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Comment on Good News - A thread and a challenge in ~news
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Comment on OpenAI says hundreds of thousands of ChatGPT users may show signs of manic or psychotic crisis every week in ~health.mental
all_summer_beauty Link ParentOfftopic, but the reason Stockholm Syndrome "sounds completely ridiculous on its face" is probably because it may not be real (see "Criticism").it's a Stockholm syndrome type thing where it sounds completely ridiculous on its face, but could be a specific, recognized phenomenon.
Offtopic, but the reason Stockholm Syndrome "sounds completely ridiculous on its face" is probably because it may not be real (see "Criticism").
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Comment on Good News - A thread and a challenge in ~news
all_summer_beauty Link ParentAnd I'm happy to help if need be! If you ever want someone else to just take care of it, let me know.And I'm happy to help if need be! If you ever want someone else to just take care of it, let me know.
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Comment on Good News - A thread and a challenge in ~news
all_summer_beauty Link ParentGot it! Thanks for the explanation, I couldn't remember how those initially got started.Got it! Thanks for the explanation, I couldn't remember how those initially got started.
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Comment on Good News - A thread and a challenge in ~news
all_summer_beauty Link/meta I love this idea. It would great as a weekly recurring thread. Is that something deimos/cfabbro/mycketforvirrad/etc have to do?/meta
I love this idea. It would great as a weekly recurring thread. Is that something deimos/cfabbro/mycketforvirrad/etc have to do?
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Comment on My PKM journey in ~tech
all_summer_beauty (edited )LinkI'll echo @hamefang - I'm not really sure what's going on in this part. Yes, you can choose to pay for Obsidian Sync, but you can use every feature in the app for free without that. And like...It's expensive for a journaling app with a relatively basic feature set. Note to note linking and cloud sync are just expected features at this point for an application like this.
I'll echo @hamefang - I'm not really sure what's going on in this part. Yes, you can choose to pay for Obsidian Sync, but you can use every feature in the app for free without that. And like hamefang said, there's plenty of free ways to sync things yourself. As for "note to note linking", it seems like you're implying that this functionality is behind a paywall, which makes me think I must be misunderstanding you; links between notes is pretty much the foundational feature of Obsidian. It definitely does not require a subscription to use.
I'm also kind of surprised you refer to Obsidian as "a journaling app with a relatively basic feature set." I won't go into detail as I'm not interested in an argument, but (a) IMO journaling is only one possible use of Obsidian (one that makes pretty limited use of its capabilities) and (b) between things like Canvases and Bases and the wild stuff you can pull off with markdown + YAML, I'd hardly say that it has a "relatively basic feature set".
Edit: I was considering making this a separate comment but decided against it. This is not intended as a defensive fanboy argument, I just think there's some things you might not be aware of in Obsidian that could address your needs.
I'm a little confused what needs you have that Obsidian doesn't seem to be meeting, specifically as described in these parts:
There's tagging and folders but there's no real way to move through lots of semi-related pieces of information. I like a big list of stuff that can be filtered down, not lots of scattered documents.
You can do this by searching for a tag (or tags) or selecting it from the list in one of the panes on the right side of the screen. Again, I feel like I'm not clear on what you want here.
If Obsidian had a sort of "parent note" at the top of each folder (...) it would make Obsidian a lot easier to use.
There is a plugin that does this (I'd have to look up the name of it, I don't use it myself). I realize you said you didn't feel like you should have to use plugins, but it seemed like that was mostly due to your idea that Obsidian is expensive.
Instead I always have to choose between a new block in a note, a whole new note or a folder. I'd love to be able to write out stuff as I think of it and then move stuff into sub folders - or lists - more easily.
I guess I haven't used similar PKM applications enough to know why this is a point of friction. What's the alternative? The way I use my vault is that I have an "inbox" of scraps that I quickly create, jot down stuff in, then leave in the inbox to be formatted and categorized later. There's even a very nice (third-party) quick capture app on Android I use to send things to my vault when I think of them or come across them randomly.
