#frames of reference

[tomsoyers]

my frames of refs r like

-shrek (postmodernist)

-ts eliot

-hannibal, w blake, the bible

-sally rooney (marxist)

-mccarthy, mad men (america)

-the green knight (everything good in film)

the new yorker fiction section

[gofancyninjaworld]

Information in OPM: Frameworks

Shit that happens in One-Punch Man may be fanciful, but one thing ONE does not joke with: information. He is as strict on it as any police procedural: who knows what, when, where, why, and how? What do they make if it? Why? What will they do with it? What happens as a result? 

I have many things I could say about it, but as I’ve been saying, life isn’t affording me the time for long essays. I’ll keep it short and focus on one aspect, the what do characters make of a given piece of information?  Something ONE is very aware of is that WE DON’T LEARN FROM DATA.  It’s not information without a framework.  Scientists will formalise that framework as a paradigm but we all have a certain set of assumptions and a framing story within which we have expectations of the world and which influence our understanding of whatever we perceive.  I don’t want to get distracted into the importance of framing, which is the lifeblood of politics, advertising, and any field where persuasion is important.  Just framework. 

Take this security camera footage, which has been reviewed by the Hero Association security guards, Dr Bofoi, and Amai Mask. We get three very different responses, based on their frames of reference.

The security guards aren’t stupid, and to their credit, they are at least considering alternative possibilities, but they have no basis to understand how reliable or how strong the newly-installed robots are. The robots don’t have a track record yet. Their impression of Metal Knight is that he’s an arrogant braggart, so they’re primed to think that he’s over-promised.

They have no basis to understand who Saitama is -- and Saitama acts too fast for them to see that he’s the one responsible for destroying the robots. As far as they’re concerned, the witness statement (from none other than the great King, who they do understand to be an exceptional hero) that the robots just blew up is as good a working theory as any. At least until there’s more information to contradict it.

Metal Knight sees the footage differently, of course.  He has the background of knowing just how strong his robots are and how extensively he has tested them. On that basis, he’s able to understand that there’s no chance they spontaneously blew up and infer that the causative agent is this Saitama guy. A guy he’d be well -advised to watch carefully.

Whatever one may think about Genos, he gave Amai Mask the framework to understand what he was seeing. Saitama is not just strong, he said, he’s crazily strong beyond any logical understanding you may have. His being prepared to take Genos’s words on board is founded on his frame of reference about Genos: as an extremely serious and credible hero, who would not have taken the time to speak of Saitama so without good cause.

Because of that, when Amai Mask sees Saitama standing before a robot, the robot taking a swing, an explosion and then Saitama still standing there, he doesn’t think ‘oh, malfunctioning robot’ but ‘damn, this guy is for real.’

A man can make no better decision than the information it is based on, to paraphrase a Conan Doyle character.

And that information is itself based on his frame of reference. This becomes extremely important when information is not complete WHICH IT USUALLY ISN’T.  We, the readers, are the only ones who were given a view of Saitama hitting the robots: it happened too fast and there was too much smoke and debris occluding the field of view for anyone seeing the security camera footage to see that.

So often in reading/watching fan responses to the story, it’s clear that many readers don’t take into account how drastically what characters already know and believe to be true affects the way they understand any new information presented to them. Makes for some really daft takes, doubly so when readers don’t realise that sometimes, it’s *us* who don’t get given the full picture.

ONE’s wonderful understanding of the importance of frameworks allows him to let people misunderstand situations without having to be stupid. It’s also an excellent way to give us insight into who various characters are without having to stop the story for it. And of course, it helps make the things the characters actually do as a result of that understanding that bit more interesting.

[peevey-pets]

"That's someone's -fill in the blank-"

I hate this.

Like, I reeeaally fuckin' hate it.

This. . this method people have begun to use as a way to reach-or trigger-one's sense of empathy and compassion. . .

You shouldn't need a frame of reference to understand that they're also a fuckin' person

[die-erlkonigin6083]

This video does a good job showing the differences in frames of reference and fictitious fores. 

The coriolis effect is a fictitious force that only makes sense/appears if you are in the non-inertial reference frame. If you are the observer, then you do not see the coriolis effect, as it can be explain through the motion of the moving non-inertial reference frame. 

In this video, the moving platform is the non-inertial reference frame, and the ground outside is the frame in which the observer stands. The observer is in an inertial reference frame. 

