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Is quaternary actually useful for anything in the real world?

Hello.

I am currently inventing a language, and have created a base 4 number system for it. Unfortunately, I am horrible with numbers, even in decimal. So it was a hard slog. But I finally got there.

It would be great if I could know of any practical applications quaternary has (if any), so I can incorporate it into the language and make it more naturalistic. Thanks.

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china·China, 中国byspitz

Desperately trying to find a song from a Chinese movie. I hope someone here can help!

The movie was about gangs, and near the end of the movie, a lot of people die in a warehouse. Sorry I can't remember more. It was years ago.

The song was (I'm pretty sure) called Wildflower (the Chinese word for wildflower). It had a female singer, and sparse acoustic guitar accomplishment. It was a solemn sounding song.

I'd love to hear it again, if I can find it.

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song_i_love·Song I Love (And Want To Share)byspitz

NIИ - The Hand That Feeds (2005)

I loved a lot of Trent's early stuff. Then he went to rehab, sobered up, and his music changed. This was one of the first indications I had of his changing style. A lot of fans didn't like it, but I think his songs became much more focused (especially lyrically). And thematically, this song will never not be relevant.

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song_i_love·Song I Love (And Want To Share)byspitz

Claude Debussy - Clair De Lune (1905)

I hated this piece as a child. I was a fan of the "German school" of composers: strong functional harmony. Sections of music have to resolve tightly and correctly. So when I heard Clair De Lune, it sounded to me like a cat rolling around on the piano keys.

Then a few months ago, I heard it on the radio. It suddenly made sense. After years of training my ear with contemporary modal music, full of "weak" cadences, I was better able to understand this Debussy piece. The notes float, linger. The chords keep it grounded and add some tension. And of course, that section with the bubbling arpeggio chords is otherworldly.

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