Topic: miscellaneous musings (Read 546737 times)

Thrillho · « **Reply #500 on:** 29 Sep 2014, 14:44 »

Every now and then, I go through a songwriting drought and I worry. During such droughts, I often find myself accidentally rewriting my own worst songs, or as has happened lately, accidentally lifting entire chord progressions or lyric ideas from bands that I love.

This drives me crazy, and to try and avoid such in the future, I have written a list to myself of the subject matter of some of the songs that my best friend and I have written together or that I have by myself (including his is kinda pointless since it's about my self-assessed artistic merit on this occasion), to try to remind myself that I'm not always a complete hack.

Song subjects have included:

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And that's just missing out songs of mine that I do love but have less original subject matter. I think some days I need to look at this list a bit more closely.

Method of Madness · « **Reply #501 on:** 29 Sep 2014, 20:05 »

Quote from: hedgie on 28 Sep 2014, 22:52

Then again, my sense of smell is basically gone, but I figure it's one of the less important ones.

I couldn't disagree more. Then again, maybe that's because my sense of smell is really good. My sight's pretty good and my hearing's ok, I guess, but my sense of smell is as far as I can tell way above average. It also gives me more enjoyment than sight or sound, probably (although I can't imagine parting with any of them).

Carl-E · « **Reply #502 on:** 29 Sep 2014, 20:13 »

Quote from: Gareth on 29 Sep 2014, 14:44

Song subjects have included:
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- Cannibals running a takeaway in Lancashire
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I need to hear this.

hedgie · « **Reply #503 on:** 29 Sep 2014, 21:07 »

Quote from: Method of Madness on 29 Sep 2014, 20:05

Quote from: hedgie on 28 Sep 2014, 22:52
Then again, my sense of smell is basically gone, but I figure it's one of the less important ones.
I couldn't disagree more. Then again, maybe that's because my sense of smell is really good. My sight's pretty good and my hearing's ok, I guess, but my sense of smell is as far as I can tell way above average. It also gives me more enjoyment than sight or sound, probably (although I can't imagine parting with any of them).

Well, IIRC, those of us who aren't blind receive about 70% of their sensory information through sight. There's a lot too with hearing. I have problems being touched, so I won't get into that sense, but as far as they go, smell is fairly expendable. I can even be a good cook without it, though I do have to taste all the time. And I know that my ability to taste is weakened by my weak sense of smell. Still, if I'm going to nuke one sense, the one I get from my nose is the one to go.

Papersatan · « **Reply #504 on:** 30 Sep 2014, 00:34 »

Quote from: Jordan B. Petterson in Three Forms of Meaning and the Management of Complexity

"Whatever anxiety might arise at the failure of our actions is nothing compared with the terror of having to recalibrate our perceptions."

ChaoSera · « **Reply #505 on:** 30 Sep 2014, 00:49 »

I'm the only person in my family who doesn't need glasses. Clearly I am superior. Right? ... Right?

Orkboy · « **Reply #506 on:** 30 Sep 2014, 07:56 »

The doc wants to scan my brain to see what's going on in there. He didn't like it when I joked that he was just looking for the source of my superpowers.

Welu · « **Reply #507 on:** 30 Sep 2014, 11:49 »

I was about to reply with a funny doctor story a friend told and then I remembered it was Gareth who told the story in the TMI thread, I think.

Thrillho · « **Reply #508 on:** 30 Sep 2014, 12:00 »

Go for it. If it's the one I'm thinking of it'll need a spoiler, mind.

Thrillho · « **Reply #509 on:** 01 Oct 2014, 09:42 »

Slightly disappointed Welu didn't tell my doctor story.

Random thought of the day: A compliment is meaningless if you have no respect for the person giving it to you. Slightly zen life lesson I taught myself today.

Welu · « **Reply #510 on:** 01 Oct 2014, 10:19 »

I thought it was a bit redundant to repeat a forum story but I guess I could have quoted it in a spoiler?

Thrillho · « **Reply #511 on:** 01 Oct 2014, 11:04 »

I was looking forward to a second-hand rephrasing, honestly.

Orkboy · « **Reply #512 on:** 01 Oct 2014, 13:13 »

Well, one of you tell it. The wifi here is terrible, so I can't listen to death metal while I wait.

Is it cold in here? · « **Reply #513 on:** 01 Oct 2014, 16:47 »

Quote from: Method of Madness on 25 Sep 2014, 09:37

What happens if you file too far? Is the whole thing scrapped?

