#abstract ideas

[shenefelts]

Abstract Ideas (By The Birds) Merchandise

Why don’t houses have those little sprinklers that you see in offices instead of fire detectors?

I’m assuming to not cause anymore damage than necessary but screw my artifacts, save me.

In my perfect world it would even harder to tell your insurance agent about an act of God, “So there was a fire but your house is flooded?”

At least you’re still alive, soaking wet but alive. Unless if you’re asleep and drown, that’d suck.

[shenefelts]

Abstract Ideas (By The Birds) Merchandise

Why don’t houses have those little sprinklers that you see in offices instead of fire detectors?

I’m assuming to not cause anymore damage than necessary but screw my artifacts, save me.

In my perfect world it would even harder to tell your insurance agent about an act of God, “So there was a fire but your house is flooded?”

At least you’re still alive, soaking wet but alive. Unless if you’re asleep and drown, that’d suck.

[shenefelts]

Abstract Ideas (From the Artist) Merchandise

Why don’t houses have those little sprinklers you see in offices instead of fire detectors?

I’m assuming to not cause anymore damage than necessary but screw my artifacts, save me.

[wuxiaphoenix]

Worldbuilding: Life on the Rung

Consider the step, in all its permutations; from a niche chipped out of a rock face to grand stairways to the lightest aluminum folding ladder. We think of being human as working with our hands, but we shape a lot of our world for our feet.

As Archimedes said, “Give me a lever and a place to stand and I shall move the world.” The lever can be pretty near anything long and sturdy enough to take the force you put into it. The place to stand... that can be tricky. Just look at the gallery roads in parts of China’s mountains. I have to picture how someone must have climbed and scrambled to chip out each post-hole, to build another step of the road. A level of effort and risk that only makes sense when you consider the time and effort it takes to climb down the cliff face, and up at the end - and that unpredictable mountain weather means if you take too long, you may not live to make it through the pass. Put in the effort to carve those steps and make a road, and the business of human travel goes on.

Shaping steps out of the landscape or building materials is one thing, but we took it a step further. We abstracted the idea of a step, from a specific shape carved out of earth or wood, to “I need a firm thing to stand on”.

Enter the ladder. And things really step up.

Once you have the idea of a ladder, specific materials become less important. You can make it out of wood. Steel. Memory metal. Rope, if you have to. As long as it’s anchored enough to put your feet on and have them stay put, you’re good. I’d rather be painting from the stable tripod of a stepladder than a dangling rope type, but both will let you get the job done.

Being able to abstract an idea, to move from “I need X specific thing” to “I need something that will allow me to do X”, is a big step. It’s the kind of thing that lets you go from “I need to get over the next hill” to “I want to go to the Moon”. Eventually.

If you’re writing about humans, or creatures that think human-like enough to be characters, you’re writing about people who can create abstractions.

“They’re concrete thinkers!” Well, maybe. Just remember, writing is an abstraction. Math is an abstraction. Colors are an abstraction. Manipulating not just the thing, but the idea of the thing, is how we built our cultures from found rocks to flaked tools to laser-cutting robots.

What are your world’s ladders?

[valourine]

Easy Abstract Patterns Using Watercolour

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[donaldberry111]

Repotting Bulbophyllum medusae orchid in a basket: Liked on YouTube

Repotting Bulbophyllum medusae orchid in a basket This is the Bulbophyllum medusae orchid I recently purchased from Schwerter orchideenzucht. I decided to go for a basket culture this time, since I have one mounted on cork, and another one in a hanging pot like container. I used only sphagnum moss as media for this orchid, since they do like to stay moist rather than dry and also the basket has a lot of ventilation. I tried to keep the media loose but not overly fluffy, just to maintain the moisture better. Judging by the growth pattern of my other Bulbohyllum orchid, I hope this one will start creep on the surface of the media and go downwards, surrounding the pot and making for a nice round display. This orchid is supposed to create pendant blooms that look like while puffs of beauty, so in my mind the basket method will enhance the overall display. We'll just have to wait and see how it pans out. Join our community and find tutorials, photos, care sheets and loads of goodies Orchid Nature - http://www.OrchidNature.com Follow me on Twitter https://twitter.com/MissOrchidGirl Follow me on Instagram https://instagram.com/missorchidgirl See what Orchid lovers want to know http://bit.ly/1byjUW1 How to care for specific Orchids http://bit.ly/1mXOJsO Easy Orchid how to's http://bit.ly/1byklzz Want some pictures? http://bit.ly/Mg3dc0 via YouTube https://youtu.be/TqsnEaIZQ58

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How I Grow the Spectacular Bulbophyllum medusae: Liked on YouTube

How I Grow the Spectacular Bulbophyllum medusae How to grow Bulbophyllum medusae and other Bulbophyllum orchids with horticulturalist William Green. via YouTube https://youtu.be/eQBC7ZwoBKY

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Orchid care : watering potting and reblooming tips for Cattleya and similar orchids: Liked on YouTube

Orchid care : watering, potting and reblooming tips for Cattleya and similar orchids Cattleya orchid care and watering and re blooming tips. These orchids require different care than a Phalaenopsis but are well worth the challage This is just a bit of insight into my care and culture. Everyone's set up will be different and what works for me may not work for you. Plenty of bright light, water and fertilizer in the summer months combined with a drop in temperature insure many blooms on all of my Cattleyas. This care will also be good for most Dendrobium and some Oncidium orchids as well. Notes on potting mixes are also described. via YouTube https://youtu.be/XHaGd9nDrCE

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