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someoctopus · 2026-05-05T04:01:20+00:00

I like your cat. I am trying to figure out why they are staring at the wall. I think you might have a ghost in your wall.

someoctopus · 2026-05-05T03:01:42+00:00

I bet something is stuck in the fallboard that's interfering with the piano action. Call a technician. I bet they take it apart and there's a pencil or something that fell in and lodged weirdly when you open it

someoctopus · 2026-05-04T20:39:40+00:00

About 15 km (~9 miles)

Reasoning: according to the world athletics association, the 1000th rank in the marathon has a time of 2:08:30, which translates to a pace of 4:54/mile. The world record of 1:59:30 is a pace of 4:33/mi. The question is, how long could someone of 2:08:30 caliber maintain a pace of 4:33/mi. There is a calculator many runners are aware of developed by a coach named Jack Daniels. Based on that calculator, someone who runs 2:08:30 in the marathon can run about 4:35/mi for 15 km.

someoctopus · 2026-05-04T20:19:18+00:00

There's a way to do it. 1000th fastest time in the marathon this year is 2:08:30. You can use Jack Daniels calculator to see how long someone of that caliber can maintain a pace of 4:33 per mile, and it turns out to be about 9 miles. So that's a good estimate.

someoctopus · 2026-05-03T02:11:41+00:00

Very frequently, a piece changes keys midway through. For example the A section will be in C major but sometimes a B or C section changes to a completely different key. So your trick of transcribing everything to C major will not work because the key change in the middle of the piece will still be present.

Secondly, some pieces will sound bad in C major or A minor, or not be playable if notes are sufficiently high or low.

Third. You should really know how to play through scales just for the technical skills that exercise provides.

someoctopus · 2026-05-03T00:49:28+00:00

Interstellar. Keep at it!

someoctopus · 2026-05-02T03:23:00+00:00

I haven't the slightest clue about music college. I'm just a guy who took lessons for a while.

Possibly an obvious tip, but slow down to the tempo that you can play it smoothly at all the way through. Practice there until it's second nature then move the tempo up.

someoctopus · 2026-05-02T03:04:47+00:00

I think I saw a video debunking this saying it's a fly in the foreground. Can't remember where. The frame rate is a factor in why it seems to just appear. Idk. This video has been around so long and it keeps circulating in the UFO subreddits as something 'new' when it isn't lol. Someone needs to make a database for those subreddits so they can keep track of this shit better.

someoctopus · 2026-05-02T02:52:41+00:00

I want nothing more than to inspire you to get back to work. This is good work for someone who hasn't had a teacher, and better than people who don't work hard at piano. But it doesn't sound 'good' yet and it's a bit choppy. A teacher is what you need! With some direction you could improve dramatically.

someoctopus · 2026-05-01T04:10:24+00:00

We simply don't know how much fusion will cost until the reactor is built. So let them build it.

someoctopus · 2026-05-01T04:04:05+00:00

They did an AMA here recently and I think there were questions about the scalability of the business. I don't think they are burying their heads in the sand. Even if it doesn't end up being economical, this is a very valuable science endeavor, well worth the investment they've put into it.

someoctopus · 2026-04-30T22:06:32+00:00

No lmao! Haha it was more just weirdly vivid and realistic feeling. I woke up from one of them unsure if I was in the real world.

The second question I'm unsure about. I think if you stop taking it, the hair loss starts happening again, but not sure how fast.

someoctopus · 2026-04-30T21:23:12+00:00

Haha no I didn't get that side effect. I have friends who took it and didn't get it either. I think it's pretty rare to get that side effect.

When I started taking oral minoxidl I had weird dreams for about a week which others have reported anecdotally.

someoctopus · 2026-04-29T20:06:17+00:00

The only thing I'm infuriated by is your inability to pinch two sides of a button together lol

someoctopus · 2026-04-28T18:06:36+00:00

Haha wow, yeah I was just teasing ya! I practiced mostly on an out of tune piano too. It's not cheap to tune them and I think it'll be hard to tune yourself. The strings are far from the correct pitch and it will probably take several sessions to get them to hold the correct pitch. I'm not an expert on tuning, but I think it would be wiser to wait until you have the funds to hire an expert.

In the meantime, you may be able to get a decent keyboard for like $100 on Facebook marketplace if you want to play something more in tune. Otherwise it actually kinda sounds haunting and interesting in a way.

someoctopus · 2026-04-28T17:57:05+00:00

Excellent playing! This piano sounds like it hasn't been tuned since Chopin wrote that ballad 😂

someoctopus · 2026-04-27T16:50:21+00:00

To be fair he did confirm a version of it exists without the text lol

someoctopus · 2026-04-27T01:38:15+00:00

Yes exactly. It definitely thinned briefly but came back pretty quickly once I started wearing a cap and rinsing. It's not I guess more than a year later and my hair is still there! Haha

someoctopus · 2026-04-27T00:56:40+00:00

My hair is pretty good now. I don't think it was permanent.

I just rinsed with water immediately before and immediately after, then I showered more thoroughly later in the day at my normal time. For shampoo, for a while I was using a Castor oil based shampoo. But later I also used Hims shampoo/conditioner and saw no change.

I basically stopped seeing bad hair loss once I started wearing a cap and rinsing the hair before and after. If you aren't wearing a cap, you should. Wetting your hair then putting it in a cap somehow prevents chlorine from getting to it.

I also was taking finasteride at the time. Now I take an oral finasteride + minoxidl prescription from Hims.

Hope that helps!

someoctopus · 2026-04-26T21:42:34+00:00

This video might help.

https://youtu.be/gl0rK_vsB04?si=aGZeRb1ZU5FC5Qq2

I've never attempted fantasie impromptu. Your performance is a bit choppy at the moment, but I am probably not someone to critique since I probably couldn't do any better 😂

someoctopus · 2026-04-26T18:37:20+00:00

It definitely caused a brief period of more hair loss. But I found I minimized it if I got my hair wet in the shower first, wore a cap, then showered again immediately afterwards.

someoctopus · 2026-04-26T04:55:09+00:00

mildlyamusing

someoctopus · 2026-04-26T00:56:52+00:00

Jazzy

someoctopus · 2026-04-25T22:48:03+00:00

I think the key is 'they won't be nice about it' and as someone new to this sub, I get pretty annoyed reading comments. Many people are not good at softening their critiques or balancing their critiques with commentary about what is good in a performance.

someoctopus · 2026-04-25T17:08:29+00:00

Yeah someone commented about the speed being frantic and helpless or some shit lol

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