Oh and I forgot to mention that prototype fabrication with 3D printing is very useful, it is by no means technologically advanced enough to clone molecule for molecule a Strad or a human being. All this does is fuse tiny particles of polymer together to develop objects that are used as prototypes, models, etc. We may never get to that level of technology within the next few centuries - who knows. It could eventually happen though and the ethics considerations I admit make my head hurt.
Socialism didn't really try to copy anything on that level and couldn't. Eugenics was a very poor understanding of science, and was a terrible idea. That was simply unnatural selection and was practiced by those who knew very little if anything about biology or evolution. It pretty well stopped during the Third Reich as far as I'm aware. Thankfully 'socialism' has changed to such a degree that the goal is using pooled wealth to improve standards of living for everyone and not just certain classes of people where the haves turn into have-mores and the have-nots turn into have-nevers - and even 50 years ago that behavior would have not been called socialism, but called something more extreme like totalitarianism, fascism, or communism. Modern socialism has worked to improve the standard of living in some parts of Europe - especially in Scandinavia where taxes are at the optimal point on the Laffer curve. People can own private property, and run businesses, and yet there is also socialism. It has even worked in parts of America with the interstate highway system, Hoover Dam, TVA, etc. As long as taxes are used wisely and levied fairly, I see no problem in having them. Whether both actually occur concurrently if at all is matter for further discussion... As far as Eugenics, thankfully, we've realized that genetic diversity is an asset to a population and not a liability, and I hope we'll never see that again. -William -----Original Message----- From: Hans Pizka <[email protected]> To: The Horn List <[email protected]> Sent: Sun, Jul 10, 2011 12:42 am Subject: Re: [Hornlist] Fwd: Are there any good ways lip and fingers in shpe on a long boat trip. Print-clone the best horn (?) o the best violin (Stradivarius), but also print-clone the most famous players (whoever you might think of) and implement the best characteristics of yourself (??), but still remain ........... incompetent, unequal, with the same problems as before, because competence, talent, strength, knowledge cannot be cloned, ....... fortunately (socialism tried that !! and failed !). In your particular case of a "travel-horn" you first have to find the most suitable master piece. Dear Valerie, you must have a lot of free time, to find all this stuff. Keeping the chops in shape ? Well, let us talk about the task. The bigger problem is, keeping the lips used to the mouthpiece (rim, pressure, etc.), which can be solved just doing some exercises with the mouthpiece alone, but just some light exercises, perhaps several minutes each at different times of the day. Avoid expecting any great sound. Do never force things. Next problem to solve: endurance. This should never be any problem. Well, admitted: The endurance is less after two weeks absence from real playing. But that´s not a problem at all, as this endurance will be back after the first rehearsal, where you play somewhat cautiously to avoid burning your lips. Or plan an extra day to bring endurance back. This might work fine for most of the professionals, but might be problematic for those who never had proper training /lessons by a professional teacher. Remember also: if you had flaws in your playing before the break/travel/etc., these flaws will be still there. BTW: anyone heard about the 7,0 quake near Japan/Honshu cost between Sendai & Fukushima some six hours ago ? We here in Munich had a thunderstorm at around 09:00 PM with normal size hail stones & much rain, lasting 25 minutes, but it returned at 10:00 P.M. with a power, I have never seen in my life. The lightnings flashing like New Years Eve fireworks for full 45 minutes. The thunders were strong but as there were so many it was more a "Goetterdaemmerung"-like scenario with permanent loud rumpling & grumbling for 45 minutes - and it rains the past 8 hours. ##################################################### Am 10.07.2011 um 02:44 schrieb valerie wells: > Remember this discussion from a few weeks ago? We were dreaming of an > acoustically correct, inexpensive horn that could be used to keep our chops > in shape when we travel? > > Well....could this be the technology to make our dream a reality? > > http://youtu.be/ZboxMsSz5Aw > > Valerie Wells > The Balanced Embouchure Method > http://bebabe.wordpress.com/ > http://www.beforhorn.blogspot.com/ > _______________________________________________ > post: [email protected] > unsubscribe or set options at > https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/options/horn/hpizka%40me.com _______________________________________________ post: [email protected] unsubscribe or set options at https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/options/horn/valkhorn%40aol.com _______________________________________________ post: [email protected] unsubscribe or set options at https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
