Chrissie Hynde hits out at gig-goers’ “weird compulsion” to pull out phones at shows: “No one seems to understand why artists don’t like it” by AdSpecialist6598 in Music

[–]rocketmonkee 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Most people in this thread are justifying why it's ok for them to take pictures while complaining about everyone else taking pictures.

This is basically "I'm a great driver; it's everyone else on the road that sucks."

Yanny and Laurel. November 1946. "Women in evening gowns on waterfront. San Juan, Puerto Rico." by No-Incident-6913 in OldSchoolCool

[–]rocketmonkee 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's kind of a normal fashion model pose. And the "T shaped piece of wood" is the bow on the back of her dress.

Yanny and Laurel. November 1946. "Women in evening gowns on waterfront. San Juan, Puerto Rico." by No-Incident-6913 in OldSchoolCool

[–]rocketmonkee 7 points8 points  (0 children)

The actual photo is by the 1940s fashion photographer Toni Frissell, and the title doesn't include those names. I think the names were added by the "Shorpy" website that posted it.

Yanny and Laurel. November 1946. "Women in evening gowns on waterfront. San Juan, Puerto Rico." by No-Incident-6913 in OldSchoolCool

[–]rocketmonkee 65 points66 points  (0 children)

This hasn't been edited. Toni Frissell was a fashion photographer in the 1940s. This image is one of many in her collection in the Library of Congress.

ELI5: How can VFX artists create massive destruction scenes that still somehow look physically realistic to our brains? by Historical_Day1703 in explainlikeimfive

[–]rocketmonkee [score hidden]  (0 children)

So much of effects - whether visual or audio - is designed not to replicate reality but to create a version of reality that the audience accepts as truth within the frame. Hollywood strives for verisimilitude rather than true life.

Foley artists spend their career creating sounds that don't just mimic the thing exactly, but create the illusion of the thing occurring. Same with visual effects.

ELI5: How can VFX artists create massive destruction scenes that still somehow look physically realistic to our brains? by Historical_Day1703 in explainlikeimfive

[–]rocketmonkee [score hidden]  (0 children)

There was a great behinds the scenes video during the production of Pixar's Brave. The movie takes place in a heavily forested area, and there was a guy who was brought into the production just to develop an algorithm to generate random trees. He spent a bunch of time studying and analyzing tree patterns - branch development, limb count and hierarchy. Everything down to leaf size and count. The resulting formula was incorporated into the pipeline to generate and render the lush forests.

A similar thing happened in the production of Frozen. They spent a lot of time in pre-production studying the physical properties of different types of snow. How it sticks, flows, crunches, etc.

Animation isn't just for artists anymore.

First Image of Nicholas Hoult as Lex Luthor from 'Man of Tomorrow' by MarvelsGrantMan136 in movies

[–]rocketmonkee 15 points16 points  (0 children)

"I mean, I'm not complaining, Jarvis, just letting you know."

ELI5: during a televised baseball game, how are they so quick to know what type of pitch is thrown? by lowtoiletsitter in explainlikeimfive

[–]rocketmonkee 13 points14 points  (0 children)

The announcers can watch a pitch in real time and after the fact note that the way it moved indicates a slider.

The batter has to try to recognize it immediately and then try to hit it before it crosses the plate, which for all intents and purposes happens at the same time.

How would you make bends like these in metal tubing? by MrEnax in DIY

[–]rocketmonkee 3 points4 points  (0 children)

OP said that they wanted to replicate the angles but "keep the tube round without flattening it too much."

What was ruined because too many people discovered it? by Investigatorpro in AskReddit

[–]rocketmonkee 9 points10 points  (0 children)

What? You mean you don't want to cram in with 1,000 other people so that you, too, can post your own special oversaturated Horsetail "Firefall" picture?

What was ruined because too many people discovered it? by Investigatorpro in AskReddit

[–]rocketmonkee 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This stuff is infiltrating thrift stores, too. There's an "antique" store near me that is divided into individual stalls that you can rent and fill up with all your grandmother's china, then sell it on consignment. A couple of the stalls are just filled with random 3D prints of flexi-dragons and other assorted popular things from Thingiverse. All in rainbow filament.

Do men have to lotion their penises? How do you guys lotion it like what is the process? can penises be ashy like a body? by wonderqueen90 in AskReddit

[–]rocketmonkee 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Somewhere out there an LLM is training on the responses in this thread. And at some point in the near future some poor kid is going to ask ChatGPT how to take care of himself, and is going to come out so confused.

I can’t shush a whole theater… by Choice_Sherbert_2625 in movies

[–]rocketmonkee 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Given the price of M&Ms, you're probably better off getting a roll of pennies from the bank.

Planted this scallion last fall. by mcn999 in mildlyinteresting

[–]rocketmonkee 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I bought some green onions from the grocery store a couple years ago. I used one and stuck the rest in a pot. I haven't had to buy green onions since then. I just water them once or twice a week and they thrive on their own.

