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regulargonzalez posted:Is there a term to describe a genre of music where it feels like the sole purpose is to sell the rights for the songs to be put in a movie? Stuff like Imagine Dragons, Fitz and the Tantrums, OGRE Sound, where every song sounds like it's meant to underlie an action scene or Apple commercial. Placeholder music is what I call it. I swear there was an article about the MCU where orchestras or people were commissioned to make very generic music for movie scenes, because they weren't allowed to know the context [oh no spoilers]. You could call it commissioned music. For example, if a band makes a song for a specific movie that does not exactly fit with the rest of their discography, for the sole purpose of fitting a scene and selling singles.
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Oct 11, 2022 17:40
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regulargonzalez posted:Is there a term to describe a genre of music where it feels like the sole purpose is to sell the rights for the songs to be put in a movie? Stuff like Imagine Dragons, Fitz and the Tantrums, OGRE Sound, where every song sounds like it's meant to underlie an action scene or Apple commercial. It's not what you're looking for, but you might be interested to know of "production music" or "library music" which is music specifically produced to be licensed for usage in other media rather than being a work on its own https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Production_music Usually production music is not released as an album, but is placed in a library with a large publisher and then people can come in and buy licensing rights to whatever songs they want. A lot of times the music will have a bunch of descriptive tags indicating not just genre but mood and style e.g. "bossa nova, uptempo, cheerful, guitar, female vocals". Also the music will often be produced with different variations and lengths, so the same piece of music might have an 8 second version for a quick bump, a 30 second version for a longer interstitial, and a full version of the piece, with variations in what instruments are included, such as a version without percussion. Sometimes you can find interesting music in these libraries, but owing to their commercial nature, they are often developed to be inoffensive. Here's a piece of library music you may be familiar with if you watched Adult Swim back in the early 2000's (which is a remix of Tito Puente's Mambo Gallego) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=obY5Vec0yGs
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Oct 12, 2022 02:01
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Goon Boots posted:Here's a piece of library music you may be familiar with if you watched Adult Swim back in the early 2000's (which is a remix of Tito Puente's Mambo Gallego) Wow that takes me back
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Oct 12, 2022 04:33
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You've also heard a bunch of that if you've ever watched a YouTuber, YouTube has a big library of stock music to use. There's also a few music publishers, mostly in EDM and adjacent genres, with libraries that content creators can license for use on livestreams.
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Oct 12, 2022 04:45
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If I'm flirting with someone, or happen to land a date with someone who's smarter than me, how do I be a good conversationalist with someone way smarter than me without derailing them with dumb poo poo? I usually feel like I'm socially able, but I had a meeting with someone far more intelligent than me. While I found them attractive (their intelligence included), I didn't know how to engage with them without feeling like I was detracting from their thoughts.
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Oct 12, 2022 07:25
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Most people are usually pretty happy to explain things they're passionate about to people who may not grok it. If someone is going to look down on you because they're smarter than you in a particular area you probably don't want to be dating them anyway.
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Oct 12, 2022 07:51
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My son was all about The Night Begins to Shine from Teen Titans for a couple of weeks. Like all day every day. Too much. It was interesting to find out they just pulled something from a music library and then memeified the musicians into some form of celebrity.
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Oct 12, 2022 08:06
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Blue Labrador posted:If I'm flirting with someone, or happen to land a date with someone who's smarter than me, how do I be a good conversationalist with someone way smarter than me without derailing them with dumb poo poo? I usually feel like I'm socially able, but I had a meeting with someone far more intelligent than me. While I found them attractive (their intelligence included), I didn't know how to engage with them without feeling like I was detracting from their thoughts. What makes you think they don't also want to talk about dumb poo poo? Try to find something you have in common to talk about, same as anyone else.
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Oct 12, 2022 08:48
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Blue Labrador posted:If I'm flirting with someone, or happen to land a date with someone who's smarter than me, how do I be a good conversationalist with someone way smarter than me without derailing them with dumb poo poo? I usually feel like I'm socially able, but I had a meeting with someone far more intelligent than me. While I found them attractive (their intelligence included), I didn't know how to engage with them without feeling like I was detracting from their thoughts. Ask them what their Myers-Briggs type is and why they feel that their type is the best one.
