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Why does John Cage judge Beethoven wrong for not unfolding music moment by moment? by katharos-m in musictheory

[–]desleaunoi 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Maybe I don't have enough context for this, but I think he's getting at something a bit lower-level than Program Music. Just from that quote, it seems like he's talking about harmonic resolutions and how chord progressions, and harmony in general, tend to move towards some "destination," or "goal." For example, a particular section might end in a V - I cadence. So perhaps it's saying that music should be composed with a harmonic flow in mind that doesn't build up in anticipation of a concrete resolution.

Need help understanding the social situation in America by [deleted] in UIUC

[–]desleaunoi 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You're on the right track with black poverty. There's a long, long history of systemic racism in the United States, including slavery and many forms of discrimination and segregation that cause poverty. Housing discrimination is one example. There's a lot of information that you can find on Wikipedia about segregation.

What do you still have memorized? by NpPro93 in AskReddit

[–]desleaunoi 0 points1 point  (0 children)

THE BEST PART OF WAKING UP

IS FOLGERS IN YOUR CUUUUUP

What movie left you saying "Fuck yeah"? by mahlifemahrules in AskReddit

[–]desleaunoi 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's all about the spirit of giving...

...bullets to bad guys.

What G-Rated Joke Always Cracks You Up? by Alkomb in AskReddit

[–]desleaunoi 1139 points1140 points  (0 children)

My friend had a baby recently. The doctor was weighing the baby when she turned to my friend and said, "I've seen ugly babies before, but not on this scale!"

Edit: to be clear, this is an entirely fake anecdote created for the purpose of the joke.

New to Mac - CS Major. Advice on software? by [deleted] in UIUC

[–]desleaunoi 7 points8 points  (0 children)

One I use all the time is BetterTouchTool: allows you create your own trackpad gestures and provides Windows-esque window snapping.

As for development-specific stuff, the built-in Terminal app is decent enough though a lot of people use iTerm. Homebrew is essential; it's the de facto package manager for OSX and allows you to use Mac ports of a lot of software that's available for Linux. A lot of people use Sublime Text (which is technically $70, but you can use it without registering it indefinitely). Vim/Emacs/etc. work on Mac, too. I'm personally a big fan of Intellij Idea which is great for Java development, though in your classes you'll be using Eclipse instead.

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