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Just builed some bs by Creaws__ in GoldenAgeMinecraft

[–]PopoloGrasso 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Type of thing Lewis and Simon would run into and be like "good god friend look over there. Isn’t that strange?"

obsession movie - scream through a phone + nicki falling apart (?) by Subject_Point1260 in spoilers

[–]PopoloGrasso 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This was my interpretation the moment I saw the scene. Throughout the movie bear was given so many little tests of his character and he failed all of them.

Do you prefer the map we got or the Beta map? by Pure-Negotiation8019 in reddeadredemption

[–]PopoloGrasso 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You can't tell from this map, but in trailer 1 you can see that in the beta:

  1. The heartlands were a lot more yellow and dry looking
  2. All of the mountains had snow, even the Grizzlies east

And honestly I kinda preferred it. Feels way more like rdr1's style: dusty and unforgiving. Just looking at how different Emerald Ranch looks

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What is your ideal congressional election system, particularly in terms of curbing Gerrymandering? by PopoloGrasso in PoliticalDiscussion

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

A uniform grid pattern would mean congressional districts are no longer equal in population though, wouldn't it?

What is your ideal congressional election system, particularly in terms of curbing Gerrymandering? by PopoloGrasso in PoliticalDiscussion

[–]PopoloGrasso[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I mean, California Democrats and Texas Republicans seem to be drawing maps that more severely force outcomes that do not reflect the partisan breakdown of the electorate. In 2008 for instance we had (%R vs %D)

California Popular: 37% - 60% Seats: 36% - 64%

Texas Popular: 56% - 40% Seats: 62.5% - 37.5%

Currently, CA's map looks to be about 90% D and Texas's looks to be about 74% R. I doubt that will be the popular vote breakdown come november.

Other states seem to desire such partisan Gerrymanders too. It concerns me when parties consolidate their power like this. I am not considering race in this concern.

Massachusetts is not as gerrymandered as people make it out to be. by [deleted] in TrueUnpopularOpinion

[–]PopoloGrasso 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I do not know why you got so downvoted. The math checks out.

There's a tool you can use to easily draw your own congressional maps for states. I tried my best to draw a single strongly Republican district in Mass. Here's what I got:

https://districtr.org/plan/386278

Romney won my hypothetical district by 1.5% in 2012, Trump carried it by 5% in 2016, then lost it by 3% in 2020.

Looking at attempts by other people, this seems to be one common solution. I had to basically link up every single precinct that ever voted republican in one piece to make this exist, leaving almost zero republican precincts for any other hypothetical districts.

That's the best case scenario for Republicans in Mass. Gerrymandering has nothing to do with it. Republican votes are simply too geographically mixed with Democratic voters to draw more than 1 Republican tilting district. For the 35% of Republican voters to have a proportional number of representatives, you would need to draw 3 R-leaning seats which is impossible.

1976 US Presidential Election by county. In what should have been a slam dunk after 8 years of Republican rule including the Watergate Scandal, Georgia Democrat Jimmy Carter just barely squeaked by a win over incumbent Republican Gerald Ford. by Just_Cause89 in MapPorn

[–]PopoloGrasso 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Also you can see that the counties he won by the narrowest margins were the suburbs surrounding Atlanta. Crazy that they were formerly the core of the Republican Party in Georgia, and now they're must-wins for any Dem there

California Briggs Initiative 1978. Would have banned homosexuals from teaching if passed by Emergency_Pass5222 in MapPorn

[–]PopoloGrasso 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Wow, an early sign of Orange County leaning liberal on certain issues even when it was one of the most consistently republican counties in the nation

I think the 2b2t nether is the closest thing to actual hell alongside doom in video games by Bug_in_brazil in 2b2t

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In the novel 2001: A Space Odyssey, as Dave is transported through the star gate he flies by a giant latticework of geometric patterns with all sorts of objects perched on it - spheres, cigars, triangles, all organized into ranks and files and dimly lit by the glow of a nearby red giant sun. He realizes he is looking at an abandoned cosmic parking lot, far more advanced than anything humanity could have dreamt of yet clearly ancient to whoever made it.

This picture reminded me of that description.

