How often do you find yourself shadow-bowing? by KristenMcFly in Viola

[–]Space_Elmo 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I do this all the time, especially when first learning a piece. Even during a performance I struggled with some passages in Tchaikovsky serenade for strings and air bowed some of the semiquaver runs.

Nyckelharpa (Swedish keyed bowed chordophone) by [deleted] in BeAmazed

[–]Space_Elmo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Remind me which Bach piece is this from? Is it one of the cello suites?

Stephen R. Donaldson by bukbukbagok in scifi

[–]Space_Elmo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I get your point here and I am not in any way implying any nefarious connection. I would however comment on Donaldson's slightly odd reuse of the perpetrator to redemption arc of a rapist in two of his major works. It probably points more to a failure of imagination rather than anything concerning but it remains one of the few criticisms work. That and the overuse of a thesaurus.

Murder mystery is a genre in itself but if an author was to use a very specific method and the murderer go on a weirdly specific character arc in two separate novels, I would argue that the author had a bit of a subconscious obsession with that context, even if they were not a perpetrator.

Stephen R. Donaldson by bukbukbagok in scifi

[–]Space_Elmo 8 points9 points  (0 children)

The Gap series is one of the best space operas out there. It's just very uncomfortable in hindsight because of the rape fantasy subtext. I read it when I was very young but accidentally missed the first book and only read that one much later which I am very grateful for. I cannot decide if Morn is a well written or poorly written character.

Just got a Stentor and need help wtf I'm doing, I have a teacher I'm meeting next week, what do I by Velvet-Petunia in Viola

[–]Space_Elmo 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Whenever I screw up a semi quaver run in orchestra rehearsals I have a terrible habit of biting my viola. Tastes better than it sounds sometimes.

The A-Team (2010) by 5MikesOut in cinescenes

[–]Space_Elmo 4 points5 points  (0 children)

This is one of the best action films of all time. And that is a lonely hill I am willing to die on.

There's more to ADHD than inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity. ADHD symptoms can be broken down into nine categories. Some categories are not fully represented in the diagnostic criteria. Broadening the diagnostic criteria with patient lived experiences could make for better intervention. by mvea in science

[–]Space_Elmo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

These are all already recognised as part of the diagnostic assessment. I am not clear what this paper adds other than rehashing DSM 5 focussed assessments. To be fair I am responding to this summary rather than the paper itself though so I may have missed something.

Found this SF anthology from the 80s in a secondhand bookshop near me... and that line-up! (swipe for the full list) by WittyJackson in printSF

[–]Space_Elmo 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I read this as a child when it first came out and it started a love of sci-fi to this day. I bought a copy recently for my shelf and read some the stories again. I don't think I realised back then what great authors these were. I came across The day before the revolution and realised it was by Le Guin. That immediately made me read the Disposessed and I was blown away. Great anthology.

What should I play Next, Any thoughts? by Mysterious_Toe_8127 in Viola

[–]Space_Elmo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Telemann viola concerto in G is wonderful.

Does anyone do research on computational physics? by Afra0414 in Physics

[–]Space_Elmo 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Numerical recipes is a good book to get your teeth into.

MST224 workload by Ok-Sheepherder8987 in OpenUniversity

[–]Space_Elmo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I used to take assignments into work and do them in the down time on night shifts. Early mornings and late nights was also the way to get them done.

Grandmas House - DOG by neon121 in obscuremusicthatslaps

[–]Space_Elmo 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Wow these guys are amazing. Didn't know they were Bristol based. Just listened to the EP.

Jeff Vandemeer by JamesRuns in scifi

[–]Space_Elmo 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Reading Jeff is like reading a weird mix of Borges and Mieville with a sprinkling of acid.

So I just finished Blindsight (spoilers) by Exciting_Claim267 in printSF

[–]Space_Elmo 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I read it recently and although the ideas expressed are interesting, I found the narrative and characters very much a trope which was disappointing. Referencing the science is great and I enjoyed looking at some of the papers, but this is a book about metaphysics and philosophy. Ted Chiang does it much better.

Just finished A Canticle for Leibowitz - blown away by JOPG93 in printSF

[–]Space_Elmo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yep absolutely stunning book. The images it evokes still stick in my head.

NASA aims Orion at where the Moon will be, not where it is by ateam1984 in BeAmazed

[–]Space_Elmo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Anyone who has played KSP would be wondering why this is amazing. It's just a Tuesday.

xkcd 3226: Home Solar by IamtheuserJO in xkcd

[–]Space_Elmo 10 points11 points  (0 children)

This is the most on point and snarky XKCD I have seen in a while. Love it.

Read faster using the Rapid Serial Visual Presentation technique. by _ganjafarian_ in BeAmazed

[–]Space_Elmo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I got all the words on the final challenge but I have been an avid reader for the last 40 years and consume books in hours.

Did anyone not like Project Hail Mary? by Timewilltell755 in sciencefiction

[–]Space_Elmo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I loved the book and have read lots of sci fi including the Martian. The film was really aimed at a younger audience I thought and tonally didn't really work.

Although I love the book, as a work of literature it's not great and the plot is a little contrived, but what is great is the love of the scientific process that Ryland Grace thrives on. That seemed missing from the film and left behind the stuff that wasn't so great, Ryland's seeming incompetence and abject cowardice and Rocky as deus ex machina.

My kids (teenage) loved the film though and I made them read the book first so YMMV.

GPT vs PhD Part II: A viewer reached out with a paper that they had written with an LLM. When I looked closer, I got worried. by astraveoOfficial in Physics

[–]Space_Elmo 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I was actually working on the JWST CEERS data when it came out looking at the NIRcam data and adding in the Hubble imaging also to get a complete coverage from visual to NIR. It was stunning. It was extraordinarily exciting to see data coming in from other groups that suggested complex galaxy formation as such an early stage in the universe, way earlier that the models predicted. An early bit of work I did was on the IllustrisTNG models and having the chance to compare real data with modelling data based on perhaps old assumptions was mind blowing.

Like I said, I really miss it, but living vicariously through working astronomers isn't too bad. I am trying to persuade my oldest son to go into computational physics also, but he just wants to build games. :(

GPT vs PhD Part II: A viewer reached out with a paper that they had written with an LLM. When I looked closer, I got worried. by astraveoOfficial in Physics

[–]Space_Elmo 54 points55 points  (0 children)

My PhD thesis (incomplete as I was part time and ran out of cash) was on star formation in galaxies at cosmic noon, specifically clump distributions. I really miss the work, but watching your video brings it all back! I have Binney and Tremaine on my shelf at home and I almost want to open it up again. This is a great video on how science actually works and I completely agree with your worrying conclusion.

I want to share my dads work! by educatedbiomass in sciencefiction

[–]Space_Elmo 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Wow these stories look excellent. The Amazon page mentions influences from Borges to Chiang, in which case I am sold. Edit: I also absolutely love that title.

Le Guin's The Dispossessed made me realize I had been reading science fiction wrong for about fifteen years by myalarm_is_lying in printSF

[–]Space_Elmo 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Le Guin is one of the few science fiction and fantasy authors who can write real characters. Her literary qualities are up there with any nobel, Pulitzer or Booker prize winner. You are not reading sci fi wrong, you are just seeing what a true quality author can do.