The Trash Heap of the Heapers' Hangout

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  • I tried to load an imgur image on a school computer and this happened.

    image

     

    you could probably use this as an image file for an SCP.

    also I will likely be at McDonald's soon.

  • edited 2014-01-14 15:36:43
    ...And even when your hope is gone
    move along, move along, just to make it through
    (2015 self)

    Well, Pollock did select his colours very carefully, and layered them in patterns, but he never set out with any image in mind. I like his work. It's fun to look at.

    Yeah, it really is fun to look at.
    image
  • (*looks, has fun*)
  • edited 2014-01-14 15:41:31
    “I'm surprised. Those clothes… but, aren't you…?”
    I was thinking more of his more colourful canvases, but that one is pretty interesting: I like tracing the drip lines and flourishes to see how they came down and where they started. Also how the hues interact.
  • You are the end result of a “would you push the button” prompt where the prompt was “you have unlimited godlike powers but you appear to all and sundry to be an impetuous child” – Zero, 2022
    Bleh, my plan to nap before class cleary isn't going to happen

    I need to do a better job regulating my caffeine intake
  • ...And even when your hope is gone
    move along, move along, just to make it through
    (2015 self)
    I bet it's better with the real-life painting, because staring at the computer screen isn't so fun.  It kinda hurts the eyes, and you can't really relax your eyes that much. 

    Same way that I prefer to read print books.

    Screens seem to require constant focus, and that's not that good for your eyes.

  • Touch the cow. Do it now.

    thrash metal

    ...is hardcore with guitar solos and marginally better fashion sense?

    </incitementtomayhem>
    yeah well so is your mom
  • ...And even when your hope is gone
    move along, move along, just to make it through
    (2015 self)

    Computer eye strain and computer vision syndrome are caused by our
    eyes and brain reacting differently to characters on a computer screen
    than they do to printed characters. Our eyes have little problem
    focusing on printed material that has dense black characters with
    well-defined edges. But characters on a computer screen don't have the
    same degree of contrast and definition.

    Words and images on a computer screen are created by combinations of
    tiny points of light (pixels), which are brightest at the center and
    diminish in intensity toward their edges. This makes it more difficult
    for our eyes to maintain focus on them. Instead, our eyes want to drift
    to a reduced level of focusing called the "resting point of
    accommodation" or RPA.

    Our eyes involuntarily move to the RPA and then strain to regain
    focus on the screen. This continuous flexing of the eyes' focusing
    muscles creates the fatigue and eye strain that commonly occur during
    and after computer use.

    Also, see Aliasing and Anti-Aliasing.

  • “I'm surprised. Those clothes… but, aren't you…?”
    Aliroz said:

    I bet it's better with the real-life painting, because staring at the computer screen isn't so fun.  It kinda hurts the eyes, and you can't really relax your eyes that much. 

    Same way that I prefer to read print books.

    Screens seem to require constant focus, and that's not that good for your eyes.

    This is absolutely true.

    Pollock and Rothko both must be seen in person to get the true effect of their work. I would say that the same applies to Malevich as well, albeit to a lesser extent: A black box is still a black box, but seeing every little brush stroke in that black box is mesmerising if you are in the right mindset.
  • Touch the cow. Do it now.
  • Aliroz said:

    Computer eye strain and computer vision syndrome are caused by our
    eyes and brain reacting differently to characters on a computer screen
    than they do to printed characters. Our eyes have little problem
    focusing on printed material that has dense black characters with
    well-defined edges. But characters on a computer screen don't have the
    same degree of contrast and definition.




    what about screens with higher resolution than the printed page

  • DID SOMEBODY SAY THRASH?
  • Touch the cow. Do it now.
    I did

  • WHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
  • Touch the cow. Do it now.
    SLAYERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR
  • You are the end result of a “would you push the button” prompt where the prompt was “you have unlimited godlike powers but you appear to all and sundry to be an impetuous child” – Zero, 2022
    &
  • You are the end result of a “would you push the button” prompt where the prompt was “you have unlimited godlike powers but you appear to all and sundry to be an impetuous child” – Zero, 2022
    When will Anonus buy the rights to make a Punky Brewster mobile app
  • Touch the cow. Do it now.
    Toxic Holocaust was apparently a one-man thrash band originally. Don't think I've encountered that before
  • Touch the cow. Do it now.

