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> I'm coming from a place where I do know the jargon. That doesn't mean I have to like it. What about a hepatologist who doesn't like using "-ase" for enzyme n

> I'm coming from a place where I do know the jargon. That doesn't mean I have to like it. What about a hepatologist who doesn't like using "-ase" for enzyme names? What does that even mean? It's important to learn things as they are before confidently offering improvements. Else you will be called out by someone who knows what you don't. I will leave you with one of my favorite quotes: ".... In mathematics you don't understand things. You just get used to them." --Jon von Neumann

thomastjeffery 6y ago
I'm not talking about heptology. I'm talking about music. I don't like using the word "piano" for quiet, "forte" for loud, "retardando" for slow down, etc. I don't like using 7 letters and sharps/flats/naturals to describe 12 notes. I don't like using keys and clefs to obfuscate notation. I don't like demanding everything be Ionian-mode centric. I offer the following improvements: Replace historic words like "allegro" with sensible replacements like "faster". Replace the 12 different Ionian-mode centric keys and "accidentals" with a single chromatic notation. Make a notation that expresses a wider range without relying on ledger lines, and ditch clefs all together. And above all, stop rejecting every change that diverges from the status quo out of hand. Actually consider real changes, instead of worshiping the 17th century system we use today as if it's the epitome of perfection.
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- sporkologist 6y ago
  You like children's notation and theory. Not that there's anything wrong with that.
- sporkologist 6y ago
  > I'm not talking about heptology. I'm talking about music. It's called an analogy. It was about terminology and jargon. I'll try to be more non-abstract going forward. > stop rejecting every change that diverges from the status quo out of hand. Actually consider real changes, instead of worshiping the 17th century system we use today as if it's the epitome of perfection. Such outrage! Much lazy!

thomastjeffery 6y ago

I'm not talking about heptology. I'm talking about music. I don't like using the word "piano" for quiet, "forte" for loud, "retardando" for slow down, etc. I don't like using 7 letters and sharps/flats/naturals to describe 12 notes. I don't like using keys and clefs to obfuscate notation. I don't like demanding everything be Ionian-mode centric. I offer the following improvements: Replace historic words like "allegro" with sensible replacements like "faster". Replace the 12 different Ionian-mode centric keys and "accidentals" with a single chromatic notation. Make a notation that expresses a wider range without relying on ledger lines, and ditch clefs all together. And above all, stop rejecting every change that diverges from the status quo out of hand. Actually consider real changes, instead of worshiping the 17th century system we use today as if it's the epitome of perfection.

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sporkologist 6y ago
You like children's notation and theory. Not that there's anything wrong with that.
sporkologist 6y ago
> I'm not talking about heptology. I'm talking about music. It's called an analogy. It was about terminology and jargon. I'll try to be more non-abstract going forward. > stop rejecting every change that diverges from the status quo out of hand. Actually consider real changes, instead of worshiping the 17th century system we use today as if it's the epitome of perfection. Such outrage! Much lazy!