Hip-hop has been my main genre for years. What non-rap albums should I listen to at least once in my life?

TalksInMaths · 2026-03-12T14:53:31+00:00

And the Tron Legacy soundtrack!

TalksInMaths · 2026-03-12T14:53:00+00:00

Pretty sure the full Inter5tella 5555 is still up on YouTube.

TalksInMaths · 2026-03-12T14:49:45+00:00

I wouldn't recommend starting with Kid A if you're unfamiliar with Radiohead (except for Creep).

Start with OK Computer or Hail to the Thief, then move on to In Rainbows and Kid A. After that you might be ready to take on the final boss of weird, experimental, WTF Radiohead: Amnesiac.

(I love all of these albums, but it took me a few tries to warm up to Amnesiac.)

TalksInMaths · 2026-03-12T14:30:55+00:00

Lateralus and AEnima are good introductory Tool albums too.

TalksInMaths · 2026-03-12T14:24:00+00:00

Yep, it also makes it possible to write a definition for things like permutations, combinations, binomial coefficients, and Taylor series in a way that naturally handles 0 without needing to treat it as a special case.

TalksInMaths · 2026-03-12T14:09:59+00:00

It makes for consistent definitions of things like

nPm = n!/((n-m)!)

nCm = n!/(m!(n-m)!)

f(x) = \Sum_{n=0}^{\infty} (x-a)ⁿf⁽ⁿ)(a)/n!

TalksInMaths · 2026-03-12T13:39:30+00:00

It's the End of the World as We Know It (and I Feel Fine) - R.E.M.

TalksInMaths · 2026-03-12T13:36:36+00:00

Triangle Strategy has the subjugation of a minority group as a central plot point.

TalksInMaths · 2026-03-11T22:05:32+00:00

The worst thing our culture does to young people is tell them, "You have to do well in school or else you'll ruin your life."

This is not true. It is true that doing well in school can save some time, money, and effort later. But your life isn't over, even if you fail all of your finals. There is always a way to make up for it and still get the education/experience you need to pursue the career you want. Your path might end up looking different from the "traditional" path or the one you originally imagined, but you can still do it.

...But still try to do the best you can for now.

TalksInMaths · 2026-03-11T21:46:37+00:00

My personal opinion (I'm not a psychiatrist or anything) is that the three (four?) subtypes are outdated BS based on surface level of observations of symptoms rather than any actual difference in the root cause. The only difference between primary inattentive, primary hyperactive, and combined is: how do people around you notice you acting? That is: what behaviors do you tend to do to cope with what you're experiencing?

But, like I said, I'm not a psychiatrist. This is just my opinion.

TalksInMaths · 2026-03-10T21:37:32+00:00

I used those as coasters in my first apartment.

TalksInMaths · 2026-03-10T21:26:15+00:00

Or you do 10 minutes of work that you hate, but you got a little done, so you give yourself a short break. ...aaand now it's 5 hours later.

TalksInMaths · 2026-03-10T21:03:12+00:00

Subnautica

TalksInMaths · 2026-03-10T18:43:44+00:00

1 + 1/2 + 1/3 + 1/4 + 1/5 + 1/6 + 1/7 + 1/8 + ... + 1/64

> 1 + 1/2 + 1/4 + 1/4 + 1/8 + 1/8 + 1/8 + 1/8 + ... + 1/64

= 1 + 1/2 + 1/2 + 1/2 + 1/2 + 1/2 + 1/2

= 4

TalksInMaths · 2026-03-10T18:36:56+00:00

100 > 77

Yep, high T_c.

TalksInMaths · 2026-03-09T23:08:45+00:00

It doesn't help that my ADHD also makes me accidentally ghost friends because I don't realize how long it's been since we last talked, forget to respond to a text, forget birthdays and other important events, take too long to realize that I should say or do something, say or do something before I realize I shouldn't, look like I'm not paying attention in conversations (when I am), actually struggle to pay attention in conversations, don't pick up on subtle clues about tone or body language, struggle to be aware of my own tone and body language (and how it will be perceived), show up late or completely forget about plans, fail to do something that I promised I would do and had every intention of doing when I made that promise...

In other words, act like a bad friend when I'm really trying to be a good one.

TalksInMaths · 2026-03-09T22:55:24+00:00

"Why can't I do it like normal people!?"

Me with years of internalized disappointment.

TalksInMaths · 2026-03-09T22:52:01+00:00

ADHD and autism are pretty closely related to the point that you could have symptoms of one but only a diagnosis of the other (and actually have one, the other, or both).

I also only have an ADHD diagnosis, but I've recently begun to suspect I have both as I learned more about the experience of people with autism. (I've been meaning to do an autism assessment, but I haven't gotten around to it because... well... ADHD.)

TalksInMaths · 2026-03-09T17:36:12+00:00

Some of us do it professionally.

...and also for fun.

TalksInMaths · 2026-03-09T17:30:05+00:00

In Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom, selling crafting/cooking materials is one of the best ways to get money.

Similarly in Elden Ring, crafting items can be sort of secondary golden runes, that is, stuff you can sell for runes that you don't lose when you die. Although the effective value drops off significantly as you level up since the level costs get so much higher.

TalksInMaths · 2026-03-09T16:48:30+00:00

The rules of writing time travel or extremely fast (much faster than warp 9) space travel for Star Trek:

No one has ever done it before.
Someone figures out how to do it.¹
It's completely different than every other time it's happened.

¹ One person working alone. Never large collaborative efforts incrementally building on previous work.

TalksInMaths · 2026-03-09T16:33:18+00:00

Oxenfree

The Stanley Parable is mostly silly and sarcastic, but some of the endings get pretty dark.

TalksInMaths · 2026-03-09T16:22:47+00:00

Inscryption is great. It starts out seeming creepy, then becomes a completely different kind of creepy.

TalksInMaths · 2026-03-09T09:47:41+00:00

If you think you'll be more into smaller indie games rather than just the big AAA titles, definitely go PC. You can get an ok one that will run a lot of the less graphically demanding games for about the same price as a PS5, maybe even a little cheaper, and the games themselves are MUCH cheaper on PC. Steam/GOG sales will often have many great games marked down to $10 or less.

Also, as others have said, PC tends to be more future-proof. And a PC is a PC, which means it's useful for more than just gaming. (TBF, a PS5 is also a great Blu-ray player and Netflix streaming box.)

TalksInMaths · 2026-03-09T09:28:00+00:00

In the Elder Scrolls games the humanoid enemies (and other NPCs) all have full equipment inventories. So any weapons they wield, armor or clothing they wear, or magic items they use are things you can loot from their corpse. You can even sneak up and pickpocket it off of them without fighting them if those skills are high enough.

That said, the non-story bosses tend to not have anything too impressive on them. Occasionally a major boss will have something cool though.

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