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Comment on New College: How Ron DeSantis is forcing Florida brain drain by targeting an LGBTQ+ campus in ~lgbt
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Comment on New College: How Ron DeSantis is forcing Florida brain drain by targeting an LGBTQ+ campus in ~lgbt
GoodhartMusic Link ParentAnd the Democratic Party will run Joe Biden, on a beleaguered economy with a lower approval rating of anyone since Carter. They sure care about the lives of liberal thinkers and vulnerable groups...And the Democratic Party will run Joe Biden, on a beleaguered economy with a lower approval rating of anyone since Carter. They sure care about the lives of liberal thinkers and vulnerable groups who need and deserve systemic reforms.
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Comment on Elon Musk biopic in the works at A24, Darren Aronofsky to direct in ~movies
GoodhartMusic Link ParentThe fact that people find vitriol and egoism entertaining, and the commercial exploitation of that fact, is the dominant force in the decline of peaceful robust society. The fine arts shrivel and...The fact that people find vitriol and egoism entertaining, and the commercial exploitation of that fact, is the dominant force in the decline of peaceful robust society. The fine arts shrivel and the rage bait beams, the schools teach drivel and the cell block teems.
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Comment on A handful of influencers are trying to turn the tide on toxic masculinity. But can they get anyone to listen? in ~life.men
GoodhartMusic LinkAs a gay man y’all have no clue who pointless this discussion is. People who subscribe to anything manosphere have their priorities backwards and are compensating for a perceived lack of some...As a gay man y’all have no clue who pointless this discussion is. People who subscribe to anything manosphere have their priorities backwards and are compensating for a perceived lack of some quality which they claim women impose on them when they actually impose on each other.
Nothing is manly except doing things that women can’t: aka certain acts of fitness. Relationships, fashion, voice, height, hobbies, social comfort— none of these are unique to men nor do they form an equation of your likelihood to attract a partner. Confidence is one of the sexiest things out there, and trying actively too perfofm a role that makes one attractive is inherently an act of unconfidence..
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Comment on How to argue against identity politics without turning into a reactionary in ~misc
GoodhartMusic Link ParentYou neglect what I believe is very important, the poisoned well. So many engage in overtly bad faith argumentation, and the same issue is rehashed endlessly (a classic media tactic on both sides...You neglect what I believe is very important, the poisoned well. So many engage in overtly bad faith argumentation, and the same issue is rehashed endlessly (a classic media tactic on both sides but even more so on the right, with its strict adherence to labeling and nicknames and confrontational editorials), that those who may be in an innocent place of curiosity will be met with derision by those who are used to seemingly polite questions coming from or morphing into massively hateful ones.
I believe that the divisive nature of media, but especially offensive-friendly Republican media, poisons the well by being so inflammatory that ordinary or moderate people would rather plug their ears than listen to political analyses. both-sidesism is another goal of this scheme. To exhaust people or otherwise convince them both sides are equally wrongful.
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Comment on Murder ballads were the original true crime in ~music
GoodhartMusic LinkAs it fell on one holyday, As many be in the year, When young men and maids together did go Their matins and mass to hear, Little Musgrave came to the church door – The priest was at private mass...As it fell on one holyday,
As many be in the year,
When young men and maids together did go
Their matins and mass to hear,
Little Musgrave came to the church door –
The priest was at private mass –
But he had more mind of the fair women
Than he had of Our Lady's grace.The one of them was clad in green
Another was clad in pall,
And then came in my Lord Barnard's wife,
The fairest amongst them all,
Quoth she, "I've loved thee, Little Musgrave,
Full long and many a day".
"So have I lov'd you, my fair ladye,
Yet never a word durst I say"."But I have a bower at Bucklesfordberry,
Full daintily it is dight,
If thou'lt wend thither, thou Little Musgrave,
Thou's lig in my arms all night."With that beheard a little tiny page,
By his lady's coach as he ran.
