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I recently encountered a charming Kickstarter campaign. It is designed to help introduce young children to the game of chess, by using stories to explain why the pieces must follow certain rules.
The promotional materials are quite amusing.
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There is an interesting discussion in the Internet at the moment. There is a recording that may either sound like Yanny, or like Laurel. There is a Tweet that asks you to vote.
What do you hear?! Yanny or Laurel pic.twitter.com/jvHhCbMc8I
— Cloe Feldman (@CloeCouture) May 15, 2018
Then, Business Insider gives an explanation for what is going on. Somebody did a high-frequency recording of the word “Yanny”, and a low-frequency recording of the word “Laurel”. The two recordings were then overlaid, in such a way that it is difficult (if not entirely impossible) to hear both. The recording discovery of it can be found in another tweet. (Slight language warning.)
ICYMI: Earlier on @NerdItUpPod Explains I figured out what was going on with the stupid freaking Laurel or Yanny debate. Even after solving it, it has consumed my day… IT'S FREAKING LAUREL PEOPLE!!! #LaurelorYanny #LaurelvsYanny https://t.co/QxK4oF6tvk
— My Name Is Josh (@JoshBeardRadio) May 15, 2018
The fascinating thing for me: when I started, I could only hear Yanny. After listening to the different pitch levels, however, I can hear both with Laurel as the main one. I have no explanation.
What about you?
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Recently, a legal decision concerned shrubberies. In particular, part of the legal materials actually incorporated references to Monty Python.
There is a write-up about this incident that is rather interesting.
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I recently encountered a rather remarkable set of music. A pianist took several “scary themes” from movies and converted them to ragtime. Although the latter two (“Jaws” and “Twilight Zone”) are not entirely believable as the originals, the first one is quite nice.
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I thought it might interest you to know that there is an entire YouTube channel devoted to Italian Grandmothers making pasta.
Some of the pastas are quite lovely. All of them look like far more work than I would have expected. For example, there is a type of ravioli that incorporates rather elaborate folding.
Enjoy.
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From my post yesterday about types of spoilers, it occurs to me that there is also the “author intent” to consider.
For example, if the author or creator is working on a particular type of “feel” the author is going for, and the desired emotional response. So, if the author is deliberately trying to evoke an emotion, at least as much as provide an intriguing story, then information about the emotional responses would constitute a spoiler.
What do you think?
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As you are aware, there is a great deal of “spoilers” discussion pertaining to Avengers 3. I have even contributed to this discussion.
It occurs to me, however, that there may be some differences in opinion over what constitutes a spoiler, as there are potentially different types of spoilers.
The first, most obvious type pertains to specific plot points. The fact that Harry Potter finds out he is a wizard, for instance, might be a plot-point that could be spoiled.
A second type might pertain to mood. This type of spoiler would especially occur if the medium is attempting to surprise with an emotional mood. A story that starts as a comedy but turns into a tragedy, for instance, would likely be designed to evoke tears. The emotional mood might be spoiled if the consumer is aware there is a mood twist.
What do you think?
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I had been very delayed in watching Thor 2: The Dark World. However, I recently rectified the situation.
Overall, I rather enjoyed it. This is especially because of the existence of Loki; without that character, the movie would have fallen rather flat for me.
as it is, however, Loki’s mischief and one-liners helped bring life to an otherwise… scattered… movie.
The visual effects were also rather lovely.
I have yet to decide if the fact that the movie started with a scene quite reminiscent of Lord of the Rings was a positive or a negative contribution.
Regardless, I am pleased at having finally seen it.
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As you may be aware, the new Marvel Avengers movie (Infinity War) is now officially out in the United States.
In the time leading up to it, Marvel Studies (i.e., Disney) has been using the hashtag “#ThanosDemandsYourSilence” to encourage viewers to not share spoilers. However, based solely upon trailers, it appears that Thanos is the primary villain. It also appears that the Avengers are attempting to halt his evil ways. And yet, the Public Service video includes the various Avengers following Thanos’s plan.
I am not entirely sure about the mixed messages.
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You may recall that a while ago, Weird Al released his “Alexander Hamilton Polka”.
And then there was a lip-sync battle and reactions and stuff!
Yes. Thank you for that contribution, Webmaster.
As I was saying, the Hamilton cast just recently uploaded a video of them lip-syncing with the polka.
Enjoy.