I haven't found a good to-do solution with Obsidian yet (though I honestly haven't looked very hard, I have a very picky set of requirements for that), but I really do think everything else you discuss can actually be done with it. Though again, this is assuming I'm interpreting your needs correctly. I'd be happy to answer any questions you have!
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Comment on Microsoft's ambitious new Xbox: Your entire Xbox console library, the full power of Windows PC gaming, and no multiplayer paywall in ~games
all_summer_beauty LinkIndeed, the Xbox Ally and Xbox Ally X, with its Xbox Full Screen Experience, is essentially what the next Xbox will look like. It's not dissimilar to the SteamOS interface and Big Picture Mode, which allows you to exit out into full Linux at will. Similarly, the Xbox Full Screen Experience will allow you to exit out to full Windows if you want to, and run competing stores like Steam, Epic Games Store, Microsoft's own Battle.net, the Riot Client, and indeed anything else you want. Indeed, you could run Adobe CC or Microsoft Office on the next Xbox, if you so choose.
Where the Xbox console will differ from a traditional Windows PC is that it will feel like a traditional Xbox console out of the box. The onboarding experience will be similar to what you get today on console, and if you choose, you can remain fully inside the Xbox ecosystem, never touching Windows itself. Exiting out to Windows will be for those who want to access games traditionally not available on Xbox, including PlayStation games on Steam, mouse and keyboard-first games like League of Legends, or even classic games from GOG and the like.
You will be able to run PlayStation's PC titles like God of War, Ghost of Tsushima, and Spider-Man on the next Xbox, purchased via Steam or Epic Games. You will be able to play World of Warcraft on the next Xbox, via Battle.net. You'll also be able to install practically any game that runs on Windows, giving you access to decades upon decades of content all on a single device.
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Microsoft's ambitious new Xbox: Your entire Xbox console library, the full power of Windows PC gaming, and no multiplayer paywall
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Comment on What's your favorite hobby? in ~hobbies
all_summer_beauty Link ParentThat's not a bad transition strategy actually, I hadn't thought of that! Right now my idea is that I'd like to eventually just do everything via Bandcamp (unless I discover something better/more...That's not a bad transition strategy actually, I hadn't thought of that! Right now my idea is that I'd like to eventually just do everything via Bandcamp (unless I discover something better/more effective), but (a) I expect I'll miss how easy it is to just try out new music on Spotify, and (b) I don't currently have an income so anything that requires me to purchase a large amount of items is going to have to wait lol.
Chipping away at it is definitely the way to go though. That's been my strategy for de-googling over the last few years and I've made a ton of progress.
I'm happy to hear any advice/thoughts you have if you're interested in sharing!
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Comment on Changes to Advent of Code starting this December in ~comp.advent_of_code
all_summer_beauty Link ParentFrom down in the comments:From down in the comments:
Will the difficulty curve of the questions remain as it is today? Will day 12 be as difficult as day 25 previously? Or will the difficulty now be equal to roughly the first 12 questions in previous years?
I'm still calibrating that. My hope right now is to have a more condensed version of the 25-day complexity curve, maybe skewed a little to the simpler direction in the middle of the curve? I'd still like something there for everyone, without outpacing beginners too quickly, if I can manage it.
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Comment on What's your favorite hobby? in ~hobbies
all_summer_beauty Link ParentTotally justified, good for you (I'm assuming this is a principles thing and not just a budget thing). I'd love to ditch Spotify eventually, I'm just not there yet so I'm enjoying it while I have it.Totally justified, good for you (I'm assuming this is a principles thing and not just a budget thing). I'd love to ditch Spotify eventually, I'm just not there yet so I'm enjoying it while I have it.
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Comment on What's your favorite hobby? in ~hobbies
all_summer_beauty Link ParentYou should check out musicleague.com! I've been playing with a group of friends for a months now and it's been a fantastic way to find new music that I never would have discovered otherwise. You...You should check out musicleague.com! I've been playing with a group of friends for a months now and it's been a fantastic way to find new music that I never would have discovered otherwise. You can play in random groups online, too, if you can't get a group of friends together.