Says, "Although I am my lady's foot-page,
Yet I am Lord Barnard's man!"
Then he's cast off his hose and cast off his shoon,
Set down his feet and ran,
And where the bridges were broken down
He bent he bow and swam.
"Awake! awake! thou Lord Barnard,
As thou art a man of life!
Little Musgrave is at Bucklesfordberry
Along with thine own wedded wife".
He called up his merry men all:
"Come saddle me my steed;
This night must I to Bucklesfordberry,
F'r I never had greater need".
But some they whistled, and some they sang,
And some they thus could say,
Whenever Lord Barnard's horn it blew:
"Away, Musgrave away!""Methinks I hear the threstlecock,
Methinks I hear the jay;
Methinks I hear Lord Barnard's horn,
Away Musgrave! Away!"
"Lie still, lie still, thou little Musgrave,
And huggle me from the cold;
'Tis nothing but a shepherd's boy
A-driving his sheep to the fold.
"By this, Lord Barnard came to his door
And lighted a stone upon;
And he's pull'd out three silver keys,
And open'd the doors each one.
He lifted up the coverlet,
He lifted up the sheet:
"Arise, arise, thou Little Musgrave,
And put thy clothes on;
It shall ne'er be said in my country
I've killed a naked man.
I have two swords in one scabbard,
They are both sharp and clear;
Take you the best, and I the worst,
We'll end the matter here."The first stroke Little Musgrave struck
He hurt Lord Barnard sore;
The next stroke that Lord Barnard struck,
he struck.
Little Musgrave ne'er struck more.
"Woe worth you, my merry men all,
You were ne'er born for my good!
Why did you not offer to stay my hand
When you saw me wax so wood?
For I've slain also the fairest ladye
That ever did woman's deed.
A grave," Lord Barnard cried, "To put these lovers in!
But lay my lady on the upper hand,
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Comment on UN Security Council: Should Germany be a permanent member? in ~misc
GoodhartMusic Link ParentWho should be on it?Who should be on it?
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Comment on Elan.School has finished in ~comics
GoodhartMusic LinkOne night I binged on a dozen or so pages. It was very addictive. But it was so sad I couldn’t continue. I had no clue it was being actively updated.One night I binged on a dozen or so pages. It was very addictive. But it was so sad I couldn’t continue. I had no clue it was being actively updated.
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Comment on I’m designing a Pokemon-inspired piano ed. book for kids 6-10, and looking for testers in ~music
GoodhartMusic Link Parent… This is something I already said I plan on doing.consider work with a professional
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The characters will need to be style-normalized by an artist
This is something I already said I plan on doing.
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Comment on Study shows US public defenders have significantly more clients than they can adequately represent in ~humanities
GoodhartMusic LinkPerhaps a concrete study like this would be useful during appeals, though it would be hard to argue as a lawyer your inability to effectively defend a client.Perhaps a concrete study like this would be useful during appeals, though it would be hard to argue as a lawyer your inability to effectively defend a client.
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Comment on I’m designing a Pokemon-inspired piano ed. book for kids 6-10, and looking for testers in ~music
GoodhartMusic Link ParentIt sounds like you’re implying that I am ignoring someone’s feedback? If it appears that way it certainly isn’t the case.It sounds like you’re implying that I am ignoring someone’s feedback? If it appears that way it certainly isn’t the case.
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Comment on We're all living on r/MadeMeSmile's Internet Now in ~tech
GoodhartMusic LinkPlease! No mention of that horrid place.Please! No mention of that horrid place.
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Comment on I’m designing a Pokemon-inspired piano ed. book for kids 6-10, and looking for testers in ~music
GoodhartMusic Link ParentAll of your experiences resonate and I value the time you put in these comment, so thank you very much. As you can imagine, I encounter all this regularly. I have also learned much from my own...All of your experiences resonate and I value the time you put in these comment, so thank you very much.
