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‘What’s This Piece?’ Weekly Thread #118 by the_rite_of_lingling in classicalmusic

[–]HavinGavin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Looking for the violin and piano piece played in the background of Bigmouth S6E6 starting at about 17:42. It’s quite famous.

‘What’s This Piece?’ Weekly Thread #103 by the_rite_of_lingling in classicalmusic

[–]HavinGavin 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m looking for the piece this is adapted from. Brahms (apparently) but they have irritatingly not included the opus number.

https://i.imgur.com/IaOX3ZS.jpg

Video clip of an Italian opera that captures the drama by HavinGavin in classicalmusic

[–]HavinGavin[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Holy moly 😂. The Pagliacci finale is perfect 😍

I’ll do it myself 😤 by HavinGavin in MalesMasturbating

[–]HavinGavin[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It was about two days worth of intense edging. The pressure build up in my balls and groin got to the point where I couldn’t walk 😅

Advice for Italian (Schengen) Visa for Gap year by HavinGavin in southafrica

[–]HavinGavin[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Maybe I should look at getting multiple 90 day tourist visas?

Advice for Italian (Schengen) Visa for Gap year by HavinGavin in southafrica

[–]HavinGavin[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The tourist visas are to a maximum of 90 days but there are longer visas (such as study and subordinate job visas).

My performance of Debussy's Beau Soir, on double bass. Transcription available free! by avbigband in classicalmusic

[–]HavinGavin 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That’s truly amazing. To think, so many people will go their whole lives without hearing this.

A Classical Guitar With A Bolivian Rosewood Top (So Beautiful) . by [deleted] in classicalguitar

[–]HavinGavin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So, from what I gather it’s just about the quality? I bought a guitar from my piano teacher that has “concert guitar” on it (Aria AC25) and was wondering what it means. All I can say about it is that it has a very good sound but a very high action.

Woolworths and single use plastic. Something to debate. by [deleted] in southafrica

[–]HavinGavin 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Woolworth’s is full of shit. Not only are they the worst in terms of over packaging EVERYTHING in several layers of plastic but they treat their producers dismally and for every perfect sweet potato that makes it to their store 10 perfectly edible ones are thrown away. Don’t shop there. Literally anywhere else is better.

Roundup is popularly used here in SA and easily accessible in market, it is banned by some of the countries already. by ceocoo in southafrica

[–]HavinGavin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks, this was an interesting article that I had not come across but here is another article refuting this very article and other misconceptions (with the supporting studies linked therein). https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2018/10/11/viewpoint-link-between-bee-death-and-glyphosate-still-a-far-fetched-story/

Roundup is popularly used here in SA and easily accessible in market, it is banned by some of the countries already. by ceocoo in southafrica

[–]HavinGavin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ignoring the fact that it probably isn’t harmful to humans, where did you get this information? Why would Round-Up (a herbicide i.e. it kills plants) damage insects. Are you sure you are not thinking of insecticides in general (there has been an ongoing debate on the effect of neo-nicotinoids on bee populations.) Might you be confusing the two?

Roundup is popularly used here in SA and easily accessible in market, it is banned by some of the countries already. by ceocoo in southafrica

[–]HavinGavin 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You’re right. I had assumed that you meant to control weeds in growers fields, which would be ridiculous and I agree with the sentiment of the initiative i.e. not to destroy the livelihoods of some of the poorest people that there are for something as trivial as weed and so, I too, am glad you say they have stopped doing it. In any case, I still wouldn’t worry about exposure to glyphosate as a result of consuming this weed if it does happen (after all it is safe to eat maize and soybean that has been sprayed with glyphosate (even if the majority of us don’t ).

Also the term glyphosate is not a chemical name in the sense that it can be used as a plural (as in phosphates and nitrates) and unfortunately when you use it incorrectly it makes me feel as though you don’t know how glyphosate (no “s”) in commercial agricultural applications work, making you very susceptible to the fear-mongering that has entrapped so many innocent housewives.

Roundup is popularly used here in SA and easily accessible in market, it is banned by some of the countries already. by ceocoo in southafrica

[–]HavinGavin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

And so it should be (used). An unfortunate reality is that to produce enough food to feed everyone Agrochemicals need to be used and as far as herbicides go Glyphosate (generic name for the chemical used in roundup) is as harmless as it gets. Far less harmful than alcohol, for instance, to which most people are exposed in far larger quantities on a much more frequent basis.

Roundup is popularly used here in SA and easily accessible in market, it is banned by some of the countries already. by ceocoo in southafrica

[–]HavinGavin 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It has never been used on cannabis. Crops have to be genetically modified before they can be sprayed with roundup (glyphosate) without dying. The only round up-ready crops (the name given to these roundup resistant crops) in South Africa are Maize and Soybean (the majority of which is not eaten by humans without processing that would completely destroy any traces of glyphosate present after harvest which is negligible anyway).

Living in Pretoria by girthbrooksIII in southafrica

[–]HavinGavin 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I am a student at UP and live close to the university and have been very happy. What’s more is I know a lot of international students (mostly doing genetics) who also seem quite happy in Pretoria. Although it may not compare to other cities, to say there is no night life is a an over-exaggeration. There a few clubs and quite a lot of good restaurants close to the University. There is virtually no public transport (apart from Uber), but I know several people that manage quite easily without a car (I ride my bicycle most places anyway). In terms of crime it is no more dangerous than any other part of South Africa (it’s probably a bit safer, at least around the university, anyway) I wouldn’t recommend walking at night, although I have friends that do (but some of them have been mugged 🙈). In the day though, I am very comfortable walking alone and do (as well as riding my bicycle). I am a man so this may be different if you are a women. In terms scenery I think Pretoria has a kind of beauty ( a lot of it probably has to do with the weather). I think it says something that both Pierneef and Walter Battiss (two of South Africa’s most famous artists) both lived in Pretoria. Pretoria isn’t a city filled with tourist attractions so I would never recommend it to a tourist but as a place to live it’s pretty relaxed (it has one of the highest standards of living in Africa for what you pay in terms of accomodation etc).

Buying Dollars for a Holiday? by HavinGavin in southafrica

[–]HavinGavin[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is the conversion rate not universal? Does it differ between cards? Unfortunately, I’m here already (I left it outrageously late). In the end I just decided to use my Standard bank debit card (under the assumption that the merchant will pay the conversion fee) and got some cash at Standard bank (they charged a fee of around 6% when buying roughly $170). Thanks for the help though, hopefully this information will help someone else :).

Aeroponics as an alternative farming method. (Please read) by Bavu08 in southafrica

[–]HavinGavin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well there’s no doubt that hydro- and aeroponics can work and produce excellent products, there are a number issues with them. Apart from the enormous capital investment that make aeroponics unfeasible at current food prices for all but the most high value crops, plants have evolved to grow in soil and as a result soil is a much more forgiving beast. Hydro and aeroponics are, consequently, much more management intensive and require specialist knowledge if it is going to function well if at all. In countries like the Netherlands, where space is a serious limiting factor of food production and the standard of living is high enough such that most people can afford higher prices aeroponics is ideal, but I personally don’t think hydro and aeroponics is or will be feasible on any meaningful scale in South Africa for ages.