James HG Redekop 🏳️🌈
@tzoq.bsky.social
Settling in on Canada's west coast. He/Him
I've got one of those around here somewhere! :)
November 30, 2025 at 3:43 AM
I've got one of those around here somewhere! :)
The question becomes an answer if you replace "and yet" with "because".
November 30, 2025 at 3:07 AM
The question becomes an answer if you replace "and yet" with "because".
I had figured we got the expression from the States.
November 28, 2025 at 3:08 PM
I had figured we got the expression from the States.
"Misuse" can maybe work as an excuse for a fatality while using a chainsaw. It doesn't work as well when the tool in question is a chatbot.
November 26, 2025 at 8:54 PM
"Misuse" can maybe work as an excuse for a fatality while using a chainsaw. It doesn't work as well when the tool in question is a chatbot.
That sounds like a problem with how the economy is being structured, not a problem with the people using the devices.
November 25, 2025 at 8:09 PM
That sounds like a problem with how the economy is being structured, not a problem with the people using the devices.
But that's all just off the top of my head -- no research. So take it with a large grain of salt.
November 24, 2025 at 8:14 PM
But that's all just off the top of my head -- no research. So take it with a large grain of salt.
This higher-frequency buzz is more likely to blend in with the sound than the 26.16Hz buzz when the two notes were close together. When the notes are over an octave apart, the buzz will be similar in frequency to the lower note, but when they're close together, it won't be similar to either of them.
November 24, 2025 at 8:14 PM
This higher-frequency buzz is more likely to blend in with the sound than the 26.16Hz buzz when the two notes were close together. When the notes are over an octave apart, the buzz will be similar in frequency to the lower note, but when they're close together, it won't be similar to either of them.
So A at 440 Hz and A at 880Hz will have beats at 440Hz -- but that reinforces the sound, so it doesn't have that dissonant buzz.
And if the notes are further apart, the frequency of the dissonant beat changes. A at 440Hz + A# at 932.33 Hz (13 semitones up) have a buzz of 492.33. (continued...)
And if the notes are further apart, the frequency of the dissonant beat changes. A at 440Hz + A# at 932.33 Hz (13 semitones up) have a buzz of 492.33. (continued...)
November 24, 2025 at 8:12 PM
So A at 440 Hz and A at 880Hz will have beats at 440Hz -- but that reinforces the sound, so it doesn't have that dissonant buzz.
And if the notes are further apart, the frequency of the dissonant beat changes. A at 440Hz + A# at 932.33 Hz (13 semitones up) have a buzz of 492.33. (continued...)
And if the notes are further apart, the frequency of the dissonant beat changes. A at 440Hz + A# at 932.33 Hz (13 semitones up) have a buzz of 492.33. (continued...)
So a note at 440 Hz and a note at 466.16 Hz (A above Middle C and the A# above that) will have a beat around 26.16 Hz, which makes the the dissonant minor second sound harsh and buzzy.
Notes that harmonize also have these beats, but the beats line up with the waves already. (continued...)
Notes that harmonize also have these beats, but the beats line up with the waves already. (continued...)
November 24, 2025 at 8:10 PM
So a note at 440 Hz and a note at 466.16 Hz (A above Middle C and the A# above that) will have a beat around 26.16 Hz, which makes the the dissonant minor second sound harsh and buzzy.
Notes that harmonize also have these beats, but the beats line up with the waves already. (continued...)
Notes that harmonize also have these beats, but the beats line up with the waves already. (continued...)
This isn't necessarily correct, but from my understanding: dissonance manifests as a "beat" in the sound caused by the interference of the waves of the two notes in question, and the frequency of the beats has to do with the difference in the frequencies of the notes. (continued...)
November 24, 2025 at 8:08 PM
This isn't necessarily correct, but from my understanding: dissonance manifests as a "beat" in the sound caused by the interference of the waves of the two notes in question, and the frequency of the beats has to do with the difference in the frequencies of the notes. (continued...)
I take it McClain has never served, or else she'd know that that's not the oath that they take.
November 24, 2025 at 4:04 PM
I take it McClain has never served, or else she'd know that that's not the oath that they take.
A *lot* of the US's problems come from never carrying through with addressing bad stuff that just happened. Reconstruction being a big example, but the fact that so many people got away with what they did under Nixon, Reagan, Bush, etc is the same thing on a smaller scale.
November 23, 2025 at 4:18 PM
A *lot* of the US's problems come from never carrying through with addressing bad stuff that just happened. Reconstruction being a big example, but the fact that so many people got away with what they did under Nixon, Reagan, Bush, etc is the same thing on a smaller scale.
Shaped *and* sized. Tzoq's not a very big panther.
November 22, 2025 at 4:27 AM
Shaped *and* sized. Tzoq's not a very big panther.
I did do the graphic design! I'm looking forward to seeing the film. I might even be in it -- they interviewed me for it.
November 22, 2025 at 4:14 AM
I did do the graphic design! I'm looking forward to seeing the film. I might even be in it -- they interviewed me for it.
Fun fact: if opposing the President is a capital crime, then Trump should have been executed several times during Biden's administration.
November 20, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Fun fact: if opposing the President is a capital crime, then Trump should have been executed several times during Biden's administration.
Tribbles are far more appealing than whatever's on that guy's head.
And far less destructive than that guy.
And far less destructive than that guy.
November 19, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Tribbles are far more appealing than whatever's on that guy's head.
And far less destructive than that guy.
And far less destructive than that guy.
To be fair, this also happened back when 3.5" floppies were state of the art.
November 18, 2025 at 1:41 AM
To be fair, this also happened back when 3.5" floppies were state of the art.
How many non-conservative accounts does he know?
November 14, 2025 at 3:08 AM
How many non-conservative accounts does he know?
Sounds charming...
November 13, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Sounds charming...
Are we sure it was a real person? I've seen an almost identical post about wild animals. Maybe a new bot?
November 13, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Are we sure it was a real person? I've seen an almost identical post about wild animals. Maybe a new bot?
The flip side of "man bites dog"
November 13, 2025 at 1:30 AM
The flip side of "man bites dog"
But didn't you see? The posted the DoorDash State of Local Commerce report. Surely that's just as good.
Can't wait for the Uber report on public transit.
Can't wait for the Uber report on public transit.
November 12, 2025 at 4:32 PM
But didn't you see? The posted the DoorDash State of Local Commerce report. Surely that's just as good.
Can't wait for the Uber report on public transit.
Can't wait for the Uber report on public transit.
They liked it well enough when it was Romneycare.
November 12, 2025 at 3:37 PM
They liked it well enough when it was Romneycare.
"You"? Not "we"?
November 12, 2025 at 3:20 AM
"You"? Not "we"?