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Comment on Music Composed by A Computer - or Where Does Art Get Its Meaning by Troy James Sobotka

Troy James Sobotka — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 21:11:52 +0000

Fantastic stuff Jake.

“How and why do we create art? For whom?“
Some in fact have created work in entire isolation for themselves. What happens when some of that work is discovered (and possibly lauded) later? Is it meaningless?

I think the crux of the issue is historical context. One could make a pretty good case that when you look at Warhol’s soup can you can’t “get it” any more than looking at the dawn of perspectival artwork.

Conversely, that very real experiential impact of work has a place, doesn’t it? Perhaps you bought a cheap lith of Warhol’s soup can and hung it on your wall not knowing of its role in history or otherwise. Maybe it matched your wallpaper. Maybe the meaning shifts as, after your mother passes on, you fondly remember how she used to comment on it.

I think the point here is that the act of consumption makes it part of you. Who is the author of your experience?

Comment on Psuedo Window Tiling with Openbox - or Where Does Art Get Its Meaning by gsdg

gsdg — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 12:58:53 +0000

You forgot to add the file

Comment on Ear Training - or Where Does Art Get Its Meaning by shack

shack — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 02:36:07 +0000

Expanding on Trevor’s comment. I played this for awhile and was surprised at how rusty I felt.

We had mnemonics for every interval. The ones Trev mentioned were the ones we used for those intervals plus (first two notes on all):
tritone= Maria from westside story
“N-B-C”= for major 6th
“When moses…” (let my people go)= minor 6th

Comment on Gnash: A Flash Alternative - or Where Does Art Get Its Meaning by Sid

Sid — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 15:07:59 +0000

Thanks for the informative post, Admin.

Are all of the videos on YouTube encrypted with DRM, or only some of them? The few .flv files I’ve gotten from YouTube recently (via Clipnabber) play in flvplayer play correctly. Could it be that Clipnabber removes or otherwise defeats DRM, or did I just happened to download a few non-DRM videos?

2010feb03(09:58)-sls

Comment on Ear Training - or Where Does Art Get Its Meaning by Ryan

Ryan — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 18:58:47 +0000

Regarding your interest in tech philosophy, I think you’d find this interesting…

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/31/weekinreview/31lohr.html

Comment on Ear Training - or Where Does Art Get Its Meaning by Trevor

Trevor — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 11:27:02 +0000

use song mnemonics, for example:
perfect fourth = here comes the bride
perfect fifth = twinkle twinkle little star
minor seventh = original star trek
(first two notes)

Comment on Ear Training - or Where Does Art Get Its Meaning by Nathan R. Hale

Nathan R. Hale — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 22:04:14 +0000

I think it’s totally worth it. One key to success is to limit the how many intervals you start out with. Start by just recognizing the difference between a major third and a perfect fifth, for instance, and then add intervals to the mix as you master those.

Comment on Living without Heat - or Where Does Art Get Its Meaning by Derek

Derek — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 14:54:32 +0000

I think that it is easier to live without AC. There have been many times that I was outside in the winter and got wet and had a real hard time getting warm again. Pneumonia is not fun.

Comment on Living without Heat - or Where Does Art Get Its Meaning by WICK

WICK — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 12:54:43 +0000

yeah. easily done by lone hippies, and you know we could both totally do it sans wife and kids.

I suppose the question for us is…when our kids are old enough (aka — not babies, and can understand simple concepts).…will we make sacrifices similar to this a part of the routine of our families, for financial but also larger purposes?

I think so. Looking forward to it.

Comment on A Compact Theme for Spaz - or Where Does Art Get Its Meaning by Nathan R. Hale

Nathan R. Hale — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 18:29:19 +0000

Thanks for the heads up on Spaz. Gwibber has been irritating me lately too.