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I'm ready for some Hell's Kitchen action tonight -- nm - crash davis Jan 29, 15:02 2
- Strata council meeting for me tonight. Then tomorrow the film fest starts. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 29, 15:03 1
  - does that mean no Halo tomorrow? dude, don't break my heart -- nm - crash davis Jan 29, 15:05
I am never picking golf in the streak game ever again. -- nm - Reagen Jan 29, 15:00 2
- Maybe we should just not pick Phil again. -- nm - Dano Jan 29, 15:04
- Normal people would say "I'm never going streaking again" -- nm - Beryllium Jan 29, 15:03
Robot developed that can harvest food and feed itself. Food is defined as "biomass". -- (link) - Mop Jan 29, 14:59 1
- *scans article for some mention of the Three Laws and gets nervous* -- nm - mara Jan 29, 15:03
One last thought as I leave. There must be some Coraline picture generator going around because lots of my friend's facebook pictures are changing - oblique Jan 29, 14:57 1
- I think it was posted here yesterday -- nm - znufrii Jan 29, 14:58
You know, when rats attack you, 9 times out of 10 they spring off the ground and go for your neck. - Loyola Jan 29, 14:50 4
- It scares me that you've been attacked enough times to have collected this stat -- nm - JD Jan 29, 14:51 2
  - I swear to God, they're evil. -- nm - Loyola Jan 29, 14:54
  - "First the snakes, now this!!" -- nm - con_carne Jan 29, 14:52
- Of course, they wait for you to lie down, first. -- nm - Mop Jan 29, 14:51
Damn, Bery is a genius -- (link) - oblique Jan 29, 14:46 4
- That thing is creepy! There's my irrational fear, right there. -- nm - Mop Jan 29, 14:50 1
  - Whatever you do, don't google him. You'll piss yourself -- nm - oblique Jan 29, 14:54
- and I told you ML, he's on Facebook! -- (link) - oblique Jan 29, 14:48 1
  - I don't want to join his group but I would become a fan. -- nm - Dano Jan 29, 15:01
After the digital switch, what will you use to watch that football game in your garage? -- (link) - Mop Jan 29, 14:40
Illinois Senate now voting on Blagojevich impeachment charges -- nm - budice Jan 29, 14:39 6
- 59-0. The gov is impeached. -- nm - budice Jan 29, 14:57
- By now, he should be impeached just for being annoying -- nm - con_carne Jan 29, 14:44
- Heh, 30-0 so far. They need 40. -- nm - mara Jan 29, 14:43 2
  - And he's out. -- nm - mara Jan 29, 14:45 1
    - did they not look at the evidence? How soon before the Feds go after Rahm now? - Remlik Jan 29, 14:50
- ~Na, na, na nah, hey, hey, hey, goodbye!~ -- nm - The Calico Cat Coalition Jan 29, 14:42
RE: funding for the arts - I was just reading an old Chuck Klosterman article about the value of shared experiences - Guy is so happy to be back in Portland Jan 29, 14:36 27
- I'm not bashing art. But in general, if private society truly benefits from something, then private society will pay for it. - Dr.Vermin Jan 29, 14:44 26
  - sure but most of them are dead -- nm - Dane Duke Nuuk Jan 29, 15:06
  - which is nice if you can calculate the precise economic value of art. -- nm - Reagen Jan 29, 14:55 7
    - Maybe in difficult times, things whose value cannot be calculated *should* drop a few notches on the priority list. - Dr.Vermin Jan 29, 15:04 4
      - Maybe. But isn't the question about arts funding in general? - Reagen Jan 29, 15:07
      - just out of curiosity - where do the $18 billion in Wall Street bonuses fall in the priority list? -- nm - Guy Jan 29, 15:05 1
        
        Bzzzt. Topic switcher. - Dr.Vermin Jan 29, 15:07
      - I probably wouldn't notice the $100 over the long run. I would however notice the sculpture. -- nm - znufrii Jan 29, 15:05
    - which is exactly how corporations approach it, as a marketing expernse, weighing the cost of their support against the value of their name being every - znufrii Jan 29, 14:59 1
      - One of the more exciting new areas in arts funding advocacy is in developing the idea of a creative economy - Harry Lime Jan 29, 15:03
  - I would agree axcept the history of the 30's shows how arts funding can benefit society in hard times -- nm - The Calico Cat Coalition Jan 29, 14:55
  - but in difficult times they tend to support that what benefits them, personally, rather than society. - znufrii Jan 29, 14:53 4
    - Society is made up of individuals. - Dr.Vermin Jan 29, 14:59 3
      - and perhaps it's better to do it in difficult times than good times to have a sculpture in the park. - znufrii Jan 29, 15:02 2
        
