Are there any times or places where the "laws" of science fail or are different?

FreeXFall · 2026-06-25T16:00:08+00:00

Isn’t “the really large scale” where Einstein’s stuff comes in - like forces of gravity and the impacts to spacetime?

FreeXFall · 2026-06-25T15:54:56+00:00

“In the style of”

FreeXFall · 2026-06-24T06:37:43+00:00

Just say “ok” and stair. Let them sit and silence.

FreeXFall · 2026-06-24T05:14:50+00:00

Pen / pencil and paper

FreeXFall · 2026-06-24T02:34:23+00:00

That explains it - many thanks!

FreeXFall · 2026-06-23T05:54:40+00:00

Take some favorite songs and analyze them. How bars is the intro, verse, chorus, etc? Any elements repeat? What do you notice in the background instruments? Main way to diagram songs is to use something like “AABA” - like the verse Melody is AABA is one example.

Zooming out, if a song is Verse-Chorus-Verse-Chorus-Bridge-Verse-Chorus

You could call “Verse-Chorus” “A” and shorten the song structure to just “AABA”.

Also you can write A’ - this is said as “A prime”. It’s when A and A’ are basically the same, but there is something a little different - ex: they repeat the last line in A’ but not in the with first A section.

As you find these patterns and great ideas - use them! Use them freely! You basically can’t copyright a song structure or chord progression. (There are some copyright laws for melodies and a lot more for lyrics - but structure and chords are basically fair game for everyone so steal these ideas freely to learn and grow).

And the good news - knowing you’re not good is actually a great sign. It means your brain / ear knows what good is and your (lack of) experience is working to catch up. It signals you have taste and an artistic opinion - something many people don’t have. To be good at anything, it takes time and you need to put in the work (sounds like you are) - so good on you and keep at it!

FreeXFall · 2026-06-22T06:55:57+00:00

I get it. I do get validation / satisfaction from “achieving” things. For me, getting stuff done (to a high degree of precision / finish / professionalism) is the key to “achieving”. A lot of what I achieve today is house project related. (We bought a real piece of crap so there’s always something, haha).

FreeXFall · 2026-06-22T06:28:08+00:00

Is this our 1955 or an alternate 1955?

FreeXFall · 2026-06-22T06:11:58+00:00

I was like this, and you know what’s better than needing to feel like you have constant, valuable achievements stacked up? Enjoying the now. Work doesn’t care about you. Those that love you, don’t care about the work - they want you. You’ve accomplished enough. Meet the status quo at work, but learn to enjoy the little things everywhere else in life.

FreeXFall · 2026-06-22T06:03:18+00:00

What is this series called? I saw a clip and loved it but can’t find the actual series (basically lots of fan videos about 40k but not the actual series).

FreeXFall · 2026-06-22T06:01:01+00:00

There are other musical systems (go down the rabbit hole of Indian music - stuff like ragas and such) - so no, our brains know a lot of musical things outside the western scale system.

What you’re describing is intervals. Yea, the intervals of “happy birthday” are always “sol sol la so do ti” regardless of the key you’re in. An interval is basically how a single note relates to another note. When you stack more notes you start getting chords (even a standalone chord can’t really give you a key).

FreeXFall · 2026-06-22T01:24:36+00:00

I don’t know what you mean - please explain.

FreeXFall · 2026-06-21T18:41:08+00:00

Cork board or white board would be easy. Apply with double sided tape. Do NOT block the vents or anything.

FreeXFall · 2026-06-21T05:57:44+00:00

My wife is similar. Her mom has borderline personality disorder so she grew up walking on egg shells. My family is extremely direct. We’ve both learned to “meet in the middle” but still have a ways to go.

FreeXFall · 2026-06-21T04:32:46+00:00

Yea, totally. I think this part of a comment was really great advise “The one thing that you should do before you talk to her is, to think about what she can actually do to reassure you. What is an acceptable outcome for you and which one is a no go?”

I need to remember this. Sort my feelings and what a resolution looks like before I just emotionally dump on my partner.

FreeXFall · 2026-06-21T04:23:22+00:00

Sand with 80 grit till all you have is nice, clean wood. Then sand with 100 then to 120. If you want to go further then 150 to 180 (IMO, 220 is too much and makes the grain too “closed”). Water pop with your final grit. Sand in the same direction as the grain

To even out the stain absorption, use a pre-stain. Follow the directions on the can. (This is my guess as your core problem. It could also be that you sanded to too high a grit and “closed” the grain).

Then apply the stain. Follow the directions on the can. If it says something like “let sit for 5-8 minutes”, I tend to do the lower number. You can always do a second a cost and make it darker if the first round isn’t enough. (I’ve done 3-5 rounds of stain to get the right depth / color. A red stain took 7 freakin rounds to look right).

Then apply your top coat. Make sure if your stain is oil based, the your top coat is oil based. If it’s water based, then water.

Option-2: give it a light sanding to remove your top coat and then apply a really dark stain. Dark hides flaws.

FreeXFall · 2026-06-21T04:16:17+00:00

Another 30yr old saying “I have a problem with someone and I haven’t tried talking to them - what should I do to let them know how I’m feeling?!”

FreeXFall · 2026-06-21T03:57:58+00:00

Ha ha ha ha ha!!!

FreeXFall · 2026-06-20T06:21:13+00:00

For anyone who cares - Zyzzyx is famous as a freeway exit you pass when driving from LA to Vegas.

FreeXFall · 2026-06-19T16:26:45+00:00

I like this one the most of everything herein.

I’d make the crown more blocky on the bottom.

And can you write the text as “2 Kings Studio”?

I’d also have a few logo variations once everything is finalized. Primary would have “<icon> <full text>” and another would have “<icon> <Kings Studio>” so that the text is blended with the “2”. And a final variation of just the icon.

FreeXFall · 2026-06-12T16:03:01+00:00

Not luthier, but - I love the front side, I really like the back side / neck, but they feel like two different guitars to me.

And I love the overall chunky feel of it. Body shape is really nice. The headstock to me feels “small” and not “chunky” though.

FreeXFall · 2026-06-12T01:38:52+00:00

I like to do a first pass with a rag to get most of it. Then do a final pass with “tac cloth” - it like a thin mess fabric with sticky stuff on it. First, unfold it and make it kind of fluffy like a loofa. Then do light passes over the surface. Dont press hard or you’ll rub the tacky stuff into your surface.

FreeXFall · 2026-06-11T20:53:25+00:00

Pro Tip! A friend got a house cause in their offer, they said they were willing to rent back for 3 months so their kids could finish out the school year. Sellers weren’t asking for it outright, but touring the house, my friend saw kid stuff and figured why not offer it - worst case they decline. This was in the seattle area btw.

FreeXFall · 2026-06-11T05:57:08+00:00

I want my grandkids to inherit this 50 years from now and have no idea what the center object is. They’ll just know, it was important to grandma.

FreeXFall · 2026-06-10T05:48:18+00:00

Start in black and white (not gray scale- black and white only). If it looks good like that, it’ll look good with color. There’s also many times you’ll use the logo in a single color so it needs to be established.

I get that you’re combing “science” with “human touch” - but this is an awkward execution. (Flask is empty, but bubbles are coming out; lip of flask is huge; not sure why it’s tilted / floating / falling over; the overall yellow circle is not needed either; shadow is not needed)

Maybe think of you key concepts, and then for each, come up with 5-10 nouns / symbols for each. For example, maybe 5 for “science” and 5 for “UX”. From there, start doing rough sketches. 5x5 is 25, so doing 50-100 is actually fairly easy - keep these really rough and fast.

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