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Comment on Looking for help in purchasing an eReader in ~books
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Comment on Who are your go to modern or forgotten folk artists, or acoustic artists? in ~music
hurrfdurrf Link ParentThere's a lovely tribute album to Judee Sill with this standout track from Frida Hyvonen, covering Jesus Was A Cross Maker: https://open.spotify.com/track/1bBlSkiBuWAz7vNICzCIDF (Youtube link to...There's a lovely tribute album to Judee Sill with this standout track from Frida Hyvonen, covering Jesus Was A Cross Maker: https://open.spotify.com/track/1bBlSkiBuWAz7vNICzCIDF
(Youtube link to the song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bj8RFOp7iVQ)
The tracks by Beth Orton, Meg Baird, and Bill Callahan are also pretty good -
Comment on Who are your go to modern or forgotten folk artists, or acoustic artists? in ~music
hurrfdurrf Link ParentI'm not seeing any Joni Mitchell, Karen Dalton, Judee Sill, Vashti Bunyan, Molly Drake, Laura Nyro, Margot Guryan, Sibylle Baier, Linda Perhacs, or Kath Bloom in that list of yoursI'm not seeing any Joni Mitchell, Karen Dalton, Judee Sill, Vashti Bunyan, Molly Drake, Laura Nyro, Margot Guryan, Sibylle Baier, Linda Perhacs, or Kath Bloom in that list of yours
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Comment on Black women with guitars? in ~music
hurrfdurrf LinkRecently discovered June McDoom and I've really enjoyed her music so far. Folky, more on the ethereal side like Meg Baird and early Angel Olsen.Recently discovered June McDoom and I've really enjoyed her music so far. Folky, more on the ethereal side like Meg Baird and early Angel Olsen.
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Comment on Black women with guitars? in ~music
hurrfdurrf LinkYasmin Williams is a highly talented acoustic fingerstyle guitarist that you should check out, if instrumental stylings are up your alley.Yasmin Williams is a highly talented acoustic fingerstyle guitarist that you should check out, if instrumental stylings are up your alley.
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Comment on Recommendations for iOS/macOS voice memo transcription in ~tech
hurrfdurrf LinkI came across Voiceliner on HN a long time ago. Never got around to trying it but it might suit your needs.I came across Voiceliner on HN a long time ago. Never got around to trying it but it might suit your needs.
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Comment on Are there politics in mathematics? in ~science
hurrfdurrf Link ParentTo add on to this, even though it goes beyond OP's somewhat narrow definition of what "politics" means: there is certainly a lot of fighting over the scarce rewards in academic mathematics. An...To add on to this, even though it goes beyond OP's somewhat narrow definition of what "politics" means: there is certainly a lot of fighting over the scarce rewards in academic mathematics. An example that comes to mind is that of (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grigori_Perelman#Possible_withdrawal_from_mathematics)[Grigori Perlman], the person who solved one of the Millenium prize problems by proving the Poincare conjecture. He famously rejected the prize money, as well as equivalent of the Nobel prize for mathematics. He eventually quit research mathematics altogether in part due to his perception of poor ethics even among very prominent mathematicians, who were more than willing to downplay his contributions to the proof of the Poincare conjecture in order to raise the profiles of their students.
So I'd wager that the "politics" will likely never be about what is mathematically true. Any "suppression" that OP alluded to will likely come in the form of which research programs/grants get funded and which ones don't. The jockeying for a piece of a very small pool of money will depend equally much on the quality and the trendiness of the research, as well as on nonscientific aspects like connections and influence. Despite how pure of a pursuit mathematics seems, it, and all other fields, will never be free from human desires for money, fame, and lasting legacy.
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Comment on Favorite ambient / instrumental music? in ~music
hurrfdurrf Link ParentWow, this is fantastic stuff, thank you for taking the time to compile/curate it! I'm digging the John Cassavetes portion of Plays, and Nonconnah sounds really interesting so far. I listed a few...Wow, this is fantastic stuff, thank you for taking the time to compile/curate it! I'm digging the John Cassavetes portion of Plays, and Nonconnah sounds really interesting so far.
