What did you learn today?

[jellymax]

I tried that learning stuff. All it did
Was get me in trouble so I quit.

 

[PWRL]

I tried that learning stuff. All it did
Was get me in trouble so I quit.

Wait, does that count as having learned something?

 

[jellymax]

Wait, does that count as having learned something?

darn it!

 

[corinpills]

Today I learned that, for some reason, plugging into the hiZ input on my audio interface (UA Apollo) actually sounded better than using my somewhat expensive DI into an XLR input. Generally, I find that going through transformers adds a little something something to bass, but it was not true in this case on the particular song I was recording. It is so important to not always default to the thing that has worked in the past.

 

[the harp unstrung]

 

[Tom Bomb]

A neologism, Kama muta: a new term for that warm, fuzzy feeling we all get.

Some emotions you seem to recognise the moment you feel them – you know when you’re angry, surprised, embarrassed or jealous. And yet you probably can’t name one of life’s most wonderful emotions (in fact, even psychologists have only recently begun to study it). It’s hiding in plain sight: without realising what you were feeling, you’ve probably experienced this same emotion in diverse situations such as when reunited with family or others you love; in worship; at a wedding; when you first held your newborn baby; when your team won a championship; or when a kitten climbed into your lap, licked your hand, curled up and fell asleep there. You might have felt it marching in a social-movement demonstration, or participating in a support or recovery group.

Now think back. At any of those times, was there a wonderful warm, fuzzy feeling in your heart? Did you cry tears of joy? Were you choked up with happiness? Did you get goosebumps or chills of delight? Feel so buoyant you were almost floating? Perhaps you put your hand on your heart and said ‘Awww!’ If you had these sensations, you were probably feeling this mysterious emotion. Next, you probably wanted to hug everyone, or call your grandparents to tell them how much you love them.

Although there is no exact word in any everyday language for this emotion, English speakers seeking to name the feeling might call it, depending on the context: being moved, touched, team pride, patriotism, being touched by the Spirit, burning in the bosom, the feels, or, when evoked by a memory, nostalgia. However, none of these terms captures precisely what the emotion is – and using any one of them conceals the fact that though it has many names, it is one emotion. So we coined a scientific term for it, ‘kama muta’, borrowed from the ancient Sanskrit where it meant ‘moved by love’, written in the beautiful Devanāgarī script as काममूत.

Kama muta is recognisable by six co-occurring features:
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• It is evoked by the sudden intensification of communal sharing – that is, sudden ‘love’ or kindness;

• It is brief (typically less than a minute or two, though it can repeat in rapid succession);

• It feels good (though it can occur in the context of other, negative emotions);

• When intense, it is often accompanied by the same set of physical sensations: a warm, fuzzy feeling in the centre of the chest; moist eyes or tears; being choked up (a lump in the throat); chills or goosebumps; and often a smile and putting the palm(s) on the chest, sometimes saying ‘Awwww!’;

• It motivates devotion and compassion to communal sharing – also known as ‘loving kindness’;

• Depending on the language and the context, it is often labelled with the terms mentioned above. …

 

[Groove Doctor]

Snake Oil Salesmen Were on to Something

“Chinese water-snake oil contains 20 percent eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA), one of the two types of omega-3 fatty acids most readily used by our bodies. In comparison, the rattlesnakes had only 8.5 percent EPA. And salmon, one of the most popular food sources of omega-3's, contains a maximum of 18 percent EPA, lower than that of snake oil.

Research since the 1980s has demonstrated the necessity—and efficacy—of omega-3 fatty acids. These acids not only reduce inflammation, such as arthritis pain, but also improve cognitive function and reduce blood pressure, cholesterol and even depression.”

 

[MrLenny1]

Stay out of the cold when it's -22 wind chill.

 

[the harp unstrung]

In 1941, the year he had his unbreakable 56 game hitting streak, Joe DiMaggio struck out a total of 13 times!
...the whole Freakin’ season!!

 

[Tom Bomb]

In the seventies, in Canberra, the scientific study of insect optics gave rise to a very interesting thing. In a direct sense, in the end, coincidentally, the transmission of these little lines.

It took a short while to materialize. Before fiber optics, the world was merely wired with copper. This pure science from Canberra, where they discovered how some insects process and transmit light to form vision, wound up producing the mathematics which then allowed the generation of pulsed laser which then lit up our newly developed optic fibers with information. Before this, they hadn't a clue how it could be done

And so, in no time at all, optic fiber was everywhere stateside, then across to Norway, via Iceland, and then across the European continent and then way, way beyond, like a shimmering, gossamer web, worldwide. Science without material (economic) justification, pure science, had just given us the internet.

It also happens that, believe it or not, somewhat ironically, you can train bees in the same way that you train puppies. All this taken on board, this day New ideas on how bees see.

 

[D M C]

In 1941, the year he had his unbreakable 56 game hitting streak, Joe DiMaggio struck out a total of 13 times!
...the whole Freakin’ season!!

I imagine it helps one maintain a hitting streak when pitchers do not refrain from pitching to one and one is not inclined to try to hit a pitch out of the park every AB. That’s why HR hitters usually have high SO counts too.

 

[the harp unstrung]

 

[Boogiepop]

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Nicely played!

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[Oddly]

Barrel of laughs: Man aims to break pole sitting record

 

[FilterFunk]

This is something I've heard, but I confirmed it today:

Reggie Jackson hit FOUR home runs on four consecutive pitches in the 1977 World Series.

Most people know about the three home runs in Game 6. What most people don't know is that Reggie hit a home run one the first pitch in his last at-bat in Game 5 as well.

I'm betting that no one will ever hit four home runs on four consecutive pitches in the World Series again.

 

[the harp unstrung]

Before fiber optics, the world was merely wired with copper. This pure science from Canberra, where they discovered how some insects process and transmit light to form vision, wound up producing the mathematics which then allowed the generation of pulsed laser which then lit up our newly developed optic fibers with information. Before this, they hadn't a clue how it could be done

Science without material (economic) justification, pure science, had just given us the internet.
All this taken on board, this day New ideas on how bees see.

 

[the harp unstrung]

 

[Groove Doctor]

Give it a rest: how to switch off in 2020

 

[Tom Bomb]

"If you lose the power to laugh, you lose the power to think."

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[Tom Bomb]

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