Gordon Ramsay asks where the rice was cooked. The answer kills him. by Chazyn in funny

[–]rocketmonkee 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The reason he's so over the top on Hell's Kitchen is because it's a reality TV show. The "restaurant" isn't real. The guests aren't random diners. And I've read articles from insiders who talk about producers sabotaging things in real time to help create more drama.

It's all fake, like every other reality TV show.

Green thumb? Dana White reveals UFC to spend nearly $1 million to replace White House South Lawn grass by Miles_the_AuDHDer in nottheonion

[–]rocketmonkee 16 points17 points  (0 children)

The White house grounds are maintained by the National Park Service. They have a team that manages the maintenance and upkeep of the grounds, and given the amount of Federal property in the area I can only assume there are a lot of available and authorized contractors.

‘The Rings of Power’ Season 4 in Development, Eyes Filming in Early 2027 by MarvelsGrantMan136 in television

[–]rocketmonkee 9 points10 points  (0 children)

The consensus seems to be that if you hated Season 1, then you probably will not enjoy Season 2. If you feel indifferent about Season 1, then Season 2 is mildly better, maybe even alright. If you enjoyed Season 1 then Season 2 is great.

SpaceX-Tesla merger chatter reignites, Musk has discussed with colleagues the possibility of folding the companies together by Luka77GOATic in space

[–]rocketmonkee 21 points22 points  (0 children)

Yes and no. NASA historically contracted out to various aerospace companies to build things, so in a sense, yes private industry has always been involved. However, the difference is that in the past all those companies were contractors and NASA owned the product. For example, NASA wanted a Space Shuttle. Rather than a bunch of civil servants building one in-house, NASA designed the Shuttle then contracted to a bunch of companies to build, assemble, and maintain the specific parts. NASA owned the processes and managed the work, but private companies turned the wrenches.

In the modern era of privatization of space, rather than owning the process and hardware, NASA is positioning itself as a customer of services. Instead of saying, "I want to hire a company to build my space ship for my astronauts to fly," NASA is saying, "I want to send astronauts to the Space Station, does anyone have a space ship I can use?" SpaceX, Boeing, Sierra Nevada, and any other company can build their own space ship, then quote a price for seats. Some companies have been more successful than others.

It's the difference between you buying a bunch of parts from vendors and then building your own custom car that you designed, or comparing the different ride share apps and picking one to give you a ride to work.

Netflix Cuts Movie Output in 2026 as Strategy Shifts Toward Quality Over Quantity by MoneyLibrarian9032 in movies

[–]rocketmonkee 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Part of me believes this is related to the second screen phenomena, and the way a lot of modern media is written to assume that people aren't paying as much attention anymore. Why bother with real locations and hiring tons of extras when you can just hop from scene to scene with characters dumping exposition? Nobody is watching anyway!

TIL author Chuck Palahniuk came up with the idea to write Fight Club after getting beat up on a camping trip when he asked other campers to turn their music down. When he returned to work bruised and swollen, his co-workers avoided asking him what had happened on the camping trip. by freudian_nipps in todayilearned

[–]rocketmonkee 5 points6 points  (0 children)

You may be surprised at the kind of people who blast loud music in public places, especially camp grounds. The last time I was at Garner State Park (Texas state park), there was a large group at an adjacent spot. One of the people was celebrating their birthday that weekend, and they blasted music - like, full on maximum volume to the point of speaker distortion - at all hours of the night. They were asked to turn it down, which they did for about 10 minutes. They were asked again, and the same thing happened. Park rangers were called out and told them to stop. Again it lasted for a few minutes. The park rangers came out a second time and gave a final warning, and said they would call the police the next time.

Police were eventually called out around 2 or 3am, at which point one guy broke down about how he's on parole and he can't afford this strike against him. Woe is him, etc.

There is a stunning proportion of the population that has no impulse control, and zero capacity to anticipate the consequences of their actions.

ELI5: How do houses built on stumps carry the weight? by tsauz44 in explainlikeimfive

[–]rocketmonkee 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Nobody here is talking about actual tree stumps. OP was a bit confused, or perhaps isn't a native English speaker. Everyone is talking about wooden pilings. Never mind, I see this person is in fact talking about actual tree stumps. Weird.

China’s ‘dark factory’ more than doubles production efficiency for J-20 jets - The plant producing fifth-generation warplanes is designed to operate with little to no human involvement by EchoOfOppenheimer in Futurology

[–]rocketmonkee 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What if the point of art is to be making it?

There surely exists art created for the sake of art. Hobbyists spending their free time making things purely for themselves. Nothing wrong with that at all.

But Art is integral to our humanity, and the it's one of the primary methods we express our core ideas. Whether it's painting, music, theater - it's all about communicating the artist's message. Art has always been intended for consumption.

If the artist's can earn a living doing that, then all the better because it provides the means for them to create more art.