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    I know, guy,s I was joking, with the first post I saw by someone I knew from that thread. I jsut made it up on the spot.

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    Quote Originally Posted by MoonCat View Post
    I know, guy,s I was joking, with the first post I saw by someone I knew from that thread. I jsut made it up on the spot.

    Sorry if I freaked y'alls out, I wasn't serious
    You'd be surprised at how plausible it is that somebody, somewhere, believes that kind of thing, though.

    There's an Africanist superiority movement that believes the Olmecs were black, based purely on a couple of head statues with big lips.
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    I know, guy,s I was joking, with the first post I saw by someone I knew from that thread. I jsut made it up on the spot.

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    Indeed, by tailor I mean the man who makes my clothes. I stopped by on Saturday to pick something up just as he was closing, and he invited me to the back for a drink. We got to talking for a while, and he showed me his brewing equipment and gave me a bottle.
    That's quite interesting. On the other hand I've only known one tailor and he is considerably older than me, having tailored for my mother before and probably my grandfather as well, so I wouldn't know about tailor expected behaviours.
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    This weekend has been just wonderful. Yes -- a fast-paced series of energy-draining joyful events. I couldn't have said it better myself. But indeed, your words particularly on interpretation of the old masters as more than an echo were really helpful, and changed my thinking. I still would like to compose at some point, but I feel less useless about only ever wanting to play Bach now.

    There is more to say than that, however
    Never feel bad for playing Bach because everything IS Bach, there is no escape, every single piece in a minor key comes from his fuges, major keyed come either from his other compositions or his contemporaries. No matter what, a Bach expert will point you to Bach, even in modern pop, metal or jazz, everything is Bach. As my teacher used to say, "the only music I've ever heard that wasn't Bach was Cage's 4'33'' and I think I heard snippets of Bach in it at times". Everyone plays Bach, just a different one in a different way in a different time.
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    In the mean time, do you have any recommended listening for the Toho video game you mentioned?
    That I do have.

    The game music is in midi, so I'm linking to both the originals as arrangements, the only original where the arrangement is heavily recommended over the original (and perhaps exclusively so) is the last one due to being boss music and somewhat aggressive in its primal form.

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    Which reminds me:

    What's the current stance on that one theory about them being Egyptians that sailed over here before the Egyptians had switched to smooth sided pyramids? I can never remember whether or not people think it's absolute bollocks, think it's plausible and even be supported with some more evidence, or are split both ways.
    Even when one factors the fact that the Mayan pyramids are a lot later historically than the Egyptians, it still is insane. They had very different functions and apart from the idea of stacking blocks with less on each further level and with square base (which is one of the easiest way to stack stuff) there is no other linking that I know of.
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    Do I want to know what "shipping" is?

    Eh, it's not that bad. 'Shipping' is when two characters/people are declared a couple by someone, whether seriously or in jest. Most of the time it's all in good fun - Lix ships everyone she can, Moonie's been shipped with blue ghost a lot...
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    Am I the only person who thinks a parody isn't actually a parody unless they actually change the lyrics, but keep the tune/beat?
    Yes, you are. The use of the word parody essentially boils down to mean a "humorous, satirical, or burlesque imitation" of the original. The padory happens there in the video, even though the music is not altered.

    Another way to parody it, would be to leave the video unaltered, and change the song around, a la the "literal music videos".

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    What's the current stance on that one theory about them being Egyptians that sailed over here before the Egyptians had switched to smooth sided pyramids? I can never remember whether or not people think it's absolute bollocks, think it's plausible and even be supported with some more evidence, or are split both ways.
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    Eh, it's not that bad. 'Shipping' is when two characters/people are declared a couple by someone, whether seriously or in jest. Most of the time it's all in good fun - Lix ships everyone she can, Moonie's been shipped with blue ghost a lot...
    I never get shipped... I once got jokingly shipped with Atlantean by Moonie, and then AT and I stared at each other worridly.
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    Oh, insomnia. You bring me strange revelations, like the fact that there is no good portmanteau name for Adam and Eve.
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    Give in to the bromance.

