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Queens Of The Stone Age - Carnavoyeur
  • Really surprised me. It's an absolute banger.

  • Queens Of The Stone Age - Carnavoyeur
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    From the album In Times New Roman…, available Friday: https://qotsa.ffm.to/itnrStream "Carnavoyeur": https://qotsa.ffm.to/carnavoyeurStream "Emotion Sickness...

    Queens of the Stone Age- "Carnavoyeur"
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    [Daily thread] How are you doing today? 04-11-2023
  • It's still a work in progress. I've got the phonology, most of the basic stock vocabulary, a number system, a list of rules... but it's far from complete. I made some simple sentences and recorded myself saying them, and it sounds a bit like Latin with slight flourishes of English, German, Nordic languages, Greek, Russian, Celtic, Japanese... In writing, it looks sort of like a Welsh Latin. Once I build more vocab and finalise the fiddly grammatical stuff, I can share a bit and explain it.

  • [Daily thread] How are you doing today? 04-11-2023
  • I have a weird head haha.

  • [Daily thread] How are you doing today? 04-11-2023
  • I've had a long period of writer's block, regarding songwriting. So I decided to invent a language, with a backstory of the peoples who spoke it. It's a real challenge but exciting to see a language form right in front of you! And since I've been focusing so hard on the language, I've been writing some really fresh sounding music, and enjoying the songwriting process again. I guess I just needed to stop fussing over the music so much.

  • [Daily thread] How are you doing today? 31-10-2023
  • Decided to use base 4 for my conlang. I struggle with math and numbers, and it was an ordeal making several base 10 systems that were, to be honest, cheap knock-offs of existing base 10 systems. So I tried to assign names to each number, and my stupid brain kept dragging me to base 10 and I'd destroy an hours' work. Over and over again. Eventually the pattern jumped out at me and I finally grasped it. I'm mad at myself how long, and how much effort, it took me to understand something so simple. Grr.

  • Trying to build a world for the first time. Overwhelmed.
  • It's vague now because the modern world has become too precise, too complicated. So my language "evolved" to discuss things in a more Zen kind of way. The old language (as I imagine it) was very gutteral and full of sounds most modern day people couldn't pronounce. It evolved to a more modern day sound inventory to assimilate with the modern, technocratic population. It became private because the non-Atlandeans wouldn't approve. Esperanto speakers were executed by the Soviets AND the Nazis, for example. It's a way of keeping hold of their "Zen" lost world, and they don't want it interfered with. So it's not a terribly straightforward process to translate any of it unless you know it fairly well.

    Assume you need to back up every statement you make.

    Ooh, that's a good one!

    Actually, this has all been very helpful. As we say in my language: spaqi! (thanks!).

  • Trying to build a world for the first time. Overwhelmed.
  • Well it avoids any technical/hairsplitty nuance. It's intentionally vague, in a way that's actually very expressive. The base vocab is unique to the language ("evolved" that way), and the more nitpicky the words get, the more they resemble pidgin English/German/French/Spanish/Italian. Then it seemlessly fades into English/whatever for technical jargon. It's a sort of "intimate" language, meant for close personal relationships rather than to speak to millions of people.

    I had a sort of fantasy idea for the backstory, but I don't know if it's stupid or not. I had the idea of the original Atlantis population survived in some way, a few people maybe. They have bred among themselves and other populations, lived among us in obscurity, hiding in plain sight, for many many years. So this language is their sort of creole, developed as they had to assimilate and learn other languages. The language has become anglified for broad communication (through necessity), but the intimate aspects are still true to their original language.

    I'm not good at this stuff. Is that something of a starting point?

    Edit: it's also very melodic, and not gutteral. It doesn't have the sounds th, j, r, sh, ks kh (like ch in loch), z, or ae as in cAt). So it sounds kinda like English, Latin, Esperanto, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Greek, Portuguese, Nordic, Irish, Russian, Japanese, Turkish... without really sounding like any of them.

  • Matthew Perry dead
  • Does typing make you lose breath? If so, you might be doing it wrong.

  • [Daily thread] How are you doing today? 30-10-2023
  • Hope it works out well for you!

  • Trying to build a world for the first time. Overwhelmed.
  • Yes I'm trying to do that but I don't know where to start. My strengths are linguistics and music, not storytelling. It's a skill I have to find a way to develop. Maybe it just takes time.

  • [Daily thread] How are you doing today? 30-10-2023
  • My brain is melted from working on the patois I'm making. It's coming along nicely, but it's amazingly hard to make it all fit together.

  • Matthew Perry Dies: Chandler Bing From ‘Friends’ Actor Was 54 – Deadline - Lemmy.World
  • Wealth and fame are like alcohol: they don't make you happy. They can only augment happiness that's already there. If someone isn't happy before getting drunk, they don't become a "happy drunk".

  • Trying to build a world for the first time. Overwhelmed.

    Hi all.

    I'm making great progress on a language I'm constructing, and it occurred to me that I should build a sort of fictional world, for the language to "grow" in, if that makes sense. I have the name of the language, the name of the "country", the flag design... but I'm having trouble with everything else haha. Any help appreciated!

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    What's the difference between a WebK and a WebA web app?
  • That makes it much clearer. Thanks!

  • What's the difference between a WebK and a WebA web app?
  • I saw a link for each one, they left the choice to me. But how can I choose if I don't know what the differences are?

  • What's the difference between a WebK and a WebA web app?

    These are the two options for web apps on the Telegram website. Is there any real difference between the two?

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    James Blunt - No Bravery
    m.youtube.com James Blunt - No Bravery (Official Music Video)

    The official music video for James Blunt - No BraveryTaken from the debut album 'Back To Bedlam' released in 2004, which featured the singles, 'High', 'Wisem...