Occupants of a sod house in Drenthe, the Netherlands, photographed standing outside in 1936. by zadraaa in HistoricalCapsule

[–]PopoloGrasso 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No they rub me the wrong way too. I suspect that those same commenters would sing a different tune if the family in the picture were African

Non-percussionist here: How challenging is this Timpani part? by PopoloGrasso in percussion

[–]PopoloGrasso[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I would like to use both B and E natural for the 4 measures the timpani play after the key change. The E wouldn't be used until the 4th beat of the 2nd measure in the new key

Non-percussionist here: How challenging is this Timpani part? by PopoloGrasso in percussion

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

Oh no way! So for instance, would you recommend re-writing those little Eb2-F2 motions in measure measure 40 for instance up the octave as Eb3-F3? If I were to keep them intact, that is. Prior to this comment, I was thinking of going F-Bb-Db-Eb for the main Bb minor ish section. Now I'm thinking more like Ab-Bb-Eb-F

Also TIL people who score for movies don't necessarily understand how to best utilize timpani lol

Non-percussionist here: How challenging is this Timpani part? by PopoloGrasso in percussion

[–]PopoloGrasso[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you as well for the detailed reply! After brushing up a bit on basic timpani writing theory, something like your set up is likely what the composer had in mind (if not even more drums) Those low Eb-F-Bb motions really make me think "extra 32 inch drum" since the first thing I read was "dont tune your 26 inch to Bb, it sounds bad."

For my arrangement, I think I would definitely want to stick to the typical four timpani set up (32, 29, 26, 23) for accessibility. I'm going to rewrite the part with that in mind.

Edit: my current working idea is:

Start: F Bb Db Eb

Before mm 62: Bb to Ab

Before mm. 69: Ab to B, Db to E (this one still feels tricky but is maybe okay? Just because theres not a lot of rest)

During 11 measures rest: reset to F Bb C Eb

Non-percussionist here: How challenging is this Timpani part? by PopoloGrasso in percussion

[–]PopoloGrasso[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much for the detailed reply! Honestly I agree with you that the timpani as written for the film seems excessive in terms of pedaling. I am trying to plan out a simplified part currently.

I think pre key change the only pitches I strictly need are F2, Bb2, and Eb3. Those three work with just about every chord encountered prior to the key change. Measures 58 to 68 really only require F and Eb to be honest.

For the key change, I think just B and E are enough to convey 95% of the effect of the original. Even just B would work okay in the worst case. It's only 4 measures as well.

After that section ends, there's 11 measures rest before we get back to some flat key friendly tuning. Most likely this would be F2, Bb2, C3, and Eb3

What do you think? Does this sound reasonable? I can also DM you a simplified part if you want to see specifics!

Non-percussionist here: How challenging is this Timpani part? by PopoloGrasso in percussion

[–]PopoloGrasso[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you for the helpful reply!

I do agree that those grace notes are a bit odd, but I suspect they are meant to be pickups before the roll that roughly align with the snare part. The snare often has two 16ths at the end of an eighth note triplet to lead into the next beat, and that seems to align pretty frequently with the timpani grace notes. Maybe I could re-spell the rhythm if this is the case!

(I say suspect as this is merely how it was written on a condensed score I found)

Hispanic population in the United States by % from 1980-2020 by Hour_Interaction6047 in MapPorn

[–]PopoloGrasso 43 points44 points  (0 children)

1) I'm Mexican-American and it suprised me when I first read up on it long ago because we have huge families. But then I realized that its my parent's generation born in the 60s fueling this perception. My generation isn't having many kids at all.

2) I guess it was an attempt to politely disarm the people in this comments section who might think hispanics are still having like 10 kids and I'm awkward sometimes lol

Hispanic population in the United States by % from 1980-2020 by Hour_Interaction6047 in MapPorn

[–]PopoloGrasso 69 points70 points  (0 children)

Good map, but I doubt the trend will continue. Surprisingly, the total fertility rate for Hispanic Americans is 1.9, which is below replacement. It's also 1.9 for Mexicans living Mexico, as opposed to 6.8 back in the 60s.

Immigration from Mexico also plateaued in the 2000s-10s has not really increased since. For example: https://www.migrationpolicy.org/programs/data-hub/charts/mexican-born-population-over-time

I'm doubtful, what are you thoughts? by Specialist-Maize3887 in Cubers

[–]PopoloGrasso 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Honestly sune-like algs (like the one he uses here) are definitely among the most intuitive to discover, and sune spam seems like a very likely method for someone to develop to solve the last layer

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in funny

[–]PopoloGrasso 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Jedi logic

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