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    Quote Originally Posted by araveugnitsuga View Post
    A-dame? Ave? E-Vam? M-Adam?
    Ave is the best of those, but none of them seem to get it quite right.
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    Quote Originally Posted by araveugnitsuga View Post
    Even when one factors the fact that the Mayan pyramids are a lot later historically than the Egyptians, it still is insane. They had very different functions and apart from the idea of stacking blocks with less on each further level and with square base (which is one of the easiest way to stack stuff) there is no other linking that I know of.
    That's what I said! The history of stone architecture is simply the evolution of different ways to stack blocks on top of each other. That's all there is to it.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Dimonite View Post
    Ave is the best of those, but none of them seem to get it quite right.
    Except it makes me think of Kneenibble and Rome Total War.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Elemental View Post
    That's what I said! The history of stone architecture is simply the evolution of different ways to stack blocks on top of each other. That's all there is to it.
    Until Newton that is. Where it became the science of calculating how to prevent said blocks from falling when the earth shook a bit, or a strong wind came.
    Or so physics teachers claim...
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    Quote Originally Posted by Kneenibble View Post
    You'd be surprised at how plausible it is that somebody, somewhere, believes that kind of thing, though.

    There's an Africanist superiority movement that believes the Olmecs were black, based purely on a couple of head statues with big lips.
    Well, I tried to make it at least sound like something where you'd have to read a few (three, four?) words in before you went "well, that's obviously bull****". Not like a certain sheep 'round these parts.

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    ... Da pilgrims still unique specials! YaaaaAaay. No egyptian hipsters on the "take a boat from the evil government" thang.
    One word in.

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    Eh, it's not that bad. 'Shipping' is when two characters/people are declared a couple by someone, whether seriously or in jest. Most of the time it's all in good fun - Lix ships everyone she can, Moonie's been shipped with blue ghost a lot...
    And LaLa, and a bunch of other people from before I left, so far bakc tha tI don't even remember.

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    I never get shipped... I once got jokingly shipped with Atlantean by Moonie, and then AT and I stared at each other worridly.
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    Deva? Evam sounds more like a household cleaner to be a good name...
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    Quote Originally Posted by araveugnitsuga View Post
    Until Newton that is. Where it became the science of calculating how to prevent said blocks from falling when the earth shook a bit, or a strong wind came.
    Or so physics teachers claim...
    Which is something architects were doing millennia before Newton came around.
    After all, the ancient temples of the Greeks are built in an earthquake zone. The cathedrals of medieval Europe reached great heights despite wind and rain, and Angkor Wat is a monumental structure that stands, correction... Floats on the ground water.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Elemental View Post
    Which is something architects were doing millennia before Newton came around.
    After all, the ancient temples of the Greeks are built in an earthquake zone. The cathedrals of medieval Europe reached great heights despite wind and rain, and Angkor Wat is a monumental structure that stands, correction... Floats on the ground water.
    The temples of the greek of which few stand and were mainly just columns roofs and statues. The Cathedrals which had to be frequently patched and were built due to masonry principle passed down from generations without explanation of the logic behind and which are still having to be regularly patched up. The Angkor Wat is just awesome though.
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    Quote Originally Posted by MoonCat View Post
    Well, I tried to make it at least sound like something where you'd have to read a few (three, four?) words in before you went "well, that's obviously bull****". Not like a certain sheep 'round these parts.
    Hey, you still have to read the first word of my name. (Or a thousand, if you want the extra work. )
    One word in.
    VUT ZU SPEEKING 'BOOT?
    Just kiss you two, everyone can see it.
    ... *leaps in AT's arms* AT, save me from the crazy woman!
    Deva? Evam sounds more like a household cleaner to be a good name...
    Adam & Eve. Simple, really. Eva-dam sounds like a beauty line, so... best name. (Edenic skin and perfection! THINK OF THE SALES!)
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    I CAN'T HEAR YOU.

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    Quote Originally Posted by araveugnitsuga View Post
    The temples of the greek of which few stand and were mainly just columns roofs and statues. The Cathedrals which had to be frequently patched and were built due to masonry principle passed down from generations without explanation of the logic behind and which are still having to be regularly patched up. The Angkor Wat is just awesome though.
    The Greek temples were mostly destroyed by religious strife. A true testament to their strength is that the ruins of them still stand despite a thousand years of mistreatment, abandonment and earthquakes.

