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For example should you only lead head rolls for 8 beats and then pause another 8 beats before resuming?

I'm having some trouble finding a good YouTube Channel that has a playlist for Zouk patterns. Most of the Zouk channels seem to have a mix of social dances and patterns.

Any recommendations?

I have been resisting vibe coding for a while because I don't like change, but we now have a mandate at my company which they are enforcing through metrics.

I attempted to use Agent mode to do some boilerplate REST API and UI stuff. I was not totally satisfied with the results and had to go back and forth with it, and ended up doing a lot of manual work.

I am tempted to just not use it because of this experience, but I wonder if it is a skill issue.

Should I read through the documentation; is that a good use of time, or will I pick this up simply by using it over time?

With Protonmail you can pay for multiple email addresses under one payment. Alternatively, you can pay for each email address separately under a different payment.

If you pay for multiple email addresses under one payment, will Protonmail correlate the fact that these email addresses are associated to one another? For example are you able to log in to one email address and then switch emails with the click of the button? This would indicate a correlation.

The reason I ask is for government subpoenas or for corrupt protonmail employees. If the goverment asks protonmail for "all the information available on xyz@protonmail.com", will protonmail then be forced to say "this email is associated with abc@protonmail.com, and def@protonmail.com"

I have recently been purchasing First Class cabin for all my United flights. I only fly ~6 times per year and I do not qualify for Global Services or Premier 1K.

I was recently in a situation where I had to purchase economy plus because no first class seats were available. However, when I was checking in I was told I could pay $140 to upgrade to first class, which I did, and they refunded me the difference between economy plus and regular economy.

So naturally I am wondering, am I being a sucker by paying for first class upfront, instead of paying for an upgrade to first class later?

I assume that there is a risk involved here. If all the first class seats are already taken by check in time, then I would be stuck in economy plus. But if the difference in cost is high enough, then it might be worth the risk.

Is there any kind of strategy here? For example if you purchase your flight 2 months out and only a few first class seats have been purchased and/or if the difference in cost between economy plus and first class is > x, then purchase economy plus and play the upgrade game.

Google flights is pretty convenient but of course they are doing something nefarious every time you use it.

Is there an alternative?

I've been searching for things like "Ableton <song name>" but I am not seeing all that many end to end tutorials on how to make that specific song.

Is there some specific search string you use to find cloning tutorials?

Even better, is there a central website that has collected a bunch of videos and let's you search by song?

I was hoping to take some in-person private lessons with someone who knew the particular Roland product I was interested in buying (for example, like a synth, workstation, or groovebox).

Would I simply call around a few local music shops to see if they have any instructors who just happen to be good at product xyz?

Are there any music stores that ought to have someone knowledgeable in most Roland products?

I am going to purchase a relatively expensive keyboard ($1K-2K), but I live in an older condo which doesn't have the best insulation, so I'm going to have to use headphones instead of the keyboard's speakers, and thus I need a nice pair of headphones that can maximize the sound quality.

My understanding is that I should get open-back headphones.

There are many options. Which one should I get?

I stay at Hyatt hotels maybe 6-8 times per year for various events I attend. I don't know what category the hotels I stay at are. I usually spend $130-180 per night (after the event discount is applied).

I see two main benefits for the World of Hyatt credit card, which costs $95 each year:

1. One free night per year (at category 1-4 hotels)
2. 9x points on Hyatt purchases

The one free night per year covers the $95 annual fee and then some each year.

I'm not clear on the 9x points for hyatt purchases. Let's say I spend $450 (before taxes/fees/etc) 6x per year for $2700. I suppose that means I earn $2700 x 9 = 24,300 points. What will 24,300 points get me?

Alternatively, perhaps it would be better to put the hyatt purchases on a airline related travel card to earn miles.

What do you guys think? Is this a good credit card or no?

I've been using OTC retinoids for the last ~4 months. I don't have any skin condition; I am using them purely for anti-aging.

I don't notice any change in my skin whatsoever. In terms of negative symptoms, I suppose I have had a few more zits than I have had before I started using OTC retinoids, but otherwise it feels the same.

The folks over at /r/tretinoin are convinced that OTC retinoids are useless and that you should get a prescription for tretinoin.

I have been afraid to move to tretinoin because the peeling process seems horrible, and I was hoping the OTC retinoids would provide some kind of anti-aging, but at least for me after 4 months there hasn't been any noticeable change.

What do you think? Are OTC retinoids basically useless? Or perhaps have I just not been using them long enough?

There have been 3 posts recently on here about people claiming that tretinoin has damaged their skin barrier or thinking it might have.

Is this a real thing?

If it is, how often does this occur? Do most people need to worry about it when making the decision to use tret compared to OTC products?

Are there things you can do to mitigate the likelihood that it will occur?

The Juno-D8 is much less expensive than the Fantom-08, and has correspondingly fewer capabilities.

Is the only reason to purchase the Juno-D8 if you don't have the money to buy the Fantom-08?

Or, are there other use cases where it makes sense to purchase a Juno-D8 instead of the Fantom-08?

Apologies if this is a dumb question. I want to buy a nice-ish keyboard with speakers. I want to have a groovebox I can improv up a quick drum loop and bassline. I want to input the groovebox into my keyboard, and have my keyboard play the sounds generated by the groovebox. I do not want to buy a separate set of speakers for my groovebox.

Is this a legitimate flow? Can I expect that all keyboard would support such a flow?

Note that I do not need the keyboard to be able to control the groovebox. Im happy clicking the start button on the groovebox.

The MC-101 retails around $600 and has 4 tracks, compared to the MC-707 which is $1100 and has 8 tracks.

I am frankly looking for something very simple. I don't need a bunch of complicated options. I want to make drum loops and bass lines and chords. 4 tracks is totally fine for me.

The MC-101 catches my eye because of the simplicity, however, I am not clear on the price to value. Is $600 considered expensive for a simple 4-track groovebox? Are there other grooveboxes that are just as simple but are much less expensive I might want to consider?

Any other unrelated opinions on the MC-101?