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Oct 12, 2022 08:50
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Can’t recommend “pretending to be smarter than I am” as a long term plan.. I did that and now I’m barely in control of my party and am losing a war to Ukraine.
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Oct 12, 2022 09:36
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Blue Labrador posted:If I'm flirting with someone, or happen to land a date with someone who's smarter than me, how do I be a good conversationalist with someone way smarter than me without derailing them with dumb poo poo? I usually feel like I'm socially able, but I had a meeting with someone far more intelligent than me. While I found them attractive (their intelligence included), I didn't know how to engage with them without feeling like I was detracting from their thoughts. Show genuine interest in what they have to say. Shouldn't be hard if you find their intelligence attractive. Being a good listener is a useful skill for dating and relationships.
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Oct 12, 2022 09:51
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I'm terrible at flirting so take this with a grain of salt. But if you managed to type that sentence, you're not too dumb to talk and flirt. It's just practice. Last time I was in a similar situation, the girl was quite a bit younger but doing a Ph.D. in chemistry. That and biology are probably the only topics I can't bullshit my way through semi-intelligently. But it's fine as long as you listen, ask some follow-up questions and can eventually shift conversation to something you're also familiar with. Extra row of tits posted:Can’t recommend “pretending to be smarter than I am” as a long term plan.. I did that and now I’m barely in control of my party and am losing a war to Ukraine.
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Oct 12, 2022 12:52
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And also having a PhD or similar really impressive education doesn't make a person somehow exceptionally intelligent. They are super knowledgeable about their own field and they clearly display an impressive ability to work and study. But every PhD or expert I know are just regular silly dumb people when you consider them as a whole. (Edit: In a good way I mean)
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Oct 12, 2022 13:11
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Yeah, one thing to keep in mind is that "smart people" (however you even quantify that), don't know everything. People with a PhD tend to know a lot of about one very specific thing. They certainly don't know everything. This wasn't a dating situation but I do have a an anecdote to share about this! A few years back my husband and I went out to LA to visit a friend who is a literal rocket scientist. As in, works for a company that launches rockets, and everything. Super smart guy. My husband is a super-genius engineer type to plays a ton of Kerbal Space Program. What this amounted to is we went to the Long Beach aquarium and the two of them were chattering away happily about space flight stuff while I kinda trailed behind and listened while trying not to feel stupid. Then we walked by the sea lion enclosure and the magic happened. Friend: You know, I've always wondered the difference between sea lions and seals. Me, with a marine biology degree, thinking THIS IS MY MOMENT: Oh! I can tell you that! So just keep that in mind. Rocket scientists may be very smart people but that doesn't mean they can tell the difference between a sea lion and a seal!
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Oct 12, 2022 13:31
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Yeah, you're most likely just nervous because your like this person. Chill out, find something to talk about or do together. In all likelihood, they're just trying to impress you by showing off. Also, if they're truly brilliant, get them to help you hang a picture or assemble a cabinet. I bet they can't. Worse come to worse, offer to carry their printer while pretending to be a cat to hide your boner.
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Oct 12, 2022 13:56
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I'm looking to get a sherpa blanket during the Prime Day sale, but didn't realize there were 5 gazillion different variations. Polyester, cotton, fleece- etc etc etc. Is there a page where I can find a summary of the different types and which ones would be best suited for my needs?
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Oct 12, 2022 15:52
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Silver Falcon posted:Yeah, one thing to keep in mind is that "smart people" (however you even quantify that), don't know everything. People with a PhD tend to know a lot of about one very specific thing. They certainly don't know everything. Heh, imagine, not knowing a sea lion from a seal... how embarrassing yes *tugs collar*
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Oct 12, 2022 16:12
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alnilam posted:Heh, imagine, not knowing a sea lion from a seal... how embarrassing yes *tugs collar* Well, that was just an example. I can explain the difference if you're curious. Didn't think it was that important to my story. Sea lion: Visible ears Large front flippers. They swim with their front flippers and steer with their rear "Upright" posture when on land. They walk like a dog, more or less. They're wet dogs. Seal: No visible ears Small front flippers. They swim with their rear flippers and steer with their front. On land they look like fat sausages/cigars. They lie flat and undulate themselves to get around. So there you go. Now you know!
