[PD] Nettiquette (was Re: Scaling values in pd)

[Jm Jones]

yeah, im a noob and i really appreciate the knowledge of this beautiful
community, keep the good vibes! some really brilliant and humble people
here!


2013/9/3 Jonathan Wilkes <jancsika at yahoo.com>

> On 09/03/2013 07:00 PM, Ed Kelly wrote:
>
>> OUCH!
>>
>>  On 09/03/2013 02:32 AM, IOhannes zmölnig wrote:
>>>
>>>> On 09/02/2013 06:17 PM, hghoyer wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>
>>>>> in Max/MSP there is an object for simple scaling.
>>>>>
>>>>> If you create in MAX these object with this arguments:
>>>>>
>>>>> [scale 0 127 0 500] incomming messages from 0 to 127 are automatically
>>>>> scaled from 0 to 500...
>>>>>
>>>> honestly i'm of the firm conviction that you should learn how scaling
>>>> works: it really is only a matter of adding, multiplying, dividing,
>>>> subtracting - stuff you should heave learned in primary school.
>>>>
>>> I'm unclear-- are you insulting the user on purpose, or do you
>>> expect others to be equally insulting to you if you happen to ask
>>> a question they find trivial?
>>>
>>>  as frank pointed out, this should do for you:
>>>>
>>>> |
>>>> [/ 127]
>>>> |
>>>> [* 500]
>>>> |
>>>>
>>>> if you find it too tedious to do the maths over and over again, you
>>>> might want to create an abstraction.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> being able to solve trivial problems like this will surely empower you
>>>> to solve more complex problems :-)
>>>>
>>> If you want to help empower people to solve complex problems, start
>>> by not insulting them when they ask questions on the list.
>>>
>>> Best,
>>> Jonathan
>>>
>>
>> Another heated moment in Pd-list history.
>>
>> I think it's wise for us to remember that not every noob coming onto the
>> list for the first time has a personal acquaintance with all of us. We're
>> all sometimes a bit casual in our dealings with each other, and for those
>> of us who have met each other in person we've had a chance to measure the
>> aloofness and eccentricity of the other core members of the community.
>>
>> Remember it's a community!
>>
>
> Yes, that's a much better way to put it than I did.  Sorry for the
> unnecessarily extreme reaction.
>
>
>
>> Love, and peace xx
>> Ed
>>
>> PS did I spell netiquette write? :)
>>
>
> Looks good to me.
>
> -Jonathan
>
>
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