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Engineering not an art?
You seem to think that "art" refers to something that is fundamentally mysterious. A lot of art is, but that's not an intrinsic feature. The word itself has a lot different meanings. Here are some of the most fundamental, from the Oxford English Dictionary.
1. Skill in doing something, esp. as the result of knowledge or practice.
2. Skill in the practical application of the principles of a particular field of knowledge or learning; technical skill. Ob
3. As a count noun.
a. A practical application of knowledge; (hence) something which can be achieved or understood by the employment of skill and knowledge...
b. A practical pursuit or trade of a skilled nature, a craft; an activity that can be achieved or mastered by the application of specialist skills...
c. A company of craftsmen; a guild.
4. With modifying word or words denoting skill in a particular craft, profession, or other sphere of activity.
5. An acquired ability of any kind; a skill at doing a specified thing, typically acquired through study and practice; a knack. Freq. in the art of —.Before you can offer an informed opinion as to what is and is not engineering, you need to read something by Henry Petroski. He defines it as "the art of rearranging the materials and forces of nature".
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Re:Never has such a bad game caused so much hoopla
Here's a clue to this guy. If you want your "art" to be accepted as a "valid tool for societal exploration", you just might want to create something that doesn't suck monkey-dick. Then that whole "it's art and changing peoples opinions of what a game is" thing might have a bit more validity.
Yeah, I know. What really gets me is that the same force is alive and well in art. I mean, if this looks like two humans on a beach, then I'm Yul Brynner.
Why don't you just admit that you don't get it, and save yourself the time of making such an ignorant statement?
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Re:Your signature that very much is a signature
Ceci n'est pas une pomme. Worst is that you got modded up lol.
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Re:Your signature that very much is a signature
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Re:Missing the point
So if you buy the complete album, should they forbid you to skip some tracks?
think about it another way. If you are a painter having just completed your masterpiece stretching across a huge canvas, would you be happy if someone just took a detail from it and refused to see the whole work?
back to music how happy do you think beethoven would be to know that his epic works have been reduced to a mobile phone ringtone? and how good an understanding of his work do you get from only listening to that ringtone?
a lot of musicians are unhappy with people reading the lyrics when listening to the songs because they feel it detracts from their work. does that stop you from reading while listening? hell no!
does it mean that they don't have the right to ask how they would like their music to be listened to? again hell no! -
Re:insert witty pr0n comment here
porn
Oh! Is it that so?
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Re:This is not what I'd call "useful"
You don't need a reason for people to congregate today. In the past it made sense to build them on the rivers, so that they have access to transportation or serve as nodes in a large transportation network.
But in 1703 Russian emperor Peter the Great said "A city shall be found here" (to spite the Swedes and to become a new capital). He drew the original plan himself and so the city grew orderly from the very beginning (though fortunately it was improved by architects better than the Emperor, such as ober-architect Peter Eropkin and others). This city, bearing the name of it founder (technically the name of his patron saint, which is the same), is the 3rd largest city in Europe today and one of the most beautiful in the world.
Today you can build a city anywhere, as evidenced by the success of Las Vegas or some cities in Saudi Arabia or Emirates (such as Dubai Internet City - though not technically a separate city, it's a great example of how vision + investment = city + jobs + growth + happiness).
Ports don't need many people anyway, neither do plants. A city today, if you ignore the legacy of most modern cities, is just a place for people to live and work comfortably (wasn't it always -
June 19th rings a bell
Astounding how such news breaks on this very day that marks the anniversary of a historic event when another country in a nearby place in Latin America tried to show how imperialism often backfires (even quite literally) on its proponents.
No one would wish for Brazilian politicians to resort to firing squads (where an army of penguins -and lawyers- will do), but this strange coincidence should serve as a surefire warning for emperors of any kind not to defy their companies' destiny by forcing products and business models down someone's throat where entire countries reject them:
"You're not welcome here" is a message loud and clear... -
It ain't Kadinsky
While it's interesting in a crude sort of way, it just doesn't capture the intensity, spirit, and complexity of the real thing. You might want to look at what it's trying to imitate. Some samples: Kadinsky, Composition VIII (1923) , Kadinsky, Yellow-Red-Blue (1925), Kandinsky, Decisive Pink (1932). Wouldn't you rather have these on your wall?
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Re:Why not PostgreSQL?
Ever considered that just having a 'gres' doesn't make it French?
Being named after an incredibly well-know French painter of the 19th century, on the other hand, does.
PostgreSQL is post-gres-que-el
Hence the part where I feel like a moron. Great database; dumb name. -
Re:Religion in the matrix? Are you serious?
Oracle lady
I'll bite. The Oracle at Delphi is a character from ancient Greek history. As the story goes, a goat herder (Koretas) wandered up the slopes of mount Parnassus and came across a crack in the mountainside where he became intoxicated and started spouting prophetical gibberish ("there was a man, born inside..."). Eventually it was decided that a woman (the Pythia) should be appointed to reside in a specially-built temple (of Apollo) at the site. Orginally the post was supposed to be held by young virgins, but eventually it was decided that the Oracles should be women no younger than 50. In the inner sanctuary of the temple, the Oracle tended a fire (oven?) and a crack in the floor from which arose sweet smelling vapours ("smell good, don't they?") which the Pythia would inhale, seated on a three-legged stool, and, entranced by the noxious fumes, speak the words of the Gods. One of the famous enscriptions on the walls of the temple was "Know Thyself", supposedly a quote from the God Apollo himself.Michelangelo painted the Oracle of Delphi on the ceiling of the Sistine chapel. Compare Michelangelo's painting to the costume worn by Gloria Foster in the movie.
