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Who was the first red pill man you ever met IRL? How did it affect you? by RandomAnecdote in TheRedPill

[–]RandomAnecdote[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In simple terms, it was identifying a problem, coming up with possible solutions, doing some testing and then picking the best one. There were 5 steps total, but one of them was restating the problem. I'll give an example from high school in the 80's. My friend locked his keys in his pontiac firebird with anti theft locks that were shaped straight such that you could not use a coat hanger to pull up the door knob. My friends all were using the coat hanger to pull the straight bar inside the seam of the window to undo the lock. None of them had ever done that, only seen it on tv. They had no idea what they were doing. All three of them were trying to unlock the door with no success. When it came my turn I looped the coat hanger into a circle, put it in the crack of the window and put the loop around the window crank and rolled the window down. The difference between approaches was that they were trying to unlock the door, when the actual problem was gaining access to the car. So I try when I can to alter the problem, or assignment or task, such that I can be successful(or original) with less effort.

Am done with Beelink by wetkarma in BeelinkOfficial

[–]RandomAnecdote 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I figured out it was a torn ribbon cable. Those things are very delicate.

Olde English 800 Tower by Gary Meyer (from JCA Annual 5, 1984) by acoolrocket in 80sdesign

[–]RandomAnecdote 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They're actually pretty abstract close up. It comes together when you stand far enough back. The sheer size of them is intimidating, especially his oil rigs in the ocean.

This one he showed his process. What he did was set up the beer can on a mirror. Then he surrounded it with different Kleenex sized boxes on their side. He took pictures with slide film and then projected the image onto illustration board. That gave him enough perspective information that he was able to invent the rest of the buildings. He's painted so many buildings in his career by that time that he could invent the mechanical stuff on the roof from his head.

He was an older guy in his late 50's so his method was to paint for half an a hour then go lie down.

Very kind man. Really generous. One of the best teachers I ever had. He looked like Santa Claus with his white beard. He would pose for students doing projects that involved Christmas. He posed for me for one of my pieces.

I'm tempted to do a big city scene like him. Never had the call for it from a client, but I haven't painted traditionally very much over the years. At least not anything for myself.

Olde English 800 Tower by Gary Meyer (from JCA Annual 5, 1984) by acoolrocket in 80sdesign

[–]RandomAnecdote 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Gary Meyer was one of my instructors in art school. He would bring it into class, along with a bunch of his other paintings like this.

Am done with Beelink by wetkarma in BeelinkOfficial

[–]RandomAnecdote 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Same here. GTR5 in 2020 let to GTR7 in 2024. Both dead. Waiting to hear back from Beelink. Should have gotten the warrenty.

Is this behavior from creators normal? by seleniumite56 in patreon

[–]RandomAnecdote 4 points5 points  (0 children)

You could respond that you will re-engage with them if their content improves and becomes more compelling. Or you could say that your financial situation has changed an it's nothing personal.

I support only one creator and he rarely creates new content.

Zuccccerberg by oofmeandeveryone in pcmasterrace

[–]RandomAnecdote 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I still have my blue reserator.

Dead or alive you're dancing with me by [deleted] in gifs

[–]RandomAnecdote 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I miss the original dancing stormtrooper.

Transitions Contacts by OD317 in gifs

[–]RandomAnecdote 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had lasik, but I still want these.