        "when it drops off of people's priorities that it becomes the most important." - Dr.Vermin Jan 29, 15:05
        
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  - and if private society is having to pinch pennies? - Guy is so happy to be back in Portland Jan 29, 14:52 9
    - Um... they pinch pennies too? Do you expect artists to be immune from economic downturns? - Dr.Vermin Jan 29, 14:55 8
      - haha... i think most artists are always in economic downturn mode. you act as if they are rolling in money. -- nm - Guy is so happy to be back in Portland Jan 29, 14:58 7
        
        I don't at all. I expect them to suffer along with the rest of us. - Dr.Vermin Jan 29, 15:01 3
        
        they usually just suffer regardless... :) -- nm - znufrii Jan 29, 15:03 2
        
        They need to. If they don't, their art sucks. -- nm - mara Jan 29, 15:04 1
        
        Perfect! Funding HURTS art, people! -- nm - Dr.Vermin Jan 29, 15:06
        
        Then maybe, just maybe, some "artists" should consider whether they really can make a living making art. - Name Withheld By Request Jan 29, 15:01 2
        
        creating art can create value above and beyond its immediate economic impact. - Reagen Jan 29, 15:03 1
        
        Fair enough. I just pulled it out of the air as an example, but I doubt you would disagree that some people trying to make their living by... - Name Withheld By Request Jan 29, 15:07
  - That is a nice point, but it breaks down if you think of the government itself as a patron -- nm - con_carne Jan 29, 14:46
'Bad Bank' Plan Has Pitfalls, Analysts Say -- (link) - Loyola Jan 29, 14:35 7
- first reaction: If the government pays at or slightly above market value, even with the inevitable capital hit... - TFox Jan 29, 14:37 6
  - I'm guessing the banks offload all their counter party risk in CDS's to a bad bank. Potential liabilities of trillions foisted onto the public - Loyola Jan 29, 14:41 4
    - I'm not an economyologist, but given the choices available, I don't hate it. And neither did the folks at the Economist, for that matter. -- nm - TFox Jan 29, 14:43 3
      - I guess we can agree, whatever happens, the American taxpayer's future liabilities will increase. -- nm - Loyola Jan 29, 14:48 2
        
