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stanford  ·  4185 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Welp - there it is...

Brownies can pack a punch!

stanford  ·  4185 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: P3

Montana, United States

stanford  ·  4187 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Welp - there it is...

    Maybe he'll grow some balls this time around
I hope so. He has nothing to lose.
stanford  ·  4187 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Ask Hubski: Your Top 3 Albums Off the Top Of Your Head..... GO!

You picked three very different albums, I think that makes you a "well rounded" consumer of music. Whatever happened to Tool? Lateralus is a great album.

stanford  ·  4378 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Are Memes Art?
I've never made a meme before. Here is my first: http://memegenerator.net/instance/19685849

Not sure if it makes sense or not but there seems to be a method: bizarre, dark but slightly funny. Is this art? Definitely not imo.

stanford  ·  4378 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Are we moving towards an era of communication through pictures?
In that case, "yes" I do think it's happening. But... I love receiving e-cards from my mother too.
stanford  ·  4378 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Averia: The average font
Very funny. Hope you don't mind but I'm posting it.
stanford  ·  4378 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Are Memes Art?
Seems to me newgameplus is fascinated by the life cycle of a "meme", which also fascinates me.

It's obvious that a meme can't exist in a vacuum, it needs replication to survive. This is similar to some of the street art, as newgameplus points out. Because of this, I do see a parallel between some street art a and internet memes. Both are just extensions of marketing, which imo has become the most finely tuned art form in the world. Marketing is where the most talented artists get pulled and we are left with a bunch of lazy, less ambitious "artists" creating memes and other nonsense. There was a time when an artist worked for years to hone his craft. This "time" still exists, it just migrated to Madison ave.

stanford  ·  4378 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Are we moving towards an era of communication through pictures?
Are you afraid that people are going to use photo's as a way to avoid more personal and direct communication? For example, instead of sending your mother a birthday card, you might send her a picture of a birthday card? Or even worse, you might send her a picture instead of calling?

[edit] or are you not afraid at all but are embracing this?

stanford  ·  4378 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Averia: The average font
You're right, it's definitely become cliche to hate on Comic Sans. That said, using it for your default font is the equivalent of wearing an ugly christmas sweater year round.
stanford  ·  4381 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Came Out Swinging - The Wonder Years
the music -nah

the video -pretty cool, backyard wrestling being interrupted by a misfit child ghost.

stanford  ·  4384 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Tao Girls
I would pay more, not ashamed to admit that I am absolutely a sucker for beautiful women. To that end, do you ever pay more for items that are packaged better than their counterparts right next to them on the shelf? Perhaps nothing differs ingredient wise other than the packaging? This isn't so different.
stanford  ·  4388 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Jonathan Wilson - Desert Raven [folk rock]
Pretty bad-ass guitar. Cool video too.
stanford  ·  4388 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Interactive Resonant Interior Envelopes
fantastic looking, it's a shame you can't get a better idea of their functional ability via video.
stanford  ·  4388 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Best Drum Solo Ever: Jo Jones, Caravan 1964 Live in London
Just watched that movie for the first time, funny.
stanford  ·  4388 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Best Drum Solo Ever: Jo Jones, Caravan 1964 Live in London
Clearly you've never seen this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OPWjNX4PBlI now that's passion
stanford  ·  4388 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: The Transformer Table
I'd put one in my house. I don't see why the furniture of the future wouldn't have the ability to transform in order to utilize space
stanford  ·  4388 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: NYC Breakerz Vs Rock Steady Crew (Beat Street, 1984)
Breakdancing is an under appreciated art form imho.
stanford  ·  4388 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Human-made earthquakes reported in central U.S
Fracking has been said to cause more than just earthquakes, including the contamination of groundwater supplies, and air pollution. Earthquakes are just the tip of the increasingly melting iceberg.
stanford  ·  4388 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Alma an animated short by Rodrigo Blaas
OMG THAT WAS AWESOME! Terrifying, yet awesome.
stanford  ·  4388 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Here's to you Levon
He was just on tour... like a week ago!