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Comment on “60s lounge” and Laufey in ~music
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Comment on “60s lounge” and Laufey in ~music
paris Link ParentLet’s agree to disagree. I grew up on our homegrown bossa nova, which doesn’t have the qualia this has at all. This feels very USian, very rooted in something more like Swing or Big Band even...Let’s agree to disagree. I grew up on our homegrown bossa nova, which doesn’t have the qualia this has at all. This feels very USian, very rooted in something more like Swing or Big Band even (especially with its complicated symphonic elements) with very little to do with the bossa nova of Antônio Carlos Jobim and Vinicius de Moraes.
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Comment on “60s lounge” and Laufey in ~music
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“60s lounge” and Laufey
I was really taken by the sound of Laufey’s Madwoman and am looking for the older music which inspired her. The internet, however, has not been helpful. Between citing “The Great American...
I was really taken by the sound of Laufey’s Madwoman and am looking for the older music which inspired her.
The internet, however, has not been helpful. Between citing “The Great American Soundbook”¹ as her inspiration, or declaring its “clearly” bossa nova², i’m really lost. One person said “60s lounge,” which seemed promising³ but searching that brings a ton of AI-generated slop-and-slop-byproducts.
Is there a better term for what she’s referencing? Specific artists? Specific regions even?
- which doesn’t sound the same to me at all
- which no the fuck it is not, i, a brazilian, say
- another person said “70s lounge”
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Comment on How are we all feeling about piracy these days? in ~movies
paris Link ParentNicotine is a mac only (i think) client for Soulseek. I personally use Nicotine instead, but functionally they are more or less identical!Nicotine is a mac only (i think) client for Soulseek. I personally use Nicotine instead, but functionally they are more or less identical!
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Comment on How are we all feeling about piracy these days? in ~movies
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Comment on How are we all feeling about piracy these days? in ~movies
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Comment on Am I German or autistic? in ~health.mental
paris Link ParentSame here. (I was just complaining about Espinoza last night to my partner, using Wittgenstein as an example of what philosophy could/should/would be, so I am somewhat tickled to be lumped in with...Same here. (I was just complaining about Espinoza last night to my partner, using Wittgenstein as an example of what philosophy could/should/would be, so I am somewhat tickled to be lumped in with him and his irritation at “the gap between how things are and how they ought to be.”)
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Comment on Looking for an online spreadsheet to share with others (not Google or Microsoft) in ~tech
paris Link ParentYou have to make a new file in the Cryptpad drive, then upload the document in the “new file” window, then right-click and “open with…” to the spreadsheet editor. It’s not very intuitive....You have to make a new file in the Cryptpad drive, then upload the document in the “new file” window, then right-click and “open with…” to the spreadsheet editor. It’s not very intuitive.
https://docs.cryptpad.org/en/FAQ.html#how-to-import-export-to-from-another-platform
edit: I could not get it to work, but i only use safari, which is explicitly stated as nonfunctional.
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Comment on I miss technology that was meant to be used as a tool in ~tech
paris LinkI miss when the internet was a place you could go, not a haze inserting itself in everything. Yesterday I spent a few hours trying to figure out what was wrong with an old pair of headphones. It...I miss when the internet was a place you could go, not a haze
insultinginserting itself in everything.Yesterday I spent a few hours trying to figure out what was wrong with an old pair of headphones. It took a few hours because the design is so hostile (to the point some screws are clockwise and some are anticlockwise for no justifiable reason?) that I needed several videos to walk me through each step. As you say, there was a workaround, but what I allotted an hour took three, just in teardown.
It was a long shot from fixing radios in my youth.
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Comment on What’s something you’re putting up with? in ~talk
paris Link ParentThankfully it’s starting to cool off, so less aircon usage is (hopefully) in my future. The older (and the more crotchety I get) the more I believe we should actively work towards diminishing...Thankfully it’s starting to cool off, so less aircon usage is (hopefully) in my future. The older (and the more crotchety I get) the more I believe we should actively work towards diminishing sound pollution and light pollution. Some of the “this is fine” situations we put up with are honestly incredible.
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Comment on What’s something you’re putting up with? in ~talk
paris Link ParentUnfortunately, i doubt even god’s own air purifier could mask what quite literally sounds like a skrillex cover band concert playing outside my windows.Unfortunately, i doubt even god’s own air purifier could mask what quite literally sounds like a skrillex cover band concert playing outside my windows.
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Comment on What’s something you’re putting up with? in ~talk
paris LinkSummer is coming, so many of my neighbours are putting on their aircon overnight. A few of them haven’t been serviced, so all night, every night is a rave party of screeching, thumping, dying...Summer is coming, so many of my neighbours are putting on their aircon overnight. A few of them haven’t been serviced, so all night, every night is a rave party of screeching, thumping, dying aircon split condenser units. If they were in my building, if I knew where they were, I could complain to building management directly, but there’s six buildings facing each other here, and mapping the acoustics is a nightmare.
So I’m putting up with it!
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Comment on Factory farming is a blight in ~enviro
paris Link ParentAs with most zealots, it’s about power and holier-than-thou superiority, if not of one variety then another. Wherever they can get their fix!The zealots would find some other moral to lord over folks and boost their ego if it weren't veganism.
As with most zealots, it’s about power and holier-than-thou superiority, if not of one variety then another. Wherever they can get their fix!
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Comment on RSS Gizmos: Tools for creating, finding, and using RSS feeds in ~comp
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Comment on RSS Gizmos: Tools for creating, finding, and using RSS feeds in ~comp
paris LinkWhat i would really love would be a way to create a RSS feed from a site that doesn’t have one at all. A weaver I really like recently moved from blogger to ko-fi, which apparently has zero...What i would really love would be a way to create a RSS feed from a site that doesn’t have one at all. A weaver I really like recently moved from blogger to ko-fi, which apparently has zero syndication beyond “use our app.”
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Comment on Culture is the mass-synchronization of framings in ~life
paris Linkthis is a really interesting essay, but I really can’t get over his weird gringo nihonjinron framing.this is a really interesting essay, but I really can’t get over his weird gringo nihonjinron framing.
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Comment on PS2Recomp: Playstation 2 static recompiler and runtime tool to make native PC ports in ~games
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Comment on US to stop processing visa applications from seventy-five nations in ~society
paris (edited )Link ParentWell said. If I could change the títle, I would! edit: thank you, @hungariantoast!Well said. If I could change the títle, I would! edit: thank you, @hungariantoast!
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Comment on What's a culture shock that you experienced? in ~talk
paris Link ParentSame in Brazil. Some places can handle toilet paper in the toilet now, but everywhere has a little bin for the paper. I’ve read it’s actually less to do with the plumbing and more to do with the...Same in Brazil. Some places can handle toilet paper in the toilet now, but everywhere has a little bin for the paper.
I’ve read it’s actually less to do with the plumbing and more to do with the type of paper: our paper is simply not designed to disintegrate as paper in other parts of the world can. The research apparently suggests if they had our paper, they also would not be able to flush their paper either.
Ooh, that’s a good point. I’ll look to Japan and this soundtrack. Thanks!