[mabsmedia]

Frames of Reference

While I was out on my run today I listened to the podcast Invisibilia. The latest episode was all about Frames of Reference and how they effect our happiness and our view of the world. For example – I saw a beautiful wishing well. Wishing Well, Ile d’Oleron, France The truth is that many people on the island don’t think of these old wells as pretty or charming. They  don’t call them “wishing”…

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[lopeziana]

May the Fourth Be With You‬. Catch Our Exhibits. Do. Or Do Not. There Is No Try. Propaganda and Frames of Reference.

Image: "Ang Mga Rebolusyonaryoda, 1899" | Lopez Library Archives of the Universe

‪Propaganda‬ on view until 4 July 2015

Through the activation of an integral segment of the Lopez Museum and Library’s collection, the World War II propaganda, and election-related archival materials, Propaganda fleshes out the idea of myth-making and its ability to inspire change in society, and conversely, the formation of a fantasy or outright fallacy packaged as a promise that never gets fulfilled.

Propaganda brings together works of featured artists Nune Alvarado, Santiago Bose, Joey Cobcobo, Don M. Salubayba, and Alvin Yapan along with a selection from the museum and library’s collection of Juan Luna, Félix Resurrección Hidalgo, National Artists Napoleon Abueva, Fernando Amorsolo, Jose Joya, Cesar Legaspi, and J. Elizalde Navarro.

Frames of Reference‬ – Celebrating National Artist ‪BenCab‬‘s Fifty Creative Years on view until 4 July 2015

National Artist BenCab (Benedicto Cabrera) celebrates fifty years of his art practice with a series of multi-sited exhibitions and events. As a fitting kick off, the first exhibition will be at the Lopez Museum and Library and will be open to the public starting April 23 and will run until July 4, 2015.

Frames of Reference offers a glimpse into his life and art practice during the late 60s onwards, while living and exhibiting abroad, and his eventual return to the Philippines for good. More than his works, the exhibition is an intimate portrait of the artist, the lover, the family man, the bibliophile and a collector, among other hats he has and continuously wears.

Never before exhibited, about 15 of his art-books will be made available to the public. These small scrapbook-like compilations of collages (clippings and cut-outs), drawings and sketches interspersed with his handwriting; prominently feature his love for handmade paper, the art of bookbinding and even nostalgia. A diaristic presentation of his aesthetic, letters, mementos and other keepsakes also find their way into the pages.

For more information, call Tina at 6312417 or email [email protected]. Lopez Museum and Library is at the G/F Benpres Bldg., Meralco cor. Exchange Rd., Ortigas Center, Pasig City. Museum and library hours are 8 – 5pm Mondays through Saturdays except Sundays and holidays.

Museum Entrance fee:

Php 100 for adults Php 80 for HS and College students Php 60 for Elementary students

[lopeziana]

Frames of Reference | Opening Reception 22 April, 6PM

Bencab heads to Lopez Museum and Library with Frames of Reference National Artist BenCab (Benedicto Cabrera) celebrates fifty years of his art practice with a series of multi-sited exhibitions and events. As a fitting kick off, the first exhibition will be held at the Lopez Museum and Library and will be open to the public starting April 23. It will run until July 4, 2015. "Frames of Reference" offers a glimpse into his life and art practice during the late 60s onwards, while living and exhibiting abroad and his eventual return to the Philippines for good. More than his works, the exhibition is an intimate portrait of the artist, the lover, the family man, the bibliophile and a collector, among other hats he has and continues to wear. Never before exhibited, about 15 of his art-books will be made available to the public. These small scrapbook-like compilations of collages (clippings and cut-outs), drawings and sketches interspersed with his handwriting; prominently feature his love for handmade paper, the art of bookbinding and even nostalgia. A diaristic presentation of his aesthetic, letters, mementos and other keepsakes also find their way into the pages. Other hand-crafted books show the early studies and iterations of some of his most important series of works: "Sabel", "Larawan" and Japanese Women (ukiyo-e). Also included in the exhibition are early folios of prints he was a part of, along with other Filipino and foreign artists. The Lopez Museum and Library is also proud to exhibit three works from the collection, including the iconic "Soldiers" (Heroes of the Past IV), 1998. "Frames of Reference" will be on view until July 4, 2015. The exhibition is curated by Dannie Alvarez and is co-presented by Bencab Art Foundation; Sureste Properties, Inc.; and Samsung Electronics Philippines Corp. (SEPCO), our technology partner; and Gourmet Farms, Inc., our public programs partner. For more information, call Tina at 6312417 or email [email protected]. Lopez Museum and Library is at the G/F Benpres Bldg., Meralco cor. Exchange Rd., Ortigas Center, Pasig City. Museum and library hours are 8 - 5pm Mondays through Saturdays except Sundays and holidays.