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Re: Well that didn't last long, did it?

appliedculture — Mon, 18 May 2009 04:08:24 -0000

And that's why we love those "Mabel Moments", isn't it?

btw, now that you are back, I am off... I promise tales of Sacher cake decadence though!

http://blog.appliedculture....

Re: Next couple of weeks...

appliedculture — Sun, 17 May 2009 13:26:43 -0000

Thank you so much. Sadly, I will be working most of the time. However, I'll spend time with friends which should be fun.

Re: poor taste

appliedculture — Fri, 15 May 2009 18:32:17 -0000

For a few days I wanted to share this link with you because I think that, if you don't know this guy, you should:

http://c-realmpodcast.podom...

His podcast is varied in subjects, but frequently touches on psychedelics, and he is very interested in ayahuasca (he is an ayahuasquero himself and has spent time in Peru). But that's not the only topic he covers, he also regularly touches on sustainability, technology, etc.

Re: Dispatch From Lostinthought

appliedculture — Wed, 13 May 2009 12:39:24 -0000

they've done some sort of "clean up" I think. I was number 8 for The Netherlands, with the two people above me being extremely much higher up in the Tumblarity index. Let's say they would have had to stop posting altogether for me to ever be able to catch up on them. But here's the odd thing: both were adult sites (I do not mean erotic artistic photography, just plain old porn). Now suddenly, those two are gone and I am number 5 for The Netherlands. Still, my index went down like 100 points from this morning. Even though I have posted with the same regularity I always do, and gotten the same average of likes and reblogs I regularly get.

In short: it has to be a very obscure feature, with no discerning logic as to its behaviour.

Re: no no i like weird music i am pretty sure

appliedculture — Wed, 13 May 2009 08:26:07 -0000

I'm sorry to hear that. I mean it. You do make my day better with your posts, comments and funny banter. I work alone, with almost no physical interaction with other people, sometimes up to 16 hours a day. I've come to regard my Tumblr dashboard like the office small talk I don't have. And you are one of the people who I came to regard as my "invisible coworker" heheheh... hang in there!

Re: Applied Culture

appliedculture — Wed, 13 May 2009 06:05:40 -0000

wrestling + wassailing = ghetto clowns on a ratty mattress? sounds about right. But really, WTF?

Re: Applied Culture

appliedculture — Tue, 12 May 2009 13:46:22 -0000

here another (much more technical explanation) on the use of color in relation to music analysis:

http://cnx.org/content/m110...

Re: Applied Culture

appliedculture — Tue, 12 May 2009 13:34:36 -0000

The term "color" in classical music, comes from "coloratura", which are certain tones and rhythms associated mostly with soprano voices, but nowadays have turned into a more generalized way of referring to a reminiscence (or influenced by) of another kind of music. On the original use of "coloratura", see here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wik...

The musicological meaning of coloratura is most specifically applied to the elaborate and florid figuration or ornamentation in classical (18th century) and romantic (19th century, specifically bel canto) vocal music. Coloration, a closely associated term, includes this meaning of coloratura, but also includes the florid ornaments written out for keyboard instruments and lute music. Early music (music of the 15th, 16th and 17th centuries) includes a substantial body of music for which coloratura technique is required by vocalists and instrumentalists alike. This type of coloratura was first defined in several early non-Italian music dictionaries, like the works by Michael Praetorius in Syntagma Musicum (1618), Sébastien de Brossard in his Dictionnaire de musique (1703) and Johann Gottfried Walther in his Musicalisches Lexicon (1732), in which the term is dealt with briefly and refers to the word's Italian usage.[5]

Re: Applied Culture

appliedculture — Tue, 12 May 2009 13:31:47 -0000

http://en.wikipedia.org/wik...

Re: Applied Culture

appliedculture — Tue, 12 May 2009 09:28:35 -0000

it's ok... critical reblogs don't bother me, on the contrary, sometimes they can help us change our minds. So, I wasn't trying to confront with you because you had (valid) criticism, but I was trying to explain where I was coming from. I also make the mistake of forgetting others read what I post and might lack context as to where I am coming from. Moi self absorbed? nah...that's IM-PO-SSI-BLE!

Re: united colours of vruz - Media Lies International Corp. appliedculture...

appliedculture — Tue, 12 May 2009 09:17:20 -0000

http://travelingcarnival.tu...

and

http://travelingcarnival.tu...

(yes, those posts are mine, only that I keep some stuff out of my business domain because well... they are of a more "rant-y" nature).

Re: united colours of vruz - Media Lies International Corp. appliedculture...

appliedculture — Tue, 12 May 2009 09:02:17 -0000

I wasn't comparing anything. You might have not noticed this, but I am following this torture case and how it is being reported since the news broke. Basically, this is just another post in the saga, not intended as an analysis of anything in particular.