    When will Anonus buy the rights to make a Punky Brewster mobile app

    YES ANONUS

    WHEN
  • Revocation is one of the best metal bands out there right now imo

    same with Vektor

    Toxic Holocaust is a bit hit and miss for me
  • I've learned to tolerate drama...except on the boat
    NBCU owns Punky Brewster, I don't know if they'd want to license the mobile app rights to anyone else
  • You are the end result of a “would you push the button” prompt where the prompt was “you have unlimited godlike powers but you appear to all and sundry to be an impetuous child” – Zero, 2022
    Aw crap tomorrow's Christmas

    And I don't even have the lights up yet @_@
  • I've learned to tolerate drama...except on the boat
    is that a draft you'd had saved or something
  • You are the end result of a “would you push the button” prompt where the prompt was “you have unlimited godlike powers but you appear to all and sundry to be an impetuous child” – Zero, 2022
    No, I'm just spouting nonsense

    I'm kinda sober-loopy right now
  • My dreams exceed my real life

    http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2014/01/13/marvels-agents-of-shield-borrows-from-mass-effect-3/#more-184121


    But worst of all, in a time when government mistrust is at its highest, the show’s core message throughout has been: trust the powerful, invisible government against the interests of your own personal freedoms. It’s just bewildering how heavily this message is hammered each episode, as characters quickly learn that rebelling against the instructions of the rich and powerful only brings you harm, and that trusting them and doing as your told is the only Right Way. It’s not only massively creepy – like some sort of McCarthy-era propaganda – but woefully out of touch with public sentiment.

    this is the same vibe i got from The Avengers as well


    I know a lot of comic fans distrust and dislike SHIELD.
  • I remember that was a criticization of the Marvel Cinematic Universe by...that guy. The guy who talks through the box-head. 
  • Remember that one time where we argued about the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and I was all 'could you please do something interesting in terms of casting?'. That was fun. 
  • Touch the cow. Do it now.
    I get all my morality from comic books
  • My dreams exceed my real life

    I remember that was a criticization of the Marvel Cinematic Universe by...that guy. The guy who talks through the box-head. 

    Foldable Human? The one Vash likes?
  • Touch the cow. Do it now.
    image
  • “I'm surprised. Those clothes… but, aren't you…?”
    Odradek said:

    I remember that was a criticization of the Marvel Cinematic Universe by...that guy. The guy who talks through the box-head. 

    Foldable Human? The one Vash likes?
    Yeah, The Avengers was referenced a few times in that episode on how many modern superhero films justify authoritarianism.
  • Comic books in general are just not very good
  • My dreams exceed my real life
    Iron Man is basically "military industrial complex: the superhero" really.
  • edited 2014-01-14 17:24:06

    i'm pretty sure that comics are only good if you like grew up with them


    because to me they all seem just kinda samey and mediocre
  • “I'm surprised. Those clothes… but, aren't you…?”

    i'm pretty sure that comics are only good if you like grew up with them



    because to me they all seem just kinda samey and mediocre
    I assume that you mean mainstream superhero comics and perhaps the majority of newspaper comics here. Because indie comics, graphic novels and so forth are a whole different kettle of fish... as you are well aware.
  • I've learned to tolerate drama...except on the boat
    I was never into superhero comics themselves, which makes me feel weird...
  • i'm pretty sure that comics are only good if you like grew up with them



    because to me they all seem just kinda samey and mediocre
    I assume that you mean mainstream superhero comics and perhaps the majority of newspaper comics here. Because indie comics, graphic novels and so forth are a whole different kettle of fish... as you are well aware.
    yeah
  • My dreams exceed my real life

    i'm pretty sure that comics are only good if you like grew up with them



    because to me they all seem just kinda samey and mediocre
    Prolly

    Though I will have you know that Voodoo is an excellent and well developed character and reading her comic's run will be the best decision you ever make.
  • Phrases with multiple meanings are fun.

    Which basically means, when you're not taking things seriously, they're really awesome and a brilliant source of puns and other jokes.

    On the other hand, if you are taking things seriously, you want to avoid them like the plague since some douche on the internet is gonna crack a joke on what you're saying.
  • > Which basically means, when you're not taking things seriously, they're
    really awesome and a brilliant source of puns and other jokes.

    Yes, I know that the above statement does not give off light.

    Unless you display it in a non-black color font.  Then it technically does.

    Well, I guess black display on a computer monitor technically does too.

    So maybe it is brilliant.
  • “I'm surprised. Those clothes… but, aren't you…?”
    Anonus said:

    I was never into superhero comics themselves, which makes me feel weird...

    I never was, either, although what I have read of Grant Morrison and Alan Moore's work has been intriguing. But that's sort of an obvious statement given my proclivities.


    Odradek said:

    i'm pretty sure that comics are only good if you like grew up with them



    because to me they all seem just kinda samey and mediocre
    Prolly

    Though I will have you know that Voodoo is an excellent and well developed character and reading her comic's run will be the best decision you ever make.
    You cruel, cruel man. The cycle of comic book suffering must end!
  • > Unless you display it in a non-black color font.

    Most fonts are made of stone, which is not black.  It's more like an off-white color, frequently.  Sometimes the water is colored too.

    And the computer should stop monitoring me.  It's supposed to be the display, not me.
  • Well, the time has come. I, Yarrun, no longer give a care about spoilers for Bioshock Infinite. 

    Does John Galt die at the end?
  • I've learned to tolerate drama...except on the boat
    Yes, fonts are made of stone

    People don't appreciate the hard work of type designers enough
  • spoiler alert john galt is his father's sled
  • “I'm surprised. Those clothes… but, aren't you…?”

    And The Last of Us, for that matter. 

    You're watching the episode on violence as a key plot device, aren't you?
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