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New comment by tobolek in "How Liminalism Became the Defining Aesthetic of Our Time"

tobolek — Sun, 07 Jun 2026 07:27:29 +0000

this reminds me of Kenopsia: the eerie, forlorn atmosphere of a place that is usually bustling with people but is now abandoned and quiet. (ref. The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows)

New comment by tobolek in "I'm skeptical about efforts to revolutionize schooling"

tobolek — Fri, 05 Jun 2026 11:31:20 +0000

first you need to define « schooling », because you can’t put « schools » in the same bucket. ´technologists’ that aspire to reinvent « schools » generally refer to higher grades (usually > college).

Rick Beato's thoughts on the Fender controversy, or: how to destroy a brand

tobolek — Thu, 04 Jun 2026 17:16:16 +0000

Article URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OU7RUpkXsV0

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48401638

Points: 8

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New comment by tobolek in "Show HN: RiffUp – Edit Music Notation in the Browser"

tobolek — Wed, 26 Jun 2013 19:15:32 +0000

it will be interesting to see how soundslice and riffup solve the collaboration thing. that's where these tools can differentiate themselves from desktop apps such as transcribe!. online crowdsourcing tool for reverse engineering of music. nice!

New comment by tobolek in "Adobe abandons its Creative Suite to focus on Creative Cloud"

tobolek — Tue, 07 May 2013 14:01:24 +0000

or that adobe product managers can now focus on useful enhancements rather than marketable features