You shout "Curses! Filed again!".

BeoPuppy · « **Reply #514 on:** 02 Oct 2014, 12:34 »

Jeph visited and the board is the same.

Pilchard123 · « **Reply #515 on:** 02 Oct 2014, 13:56 »

So far.

BeoPuppy · « **Reply #516 on:** 02 Oct 2014, 15:31 »

No butt jokes, is the point.

LTK · « **Reply #517 on:** 03 Oct 2014, 06:26 »

I can resize a pixel graphics picture of double resolution to 50%, which halves the image size while the actual detail remains unchanged. Why can't I do the same with a video?

Masterpiece · « **Reply #518 on:** 03 Oct 2014, 06:44 »

because the actual dots of your pixel graphics pictures are probably 4x4 pixels big and not 1x1.

LTK · « **Reply #519 on:** 03 Oct 2014, 06:51 »

Exactly. But I can tell Paint.net to shrink an image and it'll combine all those 4x4 pixels into a single one, but when I tell my recording software (MSI Afterburner) to shrink this recording, it becomes a smudged, unreadable mess. Is there a video analogue to this kind of downscaling?

ev4n · « **Reply #520 on:** 03 Oct 2014, 07:34 »

Video compression is inherently more compressed and lossier. So there's less information present in the source material prior to resizing it.

Fig · « **Reply #521 on:** 03 Oct 2014, 08:43 »

My vape juice makes me feel like I'm having breakfast all day long when I take a hit.

LTK · « **Reply #522 on:** 03 Oct 2014, 08:47 »

Quote from: ev4n on 03 Oct 2014, 07:34

Video compression is inherently more compressed and lossier. So there's less information present in the source material prior to resizing it.

In this case I'm trying to configure the capture software to record in a lower resolution without compromising the quality of the video, which doesn't seem possible unless I directly manipulate the resolution of the frame it's being captured from. I guess that's to be expected, given that video recording is too intensive to be able to accurately blend blocks of identical pixels on the fly.

Another random thought: I wonder if public domain porn exists.

Masterpiece · « **Reply #523 on:** 03 Oct 2014, 09:14 »

I think what you're looking for is a digital raw video camera.

Pilchard123 · « **Reply #524 on:** 03 Oct 2014, 12:09 »

Quote from: BeoPuppy on 02 Oct 2014, 15:31

No butt jokes, is the point.

Yet. :V

cesium133 · « **Reply #525 on:** 03 Oct 2014, 15:19 »

The Oklahoma City airport has free wifi, but to use it you have to watch a video about how great Texas is.

Orkboy · « **Reply #526 on:** 03 Oct 2014, 16:33 »

Quote from: cesium133 on 03 Oct 2014, 15:19

The Oklahoma City airport has free wifi, but to use it you have to watch a video about how great Texas is.

What.

Method of Madness · « **Reply #527 on:** 03 Oct 2014, 17:26 »

Oklahoma City, located in the heart of Occupied North Texas.

cesium133 · « **Reply #528 on:** 03 Oct 2014, 18:20 »

They make you watch a video from an advertiser, and the Texas tourism bureau bought the ad...

Incidentally, I'm currently in the United customer "service" line at O'Hare because they overbooked my connecting flight...

Carl-E · « **Reply #529 on:** 03 Oct 2014, 22:31 »

Yeah, they don't say who's servicing who...

cesium133 · « **Reply #530 on:** 04 Oct 2014, 08:01 »

So as an update, I'm actually satisfied with United right now, because they upgraded me to first class.

The Wi-Fi in the airport in São Paulo is painfully slow, though.

BeoPuppy · « **Reply #531 on:** 04 Oct 2014, 08:48 »

... on the other hand, you're in Sao Paulo.

cesium133 · « **Reply #532 on:** 04 Oct 2014, 13:49 »

Now I'm not anymore. I'm in Recife. The hotel Wi-Fi is much better.

ChaoSera · « **Reply #533 on:** 05 Oct 2014, 10:55 »

Being at the office at a Sunday evening feels really weird. I like how quiet the place is at this time, though.

~~GarandMarine~~ · « **Reply #534 on:** 05 Oct 2014, 23:55 »

http://qz.com/273255/how-american-parenting-is-killing-the-american-marriage/

I found this a fascinating piece.

