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John Cage recital set to last 639 years recently witnessed a chord change

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218 points pseudolus | 2 comments | 31 Mar 25 15:10 UTC | HN request time: 0.493s | source
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salynchnew ◴[03 Apr 25 16:05 UTC] No.43571730[source]▶
I am so happy that this is in my HN feed today.

I wish there was more stuff like this, both in my feed and in the world.

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1. test1235 ◴[04 Apr 25 06:52 UTC] No.43579080[source]▶
>The anticipation was palpable, with at least six other tourists wandering the cold brick hall, there to hear the final hours of this loud and, after a time, torturous sound.

Just reading that line alone brightened up my morning. You can admire something and still find it a bit silly.

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2. eszed ◴[04 Apr 25 15:09 UTC] No.43583562[source]▶
I find many things admirable because they're silly. :-)