    James Blunt - No Bravery (Official Music Video)
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    [Daily thread] How are you doing today? 22-10-2023
  • I've been keeping too close an eye on the various wars happening at the moment, and it's bringing me down. I think it's important to understand what's happening, why it's happening etc, but there's a limit to how much you can take in and stay sane. I've been trying to find other things to focus on, but it's hard to say "oh all these dead children are upsetting me, I'll just not allow it to bother me while I live my life of relative privilege". Having said that, my problem is a lot better than those of Gazans at the moment. But does that mean I can't get worn out and depressed from following these events? It's just horrible for everyone, no matter how you dice it.

  • Is there a way to view messages you've sent?
  • Bummer. At least I know. Cheers.

  • Is there a way to view messages you've sent?

    From what I can tell, the only way is to scroll back through the channel and locate each message you've sent individually. That's a pain in the ass. Is there a way to find them in one place?

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    [Daily thread] How are you doing today? 19-10-2023
  • I'll definitely look into congee. Cheers!

  • [Daily thread] How are you doing today? 19-10-2023
  • That sounds delicious, maybe it can go together with some rice and an omelette on the side?

    Yeah you can add whatever. I avoided rice because I've been living off rice for quite a long time and I'm getting sick of it haha. I would recommend steamed/boiled veggies as a side dish.

    I guess you could always start a new community of your own?

    Hmm, I can barely use Lemmy just as a poster. I don't think I'd be up to creating a community.

    But I've had a question about rice I've wanted to ask for a long time, but I didn't know who to ask. Maybe you would know: is it possible to make a decent rice dish using a powdered soup mix? I'm often left with rice and soup mix and it's tempting to mix them, but I can't afford to waste food if it's inedible.

  • [Daily thread] How are you doing today? 19-10-2023
  • Sausages in the frypan, heat on high. Then tip a tin of diced tomatoes onto the sausages. This will be the "gravy". Then I chop the sausages into bite size pieces with an egg flip, while they're still cooking and soaking up the tomatoes. When they're nearly cooked, sprinkle some basil through it liberally. Voilà! It tastes so good I didn't even need salt, or anything else. And all I dirtied was the frypan, egg flip, plate and fork.

    I'd like to find a community that shared cheap, quick and easy recipes like this. But there doesn't seem to be any.

  • [Daily thread] How are you doing today? 19-10-2023
  • I made really amazing braised sausages today. Only 3 ingredients! Quick and easy to cook, and really tasty! =-)

  • Song I Love And Want To Share @lemmy.world spitz @lemmy.ml
    NIИ - The Hand That Feeds (2005)
    m.youtube.com Nine Inch Nails - The Hand That Feeds

    Music video by Nine Inch Nails performing The Hand That Feeds. (C) 2005 Interscope Records

    Nine Inch Nails - The Hand That Feeds

    I loved a lot of Trent's early stuff. Then he went to rehab, sobered up, and his music changed. This was one of the first indications I had of his changing style. A lot of fans didn't like it, but I think his songs became much more focused (especially lyrically). And thematically, this song will never not be relevant.

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    NIИ - The Hand That Feeds
    m.youtube.com Nine Inch Nails - The Hand That Feeds

    Music video by Nine Inch Nails performing The Hand That Feeds. (C) 2005 Interscope Records

    Nine Inch Nails - The Hand That Feeds
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    Song I Love And Want To Share @lemmy.world spitz @lemmy.ml
    Flobots - Handlebars (2007)
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    Music video by Flobots performing Handlebars. YouTube view counts pre-VEVO: 18,313,639. (C) 2008 Universal Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, In...

    Flobots - Handlebars (Official Video)

    This song had a really big impact on me when it first came out. Sadly, it just seems to become more and more relevant as time goes on.

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    Song I Love And Want To Share @lemmy.world spitz @lemmy.ml
    Claude Debussy - Clair De Lune (1905)

    I hated this piece as a child. I was a fan of the "German school" of composers: strong functional harmony. Sections of music have to resolve tightly and correctly. So when I heard Clair De Lune, it sounded to me like a cat rolling around on the piano keys.

    Then a few months ago, I heard it on the radio. It suddenly made sense. After years of training my ear with contemporary modal music, full of "weak" cadences, I was better able to understand this Debussy piece. The notes float, linger. The chords keep it grounded and add some tension. And of course, that section with the bubbling arpeggio chords is otherworldly.

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    The Cure - Wrong Number
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    What abstract names do you have for God?

    Jocular ones are welcome too (and no doubt inevitable), but I'm looking more for "sensible" ones. Some examples:

    • Unmoved Mover
    • Great Universal Mind
    • Undifferentiated Aesthetic Continuum
    • Ground Of Being
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    Lady beetle

    https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/zwd2248hi4dk79zb7xqwy/20230909_080115599.jpg?rlkey=n57wle4fcosmryw2b984elx87&dl=0

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    Diaspora* - is it any good?

    I just read up on it and it seems good, at least in theory. How does it compare to Lemmy, would you say?

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    No Turkish language learning communities on Lemmy :-(

    Merhaba!

    I have been learning Turkish for a little while now, and I can't find anyone to ask advice, or other learners for mutual encouragement. I used to visit the Turkish sub on reddit, but I don't use reddit any more since recent events.

    I really like how Turkish sounds, how it looks in writing/text, and it's making me more curious about other parts of Turkish culture, history etc.

    As I'm sure you all will know, it's incredibly difficult to stay motivated while learning a language. Especially in isolation.

    It would be great if there was even a language post in this community. Maybe there aren't enough learners to do that, I don't know. What do you think?

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    Some images not loading, some threads not scrolling. Is it the site or the app (Connect)?
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    I was born on my birthday.

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