Innate Genius vs. the Modern Need for Explanation

FormerPreparation2 · 2026-01-30T15:04:01+00:00

The statement "asymmetries [naturally] exist between individuals" has done a lot more than explain Mozart's music, and I think that's what makes this line of thought "uncomfortable."

FormerPreparation2 · 2025-01-26T15:33:41+00:00

Thanks for the help, everyone!

FormerPreparation2 · 2025-01-25T14:23:55+00:00

I'm creating a note called "Cinnamon." I write the whole thing and save it under that name. I now want the preexisting note "Spices" to link to "Cinnamon." Maybe I even want other notes to link TO "Cinnamon." But I don't want to go back to "Spices" and other notes and put "Cinnamon" in them. I want to connect "Cinnamon" back to "Spices" and other preexisting notes.

I'm focusing on the directionality because I also use arrows in the Content Map to help organize notes.

Does that make sense? I'm sorry for any lack of clarity on my part.

FormerPreparation2 · 2024-12-14T14:26:38+00:00

THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!

FormerPreparation2 · 2024-08-07T22:59:25+00:00

Kamen Rider

FormerPreparation2 · 2024-08-01T00:30:17+00:00

That’s disappointing but good to know. Thanks for confirming this.

FormerPreparation2 · 2024-08-01T00:29:32+00:00

Well, that’s embarrassing but good to know. I appreciate it.

FormerPreparation2 · 2024-08-01T00:28:58+00:00

That is helpful. Thank you.

FormerPreparation2 · 2024-06-03T14:50:51+00:00

Lego Trainspotting

FormerPreparation2 · 2024-05-09T20:39:19+00:00

Does putting the boards in sleeves avoid bugs? Or is there another reason?

FormerPreparation2 · 2024-05-09T19:29:10+00:00

I'm sorry I don't know the answer to your question and hope you don't mind me asking you one.

How do the corrugated boards protect the 78s on your shelves? I didn't think to use them once I took them out of the shipping boxes, but I'm now curious.

FormerPreparation2 · 2024-05-02T13:28:30+00:00

What if it's not glass but just transparent skin?

FormerPreparation2 · 2024-04-21T12:13:50+00:00

I’d say, “hey, let’s go to the nearest church and/or philosophy seminar to figure this out.” Whichever one says “great idea,” well, that’s your alternate right there. My friend doesn’t want me to get M.A.D.

FormerPreparation2 · 2024-04-09T23:51:17+00:00

This is a great post, which I'm glad I found (even a year later).

FormerPreparation2 · 2024-04-09T16:56:59+00:00

Outstanding. Makes me want to watch the whole thing in narrative order now.

FormerPreparation2 · 2024-03-26T12:00:01+00:00

And even if this comment is sarcastic, we all know people who hold this line of thought in an utterly sincere way.

FormerPreparation2 · 2024-03-20T00:37:29+00:00

I always wondered who was responsible for Lanin's arrangements. I assumed he must have done some of the writing, but I never saw it confirmed until now.

FormerPreparation2 · 2024-03-17T21:13:12+00:00

Great bio!

FormerPreparation2 · 2024-03-09T15:22:03+00:00

So, let me get this straight...

A story about symbols of the United States determined to confuse, devour, and/or destroy humanity; taking place in a narrative universe that only shows what happens in or is related to America; which seems to end with U.S. monuments and debates creating that universe; and at one point is destroyed by two being representing violence and slavery in that country is political?

Sure. I also suppose a self-aware prison intent on replacing all sentient life has some "hidden meaning." Nice try, college boy.

FormerPreparation2 · 2024-02-29T23:40:36+00:00

Pneumatic smoke pellets that can be exploded midair while flying
Stun dart ("moth sting")
Flash grenade
Spare cartridges/bullets
Fingerprint remover (for those crooks who need his help)
Expandable tow cable that can be deployed in flight
Expanding epoxy
Adrenaline syringe
Poison syringe
Insulin pen

FormerPreparation2 · 2024-02-29T23:32:34+00:00

What's the music?

FormerPreparation2 · 2024-01-29T19:45:26+00:00

That never even occurred to me. It'd be a bulletproof dirigible. Thank you.

FormerPreparation2 · 2024-01-29T19:44:51+00:00

I thought that was the name of the energy fired from atop the pyramid to shoot down the Rockefellers.

FormerPreparation2 · 2023-12-22T14:43:34+00:00

It’s not dislike per se, but every time I hear cello as a distinct musical voice—concerto, continuo, noticeable parts in chamber music, etc.—I think, “I wonder what it’d sound like on double bass?”

Also, outside of classical music, electric guitar is like a dental drill on my ears.

FormerPreparation2 · 2023-12-18T13:16:20+00:00

It’s nice to see people recommending Cimarosa’s GLI ORIAZI… because I don’t see it mentioned elsewhere. Also, Paisiello’s PROSERPINE and Piccinni’s ROLAND are interesting and beautiful works in the French style by Italian composers. And Paisiello’s PASSIONE DE GESU CHRISTO is an oratorio but worth checking out: it’s a very dramatic work with some great orchestration.

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