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  1. Comment on Album of the Week #23: Sam Rivers - Contours in ~music

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    Not sure what to say other than "I like it." Rivers's style was pretty far out for the time but in a modern context it's not too shocking, at least not on this album. I suppose Herbie and Ron knew...

    Not sure what to say other than "I like it." Rivers's style was pretty far out for the time but in a modern context it's not too shocking, at least not on this album. I suppose Herbie and Ron knew when to go with him and when to keep him reeled in, after playing with him in Miles's band.

    2 votes
  2. Comment on Automakers are sharing consumers’ driving behavior with insurance companies (gifted link) in ~transport

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    In some cases driving data was being shared without the permission of the car owner. And the insurance companies jacked up people's rates. Quelle surprise!

    LexisNexis, which generates consumer risk profiles for the insurers, knew about every trip G.M. drivers had taken in their cars, including when they sped, braked too hard or accelerated rapidly.

    In some cases driving data was being shared without the permission of the car owner. And the insurance companies jacked up people's rates. Quelle surprise!

    19 votes
  3. Comment on Who are the pop stars, from any era, who have extraordinary skills? in ~music

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    Louis Armstrong was a huge star for over 40 years whose virtuosity changed the course of American music forever. As a trumpet player he is still renowned for his range and control on the...

    Louis Armstrong was a huge star for over 40 years whose virtuosity changed the course of American music forever. As a trumpet player he is still renowned for his range and control on the instrument. His soloing style was so powerful and fresh that he almost single-handedly changed jazz from a collectively improvised music (the old traditional or "Dixieland" style) to one focused on a virtuoso soloist. And as a vocalist, his phrasing and scat singing abilities were hugely influential on the jazz and pop singers of the day (like Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, etc.). There's a strong case to be made that Armstrong was the most important musician of the 20th century. Pops is tops!

    22 votes
  4. Comment on What is the "bible" of your hobby or activity? in ~hobbies

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    There was a previous post on this topic from 2019 that was deleted by the OP, but I was able to find it from my comment history: https://tildes.net/~books/ha0

    There was a previous post on this topic from 2019 that was deleted by the OP, but I was able to find it from my comment history: https://tildes.net/~books/ha0

    18 votes
  5. Comment on Reddit has a new AI training deal to sell user content in ~tech

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    I was referring more to all the typos and auto-correct errors. It's ugly out there!

    I was referring more to all the typos and auto-correct errors. It's ugly out there!

    4 votes
  6. Comment on Reddit has a new AI training deal to sell user content in ~tech

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    Of course training AI on text written by actual Redditors might not be much better!

    Of course training AI on text written by actual Redditors might not be much better!

    14 votes
  7. Comment on Reddit has a new AI training deal to sell user content in ~tech

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    Reddit is hopping on the AI train. Quelle surprise! I'm wondering if I should bother deleting my posts/comments or my account as a whole if I don't want my contributions to be a part of this....

    Reddit is hopping on the AI train. Quelle surprise! I'm wondering if I should bother deleting my posts/comments or my account as a whole if I don't want my contributions to be a part of this. Maybe it's already too late.

    29 votes
  8. Comment on Fanatics has finally pissed off the wrong people in ~sports

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    There has been quite an uproar in the baseball world this week as players arrive for spring training and get their first looks at this season's uniforms.

    There has been quite an uproar in the baseball world this week as players arrive for spring training and get their first looks at this season's uniforms.

    8 votes
  9. Comment on The carry-on-baggage bubble is about to pop in ~travel

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    archive link for anyone who hits the paywall: https://archive.is/ad0wU Every time I fly I watch people struggle with their carry-on bags as they board and leave the plane, and I always mumble to...

    archive link for anyone who hits the paywall: https://archive.is/ad0wU

    Every time I fly I watch people struggle with their carry-on bags as they board and leave the plane, and I always mumble to myself "there must be a better way." This article takes a look at what we're all doing with carry-on bags and why.

    15 votes
  10. Comment on Side projects that were actually good? in ~music

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    Tool's drummer Danny Carey also had a side project, an instrumental prog/fusion/jam band called Volto. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vz9u45hCYVk

    Tool's drummer Danny Carey also had a side project, an instrumental prog/fusion/jam band called Volto. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vz9u45hCYVk

    2 votes
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  12. Comment on Lost media in ~talk

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    Willie Brown where are you? There are other missing delta blues records, and every couple of years another one turns up. For example, some guy on reddit recently found a previously lost 78 by Big...

    Willie Brown where are you?

    There are other missing delta blues records, and every couple of years another one turns up. For example, some guy on reddit recently found a previously lost 78 by Big Bill Broonzy. But the two missing Willie Brown 78s are considered the holy grail of unheard delta blues records.

    There's also the rumored wax cylinder recording of Buddy Bolden from around the beginning of the 20th century. It was probably destroyed in the 1960s, if it ever existed at all.

    5 votes
  13. Comment on Visiting New York City for the first time, advice and recommendations please! in ~travel

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    I wrote up some advice in this thread from 2018. Much of it still holds up.

    I wrote up some advice in this thread from 2018. Much of it still holds up.

    3 votes
  14. Comment on Nom nom nom. What’s the deal with Cookie Monster’s cookies? in ~tv

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    gifted link - no paywall! NOM NOM NOM

    gifted link - no paywall! NOM NOM NOM

    8 votes