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@jaykuo
#Counterpoint : Encouraging all Americans ( and everyone else ) to switch to #ElectricVehicles …

https://www.europesays.com/ro/173258/ Apple iPhone 17 conduce topul celor mai vândute smartphone-uri din lume în 2026 #apple #counterpoint #GalaxyA #IPhone17 #Iphone17Pro #IPhone17ProMax #RedmiA5 #RO #Română #Romania #Romanian #SamsungGalaxy #SmartphoneUri #Technology #tehnologie #Xiaomi

https://www.europesays.com/pl/?p=361191 Nowy król smartfonów. Ludzie chcą tylko takie #apple #bbk #counterpoint #NajwiększyProducentTelefonów #Nauka #NaukaITechnika #NaukaTechnika #oppo #PL #Poland #Polish #Polska #Polski #samsung #Science #ScienceAndTechnology #ScienceTechnology #smartfony #światowyRynekSmartfonów #Technika #Technology #telefony #vivo #xiaomi

An "in brief" edition of the Week.

Counterpoint, Radio 4's music quiz, is at an inflection point: new producer, perhaps a new host soon, same format.

Gladiators had the inevitable Injury Series, and while it was good, it wasn't as great as i remember last year's.

And which team is best-placed to win University Challenge?

https://www.ukgameshows.com/ukgs/Weaver's_Week_2026-04-05

#Counterpoint #Gladiators #UniversityChallenge #WeaversWeek #GameShows

A music break for sanity's sake. #music #legendary #baroque #classical #orchestral #choral #harmony #counterpoint #concerto #fugue #KirstenFlagstad
https://youtu.be/LsFw8Pp-85o?si=2mGtuwoouXmH7h2D

"Peace on Earth/Little Drummer Boy" is a #ChristmasSong performed by English singer-songwriter #DavidBowie and American singer Bing Crosby. Recorded on 11 September 1977 at #ATVElstreeStudios in #Borehamwood for Crosby's television special #BingCrosbysMerrieOldeChristmas, the song features Crosby singing the 1941 standard "#TheLittleDrummerBoy" while Bowie sings the #counterpoint tune "Peace on Earth", written by the special's musical supervisors #IanFraser.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7oTdKkytYK8

"Peace on Earth/Little Drummer Boy" is a #ChristmasSong performed by English singer-songwriter #DavidBowie and American singer Bing Crosby. Recorded on 11 September 1977 at #ATVElstreeStudios in #Borehamwood for Crosby's television special #BingCrosbysMerrieOldeChristmas, the song features Crosby singing the 1941 standard "#TheLittleDrummerBoy" while Bowie sings the #counterpoint tune "Peace on Earth", written by the special's musical supervisors #IanFraser.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7oTdKkytYK8

"Peace on Earth/Little Drummer Boy" is a #ChristmasSong performed by English singer-songwriter #DavidBowie and American singer Bing Crosby. Recorded on 11 September 1977 at #ATVElstreeStudios in #Borehamwood for Crosby's television special #BingCrosbysMerrieOldeChristmas, the song features Crosby singing the 1941 standard "#TheLittleDrummerBoy" while Bowie sings the #counterpoint tune "Peace on Earth", written by the special's musical supervisors #IanFraser.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7oTdKkytYK8

"Peace on Earth/Little Drummer Boy" is a #ChristmasSong performed by English singer-songwriter #DavidBowie and American singer Bing Crosby. Recorded on 11 September 1977 at #ATVElstreeStudios in #Borehamwood for Crosby's television special #BingCrosbysMerrieOldeChristmas, the song features Crosby singing the 1941 standard "#TheLittleDrummerBoy" while Bowie sings the #counterpoint tune "Peace on Earth", written by the special's musical supervisors #IanFraser.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7oTdKkytYK8

蘋果看好AI加持 今年iPhone 16出貨量拚增10% | Anue鉅亨 - 美股雷達

Link

https://www.europesays.com/pl/203952/ Jak wyglądały dostawy smartfonów w 2025 roku? Apple liderem, a tuż za nim… Sprawdź nowe statystyki #5g #apple #Biznes #Business #counterpoint #dostawy #google #nothing #PL #Poland #Polish #Polska #Polski #raport #samsung #smartfony #statystyki #xiaomi

@maik

#Counterpoint

Dann wird bis dahin nichts angeschafft.
Basta.

#justmy2cents

@petrillic

The "theft of intellectual works" of the entire planet is just a logical continuation of capitalism.

"We" were quite cool with the theft of entire nations, peoples and their resources. The Ai theft is just a cherry on top...

... Besides (C) copyright is a #capitalist infestation, the original Copyright was only 14 years (1710) after which, the intellectual property passed into public domain. The communists did not recognise IP at all.

Hard to "steal" something thats public.

