#Microwave Music

[thepermanentrainpress]

Gallery: Microwave @ Harbour Event & Convention Centre - Vancouver, BC Date: December 8, 2023 Photographed by: Danielle Costelo

[darkxsoulzyx]

POV: You join the fnaf security breach fandom / DCA fandom

[roberrtphilip]

Not quite the guy I’d have chose to be, but when she’s standing so close to me, I think I like her plan.

[process-analog]

this game has me in an emotional chokehold

[gliitterpunk]

Now that it’s winter I can really start dressing

[disaster-bay-leaf]

thoughts

every main character of hamilton ends their story in direct opposition to their main song and their main song is what is potentially their ultimate downfall

hamilton threw away his shot in the duel

burr didnt wait to see that hamilton was shooting at the sky

eliza was no longer helpless and she lost hamilton but she didnt think that what she did would be enough

angelica didn’t keep hamilton’s eyes in her life over the seas and through death but she was satisfied standing by her sister in the end

[threestarsaboveclouds]

do you like music? also, are you able to detect the sounds of the universe?

@halfd3af

TSAC: I am no cultural historian, but I do have some recordings of music in my archives. Despite my hard-coded focus on pragmatism, I am able to appreciate creative works on occasion. Though… I must admit that most of my creators’ music is of little interest to me. It is simply too short and repetitive for my tastes. I understand why; our creators operated on much shorter timescales than iterators, so longer compositions would be impractical to listen to.

However there are some exceptions; one piece I enjoy was created by a composer from the Orange hegemonic musical dynasty. The piece is composed using melodies based on the digits of a series of irrational numbers, meaning the melodies would never repeat. One recording of the piece was over fifty cycles long; it was created by an iterator who evidently had an abundance of free time on their hands. Due to the nature of irrational numbers, the song could theoretically go on forever. I have a recording of one section of the piece in my Data Archives. I return to it periodically.

I also “listen” to signals from the universe, as you mentioned, but not in the form of sound. In order for sound waves to travel, they need to propagate through matter. The vacuum of space prevents this. Rather, I can detect signals in the form of radio waves using my telescopes. Some of these signals, when converted into audible noise, have very unique sounds. You might liken it to music.

The most common “sounds” I hear are actually terrestrial in origin, and come from the planet’s own magnetic field.

These signals in particular are the result of electromagnetic activity in the atmosphere. Electrical discharges, such as lightning, cause charged particles to bounce up and down along the planet’s magnetic field lines, emitting radio waves as they travel. When these radio waves are converted into audio, they have a distinct “whistling” sound.

Much of this lightning is the result of iterator activity. In a way, by picking up these signals, I am hearing the distant echoes of my faraway peers. I will note that these signals are growing weaker over time, indicating that global iterator activity is on the decline. This…. worries me somewhat. But I digress.

There are plenty of radio emissions of celestial origin as well. Pulsars, rapidly spinning stellar remnants, emit strong concentrated beams of radiation. These signals are picked up by my radio telescopes, and when converted to audio, they manifest as steady, constant beats. Some of them sound quite musical in nature, while others bear a likeness to the heartbeats of living creatures. While not exactly "music" in the traditional sense, listening to these signals amuses me. They are a reminder that the universe teems with activity and life.

[ OOC: Sources for the graphs used in the drawing above: chorus waves, pulsar sounds. If you weren't already aware, the sound effects emitted by neuron flies in-game are directly sampled from one of the NASA videos linked above! ]

[benjamin-benny-ben]

He is simply my pretty wife, I’m the breadwinner and he’s my little wifey

[anarchyparakeet]

Uh oh, it’s August, the Midwest Emo playlist is defrosting.

[mystiqueschild]

I DONT HAVE ANYTHING TO SAY BUT, J.D EVERYONE!

[davidbryannn]

Fear me.

Yours Truly,

David :)

[jacksoneblackburn]

If you're wondering, my favorite music artists are Madilyn Mae, Naethan Apollo, Melanie Martinez, Ariana Grande, Camilla Cabello, Milk in the Microwave, Olivia Rodrigo, Claire Rosinkranz, Laufey, Rihanna, Mad Tsai, Bug Hunter, Billie Eilish, and a BUNCH of show tunes that I have no idea who the person singing is.

[lucalyrics]

[roseworth]

chris is that a weed is still funny to me and i’m not ashamed to say it

[lemonlikeslimes]

i keep making so many projects it’s unhealthy lol