    And I'll concede the point on the Cathedrals. But they were hardly built to be permanent static structures. However, a lot of them weren't done very well in the first place. But still, those that were built properly need a minimum of maintenance.

    And yes. Angkor Wat is just awesome.
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    *chucks stones*

    My current straightness rating is actually at 100%, not 40% for the first time in months and I'd like to keep it that way. Plus, I'm on the rebound. Not happening.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Tragic_Comedian View Post
    The transportation of freight by boat.
    Or by truck, or train, or courier, or plane...
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    I actually clicked the link, nerd that I am, and then decided that it didn't matter if the link wouldn't work. But thanks, now I can read it!
    The question still remains though, why are you reading posts from that far back?

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    STONES! *hides in warm birdflesh and steals your feathers*
    I ... What.

    40%? You're giving your straightnessness a bit high for the summer, aren't you?
    40% was my low for the summer. I think I hit 80% once. 60% was my average.

    ...

    For those wondering, I have a girl friend who ranks my current straightness. Yeah. I don't know why either.
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    My current straightness rating is actually at 100%, not 40% for the first time in months and I'd like to keep it that way. Plus, I'm on the rebound. Not happening.
    I have a solution for both of your considerations, however it requires some more testing seeing how the last subject ended up....
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    The Greek temples were mostly destroyed by religious strife. A true testament to their strength is that the ruins of them still stand despite a thousand years of mistreatment, abandonment and earthquakes.

    And I'll concede the point on the Cathedrals. But they were hardly built to be permanent static structures. However, a lot of them weren't done very well in the first place. But still, those that were built properly need a minimum of maintenance.

    And yes. Angkor Wat is just awesome.
    They were rather simple though, roof over excessively thick columns placed all around. And the ruins are prove of materials being resistant in most cases, not necessarily design, at least for the Greeks.
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    Quote Originally Posted by araveugnitsuga View Post
    They were rather simple though, roof over excessively thick columns placed all around. And the ruins are prove of materials being resistant in most cases, not necessarily design, at least for the Greeks.
    Oh no doubt, the materials are superior.
    But so was the construction. The Parthenon in Athens is a particularly fine example consisting of stones fitted so close together that cracks run across the divide as if they were one. Furthermore, the basic design may be simple, yes.
    But that's an optical illusion.
    The Greeks were primarily concerned not with achieving perfection in construction but achieving what looked perfect, so they subtly altered their structures. The floor of the Parthenon is curved upwards to prevent the illusion that it sags. The columns bulge outwards with a curve with a radius of over a mile in order to prevent the appearance that they narrow towards the middle. Each part of each column is unique.
    And they did all of us with a workforce that used three different systems of measurement and were mostly illiterate.

    It's kind of the same with the medieval cathedrals, but a lot of them were rushed and/or too ambitious so they can't make the same claim.
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    Hey, you still have to read the first word of my name. (Or a thousand, if you want the extra work. )
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    My current straightness rating is actually at 100%, not 40% for the first time in months and I'd like to keep it that way. Plus, I'm on the rebound. Not happening.
    How... does it change?

    Me, I dunno, I probably am a lot straighter than I seem.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Elemental View Post
    Oh no doubt, the materials are superior.
    But so was the construction. The Parthenon in Athens is a particularly fine example consisting of stones fitted so close together that cracks run across the divide as if they were one. Furthermore, the basic design may be simple, yes.
    But that's an optical illusion.
    The Greeks were primarily concerned not with achieving perfection in construction but achieving what looked perfect, so they subtly altered their structures. The floor of the Parthenon is curved upwards to prevent the illusion that it sags. The columns bulge outwards with a curve with a radius of over a mile in order to prevent the appearance that they narrow towards the middle. Each part of each column is unique.
    And they did all of us with a workforce that used three different systems of measurement and were mostly illiterate.

    It's kind of the same with the medieval cathedrals, but a lot of them were rushed and/or too ambitious so they can't make the same claim.
    A workforce directed by someone who did knew what he was doing. In regards to workforce you don't really need the guys working to know anything but placing stuff on its place, only the one directing and the one or another supervising.

    But I'll concede that the Parthenon wasn't just luck and massive columns since some of the design elements do work as seismic resistant and the optical aspect is rather impressive for the time.
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