Skua

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[–] Skua@kbin.earth 34 points 4 days ago (5 children)

Don't give insider trading a pass on the basis of the people doing it already being very rich. They're specifically only in a position to do the insider trading because of how rich they are

[–] Skua@kbin.earth 2 points 4 days ago

e -x- b -6- G -5- D -0- A -5- E -6-

i don't get it that's not too bad

[–] Skua@kbin.earth 66 points 6 days ago

Ahh, the goth chick

[–] Skua@kbin.earth 87 points 6 days ago (2 children)

Oh we humans would never eat another animal

[–] Skua@kbin.earth 2 points 1 week ago

Oh for sure. I'm not against someone going for flame maple because it just looks great. That's still honest about what it is and why

[–] Skua@kbin.earth 3 points 1 week ago

I'd be quite against posting links to Ground News in place of specific articles. It blocks basically everything if you don't have an account, and there's no way of knowing which article is actually under discussion

[–] Skua@kbin.earth 20 points 1 week ago (3 children)

https://www.louisarmstronghouse.org/

Absolutely ridiculous that a jazz legend like him doesn't have a website but his house does. I bet that pile of bricks can't sing me Blue Turning Grey Over You

[–] Skua@kbin.earth 2 points 1 week ago

You know what, fair points

[–] Skua@kbin.earth 3 points 1 week ago (2 children)

If we're using SI prefixes, shouldn't we be dropping usage of litres in favour of cubic decimetres (or whichever prefix is appropriate for the volume you have)?

[–] Skua@kbin.earth 24 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Probably a literal one, I like hillwalking and am clumsy

Metaphorically, it's guitar tonewoods. If you've got a solidbody electric guitar you can make the body out of a goddamn breezeblock and it'll sound absolutely fine. Whatever difference the body/neck material makes is negligible compared to strings, scale length, pickups, resistors, and amps. Acoustic guitars are another matter, but for solidbody electrics it is 99% delusion and marketing

[–] Skua@kbin.earth 27 points 1 week ago

Neutrinos almost don't interact with other matter. You use neutrons to start fission

[–] Skua@kbin.earth 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

It is quite frustrating to see other guitarists just play bass as if it was just a big guitar. It makes for very dull bass parts. I suppose I had something of an advantage though. One of my friends is an exceptionally proficient jazz and funk bassist, so I was exposed to a lot of what bass could be

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