#counterpoint

Nel 2025, base installata smartphone globale cresce del 2%.

Apple si avvicina al 25%, leader con Samsung al 44% insieme.

Top 10: Xiaomi, OPPO, vivo, Transsion, Huawei, Honor, Motorola, realme, Google.

Apple aggiunge più device netti dei prossimi 7 OEM combinati.

📱📈
#smartphone #apple #counterpoint

#Counterpoint : Act intentionally and build things.

Worked with an #acting #coaching client on material that isn't very optimistic on the page, but when I ask them to fight for a happy ending with the words, it gained an immediacy, they had a spontaneity I never expected and couldn't take my eyes off of. Counterpoint can be so cool.

#ActingCoach #ActingCoaching #actors #actorslife #counterpoint

🆕Apple przejmuje prowadzenie! Rynek smartfonów ma nowego lidera
➡️https://rootblog.pl/apple-przejmuje-prowadzenie-naprynku-smartfonow/

#apple #Counterpoint #iPhone17 #samsung

https://www.wacoca.com/games/1284515/ 【2026年問題】PCもスマホも値上げ確定、最新情報かき集め現状まとめ（PC・スマホ） ##2026 ##GAMING #2025 #AI #apple #counterpoint #ddr5 #dell #dram #Game #GameNews #games #GamingNews #hbm #HP #lenovo #micron #nand #news #openai #PC #samsung #skhynix #SSD #stargate #trendforce #ゲーミング #ゲーミング最新情報 #ゲーム #ゲーム攻略 #ゲーム最新情報 #スマートフォン #スマホ #データセンター #テクノロジー #ニュース #ノートPC #パソコン関連 #メーカー #メモリ #供給 #供給契約 #価格 #価格上昇 #値上げ #出荷減 #原価 #在庫 #役立ち #技術 #投資 #最新情報 #消費者 #生産能力 #科学 #自作PC #速報 #逼迫 #部品 #需要 #高騰

Finally getting around to reading this counterpoint textbook based on the partimento tradition. #musictheory #earlymusic #baroque #counterpoint #partimento

This online, free (and interactive) music theory book is really good!

#musictheory #counterpoint

https://viva.pressbooks.pub/openmusictheory/

Windows 10 Deadline Boosts Mac Sales
https://www.macrumors.com/2025/10/25/windows-10-deadline-boosts-mac-sales/
#ycombinator #Counterpoint

iPhone 17 batte ogni record: +14% vendite nei primi 10 giorni vs iPhone 16
🌟 Cina impazzisce per il modello standard
🚀 USA fanno il pieno di Pro Max

#iPhone17 #Apple #Counterpoint

"I Could Have Danced All Night" is a song from the #musical #MyFairLady, with music written by #FrederickLoewe and lyrics by #AlanJayLerner, published in 1956. The song is sung by the musical's heroine, #ElizaDoolittle, expressing her exhilaration and excitement after an impromptu dance with her tutor, Henry Higgins, in the small hours of the morning. In a #counterpoint during the second of 3 rounds, two maids and the housekeeper, Mrs. Pearce, urge Eliza to go to bed.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tv-zMFVXj0Q

A little second species counterpoint is a bit nicer than a cryptic crossword on a Sunday, IMO.

#counterpoint

🎶 Ah, yes, Ethan's blog: where musical classics go to die a slow, verbose death. 🤦‍♂️ Bach's "The Art of Fugue" was a flop, but fear not, Ethan is here to revive it with more words than notes. 📜 Because nothing screams "fun" like dissecting unfashionable 18th-century #counterpoint in 2021. 🎼💤
https://www.ethanhein.com/wp/2021/the-art-of-fugue-contrapunctus-i/ #Blog #MusicalClassics #Revival #18thCentury #Bach #HackerNews #ngated

Cartoon Monday (ugh)

#counterpoint #liberty #freedom #immigration #ice #democracy #pope #popeleo #cartoons #monday #cartoon

https://counterpoint.substack.com/p/suspended-liberties-edition

In the past few months, the Liberal Party made a remarkable comeback in the polls. Heading into 2025, the Conservatives under Pierre Poilievre were favored to win the most seats in Parliament. But a series of events … boosted the chances of the Liberals and Mark Carney, the new prime minister. - NYT

Cartoon by #TimCampbell for #Counterpoint
#canada #trump #carney #markcarney #cartoon
https://open.substack.com/pub/counterpoint/p/elbows-up-edition-ff6

Monday Cartoons: The King and Us

Trump's (Real) Wall

https://counterpoint.substack.com/p/the-king-and-us-edition
#Cartoon #Economy #Trump #Tariff #Wall #counterpoint #chrisbritt #mikebeckom #deportation #immigration #dueprocess #msnbc