Important caveat: requires Spotify.
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Comment on Do other people who grew up with an anonymous internet feel a bit hopeless at the moment? in ~society
all_summer_beauty Link ParentYeah, I'm generally familiar with tracking parameters in URLs, I just wanted to understand how we know for sure that that's what this specific one is. Like, there are other things that URL params...Yeah, I'm generally familiar with tracking parameters in URLs, I just wanted to understand how we know for sure that that's what this specific one is. Like, there are other things that URL params are used for. The presence of one alone doesn't indicate it's used for tracking.
To be clear, I am not giving Google the benefit of the doubt here. They do not deserve it. I fully agree with what you're saying. I just want to be able to show it to people who might be unfamiliar with this concept and say "look, this is what this thing is and here's how we know".
Is the logic just that, since the param is added by the "share" function, there's nothing else it would be besides a tracker?
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Comment on Do other people who grew up with an anonymous internet feel a bit hopeless at the moment? in ~society
all_summer_beauty Link ParentDo you have a link I can share with people about this? I'm trying to find information about it but all I can see is various Reddit/forum threads.Do you have a link I can share with people about this? I'm trying to find information about it but all I can see is various Reddit/forum threads.
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Comment on LineageOS 23: Sleek sixteen, streamlined suite, future flow in ~tech
all_summer_beauty Link ParentThank you, that's helpful. I'd only incidentally come across LineageOS while researching other things, and it seemed like people were comparing it to GrapheneOS fairly commonly. I know I could...Thank you, that's helpful. I'd only incidentally come across LineageOS while researching other things, and it seemed like people were comparing it to GrapheneOS fairly commonly. I know I could have just done a search for this info, but I value what Tilderinos have to say!
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Comment on Why Signal’s post-quantum makeover is an amazing engineering achievement in ~tech
all_summer_beauty LinkVery very very cool, thanks so much for sharing. My cryptography knowledge is pretty rusty and outdated (I read Simon Singh's The Code Book like 15+ years ago) so most of this was over my head,...Very very very cool, thanks so much for sharing. My cryptography knowledge is pretty rusty and outdated (I read Simon Singh's The Code Book like 15+ years ago) so most of this was over my head, but it was still a great read.
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Comment on LineageOS 23: Sleek sixteen, streamlined suite, future flow in ~tech
all_summer_beauty Link/offtopic Any Lineage users here willing to chime in to compare to GrapheneOS? I use the latter currently and I'm not really looking to switch, but I've read some things about their leadership/CEO.../offtopic
Any Lineage users here willing to chime in to compare to GrapheneOS? I use the latter currently and I'm not really looking to switch, but I've read some things about their leadership/CEO that make a me a little uncomfortable* so I'd like to know what my options are just in case.
*Nothing ridiculous like fascism or bigotry, just some... Immaturity and paranoia, I guess? I can go dig up the stuff I saw if needed.
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Comment on Suggestion request - My 75 year old mentor has gone blind in ~music
all_summer_beauty (edited )Link ParentGiroux and Mackey are both great. If you're interested in Mackey, Divine Mischief might be really fun for you. It's only a few years old (almost exactly three years to the day, actually) so unless...Giroux and Mackey are both great. If you're interested in Mackey, Divine Mischief might be really fun for you. It's only a few years old (almost exactly three years to the day, actually) so unless you've been keeping up with the wind lit world, I'm sure you haven't heard it yet. I got to see Baylor's wind ensemble do it live at Midwest with Julian Bliss (whom Mackey wrote it for) in 2022. So cool. Here's the program that accompanies it (scroll down).
It's late here right now, so I will share the playlist and session handout tomorrow!
Edit: Just DMed you the links!
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Comment on Suggestion request - My 75 year old mentor has gone blind in ~music
all_summer_beauty Link ParentTotally makes sense. If he doesn't have Spotify but is interested in the history playlist, I can see if the necessary recordings are available on YouTube and recreate it there!Totally makes sense. If he doesn't have Spotify but is interested in the history playlist, I can see if the necessary recordings are available on YouTube and recreate it there!