I listed a few albums in my comment; I suspect you're familiar with most of them already. A few more that I had not listed, though I'm not sure if some of these can even be classified as ambient:
- The Musiques d'Ameublement mixes for Vanity Fair France are nice. I've found Stellar OM Source and Kali Malone's mixes to be rather striking so far.
- Steve Roach - Structures from Silence
- Manual - Until Tomorrow
- David Teie - Music for Cats
- Your recommendation of 25,000 Cats reminded me of the only other cat album in my library.
- Weavings
- More experimental than traditional ambient. It's an improvised performance with musicians of all stripes, where the only structure is fixed by instructions detailing who is supposed to be playing at any particular time. I was able to catch a live version of this, and was taken by the ever-shifting shapes of sonic textures. I think this departs from more typical ambient music in that this demands active instead of passive listening.
- The KLF - Chill Out
- More like a mashup than an ambient album. I think I've reached the point of semantic satiation where I don't even know what "ambient" means anymore. If the central concept is that of constructing an atmosphere, then this album definitely does the trick. A sonic roadtrip through the American South in some summer of the 1990's, driving on two-lane roads where you only have the radio, passing cars, and open spaces for company.
- Fubuutsushi - Fubuutsushi
- Ambient jazz? Again, not the usual sense that the word "ambient" evokes. Not really easy-listening either. This quartet released a four album cycle -- one for each season. Fubuutsushi is the fall entry. Compared to the spring or summer albums, it seems to linger more in the quiet, rhythmless spaces. The feeling is more loose, slower, more tender, more textural. Probably why I have some internal association of it with ambient music.
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Comment on Favorite ambient / instrumental music? in ~music
hurrfdurrf Link ParentOur tastes in ambient seem to be similar! I'm definitely curious to hear what else you recommend.Our tastes in ambient seem to be similar! I'm definitely curious to hear what else you recommend.
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Comment on Favorite ambient / instrumental music? in ~music
hurrfdurrf LinkI saw that someone else had mentioned Aine O'Dwyer. I'd throw in my two cents and recommend more organ goodness, though more in the drone-y direction: Kali Malone - The Sacrificial Code Sarah...I saw that someone else had mentioned Aine O'Dwyer. I'd throw in my two cents and recommend more organ goodness, though more in the drone-y direction:
Some other flavors of ambient:
- Drone, tape loops:
- Warm drone:
- Ambient techno:
- Guitar loops:
- New Age-y:
- Modern classical, jazz, electronic:
- (OG ambient?):
- Brian Eno - Apollo: Atmospheres and Soundtracks
There's also Music for programming if that's more of what you're looking for.
P.S. I realize as I'm writing this that a lot of these recommendations are very Western-centric. Does anyone have recommendations for ambient music outside of the Anglosphere?
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Comment on What are your favorite animes and what do you like about them? in ~anime
hurrfdurrf Link ParentWell said. If I remember correctly, there are rarely any villains (if you watch any episode long enough) or themes of domination. I'd chalk it up to the stories being written with deep empathy for...Mushishi is a celebration of life, the mudane, and living in harmony
Well said. If I remember correctly, there are rarely any villains (if you watch any episode long enough) or themes of domination. I'd chalk it up to the stories being written with deep empathy for all things, human or non-human. No one does harm for the sake of being evil, and any harms caused by mushi are not intentional as they are not conscious beings. The ultimate goal is always balance.
I wonder how well this kind of setup would work if it was set in modern times instead of Edo period Japan?
I would put in a vote for the Supernote, except that it does not have built-in backlighting (a design choice supposedly meant to reduce the pen-to-screen distance so as to minimize the effect of parallax on the writing experience). The Supernote should fit your essential criteria, though AFAIK it is not open source. But it will be a device that you own, and not one where certain features are locked behind subscriptions.
There are some drawbacks like the hardware being slightly outdated and the lack of 3rd party apps (although I believe you can sideload if you care enough). The biggest plus is the company's ethos, which is against planned obsolescence and is very much focused on continued development and support on the software side. They have a public roadmap for planned features. I'd check out their subreddit for more information as well as for the general sentiment from users.