        but we knew that anyway... :) -- nm - znufrii Jan 29, 14:48 1
        
        *earmarks znufrii* -- nm - Loyola Jan 29, 14:49
  - If a gov't "bad bank" pays a premium for these mortgages, I'm going down to D.C. and cutting off someone's balls. -- nm - Mop Jan 29, 14:41
ST Poll: What do you have an irrational fear of? - amoxy Jan 29, 14:33 17
- americans -- nm - Dane Duke Nuuk Jan 29, 15:07
- contact lenses -- nm - ceregon Jan 29, 14:48
- Sports mascots (costumes, not the live animals) -- nm - Max Jan 29, 14:41
- Monsters in the closet....I always close them when I go to bed. -- nm - Walt_Disney Jan 29, 14:39
- Outdoor standing water. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Jan 29, 14:39
- Dead animals -- nm - con_carne Jan 29, 14:37
- candy corn. nm - Jovian Jan 29, 14:37
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  - ~they dont push, dont crowd, congregate until theyre much too loud, fuck to procreate til they are dead, drink the blood of their so-called best frien -- nm - Guy is so happy to be back in Portland Jan 29, 14:38
  - Actually, yeah me too. - Loyola Jan 29, 14:37
- food mold -- nm - Guy is so happy to be back in Portland Jan 29, 14:36
- mimes -- nm - CQ Jan 29, 14:36
- Dignan -- nm - Mr. Havens Jan 29, 14:36
- Puppet Cancer. -- nm - David Jan 29, 14:35
- UAI. nm - Dignan Jan 29, 14:34 1
  - No one expects the AI! -- nm - Dano Jan 29, 14:37
- Spiders, snakes, and at one time guacamole, though I'm over it now. -- nm - TFox Jan 29, 14:34
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- hehehehe, pro bono -- nm - Dano Jan 29, 14:34
Sin City to be released in HD on April 21 -- nm - Stewie, GWB Survivor Jan 29, 14:32
We have trailer... -- (link) - Dano Jan 29, 14:30 [youtube] 1
- Ooh, a puppet who is a Matchbox 20 fan! -- nm - David Jan 29, 14:32
Znu...The sense of entitlement comes from too many artists believing arts funding to be untouchable by the government. - Name Withheld By Request Jan 29, 14:27 30
- The idea that the NEA supports artists is misleading - Harry Lime Jan 29, 14:53 1
  - this is also true, though it will eventually trickle down to the individual artist... -- nm - znufrii Jan 29, 14:55
- There are a couple of things here that are particular to Canada though. Many Canadians feel that 'Canadian' culture needs to be protected, so it's... - Roger More Jan 29, 14:42 2
  - I dunno. I've friends in the arts committee here and while general nice people, just a little too self-assured of their value to society. - Name Withheld By Request Jan 29, 14:59
  - In the US, the arts tend to include a lot of fringe voices, some immigrant voices. I think many Americans really resent that, thus - con_carne Jan 29, 14:50
- i think you are understating the usefulness of a sculptor - they are often involved in community projects that benefit everyone - Guy is so happy to be back in Portland Jan 29, 14:41
- Subsidizing someone alwyas, directly incentivizes them NOT to become self-sufficient. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Jan 29, 14:35 16
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  - If we truly wanted profession and business to be self-sufficent, then you would have a very limited selection of food and other necessesities.... - Walt_Disney Jan 29, 14:48
  - yes, Vermin - everyone who gets money from the government become lazy... like Alaskans. -- nm - Guy is so happy to be back in Portland Jan 29, 14:45
  - yes, Vermin - everyone who gets money from the government become lazy... like Alaskans. -- nm - Guy is so happy to be back in Portland Jan 29, 14:42 1
    - Exactly. Do you want a nation of Vermin? -- nm - Dr.Vermin Jan 29, 14:52
  - the question you would need to ask, then, is whether or not it is reasonable to expect Arts organizations to be self-sufficient. - znufrii Jan 29, 14:39 9
    - Which results in masterbatory art exercises that no one gives a damn about except the artist, b/c they have no incentive to inspire anyone. -- nm - TFox Jan 29, 14:46 7
      - That art provoked you, and you remember it, so in a way, it did its job :) -- nm - con_carne Jan 29, 14:53
      - im going to guess that you haven't been to an art museum recently -- nm - Guy is so happy to be back in Portland Jan 29, 14:49 3
        
        plenty, and i have a sister in the arts in NYC studying with people who do varying degrees of exactly what i describe. -- nm - TFox Jan 29, 14:50 2
        
        well, for starters, the stuff people get away with in art school is worlds different than what actually comes our once they're in the real world -- nm - znufrii Jan 29, 14:51 1
        
        which is kind of the point of any school, really. im sure a lot of shit ideas happen at MIT too. - Guy is so happy to be back in Portland Jan 29, 14:54
      - *gives you a $100,000 grant to make human sculptures out of straw* -- nm - znufrii Jan 29, 14:47
      - "...stur..." -- nm - TFox Jan 29, 14:46
    - I expect artists to be. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Jan 29, 14:42
- When NBWR runs for office, I may have to come out and help him....just because him and I agree on so much. - Walt_Disney Jan 29, 14:32 3
  - "As my first act in office - I am banning condoms!!!" -- nm - NWBR-elected Jan 29, 15:00
  - Love to have you down for a week in late September/early October 2011. - Name Withheld By Request Jan 29, 14:54
  - You need to be his economic adviser :) -- nm - con_carne Jan 29, 14:33
- that's certainly not the case here, in my experience. -- nm - znufrii Jan 29, 14:31 2
  - I agree with NWBR's comments above, arts and culture are important but it probably cost the PM a majority in the election last October..... - Walt_Disney Jan 29, 14:37
  - although when Reagan proposed to can NEA funding by 50% in the 80's it might have been a similar situation. -- nm - znufrii Jan 29, 14:36
Of all the Super Bowl records, which one is the most impressive? -- nm - Max Jan 29, 14:25 7
- The Super Bowl Shuffle. Walter Payton has some sweet sounds -- nm - Mr. Havens Jan 29, 14:37
- Whoever runs the most with the ball. You can run through that mess, on a big game day, you're good. -- nm - Loyola Jan 29, 14:29
- Timmy Smith? -- nm - CQ Jan 29, 14:27 1
  - 204 yards will get broken sooner or later -- nm - Stewie, GWB Survivor Jan 29, 14:29
- 35 points in a quarter -- nm - Stewie, GWB Survivor Jan 29, 14:27
- Buffalo getting there 4 years in a row -- nm - amoxy Jan 29, 14:27 1
  - And losing all 4. Doubt that will ever be matched again. -- nm - not2fast Jan 29, 14:39
lately on FB I've been friended by a bunch of 20something girls who post photos of themselves that are in various stages of revealing - crash davis Jan 29, 14:25 24
- Without pictures to prove your point, I refuse to believe you. -- nm - David Jan 29, 14:30 13
  - I went to find the worst example of what I'm talking about and the girl has now posted that "the Facebook f***ers" took them down. -- nm - crash davis Jan 29, 14:38 12
    - the worst i saw was basically the equivalent of the first 4-5 shots of a porn pic set, before they actually take anything off. - TFox Jan 29, 14:40 4
      - The worst was this girl was naked from the waist down and she had covered her crotch with an old Nintendo controller - Her caption said "NES anyone?" -- nm - crash davis Jan 29, 14:42 3
        