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Comment on Suggestion request - My 75 year old mentor has gone blind in ~music
all_summer_beauty (edited )LinkIf he likes classical but needs less well-known suggestions, he should explore the world of wind band/ensemble repertoire! It's an incredibly rich tradition but simply not as mainstream as...- Exemplary
If he likes classical but needs less well-known suggestions, he should explore the world of wind band/ensemble repertoire! It's an incredibly rich tradition but simply not as mainstream as orchestral or piano literature. This is what I studied in college/grad school so I'd love to recommend some things!
In no particular order:
- Lincolnshire Posy (Percy Grainger) - Probably my personal #1, especially the second movement. All six movements are fantastic though!
- First Suite in E-flat for Military Band, Second Suite in F for Military Band (Gustav Holst) - Same guy who wrote The Planets. These are two of the most important and famous works for wind band that exist. First Suite in particular is legendary.
- O Magnum Mysterium (specifically the setting by Morten Lauridsen arranged for winds by H. Robert Reynolds) - simply gorgeous. This and Posy II are probably the two most beautiful pieces in the wind band repertoire that I know.
- Come Sunday (Omar Thomas) - If he likes jazz, this should be right up his alley. It's gospel + big band and loads of fun.
- English Folk Song Suite (Ralph Vaughan Williams) - Similar to the Holst suites.
- Variations on "America" (Charles Ives) - Theme and variations on "My Country 'Tis of Thee". It's a little out there at times (e.g. there's moments where the woodwinds and the brass are in two different keys) but I really like it. Epic moments and fun moments and lyrical moments.
- Huntingtower Ballad (Ottorino Respighi) - Very cool. Starts out dark and brooding, builds in energy, and closes with an intense climax.
- Give Us This Day (David Maslanka) - Love me some Maslanka. Literally anything by him is worth checking out. This one is technically a "short symphony" for wind band in two movements.
- Divine Mischief (John Mackey) - Clarinet concerto. A trickster god entertains and casts a spell on an enthralled crowd. This has a program to go with it that he should read (listen to) to have the full experience.
- Khan (Julie Giroux) - Lots of sounds meant to evoke the far east, particularly Mongolia and China. Very cool.
- Blue Shades (Frank Ticheli) - More jazzy/bluesy stuff, though a little more... Academic? I guess? than the Thomas.
- Serenade (Katahj Copley) - This isn't actually a band piece, but a nonet for winds. Tells a story in multiple movements of two people slowly but surely falling in love with one another. Simply beautiful. I'm actually not sure if there's recordings of this one out there, but if he's interested, I have one from when I conducted it that I might be willing to share.
Two that are a little more out there:
- ...and the mountains rising nowhere... (Joseph Schwantner) - Very cool, almost impressionistic piece based on a line from a poem by Carol Adler. Includes glass harp, water gongs, and bowed cymbals!
- Winds of Nagual (Michael Colgrass) - based on the writings of Carlos Castaneda about his 14-year apprenticeship with Don Juan Matis, a Yaqui Indian sorcerer from Northwestern Mexico. Has programmatic notes throughout the score that are worth checking out to get the full picture, though I'm not sure how accessible this would be for him.
Ugh. I could go on for ages, there's so much good music in the wind band/ensemble world. If he likes these, let me know and I will happily list a ton more! If he's interested in learning more about the history of the wind band, I'd recommend The New Winds of Change by Frank L. Battisti (not sure if there's an audio book or not...). Or, for something much shorter and more digestible, I can share a Spotify playlist and handout I made for a session I taught on the subject a few months ago. I can give you the raw (not PDF) file for the handout so he can feed it to a screen reader.
Hope this is helpful and I hope he enjoys it! This is really great what you're doing for him. Let me know if you'd like any of the resources I'd mentioned or need help finding anything!
Seems like that's within the scope of Fae's idea!