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how do i lengthen my short term memory
that's impossible, but you can store things in long-term memory instead
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I was listening to your song 'i'm scared' and realized that I'm scared of all the things and all the potential things as well as all the nothings. The thing is, recently I've come to think that everything became scary ever since I became a thing. Everything wasn't as scary when I was everything and nothing at the same time. What do you think?
that's true
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What cool thing did you learn recently
it's not the end of the world
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any tips for transferring your feelings into music
it wants to happen. so you don't really have to worry about it
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are you the cringe soy sad pepo wojack jojack or the based redpilled gamer chad gigachad
there's got to be some other options
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Do you accept the necessary cookies?
i accepted them implicitly, by existing
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what is a barbarian
i'm not sure
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how good is telling the truth
you wouldn't believe me if i told you
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what s your favorite algorithm algorithm
the 'algorithm algorithm' algorithm
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at what point in your microtonal rabbit hole did you discover that 12tet is good too
i have never gone down a microtonal rabbit hole. it does not appeal to me in any way. however i have gone down a 'just tuning' rabbit hole, after which i came to appreciate 12tet much much more because i realized, with 'just' tuning, it's actually impossible to even play in 1 key, let alone multiple keys
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what should i say to my friends for our 1 year anniversary for meeting eachother?
congratulations
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What are your thoughts on ohio
it's incredibly realistic
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why is it called middle school if there's only one before but two after
it's still in the middle. it's just not in the direct center
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There's so much I wanna do in life creatively but I never manage to end any of my projects. I am being to anxious? I think I should just enjoy the process because then I'll only be perpetually frustrated, what do you think? Any advices?
if you are eager to learn how to 'finish' things, i recommend trying much much shorter things for a little while, until you get the hang of it. and if that doesn't work, just try even shorter things
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what's the point of cereal?
it's like a personality test
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how do i remember things
just ackowledge their existence
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how do i escape the event horizon of a black hole
you'll need a second black hole
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why does your music make me cry sometimes
because actual reality makes me cry sometimes, and i've managed to transfer many of my feelings into music
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what do you bring to the table
a chair
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Are you generally scared or comfortable?
often yes
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Or are they not mutually exclusive?
sometimes no
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Tangentially related: in a room full of chairs, where do you sit in relation to the walls, board (front of room), and door?
it all depends on the contents of the room
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hello! it seems like everything i organize inevitably gets disorganized in a disappointingly short time frame :( do you have any tips on dealing with this?
you might quit organizing, then you'll realize again that you still would like to do it, so over time you will realize you can accept the fact that nature often wants to be organized but not completely
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also thank you for keeping this site up and making responses, its fun to read both the questions and answers :) hope you have a good day
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can you answer my question?
sure
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what story is full of holes?
a cookies policy
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what do you call the squiggles above your characters' heads
supra-cranial accoutrements
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what if i have no skills nor talent
that's fine. those are just buzz words anyway that are mostly only useful for claiming not to have them, but in this case unfortunately you therefore do have them. so the first step would be to get rid of them, and then you can get started in doing what you're gonna do
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I'm looking to write music, but have very little musical knowledge. Should I research music theory, or just kinda figure it out myself?
if you want anything to mean anything, you must figure it out for yourself. to 'research music theory' reminds me a bit of researching how you are feeling
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why do some languages have grammatical gender? it makes literally no sense.
i'm not totally sure
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Is the letter A more hip than the number 1?
i was going to say yes but now that i think about it no
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Did that "huge gamer for most of the time" ever leave that notary public place?
i was going to say yes but now that i think about it no
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Do u like architecture?
yes
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Which is better teaching yourself an instrument or getting taught by a teacher
generally, most musical activities seem to have the most potential when they are self taught. but that might not be true for everyone
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how do I record singing without feeling like my voice sounds weird? I'm trying to record vocals for a song, but for some reason I can't help but feel like it just sounds off... I'm not sure how to explain it, my singing voice just sounds weird to me every time..
all voices are weird, but you will get used to it
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I love bosnia. What's your opinion on pancakes?
they are like a place-holder
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i have heard that if you want to master something, you first need to play by the rules, and then you need to learn to break those rules. do you think this applies to music? (one such "rule" could be smth like don't but reverb on the bass)
seems better to just start by doing it whatever way you want. that way, you'll make your own rules, and believe them too
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How many large glasses of water does it take to fill a small ocean?
1
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if a fan of yours offered to make you a playable bass sound, made to your EXACT specs, would you like that?
wouldn't be necessary
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have you been to the new world trade center?
yes
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why does the information in the yellow text on this page keep changing?
time travel
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why do people make small improvements if they are barely noticable at all
maybe that's the largest possible improvement at any given time. the small changes can still add up over time
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Hello Bill, I was wondering what your opinion of the color beige is? Thanks
iconic
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What's the best part about maps?
the scale
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plain socks or funky socks?
which socks
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what are your thoughts on winter
it can be a little dark
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Can you say "les chaussettes de l'archiduchesse sont-elles sèches ou archi-sèches ?" ?
not at speed
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what can i hear in an echo chamber
a lot of extrapolations from the original sound you make
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are strawberries tasty?
yes but they taste different for different people
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What would you recommend when I have so many interests and hobbies I want to pursue and explore , especially music and other things like that. How would you approach it?
panic
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Okay being genny (genuine) here, do youu ever sit there and think "wow, I really wish I had the same level of intelligence as this other guy. What can I do to get there?" And then not get there? Or do you always get there or maybe even not think that
i don't think that at all. but i do think about pretty much everything else. i indeed think too much, and one of the things i think about most of the time is how to think less
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after reading lots and lots of your questions and answers I've found myself picking up a lot of your typing habits on here. I'm starting to worry how much I'm being me and how much I'm just imitating you. have you ever dealt with a similar issue of feeling like you're being influenced a very large amount?
