Love, Midna - by ellebirdie23

Not sure what this type of query is actually called.  The basic idea is you have multiple tables linked together, but you want to only grab n rows from Table C per iteration of each row in Table A.

A more illustrative explanation: Suppose you have a table listing 10 albums and a table listing 100 records.  You only want 5 records per each album.

As you might expect, Googling such a solution was pretty hard.  A common solution was:
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Laruto's Lament by ellebirdy23

There seems to be a trend going on lately that whatever was used back in the 90s must be dated and irrelevant today.  This isn't just on MIDI but more on that maybe some other time.

Some of the more frustrating comments I've heard these days is that somehow MIDI "sounds" dated or cheesy.  There is always so much surprise when someone finds out I use MIDI to record my music but worse is when they suggest *not* using MIDI as a way to improve the quality of the sound.

Now you can say - sure, there's always going to be misconception about various things, especially technology related.  The more troubling thing is this was being taught in a few university classes I took on music and computers.  Hard part is hearing the lecturer rant against MIDI as some old way of making music that sounds cheap to the ear, when really MIDI does not "sound" like anything at all.  It is merely a sequence of recorded notes in digital form (like digital...[More]

Toma mi Mano esta Noche by Jabicho

Society is a collective entity yet to become self aware.

In the beginning, the world was but a blank canvas, a fresh landscape for gods to shape as they saw fit.  After they added life and other final touches to their work, they decided to strip themselves of their power, join their creation as mortals, so that their emotions and imperfections do not allow them to destroy what they so cherished, perhaps as they once did in another time.  What they did not realize, however, was that the capacity for their destructive nature came not from their omnipotence but from their ability to reason.  Thus even without their power, the destruction they feared for their creation came to be nonetheless, only this time they would not remember it.

You may feel like you want nothing from the world... but then you realize what you actually want is just unattainable.

Sometimes you wish you didn't have to grow up.  But you do want to grow up.  You just don't want to become a different person.

Meaning is nothing without effect.

Work like a machine, yet have no confidence. What good is that?

So many things left unsaid... so many things written but left unread.

What If I Can't by reel2

Waltz of Shadows by TommyUlysesGrant

Longing by Stargenx

Some watch the clouds and say they're beautiful.
Others stick their heads in and can't see a thing.

Stop saying 'we' and say 'I'.  Speak for yourself before you speak for others.

The Love of Marion - by Bosa and Hania

     What do you think of when you hear the word butterfly? Something beautiful right? A fantastical creature, colorful, magnificent... Why? Have you ever seen a butterfly? It is freakishly ugly! In fact, it's terrifying! It's like an ant with leaves attached!

     And even the leaves attached to it can sometimes be frightening.  Some butterflies camouflage themselves to look like dark, soulless eyes staring right back at you.  How is that beautiful?

     Then let's not also forget how butterflies first start out when they're born.  Let's start with some perspective - most things when first born are ... eh... *socially perceived* as cute and cuddly.  Think of kittens, puppies, and even chickens.  Now think of baby butterflies.  They're not tiny butterflies with a bit of cuteness attached.  They're practically worms with legs.

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Greed is not evil.  The evil are just often greedy.