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Gemini Links 17/10/2024: Music Recommendations and Video Game for Casio PB-100

Posted by Roy Schestowitz on Oct 17, 2024

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Gemini* and Gopher

Personal/Opinions

Fade out

Critics may complain when a song simply fades out, probably seeing this as a lazy approach to the "dunno how to stop this thing" problem. There can be good uses of fade ins and outs, but a default assumption may be that the practice is lazy. This assumption is a recent view; until very recently music was difficult to fade out, and required such tricks as used by Gustav Holst in "Neptune" wherein a choir was placed offstage and the door connecting the choir to the stage slowly closed. There's a certain minimum volume for viable sound production on lots of instruments, so if you want less than that you needed a door to close or maybe blankets to throw over the pipe organ, or good luck? These days, since the introduction of electrical amplification and recording systems, the fade out is as simple as pulling a slider or turning a knob, or the equivalent in software.

satch's Music Recommendations

Radiohead band are members still making fresh fun music in 2024. I listened to this a bit when it came out and forgot about it but today I have been loving this new album. 'Don't Get me Started' is a bit boring to me but 'Eyes & Mouth' is really fun and 'No Words' too. I hope I can see this live someday.

Wolf in the Wood's Gemlog — On the Path to Human Recovery

Technology and Free Software

I Created a Video Game for Casio PB-100

It's essentially a simplified version of Pac-Man. But don't be fooled, because even though it's played on a single line instead of a maze, I assure you it's super fun. It has that classic, addictive touch that makes Pac-Man a timeless game. You should really try it; I think you'll really enjoy it!

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