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by hymnsfm 6y ago
How does one become a dealer in Canada?
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Malcolm Gladwell: How I Rediscovered Religion(relevantmagazine.com)
11 points by hymnsfm 6y ago|11 comments
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Music for Plants(reallifemag.com)
51 points by hymnsfm 6y ago|3 comments
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by hymnsfm 6y ago
Not a fan of Yelp, but I see a need for a Yelp-like lookup for landlords and superintendents.
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My First Crack at the “Composer Continuum”(poseurtocomposer.postach.io)
1 points by hymnsfm 6y ago|0 comments
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by hymnsfm 6y ago
Here's the new style guide for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints: https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/style-guide
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Show HN: Chart your progress as a composer with the “Composer Continuum”(poseurtocomposer.postach.io)
1 points by hymnsfm 6y ago|0 comments
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by hymnsfm 6y ago
I doubt this comment will go over well, but I'll mention this small but important cultural fact anyway: Members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints no longer refer to themselves as Mormons or Latter-Day Saints. Only Sain
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by hymnsfm 6y ago
You only want to speak to readers who are interested in your message anyway. Anything else is just wasted.
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by hymnsfm 6y ago
Every year I try to read 100 books, and up to a dozen in tandem. I've succeeded the past few years, but this year I'm a bit doubtful as I've taken on "Why You Like It: The Science and Culture of Musical Taste", a 72
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by hymnsfm 6y ago
Humans have slowly tortured cats to death - far, far longer than the few minutes that a cat "plays" with a mouse: https://medium.com/@jasoncomely/the-terrible-truth-about-mod... . It's not even comparab
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by hymnsfm 6y ago
Thanks for the great advice. You are a blessing!
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by hymnsfm 6y ago
No I haven't yet. Thanks for making me aware of it and pointing me to that thread.
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by hymnsfm 6y ago
True. I wouldn't have known I don't have the competency to sight-sing if I didn't try it first. That said, doing the "real thing" is out of my reach until I level up in other areas.
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by hymnsfm 6y ago
Possibly an over-simplification. Take this example: I want to sight-sing hymns. I know a bit of music theory but it's been cobbled together over the past year in an haphazard fashion. I pick up a hymnal to sing the first hymn and immed
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by hymnsfm 6y ago
I suppose this is strictly for terrestrial radio stations? I run an internet radio station[1] and there is a galaxy of us. [1] https://hymns.fm
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by hymnsfm 6y ago
It was a permalink issue. I thought I posted the wrong url and hastily deleted. My mistake.
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The Reason for Music(hymns.fm)
2 points by hymnsfm 6y ago|2 comments
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by hymnsfm 6y ago
I suggest reading the Book of Mormon. It's a fascinating record of the peoples of ancient America, specifically the Nephites, Lamanites and Jaredites. Where these civilizations lived and fought (there are lots of battles in the book) i
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by hymnsfm 6y ago
An idea I like better is defunding police departments then augmenting the staff with social workers. So much of police training is in dealing with people in crisis situations. Why not bring in experts instead?
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by hymnsfm 6y ago
Look at the spiritual dimension of your life. The spiritual realm goes far beyond this brief mortal existence. Pray to God in the name of Jesus Christ. It will require faith at first. But if you have a real intent to know, and are willing t
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by hymnsfm 6y ago
I told him I was sorry he had to put up with her behaviour. What I didn't say, but implied, was I was sorry he was treated like a lesser person for no other reason he looked different and was possibly an immigrant. On an even deeper un
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by hymnsfm 6y ago
I'm a white middle aged man who lives in Canada. Late one night I went to a nearby gas station to pick up some snacks. The attendant, a young man of Pakistani origin, gave me a friendly greeting which I returned. A moment later a woman
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by hymnsfm 6y ago
It's a good day to visit Hacker News. Lots of interesting and insightful submissions, including this one. I especially get a kick out of creative domain names. This is one of my favorites.