Random thoughts thread

Lokorfi wrote

My friend in California's gone missing and I don't know what to do

Oh shit! What happened?

All in One wrote

Learned that a small family owned pasta restaurant is closing down at the end of the month after operating for nearly 98 years. My family's been getting spaghetti sauce from them for about four years now. Sad to see them go.

Maybe you could get their recipe?

Yuka wrote

You could theoretically create a black hole from light

I guess that once they're heavy enough, it also becomes another source of "fuel"

I wonder if it would be possible to put a swap file on a DVD-RAM

Lokorfi wrote
malmon wrote
Lokorfi wrote

My friend in California's gone missing and I don't know what to do

Oh shit! What happened?

I don't know, no one else does. I'm waiting for any updates.

Jeez, I really hope it all turns out ok. You've always got us for emotional support <3

My laptop's hard drive just went kaput last night.

rip in peace 200 gig porn collection (;__😉7

Backlash wrote

My laptop's hard drive just went kaput last night.

rip in peace 200 gig porn collection (;__😉7

Poor soul. If you need anything let me know.

Red wrote

All of my thoughts are planned.
666 get.

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Red wrote

All of my thoughts are planned.
666 get.

U wot m8

I find it strange that people pose a binary between "serious" art and "escapist" art.

The most sophisticated form of artistic appreciation, to me, is to surrender to something and escape entirely. What is a Jackson Pollock or Mark Rothko painting but the most pure form of escapism? What is it to consider our place as human beings but the most profound escapism, like that of a Taoist sage? I always found outwardly politically engaged artwork to be far more simplistic and boring. "Escapism" is the opposite of a bad thing; it is the noblest thing to aspire to.

I thought about this in the shower.

GlassMoon wrote

The most sophisticated form of artistic appreciation, to me, is to surrender to something and escape entirely. What is a Jackson Pollock or Mark Rothko painting but the most pure form of escapism?

It's curious that you would cite the overbearing presence of a Pollock as "escapism," because my understanding of his artistic project is that he intended to do exactly the opposite. The point of Pollock's paintings was not to take the viewer out of their context by absorbing them in their art, but rather to have the viewer project their thoughts onto the painting and thereby confront them with themselves.

Lokorfi wrote

One last exam, but it's the hardest one
If I'm not counting the essay that I have to finish

I find that getting a catchy song stuck in my head helps me focus in exams!

I'm about to graduate in a week. I still can't believe i made it this far tbh. If i'm lucky i'll be able to silently leave for the UK.

bpseudopod wrote
GlassMoon wrote

The most sophisticated form of artistic appreciation, to me, is to surrender to something and escape entirely. What is a Jackson Pollock or Mark Rothko painting but the most pure form of escapism?

It's curious that you would cite the overbearing presence of a Pollock as "escapism," because my understanding of his artistic project is that he intended to do exactly the opposite. The point of Pollock's paintings was not to take the viewer out of their context by absorbing them in their art, but rather to have the viewer project their thoughts onto the painting and thereby confront them with themselves.

I would call that a kind of escapism, though not the way we normally use the word. It makes you escape your environment and immediate surroundings. Escapism doesn't mean you have to abandon your thoughts; it could also mean that they're brought into a new engagement. Even if you're using your thoughts, they're surrounding you and enveloping you in a new state.

At least that's my experience with Pollock, Rothko, and similar painters. Pollock is a bit different because you can see his physical process more directly and imagine him as a creator, but I till think it stands. Of course, the way we engage with these is highly subjective, as it's meant to be.

Every time I try to use Linux, it turns in to an evening of tears

Heh, Donut

Scarlet wrote

Theres so little bit of us females in lewd

Maybe most of us are just pretending to be male!