sure. this is normal. over time, you will be influenced by different people and there will be a nice blend happening
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How small is too small for the mall?
smaller than the mall
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Is antidisestablishmentarianism counterrevolutionary?
i wouldn't be surprised
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what's a good way to get confidence to record your music for the internet
just first bask in the glory of releasing it to an 'offline device'
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do you think the letter A deserves to be first in the alphabet?
i'm not sure
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do you think i can invent a type of stack where nothing has to be on the bottom because i always feel so bad for the towel thats on the bottom of the towel stack i wanna move it to put it on top but then another towel is on the bottom. i've tried hanging them but it's not efficient.
you may have to send the towels into orbit
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What does the exterior of Perfect Heights look like?
mostly like graph paper
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You think the world is mostly changes or mostly repetition?
it changes between changing and staying the same
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any words of wisdom for the school year?
those usually occur at the end of the school year
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if you invented a new word what would it be
that depends which one you are referring to
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have you ever heard any song by my chemical romance ?
sure, i heard the one that was mentioned here just the other day, which i had also heard before because it had significant radio play
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did you like it any ?
i recall the chorus being pretty strong
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as a baritone, should I sing your songs in falsetto or an octave down?
i have no idea
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what do i do if my song feels empty? like i have instruments in there and they're all playing stuff but it just feels unfinished. I feel like if i added any more melodies / chords / rythyms, it would be too busy, but right now the song sounds unfinished and unpolished.
yeah...... this usually has nothing to do with polish. it has to do with whether or not there is actually anything there. whether anything really happened. and, admittedly, it's usually not possible to conjure 'something' and put it there on an as-needed basis. from what you described, my guess is that the song feels too 'normal'. in that case, here's a good tweak you can do: try to change it so it somehow no longer fits in the category of 'song'. In other words, if you had to change it so it would officially no longer be considered a 'song', what change would that be? give it a try. and then call it a song anyway. that's pretty much the go-to strategy i would use here. songs love not being songs
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Any interesting observations lately?
the world is like 10 times rounder than i thought. this happens all the time, and i expect to again be surprised by it tomorrow
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can you say hi to my friend euller
not unless i actually encounter the person
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i was listening to a song on youtube
fair enough
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How do you come up with your music?
i never know until i do it. actually even then i don't know how i do it, i just know what it is
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i will start school in less than fifteen hours. how to survive my last year of high school
drink plenty of water
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So, there's a chance for me to audition for my school's jazz band, but there's an issue: the keyboard they provide has weighted keys, while I'm incredibly accustomed to unweighted keys (and I've been told it probably wouldn't work to bring my own keyboard) Besides the obvious "how the hell do you do an audition" worries, now I have this to worry about. There *is* an acoustic piano somewhat nearby to me, so should I just practice like crazy on that, or will it be fine? I know you play with unweighted keys, so I figure that you might have come across this situation before
meh ............ yeah it's different but not really worth worrying about. it's like about the same as the difference between an american english dialect and an australian english dialect. the amount of trouble you may have playing a weighted keyboard might be about the same level of difficulty that an australian person and a usa person would have, understanding each other in conversation. which i estimate is not very much trouble
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what color would you say your name is
gold
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What is your favorite part about a birthday party?
the part where you get to see the calendar
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how do you feel about ranch dressing
great, although i don't recall eating it or having any interaction with it per se
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what question would you want to ask the 70th president of the united states
what year is it
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Do any of your songs have the Radiohead's "Creep" progression? It goes I III IV iv.
i don't recall
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do you consider yourself a smart person
i'd rather not. considering oneself smart is kind of a curse
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what is the world?
the whole place
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Is everything going to be okay?
yes, but not all at the same time
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have you ever turned down hard drugs?
i believe so
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Do you read any anime, or watch any manga?
no
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What kinda visual art do you like?
maps
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moving to another country all alone to study may or may not have been the dumbest decision i have ever made. i studied so hard to get here and now i have to put in even more work. did i make the wrong decision?
no
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What is a dingus?
the singular form of dingi
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Lots of internet users on the internet say that youre a well thought out man when you speak about different topics. Do you agree with them?
i'm very emotional
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What do you use to make music
common sense. just kidding, i try to ignore that if possible
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have you learned anything cool lately?
yes
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would you categorise any of your songs (or your general musical style) under any music genre?
no
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If so, which genre?
normal
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I end off every day in my life by writting a singular page for a random book in my head that doesn't exist (the book changes every time). If I were to compile all of these fake book pages into one real book, what could I call it?
how about "the bible"
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How do you feel about water getting into your socks?
pretty good
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i had a full on meltdown after the first day of high school.is this normal?
yes
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if you had a backpack what would you do with it
put another backpack on the back of it
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What's your opinion on shoes
too cool
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if i stub my toe in a table does my toe hate me or does the table hate me
no
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any thoughts about you making songs in languages other than english?
sounds like fun
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Have you ever used Source Filmmaker?
no
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hey. So i have a conundrum. i have a really bad roommate this year who's stinking up my dorm, making loud noises, waking me up all night, etc. and he hasn't attended class once since the semester started. i secretly want him to continue not going to class so he drops out and leaves me alone, but i feel like a bad person for not wanting someone to succeed, especially considering how much money he's spent. should i try to encourage him to be responsible even though i really don't like him?
in this case, i don't think his behavior hinges around your suggestions. if he remains an annoyance, consider it free annoyance tolerance training for you. always a good skill to have
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does stacking two or more lasagnas count as one taller lasagna
i was going to say no but now that i think about it yes
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how should I bring my cat up in an important meeting? I need it to be subtle
invite the cat to the meeting