“Trump’s erratic policies threaten not only the United States but the entire world. By abdicating the responsibility of mature and responsible global leadership, #Trump is pushing not only America into the abyss but the rest of the world as well. Everyone, especially those who once supported this president, must now try to bring him to his senses; otherwise, they will also end up suffering the consequences”-PM
Cartoon by #PedroXMolina for #Counterpoint #tariffs

“While Americans’ 401(k)s disappeared before their very eyes and the stock market continued to crumble, Trump defended his toxic tariffs by saying, ‘sometimes you have to take medicine to fix things.’ The problem is, we weren’t sick. Now we are.”-RR
#tariffs #401k #stockmarket #trump #Cartoon by #RobRogers for #Counterpoint
https://counterpoint.substack.com/p/declaration-of-condescendence-edition-c0a

A short set of radio reviews in today's Week.

Counterpoint, the properly tough Radio 4 quiz that's everything Popmaster aspires to be.

Sound Mate and Hot Takes, two comedy panel pilots from Radio Ulster. Something of merit in both, more in one than the other.

Plus the BAFTA nominations for game shows.

http://www.ukgameshows.com/ukgs/Weaver's_Week_2025-03-30

#GameShow #WeaversWeek #GameShows #Counterpoint #BAFTA #radio

“Violence is never OK. Burning cars, even Elon Musk’s cars, is wrong.

But you know what else is wrong? Burning down the foundations of our democracy.”-RR

#democracy #constitution #trump #musk #doge #tesla
#Cartoon by #RobRogers for #Counterpoint

“One of the main strategies of authoritarians is to sow division because they know that the more divided they keep a country, the easier it will be to continue abusing it. #Democrats must not forget this.

They must stop fighting among themselves and confront the common threat, set egos aside, listen to one another, and most importantly, listen to the people.

People must also understand that only by uniting and acting together can they preserve their freedoms and rights.”-PM

Cartoon by #PedroXMolina for #Counterpoint

India’s Android antitrust case against Google may have some holes - India ordered an investigation into Google’s alleged abuse of Android’s dominance in the country to ... more: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/RJw29FQzxWk/ #competitioncommissionofindia #counterpoint #amazonindia #government #microsoft #cyanogen #flipkart #android #mobile #google #apps #asia

Cartoon Friday 🤗

1. “With the arrest of Alexander #Smirnov — the main source of ‘evidence’ for the impeachment of Joe #Biden — for lying to the #FBI, and all the other witnesses refuting the notion that President Biden committed any high crime or misdemeanor, could the #House inquiry get any worse for the #GOP? Maybe.”-#RickMcKee

2. “The shoes are the least tacky aspect of the #WhiteSupremacist, #Fascist, neo-#NAZI-infested #MAGA movement.”-#DarrinBell

3. Historical (old Reagan gem by #HerbLock)

#republicans #republicancult #voteblue #counterpoint
https://counterpoint.substack.com/p/how-much-is-too-much-edition

Love this one by #NickAnderson and #Counterpoint

#deregulate #svb #SiliconValleyBank

Comptage des vélos rue d'Alésia (Paris 14) aujourd'hui :

🚲 Part modale des vélos : 58 % (672 véhicules/h)
🚗 Véhicules motorisés (voitures, camions, motos) : 42 % (483 véhicules/h)

(Par ailleurs, il n'existe aucun aménagement spécifique pour les cyclistes sur ce tronçon.)

#comptage #vélo #paris14 #parteModale #counterpoint

Ce matin, j'ai compté les vélos et les voitures rue d'Alésia (Paris 14e). Les cyclistes y sont largement majoritaires par rapport aux véhicules motorisés (57%), même s'il manque des infrastructures dédiées aux cyclistes.

#velo #comptage #paris14 #counterpoint

DOGE is a reprehensible mess 😡
“Thanks to Elon Musk’s recent hamfisted shutdown of USAID, nearly $500 million in food aid risks spoiling in ports, ships, and warehouses after USAID funding was paused, according to a government watchdog report.
The #USAID inspector general warned of challenges in safeguarding and distributing $8.2 billion in unspent #HumanitarianAid following staff furloughs and a review of U.S. foreign assistance programs. If you want to find #Government waste, look no further than Donald #Trump and #Musk.”-NA
Cartoon by #NickAnderson for #Counterpoint
#doge #billionaires
https://counterpoint.substack.com/p/bobbing-edition

This menacingly approaching egg was made in #Blender with #procedural #textures a while ago. The song was made with the goal to compose in #Locrian to put my #Counterpoint knowledge to the test and see what happens. I made in a little more than an hour.