        Yeah, that's one step beyond what I saw, except for the whole over/under 18 detail. -- nm - TFox Jan 29, 14:43 2
        
        yeah, the under 18 thing would absolutely freak me out -- nm - crash davis Jan 29, 14:46 1
        
        and then other campers and counselors were commenting on the pics.... - TFox Jan 29, 14:50
    - I've never linked someone else's profile before, but here a couple of my most recent 'friends' -- (link) - crash davis Jan 29, 14:40 6
      - and here -- (link) - crash davis Jan 29, 14:40 5
        
        Heh. I thought that said Delicious -- nm - oblique Jan 29, 14:43
        
        These are tame, dude -- nm - con_carne Jan 29, 14:42 3
        
        those are their main photos - the first one has an album of photos that is quite something something -- nm - crash davis Jan 29, 14:44 2
        
        Anyway, I just friended both of them and told them you said Hi - con_carne Jan 29, 14:47 1
        
        Here is the chick with the photo shoot that Facebook took down - friend her, she has 2,658 friends already, so a few more won't hurt -- (link) - crash davis Jan 29, 14:49
- I refuse to friend kids on my facebook -- nm - oblique Jan 29, 14:28 1
  - Those chicks are old. -- nm - Cappy si Jan 29, 14:35
- I don't know what's more interesting -- unexpected photos from people you don't really know, or unexpected photos from people you do know. -- nm - mara Jan 29, 14:28 2
  - UAI. nm - Dignan Jan 29, 14:29 1
    - unexpected action images -- nm - mara Jan 29, 14:29
- And yet, that's just a fraction of what MySpace has become -- nm - con_carne Jan 29, 14:26
- This happened when the kids from my church camp started friending me after last summer. Its unsettling. -- nm - TFox Jan 29, 14:26 2
  - dude, awesome - I'm glad to know its not just me -- nm - crash davis Jan 29, 14:27 1
    - What made it even worse, Google Chrome takes these random snapshots of the pages you're on, for when you open a new tab... - TFox Jan 29, 14:30
- yeah, I wouldn't be friending those peeps -- nm - CQ Jan 29, 14:26
I always enjoyed the specificity of Steve Dallas wanting sorority girls with small noses. -- nm - David Jan 29, 14:24 1
- I still have my Bloom County shirts from back in the day. -- nm - Remlik Jan 29, 14:28
LIR: max. Not not godaddy? -- nm - oblique Jan 29, 14:22 1
- I feel opposed to them for some reason. I'm not sure I trust them. -- nm - Max Jan 29, 14:23
It doesn't violate copyright if it's just a CD of kilbo beatboxing -- nm - con_carne Jan 29, 14:22 4
- wait is this Fat Boys 2.0? -- nm - Remlik Jan 29, 14:24
- unless kilbo's beats are doperighted -- nm - ty97 Jan 29, 14:23
- *steals Kenneth's boombox* -- nm - 30 Rock bystander Jan 29, 14:22
- It violates nature though, I think -- nm - oblique Jan 29, 14:22
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