As you can imagine, I encounter all this regularly. I have also learned much from my own bad-experience lessons/teachers. In lieu of non-achievement based rewards, I’ve used small single candies in the past but that doesn’t always fly with parents either. The balance of combining teacher/parent/self read applications is daunting but I def realize it’s efficacy depends on this; thank you for reminding me of its relevance. There are so many ways to address this, having a certain amount of signatures from parents per week as evidence of practice is one I use as sometimes as a prize requirement.
I think re: kids’ acceptance of the scary designs, it depends on delivery and was partially influenced by their knowing/trusting me. I show them with an air of excitement and spooked caution them some my big a lil scary. Yknow, a bit of showmanship.
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Comment on Mitt Romney says he will not seek a second term in the US Senate in ~news
GoodhartMusic Link ParentDoes it talk here about him transitioning to support roles and fundraising? Or is he remitting power to actually doing anything and planning to gtfo? Because he knows that the non-MAGA right needs...Does it talk here about him transitioning to support roles and fundraising? Or is he remitting power to actually doing anything and planning to gtfo? Because he knows that the non-MAGA right needs support.
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Comment on I’m designing a Pokemon-inspired piano ed. book for kids 6-10, and looking for testers in ~music
GoodhartMusic (edited )Link ParentHey! I appreciate all the critical thoughts! And I love the alarm raised over Fingy the Fingering Rabbit. Lmfao. I stopped caring about the term pretty soon into teaching but can certainly see...Hey! I appreciate all the critical thoughts! And I love the alarm raised over Fingy the Fingering Rabbit. Lmfao. I stopped caring about the term pretty soon into teaching but can certainly see your point.
I find Faber to be really poorly structured; IMO a musician built from the ground up should be more absorbed with technical practice and aural engagement than notational literacy for the first year/two of lessons. Faber, to me, distracts by digging into minutiae and switching too often between learning goals.
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The characters will need to be style-normalized by an artist as these are allAI-generated with some simple post-processing.
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This won’t be as addictive as Pokémon, but the student would ideally get a figurine or card/sticker every single lesson. I’ve found that “prize time” after a lesson is an easy/reliable tool.
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Nintendo hasn’t ever done educational games with Pokémon, so I doubt that issue arising. If it is truly made into a good product that finds real success I’d love for it to be a game as well competing with apps like music.ally. Besides the business requirements, to me that depends on the characters’ being endearing/surprising/helpful/mysterious, in tandem with a very purposefully ordered series of chapters that build up the most essential skills so the student quickly gains confidence before encountering too many challenges. I’ve written many exercises and mini songs for my students over the last 10 years, some of which are still day-1 materials for my new kids.
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The characters presence livens up the atmosphere and they serve as guides for students during independent study both by focus direction (an octopus’s ink being the source of staff lines in a reading-introduction activity, for example) and FAQ-style advice.
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Having shown some designs to a students and friends, I’ve found that adults overestimate creepiness, but you’re not wrong at all about certain unsettling designs and general AI-weirdness requiring a “reskin”.
I think the biggest walls in front of me are seeing the prototype through, designing it with the right application in mind (self study vs. parent assisted vs. teacher assisted) and then finding the right way to get it published/produced/marketed. The latter being well outside the scope of my talents lol.
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Comment on Mitt Romney says he will not seek a second term in the US Senate in ~news
GoodhartMusic LinkWill he be all bluster or be coordinating out of office to promote young, non-MAGA candidates? Because this just seems like more dwindling of GOPopposition to Trump and MAGA-borne authoritarianism!Will he be all bluster or be coordinating out of office to promote young, non-MAGA candidates? Because this just seems like more dwindling of GOPopposition to Trump and MAGA-borne authoritarianism!