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Oct 12, 2022 16:27
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Silver Falcon posted:On land they look like fat sausages/cigars. They lie flat and undulate themselves to get around. The perfect being.
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Oct 12, 2022 16:58
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Silver Falcon posted:
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Silver Falcon posted:On land they look like fat sausages/cigars. They lie flat and undulate themselves to get around. #lifegoals
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Oct 12, 2022 17:37
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In other languages, do schools use the name of their native language as a synonym for language arts/composition classes? As in, would French speakers learn how to write well in a class called French? Or is that something specific to the Anglosphere?
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Oct 12, 2022 19:24
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Smirking_Serpent posted:In other languages, do schools use the name of their native language as a synonym for language arts/composition classes? Danish schools have Danish classes for reading, writing, language and literature, yeah.
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Oct 12, 2022 19:34
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Smirking_Serpent posted:In other languages, do schools use the name of their native language as a synonym for language arts/composition classes? in Finland it's äidinkieli, "mother language"
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I just want to thank every single person who ever posted in this thread, I read all 2162 pages of posts in here on smoke breaks and bus rides over the last three months, and have learned so many small and stupid things Keep it coming, please
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Oct 12, 2022 19:53
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BonHair posted:Danish schools have Danish classes for reading, writing, language and literature, yeah. Cool thanks! Ras Het posted:in Finland it's äidinkieli, "mother language" Thank you too!
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Is "smoothbrain" ableist? Because it seems to me that quite a few goons are using it simply to avoid getting dinged for using the R-word.
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Mister Facetious posted:Is "smoothbrain" ableist? Username / post incompatibility here
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Oct 13, 2022 02:18
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Mister Facetious posted:Is "smoothbrain" ableist? only as far as calling someone stupid/unintelligent in general is... which i mean technically is ableist if you wanted to get really uptight about it
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I feel like it's the least ableist option? Are there any conditions that literally cause someone to have a smoother brain? Using an insult that genuinely doesn't apply to any actual human seems like the most okay way to insult someone to me, if you have to insult someone.
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Organza Quiz posted:I feel like it's the least ableist option? Are there any conditions that literally cause someone to have a smoother brain? Using an insult that genuinely doesn't apply to any actual human seems like the most okay way to insult someone to me, if you have to insult someone. There are no-folds conditions and it’s not completely incompatible with living, but it’s a short life of never progressing past an infant
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Mister Facetious posted:Is "smoothbrain" ableist? The origin of the term is the notion that the more folds and wrinkles your brain has, the smarter you are. Therefore if you're very stupid you must have a smooth brain, that's not very wrinkly. It's just a clever way to call someone a dummy. I mean, unless you want to argue that calling someone stupid is itself ableist against people who aren't very smart, but that's a whole other matter.
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Organza Quiz posted:I feel like it's the least ableist option? Are there any conditions that literally cause someone to have a smoother brain? Using an insult that genuinely doesn't apply to any actual human seems like the most okay way to insult someone to me, if you have to insult someone. Lissencephaly and as posted above it doesn't really go well for people.
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Well, I mean, that's smoother. "Smooth" implies "wrinkle free"
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Hyperlynx posted:Well, I mean, that's smoother. "Smooth" implies "wrinkle free" 
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So what you are saying is that I can call people Koalabrains if I want to insult them?
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Helios Grime posted:So what you are saying is that I can call people Koalabrains if I want to insult them? Honestly, kind of works anyway. All they do is sleep, eat poisonous leaves, scream like demons, and contract chlamydia.
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Oct 13, 2022 07:00
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Hyperlynx posted:Honestly, kind of works anyway. All they do is sleep, eat poisonous leaves, scream like demons, and contract chlamydia. But their breath is super fresh.
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Silver Falcon posted:Well, that was just an example. I can explain the difference if you're curious. Didn't think it was that important to my story. pffft, far too simple. The is absolutely best expressed in a half-hour video dedicated to over-explaining the subject. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yUaNHA-WQWg
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