pavowren @groundie@qoto.org
Joined Nov 2022
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@groundie @obi Wow, if reading put me to sleep, I wouldn't be an insomniac! But reading to learn doesn't hold a candle to lively debates, in my experience. I read up on something to get started, but I don't really know something until I have to explain it to someone else. And have them pick apart and question my explanation, of course. Which tends to lead to more reading/research. It's what all my closest relationships are built on.
Qoto != Goto
Yet, when first I glanced at Qoto, I saw Goto, that infamous #Fortran statement responsible for mountains of spaghetti code. I then saw what it really stood for and immediately signed up.
Qoto, to me, means #reading to learn or teach ourselves. How else really? Watching or hearing do not quite measure up to reading, especially physical books that you hold. In bed, paperbacks are preferred; hardcovers can be dangerous if you’re drowsy.😩
The best way I found to see if I’ve learned something from reading is to write down a synopsis. Not so easy. How about writing something original? I have great admiration for all writers of: #novels, #short stories, #history, cook books, text books, technical specifications, how-to books, etc. etc. I’d go out on a limb and say, the art of writing is significantly more difficult than either creating a painting or composing a piece of music. Please note that I said art, not science.
In this internet age, much of our reading is in snippets. TL;DR
So, here’s a poll for the longest time you’ve spent reading in one sitting recently. (excepting this toot)
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I Would Recommend "NALA" | Frontend Of APT Package Manager | Parallel Download, History, Etc.. 🚀
https://youtu.be/oroSkR4Nn_w?t=141
Discussions: https://discu.eu/q/https://youtu.be/oroSkR4Nn_w?t=141
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There’s an electric car at the bottom of my rainbow.
If I really, really wanna boost a toot,
I wanna be rootin' for it. But alas, there's no such option. 😕
One of my all-time #jazz favorites:
"Inner Voyage" by Gonzalo Rubalcaba
https://tidal.com/browse/album/1381853
it'd be nice to have a
"Translate this toot" button.
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As any other Friday I'm loading up my #Qobuz library with some new album releases for the week. In the specific:
Bill Frisell - Four #jazz
STR4TA - STR4TASFEAR #funk
Plaid - Feorm Falorx #Electronic
Looks like there's an interesting #music weekend ahead!
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#throwbackthursday to that time I made my first blueberry loaf 😊. #vegan #baking #bread
Belated #introduction
I'm a long-time, retired real-time programmer. Mostly worked on telephony and control&monitor systems, such as, the research fusion reactor at Princeton Lab.
These days I enjoy coding in #Java and have developed apps for #Android and #Ubuntu. Listening to hours of #jazz on #tidal and reading #literature.
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I will miss the #borscht that our guests from #Ukraine️ made us. Very happy that they are quickly settling into their new home though #HomesForUkraine 🇺🇦
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This is a picture of my dad, one of the founders of the CIA and top advisor to JFK.
Photo's caption, National Geographic April 1968, 1st Lt. Carl M. Freeman III:
"Smiles of welcome light the faces of Mnong women and children at Buon Rocai as Lt. Freeman pays a surprised visit. Devoted to the people's welfare, the American helped reconstruct a bridge and rebuild a burned-out village; with the aid of U.S. Army medic Owen Wright of Dallas, Texas., he expanded medical facilities to treat the sick. After four months of intensive effort, Freeman collapsed of exhaustion and malaria. Now recovered, he commands the Special Forces team at An Lac."
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Shall we have a morning #poem to start the day?
OK then. Here's a cheery one about a helpful little friend:
And here are some hashtags: #poetry #WritingCommunity
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Good Afternoon.
If you've never treated your ears to The Complete In a Silent Way Sessions can I recommend you correct that?
These recordings from '69 are a transitional period for Davis, they show him moving towards fusion. At the time it was dismissed by critics. It's now considered one of his finest albums.
You can hear the modal jazz slipping into fusion, the repeated patterns clearly influence experimental hip hop and there are elements of #Ambient starting to take shape.
here i'm just rummaging through stuff in a dark attic. while interesting but how do i follow after searching for hashtag like #music?
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I just published a new song... that I wrote in 1995 😂
Ever since then I've tried various ways to give it that louder, more produced "full band treatment." But it always sounds the most honest when it's just me and an acoustic guitar.
So that's how Offering finally greets the world. Stripped down and raw.
It's available to stream + download at #Bandcamp for free, or you can pay any amount.
I hope you enjoy it! 🎸
#Songwriter #Acoustic #Rock #Music
https://hurricaneblonde.bandcamp.com/track/offering
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I think too that students fear asking questions because they don't want to appear "stupid". In reality other students have the same questions. This is my very first Toot bu the way...
@pandian Many teachers do not instil understanding, only learning facts. Their students cannot reason and take themselves forward and enjoy it.
Joined Nov 2022