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Comment on I’m designing a Pokemon-inspired piano ed. book for kids 6-10, and looking for testers in ~music
GoodhartMusic LinkHere's a preview of the prototype book! -
I’m designing a Pokemon-inspired piano ed. book for kids 6-10, and looking for testers
This book uses cartoon mascots assigned to three areas of music training on the keyboard: dexterity skills, reading/writing/listening, and repertoire performance. Each mascot starts off as a cute...
This book uses cartoon mascots assigned to three areas of music training on the keyboard: dexterity skills, reading/writing/listening, and repertoire performance.
Each mascot starts off as a cute lil’ dude and evolves into huge powerful creatures as the child “levels up.” My ultimate vision is a book or book series that utilizes the mascots in figurine form for prize-incentives and mascot videos to offer help and guidance for individual activities.
The first prototype will only feature the books, and I expect to finish it in the next 1-2 months.
I was hoping to get a list of potentially interested parties that would beta-test the book without cost in exchange for feedback/testimonial.
If you’re interested, please send a message through my website— https://alexgoodhart.com/lessons (you won’t see any mention of the book there, but can send your contact info through the inquiry form).
If you’ve any thoughts to share here I’m all ears! Thank you — Alex
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Comment on How video games like ‘Starfield’ are creating a new generation of classical music fans in ~music
GoodhartMusic Link ParentWhich Sibelius?Which Sibelius?
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Comment on How video games like ‘Starfield’ are creating a new generation of classical music fans in ~music
GoodhartMusic Link ParentIt’s not unnecessary, it’s just complex. Classical music is a domain of art-music making that usually relies on notation as the basis of its production. It’s difficult to define because it has...It’s not unnecessary, it’s just complex. Classical music is a domain of art-music making that usually relies on notation as the basis of its production. It’s difficult to define because it has evolved so much but it is not a single genre. It evolved from European sacred music and soon incorporated secular music traditions (folk and functional musics).
One of the mainstays of classical music is the training performers/composers receive. Still, with computers able to produce a lot of music that once required specialized education, that isn’t always the case. No one facet unified all of classical music.
It reminds me of a quote regarding a congressional or SC hearing about the difference between pornography and art with erotic content, “I know it when I see it.”
Respectfully, The implication that the presidential election need not be discussed “because state level offices” is dubious. It was your first of at least 3 statements that essentially told me that my thoughts are not worth being shared (including the paradoxical ones that I and other Americans have been lied to and convinced by right wing media, but that somehow this doesn’t mean Biden will have a hard time winning re-election).
Approval ratings do correlate with incumbent election outcomes.
Inflation was higher in 2021 and 2022 than in any other years of the previous four decades.
The unemployment rate is projected to increase from 3.6 percent at the end of last year to 5.1 percent at the end of 2023.
NYT/ Siena Poll: a majority of registered voters say Biden’s policies have personally hurt them.
Most of the critical battleground states Trump lost in 2020 currently poll in his favor, including Arizona, Georgia, Pennsylvania.
You allege doomerism, chastising someone voicing dissatisfaction with their political party. Idk what your pedigree in progress is, but I don’t believe it comes from acquiescence to the decisions of millionaires. I protest Biden’s lack of primary challengers. I believe he won election due to an enormous dissatisfaction with Trump’s behavior, rather than enthusiasm for Biden himself.
The Overton window has shifted and what was outrageous is now moreso the norm, and the soothing of time has people less likely to vote for the purpose of keeping trump out. Brian kemp even said that trump lost Georgia because of Republicans who didn’t vote for him. There was shame and disgust at his behavior.
The republicans will rally behind an alternative to trump, though some will be disaffected if he’s not the gop candidate (seems unlikely, even jail wouldn’t prevent that). The question is if the urgency to be rid of him is strong enough to encourage people to vote for an older Biden who has not impressed people and has presided over serious inflation of gas and groceries.
I believe we should have been given a primary choice. And frankly, I’m grossed out by your “tow the line, everything’s fine, you’re basically a right winger” bullshit