@zdl@jens That's fair. It would be interesting to see different interpretations: as accurate as possible (using contemporary pigments and techniques, trying to match extant fragments), versus the most realistic or aesthetically pleasing result that we could achieve today.
What I found intriguing about this is that this is technology, available in the 1950s, that was superior to its competition (78 RPM records): more durable, better-sounding, more convenient storage ... and yet it was incredibly short-lived while the lameness of flat disks with small amounts of music taking up more space and wearing faster dominated the music world for so long.
This is the power of marketing over technology, sadly.
So this little video is making the rounds in Chinese social media.
I'm calling it now: the Democrats have no hope in this election. They've alienated the demographic that they so desperately need the support of for calling them "anti-semitic" for...checks notes...opposing an open genocide.
The youth are not going to be voting Trump, but they're definitely not voting Biden either. Trump will win. Enjoy your next four years.
(Reposted because I forgot the actual video! I'm an idjit.)
Techbrodudes reinvent something that's been around for ages, only making it worse.
You know, public transit has been around for AGES before you got your grubby little rent-seeking mitts on it and tore it down, you festering horde of goblins!
You know how I get to the airport in Wuhan? I take the subway. ALL THE WAY THERE.
You know how I get to the three train stations in Wuhan? I take the subway. ALL THE WAY THERE for two of them. (For the third I have a half-block's walk because of some geographical issues.)
You know how I get to pretty much any concert venue? I TAKE THE SUBWAY AND/OR THE BUS. All the way there.
This is what public transit does for you: stops rent-seeking assholes from making your life shitty.
The list continues with public parks, temples, various markets (wet, dry, or super), shopping malls, university campuses, etc. etc. etc.
I haven't even owned a car in 20 years because it's a waste of money and time: public transit gets me where I need to be and, upon delivery of the subway, often faster than taking a car anyway.
And for those rare circumstances where I absolutely need a vehicle: the money I save from not owning one lets me hire at need for a net profit.
There's something weirdly both eye-watering in the tension this channel evokes when they're doing their crazy stuff, as well as something almost sensual in the release when the inevitable happens.
@deinol Oh, I'm positive they're not "actual Buddhists". Most westerners who claim to be Buddhist aren't actual Buddhists, see. This dudebro is just a rather extreme example of it. On the other extreme I saw someone claiming to be a Buddhist. Who uses Tarot cards. And is a Witch. And...
Now far be it that I, of all people, would denounce syncretic beliefs, but Holy Hell at least BE HONEST ABOUT IT!? Don't claim to follow a tradition if you're doing Chinese Restaurant Menu-style spirituality.
@deinol That particular site is choosing one from the anti-semitism column, one from the NLP column, one from the American "patriot" thug column, one from the "paranoid git" column, one from the ...