Method of Madness · « **Reply #535 on:** 06 Oct 2014, 11:56 »

Just saw an American Express commercial with Tina Fey and it has a close up of her swiping her card...backwards

Pilchard123 · « **Reply #536 on:** 06 Oct 2014, 11:58 »

Why is 'shit' considered offensive but 'poo' is not? For every use of one that I can think of, there's a near-identical use for the other.

Method of Madness · « **Reply #537 on:** 06 Oct 2014, 12:21 »

Why is "crap" somewhere in between?

Detachable Felix · « **Reply #538 on:** 07 Oct 2014, 00:45 »

Things I have done today:

- Put down a deposit on a PA system

- Locked down another paid gig ( a wedding this time

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- raced a pair of vibrators along a counter at my girlfriend's workplace.

... Today has been a good day.

BeoPuppy · « **Reply #539 on:** 07 Oct 2014, 01:24 »

... you know which of those items you mentioned is going to raise the most attention, right?

Detachable Felix · « **Reply #540 on:** 07 Oct 2014, 03:50 »

Shhhhhhhh Gavin, you're ruining the moment

jwhouk · « **Reply #541 on:** 07 Oct 2014, 07:04 »

The PA system, of course.

Carl-E · « **Reply #542 on:** 07 Oct 2014, 09:10 »

Not if there's betting allowed on those races.

grouchygizmo · « **Reply #543 on:** 07 Oct 2014, 11:07 »

I hope this is the right place to post this, but if it isn't, oh well. I need to say this.

I really enjoy reading this forum. You guys don't throw hate around, and if something does happen that is offensive, the mods and members are not quick to be incredibly angry. Instead, everyone here is pretty civil and more than willing to explain things- whether it be about forum rules, or sexuality, or music or vegan-ism- it doesn't matter what the topic is. Everyone is okay expressing their own opinions (from what I've seen so far).

This is a pretty cool place to hang out, even if, as a member, you don't post too often and just like to read what other people say. So thanks to everyone for just being awesome dudes and ladies.

Thrillho · « **Reply #544 on:** 07 Oct 2014, 11:12 »

Quote from: grouchygizmo on 07 Oct 2014, 11:07

I hope this is the right place to post this, but if it isn't, oh well. I need to say this.

I really enjoy reading this forum. You guys don't throw hate around, and if something does happen that is offensive, the mods and members are not quick to be incredibly angry. Instead, everyone here is pretty civil and more than willing to explain things- whether it be about forum rules, or sexuality, or music or vegan-ism- it doesn't matter what the topic is. Everyone is okay expressing their own opinions (from what I've seen so far).

This is a pretty cool place to hang out, even if, as a member, you don't post too often and just like to read what other people say. So thanks to everyone for just being awesome dudes and ladies.

Shut up, n00b.

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I agree. I returned to this forum after a long absence in late 2012 and it has now become like a support group, friendship group, family, debate society, source of jokes, encyclopedia...

Barmymoo · « **Reply #545 on:** 07 Oct 2014, 11:56 »

Something weird and a bit alarming just happened! I was sitting on my bed wrapped in the blanket that I sleep under, and realised I could hear buzzing like a bluebottle or a wasp. It sounded like it was behind me, and a bit muffled, so I thought maybe it was behind the bed between the side of the bed and the wall. I got off the bed to look behind the headboard and realised I could still hear the buzzing behind me, even though I'd turned 180 degrees and moved. So I took the blanket off and shook it... and a wasp flew out. Eek! I managed to catch it in a glass and put it out of the window, and to be honest I couldn't see a sting so I wonder if it was actually not a wasp but something very similar in appearance. But still. A wasp in my blanket! And all my windows are shut! How did it get in?!

Fig · « **Reply #546 on:** 07 Oct 2014, 14:52 »

That would freak me the hell out. I absolutely cannot stand those flying, stinging jerks of the sky. Maybe it snuck in through a vent or a cracked window somewhere.

Method of Madness · « **Reply #547 on:** 07 Oct 2014, 16:24 »

Honestly, because of Luke's recent post when you mentioned "buzzing" I thought that was going to go in a whole other direction

Glad you got the wasp out of there before it stung you!

Masterpiece · « **Reply #548 on:** 07 Oct 2014, 21:51 »

Setting Quincy Jones's Ironside (known for being the Kill Bill fight jingle) as my alarm clock sound was a great idea.

BeoPuppy · « **Reply #549 on:** 07 Oct 2014, 23:19 »

Quote from: Method of Madness on 07 Oct 2014, 16:24

Honestly, because of Luke's recent post when you mentioned "buzzing" I thought that was going to go in a whole other direction
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... me too.

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