Ashok Khosla @amkhosla@qoto.org
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Outsides feeds my insides. Into birds, biology and natural language processing/computational linguistics. Currently working on Inka(Inca) khipu(quipu).
Joined Nov 2022
Ashok Khosla
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1-866-OUR-VOTE.
To report intimidation or other potential violations of law the DOJ @CivilRights has a hotline: 1-800-253-3931. #VOTE #Democracy
Ashok Khosla
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It's actually pretty amazing that a open source product developed by a tiny non-profit, running on a network of servers self-funded by volunteer administrator and moderators has managed to absorb some portion of one of the world's largest for-profit social networks.
It's a miracle the whole thing didn't collapse or catch fire.
Great job everyone.
Lovely. You completely "get it".
Researchers have concluded that handwriting helps children's cognitive development and letter recognition.
Brit's were taught chancery italic writing in primary school. American were taught cursive which has little resemblance to latin fonts. Guess which learned to read quicker.
I miss my fountain pen days. I was an architect and artist who sketched with a pen, not a pencil. Now I'm arthritic, so I use machines more. Nothing better than the connection from the mind to the hand tho.
I will admit, artist's have a distressing ability to fall in love with their tools... But it does make the pain of creation more calming to have a lovely tool, whether you're a musician or a writer 😃
Sorry ... I was referring to jetpens' GUIDES
Start by checking out jetpens.com recommendations for your style and needs. I swear by Lamy's because they're indestructible, write beautifully, and are (relatively) cheap. Next level up is Pelikan and Namiki. Avoid Mont Blanc. I own a few Waterman's also but Lamy's ... well I must own at least two dozen...
Ashok Khosla
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Music theory is full of fun mathematical patterns - like this commutative cube! You can read about it on my blog:
https://johncarlosbaez.wordpress.com/2022/11/06/modes-part-2/
But what's the basic idea? Starting with the major scale
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
we can create various other interesting scales by flatting the 3rd, 6th or 7th notes: that is, lowering them a half-step. (Flatting the 2nd or 5th note is much more drastic, and flatting the 1 changes the key entirely.)
Let's see how it works....
(1/n)
- khipufieldguide
- www.khipufieldguide.com
- seeingbirds
- www.seeingbirds.com
Outsides feeds my insides. Into birds, biology and natural language processing/computational linguistics. Currently working on Inka(Inca) khipu(quipu).
Joined Nov 2022