Re: Applied Culture

appliedculture — Tue, 12 May 2009 05:20:54 -0000

It is a sweet site, only thing I do not like is that the scanned covers are really low res and you cannot link to them. I always prefer to illustrate with a photo than a plain link...

Re: poor taste

appliedculture — Mon, 11 May 2009 16:04:26 -0000

I would go, but I live in Amsterdam and that same weekend I have a work related trip to Italy, so it definitely is not an option. I shall follow the event on line, I guess...

Re: poor taste

appliedculture — Mon, 11 May 2009 12:23:36 -0000

this is one I would love to go to, if anything, for my undying love for alex grey. Ah well, I guess I'll experience it vicariously through your updates. Because, there will be updates, right? ;-)

Re: which brings me to another fer fux sake moment of the day

appliedculture — Mon, 11 May 2009 07:12:14 -0000

Actually, he is a bit clumsy himself, and that's probably the secret to our endurance. Imagine if I had to be with someone desperate to always keep his cool. As nice as the idea of such thing sounds... I am more like an elephant in a bazaar...

Re: which brings me to another fer fux sake moment of the day

appliedculture — Mon, 11 May 2009 06:51:24 -0000

I laughed out loud when I read this. Hope you don't mind but I just read it to my husband, Roy, (whom you will have the pleasure of meeting in AMS) because he was wondering if I had lost my mind. This has to be one of the funniest things I've seen lately.

But ah, I am made of embarrassing moments myself... have you ever read MY story?

http://blog.appliedculture....

Re: Fuck the racist white bro who called me the "n-word" and shoved me to the ground to get my cab.

appliedculture — Sat, 09 May 2009 04:57:50 -0000

I am really sorry that this happened to you. If it's any consolation, I am white and was called "foreign cunt" by a true Dutch caveman a few years ago. To top it off, he punched me in the nose to prove his point. Since misery tends to love company, I thought I would share. In any case, you have the intellect and class they cannot even dream of ever acquiring...

Re: Applied Culture

appliedculture — Sat, 09 May 2009 04:53:15 -0000

The shoes themselves are gorgeous! And I sincerely love your work, Linda.. I think you are very talented!

As for the type of shoes I can wear comfortably? A pair of black "punky" doc martins, of course! now THAT is my style heheheh...

Re: Design A.D.D. - I’ve had some requests from friends to share...

appliedculture — Fri, 08 May 2009 11:59:34 -0000

Oh dear, your home looks beautiful! I love the kind of retro modern look you managed to convey.

Re: Comments are disabled until Disqus stops pissing me off

appliedculture — Fri, 08 May 2009 10:44:52 -0000

Well, that makes us two of a perfect pair, as I've become the kind of people my mother used to forbid me from hanging out with.

Re: Comments are disabled until Disqus stops pissing me off

appliedculture — Fri, 08 May 2009 10:40:25 -0000

Yes, we are happy now... but can I be your sibling rather than mom?

Re: Dispatches from Middle Eastern Gay men

appliedculture — Fri, 08 May 2009 04:58:50 -0000

If you want, I can send you the 12 page PDF file with all the letters. I only took portions of three of them, because otherwise it would have been a way too long post. Let me know if you are interested and I'll forward it to you :-)

Re: anthropophagous

appliedculture — Thu, 07 May 2009 10:39:30 -0000

If you allow me to add another point to this already good comment: it goes beyond access to the market. It starts with access to education. Without that, most people will not question what they are consuming, be it food or any other product. It takes awareness to realize that what you are eating is not necessarily the best or even good for you.

It takes critical thinking abilities to realize that when you are feeding your kids a variety of corn syrup on a daily basis you are contributing to the perpetuation of the cycle of poverty to yet, another generation. Those kids who already cannot have access to proper schooling, living in the inner cities, being labeled with ADD or a myriad forms of autism and left out of any incentive or future scholarship because of the effect that what they eat has on their brains. In order to realize that, you need to have been exposed to the tools/ education that such realization would require.

What I am trying to say is that there are other, equally important factors that precede access to the marketplace.

Re: linda should be painting - Applied Culture’s post reminded me of this… “Ken...

appliedculture — Tue, 05 May 2009 07:07:03 -0000

Oh dear, the Brighton festival sounds like so much fun! And Anish Kapoor is the artistic director! that's a guy I would like to meet one day! Saw some of his work in Art Dubai and he seems interesting.

Traveling CAN be fun! However, I surely am happy I don't have to go to New York. Too long trip (2 and a half weeks) and too hectic. Both my business partners are going instead. That's why I can sneak into Vienna to celebrate my friend's birthday. Much more fun than being away for work!