I then put.. uh... two and two together I guess? lol #GameDev #SoloGameDev

(the tags feel kind of ridiculous)

“Hunter #Biden is no angel, and he undoubtedly has to face the consequences of what he could have done outside the law. But it is ridiculous to see how #Trump has instrumentalized his case to divert attention from his own crimes which not only broke the law but threatened to break the entire country. The American people should not be fooled by the cheap trick of #Whataboutism and the false equivalences of #Trumpism.”-PM

Cartoon by Pedro X. #Molina for #Counterpoint

How is it that #MarjorieTaylorGreene in Congress?

Perfect #Cartoon by #ChrisBritt for #Counterpoint

#weather #weathercontrol #weatherchannel #climatechange #hurricanemilton #hurricanehelene #hurricane #conspiracytheories #conspiracy #idiocracy #mtg

Perfect Cartoon by #PedroXMolina for #Counterpoint

“The ‘Southern Border Crisis’ has long been a favorite fetish of the #FarRight, who always point the finger at the other side for not doing enough about it. Now that #Democrats say they are willing to have a bipartisan agreement on the matter, #MAGA representatives are blocking it. Why block something they want? Because they have never wanted to solve the problem. Doing so would leave them without one of their favorite fronts of attack and distraction.”-PM

PS: And #Trump wants to keep it as a #HotButton #Election issue!

#voteblue #vote #voteblue2024 #biden #border #immigration

“Republicans seem as giddy as children blowing their first dog whistle when they use the phrase ‘DEI Hire’ to describe Vice President Harris.”
— Darrin Bell for Counterpoint

PS: I’m really excited about the Kamala Harris candidacy. Good podcast on the phenomenon here:

#DEI #kamalaharris #DarrinBell #counterpoint #republicans #racism #characterassasination #nword

https://overcast.fm/+AAoIe_SphTo

This is something I wrote on Dreamwidth in October. I think some of you may find it interesting. I myself am beginning to study all of this, as I am fascinated by the singing methods and knowledge of the time. It is a bit difficult doing it being blind and unable to read music, but fortunately, there are ways around that. My perfect pitch and good memory for lyrics also helps.

Below, you will find various links related to theory, harmony and counterpoint, and a comparison of older and modern methods of teaching and singing. While this relates to choirs and opera, it also relates to the theatre, particularly operettas and such.

Studying Music: Part I
dandylover1.dreamwidth.org/205…

My one criterion was that the methods and books used had to be from the time of Ivor Novello, preferably from his youth (born 1893). If I were to start in the early nineteenth century, which is where most of my preferred non-musical educational material is from, I would miss extremely important developments in classical music. Starting at the birth of his mother, Clara Novello Davies, in 1861, would be fine. However, since her own book, which I am using as my main text and guide, was written in 1928, I went with that of her son. In the following sections, you will find the books I am using. One thing I have not included, though it was a huge influence in Ivor's own writing style, was theatrical music, such as that found in operettas and Edwardian musical comedies. That is such a large topic for discussion that I feel it deserves its own separate post, as does Ivor's music, since it's an interesting blend of all of the above. But this is well outside the scope of traditional musical study.

In the next entry, we will delve into vocal training and why the singers of Novello's time sound so wonderful.

Studying Music: Part II
dandylover1.dreamwidth.org/205…

Finally, since I mentioned the exercises, here they are, for anyone who wants to try them. Note that these are the Preliminaries and Breathlock Physicals, not the vocal exercises. But I have provided the link to her book as well, for those who may wish to go further.

Clara's Exercises
dandylover1.dreamwidth.org/205…

#books #choir #ClaraNovelloDavies #counterpoint #exercises #harmony #history #IvorNovello #music #musictheory #opera #operetta #singing #studying #vocaltraining #voicetraining #theater #theatre

#eggs #inflation #economy #globalwarming #climate #veterans #USAID #LGBTQ #stockmarket #womenshealth #Cartoon by #ChrisBritt for #Counterpoint

“The only people who are embracing political violence are Donald #Trump and his #MAGA goons, and they are both a threat to #democracy.”-CB

#aliens #dogs #haitians #taylorswift #assassination #Trump #kamalaharris #election #voteblue
#Cartoon by #ChrisBritt for #Counterpoint

“Only a loser like Donald #Trump would flash a smile and give an enthusiastic thumbs-up at the grave of a fallen Marine at #Arlington National Cemetery.

But Trump has no honor, and there’s nothing he wouldn’t do for a photo op.

Worst of all, there’s still plenty of suckers out there who will vote for him.”-CB
Cartoon by #ChrisBritt for #Counterpoint

#Trump Before and After 🧐
It's #Biden's fault

#ChrisBritt #Counterpoint #shooting #shooter #jan6 #assassination #assassinationattempt
https://counterpoint.substack.com/p/a-world-of-trouble-edition

BIG thank you to New York’s Court of Appeals 🤗

“New York’s highest court did us all a big favor by leaving #Trump’s gag order in place”-CB

#Cartoon by #ChrisBritt for #Counterpoint