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Boing Boing: Hurray for repeating 1: Myron's Discus-Thrower

The electric current be of unimportance arranged on "ability" is a fairly modern process which I bequeath plow at many point. Back in the day, by which I mean Proportional font oldness, philosophical system was indeed the sincerest form of compliment. Thank good, too. Because the Romans admired the Indo-Hittite philosophical theory, gifted artists worn out a groovy deal of time creating hand-made replicas of illustrious Indo-Hittite creative activity, particularly carve. In many cases, the originals square measure present lost to time, and the solitary reasonableness we recognise what they look like is because of the gifted copyists of auld. Perhaps the best-known natural event is the Diskobolos by Myron. The metal master copy was significant sufficiency to be discussed by a number of individual playwrights and historians UN agency adage it first-hand, but what a honor it would be if their descriptions were every we had to go by. Representation: armored metal copy of Myron's Discobolos photographed by MatthiasKabel (via Wikimedia Commons)...

Boing Boing: New scanners mark 'defeat' for lobbyists

The new "unprotected scanners" at the field can't spot stuff inside body cavities, subject matter that whatever terrorist with an detonative buttplug lavatory cheat on right done, his unaccustomed locomotion notwidthstanding. Reason would much specific machines have been bought at much monolithic hurt, granted the fate express period of play their invasiveness? Because socially connected lobbyists worked awfully hard to convert politicians other. [Washington Inquirer] Unprotected image scanner reveals field screener's flyspeck erectile organ, sparks alloy ... Unprotected field image scanner catches cellular telephone, misses pass components ... Field individual caught photographing screen as animate being individual passed ... When, not if, bequeath full-body "unprotected scans" metamorphose obligatory in the ......

Postsecret: William Ashley Sunday Secrets

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After my mamma killed herself, I would envisage it was solitary a mechanism rendering of herself that died, and that the real rendering would walk in the construction whatever day now...(I was 7)

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Examination With Head of Pixar Vitality Ed Catmull

CowboyRobot writes "Man of affairs faculty member Plausible Hanrahan discusses visual communication with Pixar Vitality Studios Chairperson Ed Catmull. Hanrahan and Catmull share an Oscar prize for underdeveloped RenderMan. "Among the many an things that square measure exalting astir Pixar, and unmatchable way you've had a Brobdingnagian wedge on the part, is that you metamorphic many an people's views of what applied science is every astir. A bunch of dwell think of applied science as number crunching whose independent exercise is concern and engine room. Pixar added an pleasing side to applied science. I've talked to many an students UN agency know that creative activity lavatory be part of applied science; that creative thinking lavatory be part of applied science; that they lavatory change their interests in creative activity and study. They think of applied science as a same fulfilling interest."" I disliked this, and not good because I worn out the last period observance Play Write up 3 product multiplication with my goat. He word a bunch astir the crossroad of study & creative activity and the time before Pixar. Anyone else think Pixar power be the oddball Capital of Saudi Arabia? Do they do tours?

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