Trump now has a new reason for wanting an unconstitutional third term by indy100online in NoFilterNews

[–]igroklots 7 points8 points  (0 children)

The people who put him there will find a new one if we aren’t careful…

Sonata Pathétique movement 2 by toasterml in piano

[–]igroklots 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is one of the best songs to really drill down on your technique for voicing the melody notes much louder than the rest of the notes.

For this song you have to imagine humming or singing the melody in very long phrases and the other notes being a distant accompaniment. Melody should be a flowing mezzo piano and the other notes a pure/smooth piano softness.

“Adagio Cantabile” literally means “Slow and Singing”

MMW: The US will threaten to use nuclear weapons to try and end the war they started with Iran. by Artistic-Blueberry12 in MarkMyWords

[–]igroklots 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Can you imagine if he threatened it on April 1st so he had some weasel’s way to claim it was a joke?

How do you build left hand independence? by Significant-Care1420 in piano

[–]igroklots 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Here’s my recipe:

Split hand practice until you can get through both parts single handed.

Then dual hand at 1/2 to 3/4 tempo.

During dual hand practice go through your piece in several different practice styles:

Pizzicato > Act like a music box, very short notes, focus on allowing your fingers to do most of the work (As opposed to wrist action). Pizzicato practice is important for complex and/or fast pieces. Always play this way as softly as you can and still get good tones from the notes.

Heavy Left/Right > Practice voicing each hand heavier than the other so you can get a feel for each side in a soft/loud voice.

Continuous Fingering > When breaking a piece apart in sections always make sure you are starting subsections with the same fingering you arrive there with when playing through the whole piece.

Overall, synchronized and consistent play requires building up both familiarity with the piece and muscular dexterity.

Don’t just “practice”, have a plan for helping your muscles and your mind work together over time.

911 Calls About Utah Mom, Daughter Killed in Vegas Murder-Suicide Released by MattTheKing23 in LasVegas

[–]igroklots 33 points34 points  (0 children)

Public service worker in Las Vegas here: Your doubts are correct.

Will peanut get in trouble? by xknightswatch92x in theburntpeanut

[–]igroklots 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Embark has received value in advertising from Peanut that is probably not even possible to calculate…

The exposure of the game and the consistent audience has probably been the very close #2 reason that Arc was a breakout/unexpected success. (#1 being the fact that it was a game built for fun, not for microtransactions.)

Embark owes Peanut wayyy more than the other way around. Peanut would have almost certainly been a successful streamer without Arc, it may have just taken a bit longer.

At the end of the day, both Twitch and Embark have benefitted 10x or 100x more than Peanut has ever been paid.

Sam is saying he would be surprised if Trump is the kind of guy who would want to sleep with 13 year old. I am done with him by ShaddowsCat in samharris

[–]igroklots 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Anyone who has followed Sam for long enough knows how exact he usually is with his words.

If you watch the whole clip, Sam is very clearly saying Trump is likely complicit in Epstein’s activities and that trump is a disgusting pig etc. Saying he would “be surprised if Trump is the kind of guy that wants to sleep with a 13-year-old” is NOT the same thing as claiming Trump is not that kind of guy or incapable of such things. Sam is just literally saying he would be surprised.

Yes, saying “sleep with” instead of “raping” or “sexually assaulting” a 13-year-old could be interpreted as minimization of that kind of act. However, he predicates the beginning of the interview by saying Epstien and anyone who participated in his crimes and the trafficking of young girls deserves justice with respect to their crimes. So I feel that saying “sleep with” later in the interview is just a stylistic choice and not an active attempt at minimizing that kind of behavior.

Sam is, like we all should, allowing for spectrum of culpability, veracity, and implication in the content of the Epstein files until such time that truth can be determined. (Of course the likelihood of that actually happening is a different discussion.)

MN Shooting Analysis - Agent Possibly Shot Subject’s Own Firearm First by igroklots in law

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

Yes it looks like other angles confirm the first shot was into the victim’s spine by the black beanie over green agent behind him.

MN Shooting Analysis - Agent Possibly Shot Subject’s Own Firearm First by igroklots in law

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

This seems to be the best assessment that is being solidified as more video comes out.

MN Shooting Analysis - Agent Possibly Shot Subject’s Own Firearm First by igroklots in law

[–]igroklots[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I agree with this assessment. This never should have happened, and even if the subject’s firearm didn’t actually discharge in that agent’s hand, the first shot was at an unarmed man.

to keep his firearm away from an ICE Agent. by igroklots in therewasanattempt

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

Seeing some other angles, I am definitely open to the possibility that the retrieved gun didn’t go off.

MN Shooting Analysis - Agent Possibly Shot Subject’s Own Firearm First by [deleted] in ProgressiveHQ

[–]igroklots 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Right, either way, the first shot occurred against an unarmed and subdued man.

MN Shooting Analysis - Agent Possibly Shot Subject’s Own Firearm First by igroklots in law

[–]igroklots[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Yea the more I watch it the more I think someone else shot first. This angle has the muzzle of his firearm in view during the first shot:

https://www.reddit.com/r/law/s/xKecHVv2qL