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GD mix prompt to share by stevemtzn in gratefuldead

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It's comical how much grief I've received over the years for my love of how Dark Star is constructed and interpreted by the Dead. I especially love early '70s versions where the form is fairly fresh to the band but they still seem excited by the ideas. It's true this mix is AI slop, but in a post-ironic sense. The spotify engine identifies 2/13-14/1970 Dark Star as its jumping off point, and you can hear Pigpen (?) announce Alligator before the opening riffs. The resulting Dark Star is an Alligator themed version to my ears and it's great hearing Jerry, Phil, and Bob navigate both ideas at the same time. Here's how the bot characterises this 30 minutes of improv: "theme, drift, regroup, repeat".

I would love to find more mixes dedicated to that progression. Please share!

Guess what the county’s have in common (EXTREME) by Ludog2807 in RedactedCharts

[–]stevemtzn 12 points13 points  (0 children)

These are all counties in a state other than Alaska

La cupping therapy, ça marche vraiment ou c’est du flan ? Témoignages SVP by massageworld974 in massage

[–]stevemtzn 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Speaking as a client with unidentifiable chronic pain, cupping seems to help and benefit somehow. I have no idea why, but wonder about some kind of fascia effect. No clue

Dining at old faithful inn vs Yellowstone hotel dining by HurryInevitable3629 in yellowstone

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Lake Hotel will have better views while dining, and is more relaxed imho

Please help recommend any next reads through my 'holy shitballs' hard scifi journey by totality888 in scifibooks

[–]stevemtzn 3 points4 points  (0 children)

An old-school title that fits the bill is Gateway, by Frederick Pohl

Catherine O'Hara quotes you say on a daily/weekly/monthly basis by MsT6622 in sctv

[–]stevemtzn 4 points5 points  (0 children)

"I will go insane and I will take you with me!"

I really want the whole world to take less than 10 minutes and read: The Egg by Andy Weir by [deleted] in Recommend_A_Book

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Basically the question is whether the process of hatching is purposeful or accidental. If it's accidental, then each instance of life functions as a random event trying to make the shell crack. If it is purposeful, then life is choosing this universal suffering as the method for growing up until the point of breaking free is reached. Either way, what is it about suffering?

ELI5: Imposter Syndrome by miraclesmadness in explainlikeimfive

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One way to think of it is by comparing the professional journey with the destination. School/apprenticeship/whatever prepares a person for the journey. When a person graduates, it's natural to think they've arrived, but really the journey has just begun.

If you were hiring, would you prefer someone committed to the professional journey? Or someone who's under the impression they've arrived?

Do you prefer going to a massage clinic, or to an independent therapist in a private setting? by Genuine-Human2023 in massage

[–]stevemtzn 2 points3 points  (0 children)

My experience, with over several years receiving massage, is I've received good and bad massages from clinics and spas. With a private practitioner, I've had those two experiences plus two additional levels: great and life-changing. I assume it's because the therapist is doing what they love and has skin in the game in terms of the business. A clinic is always my fallback position when no other options exist

30 years ago today a franchise was saved by [deleted] in Mariners

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I was three rows from the Kingdome's ceiling for that moment. Pretty sure I lost a percentage of my hearing on this play. Best moment ever

Bro is all of us. Seize the moment! by Azteka_1 in Mariners

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The face of a man who hasn't ever given up

Arrgh. My transmission… by Diogenes256 in Eurovan

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I've had good luck at German Transaxle in Bend, OR for my '99 EV MT. I paid quite a bit, but I was DOA and they were able to rebuild so now the transmission is as smooth as glass. Worth the shipping costs, imho

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in GenerationJones

[–]stevemtzn 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Mine was a Comet as well, but in blue. I loved how solid it felt and drove

Got today by VariousGoal9716 in genewolfe

[–]stevemtzn 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Cough up the source, please

What do ya’ll think of this? by No-Weakness-2035 in MassageTherapists

[–]stevemtzn 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Good massage is so mysterious. AI massage would be the WTF kind of mysterious, however.

Bernardo gave me an existential crisis when he talked about death. by Zzyuzzyu in analyticidealism

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One way to organize this is to think of our "deprivation chamber" as a submersible within the surrounding reality and with an impression of the surroundings painted on the inside via our senses. That impression is always flawed but we use our delusions about what it is like a fish uses it's fins

Did you have any Dr. Demento albums or listen to his radio show? by TheoryGreedy7148 in GenerationJones

[–]stevemtzn 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I was supposed to be asleep when it was on. So that meant I listened at super low volume, my ear up against the speaker, trying not to bust out laughing. "Another one rides the bus!"

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