
wish i had the guts to just quit my job and go full bore into the projects i want to do instead.
<ej5>
i've just worked at $job for long enough that i get tons of vacation, so every other week is a 3 day weekend. :)
<cr1901_modern>
The stuff I truly want to work on isn't sustainable income...
<Wohali>
i have a partner
<cr1901_modern>
what's a partner? :)
<ej5>
lol
<cr1901_modern>
(joke: I've been single for... 7.5 years now?)
<Wohali>
so, i can go do the passion project if I want. but i'm racked with guilt. they already supported me through ~2 years of being unable to work due to medical reasons
<Wohali>
cr1901_modern: shipping rates to the US looking like ~$7.50 USD
<cr1901_modern>
Perfect
<Wohali>
am trying to decide if I try to cram it into a Letter mailer with some stiff cardboard, or use bubble wrap and these cardboard mailers I can tape into an appropriately sized box
<Wohali>
EU will be closer to $10 USD shipping. Of course none of this is tracked
<cr1901_modern>
I'm not picky on packaging
<Wohali>
as long as the boards don't snap in transit, it'll be fine
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<Wohali>
decided to go with bubble mailers, which won't get here until monday, so I'll have the weekend to get the shopping cart thing online
<whitequark>
hah, employers will support you through being unable to work for medical reasons? what's that, socialism?
<Wohali>
?
<Wohali>
no, my partner is not my employer
<whitequark>
oh
<whitequark>
i misread
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