Gas Up The Miata

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[pottetto]

“𝘋𝘢𝘳𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘸𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘺𝘰𝘶!”

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[byjove]

stop remaking good films and start remaking bad films that might have been good if they had better editing, actors and directors

[willgrahamscock]

nature is beautiful

[msh2o2]

That is the most beautiful mantis I have ever seen does anyone have her number?

[willgrahamscock]

shes not interested in youu

[ancientpeoples]

Cameo

Roman (2nd-3rd Century)

Lover’s keepsake: a fractured pebble cameo engraved with a right hand holding an ear, a string of beads, and the Greek inscription “Wherever you are, remember me (and) the love (I bear you)”.

Source

[faithschaffer]

These are my pieces in the 'Knights of Guinevere' show that's up now at Gallery Nucleus! I had a lot of fun with these.

[map9810-blog]

[enodiamoon]

[zealotarchaeologist]

i stepped on the scale today and it said “bat”

it took me a few seconds to realize it meant the battery was out, but before i realized that i just said “i am not a bat” out loud

[mousegirlheart]

[cryptotheism]

I made a two hour video essay about renaissance cartography and english magic

Also this is my face hi

[jame7t]

Watch my edit.

[cryptotheism]

Jamie edited this. You should watch it for this reason alone.

[emmaklee]

[pourquoiwhy]

I learned a new concept

Graceful degradation is the ability of a computer, machine, electronic system or network to maintain limited functionality even when a large portion of it has been destroyed or rendered inoperative. The purpose of graceful degradation is to prevent catastrophic failure. (Tech Target, first result on the search engine)

[biglawbear]

Literal opposite of planned obsolescence. I love you graceful degradation.

[gallusrostromegalus]

Oh neat the first time I heard of the concept the guy described it to me as "catastrophic functionality".

He was talking about it in the context of designing robots that would go in and stop nuclear reactor meltdowns, something that would 100% destroy the robot, but they would be designed to keep functioning and fighting the meltdown for as long as possible. He had some designs where over 80% of the robot has died and it was functionally dragging its corpse around by its one working arm because one more minute of functionality might save thousands.

I've been having a few bad years mental health wise, and thinking about those robots a lot .

[maddie-2022]

This is also why NASA missions usually keep going so long after schedule. They are *masters* of graceful degradation, able to keep machines limping along on minimal power and after sustaining heavy damage

[requiem-on-water]

Cat sleeping on a cushion (1892), oil on panel by Francisco Domingo Marqués

[loveletter2you]

green tiles.

[loveletter2you]

[meta-holott]

2010 Paris

[penelopepennington]

It's the Royal Academy of Art Young Artist's Summer Show. One of my favourite exhibitions of the year. Like. Not only are the older kids insanely talented, the younger ones' artist statements will just punch you right in the face.

Jeffrey is my cat and he feels like my heart

Click [here] for the full online exhibition

[thefreakmeister]

me: isn’t it funny how captain kirk was supposed to be the sex appeal of star trek but it ended up being spock

my dad: i thought it was bones

me:

my dad: i thought bones was supposed to be the sex appeal

[earthangeal]

A mural of a forest in the South Bronx, New York. Captured by Thomas Hoepker, 1983

Mural Art by Alan Sonfist, 1978. The building still exists, however the mural is no longer there

[mademoiseli]

The notes are broken. This is what tumblr is all about apparently.

[atonau]

THE NOTES ARE BROKEN!  This has been reblogged so many times, Tumblr just shrugged and said “infinity”

[render94]

typewriter!

[theclockworkjudas]

I love the orchestra trying and failing to maintain a straight face throughout

[silly-jellyghoty]

Exactly. These people had to rehearse at least a few times all at once yet when it's nkt their turn to play they still look at that guy with the typewriter as if he was the most fascinating thing they have ever seen.

[ironwoman359]

My husband's wind ensemble played this song when he was in high school! you can do it with normal auxillery percussion, but it's so much more fun if you do it with a real typewriter

[alexseanchai]

now that is a writing mood

[whetstonefires]

they were really like, the only reasonable approach to this piece is to insert a clown at the center of the orchestra

[resumbrarum]

In case you’re wondering, this piece is “The Typewriter”, by Leroy Anderson, composed in 1950 and first performed in 1953. The instrument-typewriter used in the performance is modified so that only two keys and the carriage return work (otherwise the typewriter would jam), and the (intended) tempo is fast enough that even professional stenographers struggle with it; the typist-performer is typically a drummer.

This is one of my favorite performances of the piece. :)

[beatrice-otter]

It's a type of music called "light music" which is always less serious and sometimes intended to be humorous. This piece is intended to be humorous. So, yeah, the percussionist playing the typewriter usually clowns around a bit. This, however, is a superb example.