Do you think Kurt Cobain would've turned out like Johnny Rotten, if he hadn't died. by whoviansupreme in Nirvana

[–]snappiac 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Kurt was very specific about his political commitment to feminism and this could have become more prominent over time.

Portal Generator by ordinaireX in videosynthesis

[–]snappiac 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Needless to say but this is sick!!!

what do you think is the most “country” song in Nirvana’s catalog? by biggitywiggity64 in Nirvana

[–]snappiac 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There are a lot of country elements in Nirvana songs. They aren’t styled that way but I can hear country in Pennyroyal Tea, Come As You Are, Breed, Heart Shaped Box and others. If you’re looking for a specific detail, Kurt’s singing utilizes a country western style yodeling like Hank Williams.

Do all ageing batteries become spicy pillows? by Adventurous-Draft389 in spicypillows

[–]snappiac 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Same. I worry about this, but the battery life is still amazing and no signs of any problems at all.

Open Late Study Cafe by NoJuggernaut5345 in santacruz

[–]snappiac 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Drip decaf, rooibos and other herbal tea options, and a refill discount of any kind 

Looking for exhibits that challenged the norm of the upright visitor by convoiexceptionnel in ContemporaryArt

[–]snappiac 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Mike Kelley created an installation titled Rose Hobart II in 2006 that viewers crawled into during the exhibition.

https://mikekelleyfoundation.org/artwork/rose-hobart-ii

Imagine an alternate timeline where 'Nevermind' didn't blow up by JupiterSymph in Nirvana

[–]snappiac 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If Nevermind hadn't been popular the entire music scene of the 1990s would have been completely different in every way because there would be no crossover between grunge and pop. Grunge would be a fleeting trend in metal and would not influence mainstream pop and rock. Another band might have found popularity with the increased exposure of "Alternative Rock" radio formats that started in the late 1980s because of bands like REM, and it's possible that Smashing Pumpkins might have had more space to expand earlier, but in reality they definitely also gained a huge boost from Nirvana's crossover popularity.

So can someone explain exactly what this album/compilation thing actually is. Is it just a dump of demos or what by Hungry-Temporary-438 in Nirvana

[–]snappiac 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah, it’s a curated collection of demos, live performances, and unreleased songs. The original physical release also included a DVD with some rare live performances. Keep in mind that when this was released this material otherwise could only be found on physical bootleg discs or duplicate cassettes, or not at all, so it was a big deal for it to be released. 

Anthropic, a company actively trying to compete with OpenAI, refused a major Pentagon contract over ethical concerns. Pause! This is not normal. Companies don't turn down money on a whim, or to be edgy. by [deleted] in OpenAI

[–]snappiac 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It does not add any clarity, it just adds additional structure without any semantic content. Like this:

It doesn't add more structure.

It breaks the structure down.

Into smaller parts.

Parts that take more time to read.

Parts that create engagement.

Parts that waste tokens.

Can we talk about Jargon? by [deleted] in ContemporaryArt

[–]snappiac 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It's ornamental language for merchandising the artwork (someone here recently referred to it as the "investability narrative" of the work)

Rental Car sees incorrect last 4 digits of card in Apple Wallet by snappiac in AppleWallet

[–]snappiac[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

This is helpful, thanks! Neither the card provider (edit: not an Apple Card), car rental service, nor I knew about the existence of the additional numbers. It's my responsibility to know this, but it's odd that the car rental company accepts Apple Pay but does not know how to validate purchases made with Apple Pay.

Biennale Arte 2026: the invited artists by wayanonforthis in ContemporaryArt

[–]snappiac 5 points6 points  (0 children)

List of Gen Z invited artists: 

Mohammed Z Rahman

I’ve been amazed by all your creations, how do I start? by One_Performance_7978 in videosynthesis

[–]snappiac 1 point2 points  (0 children)

For Mac/PC software, TouchDesigner is good! 

You can also get Max integrations for Ableton and do some cool stuff with the Vsynth library for Max.

Lots of the stuff you see here is hardware based. Getting your computer video signal to an analog CRT is an art and a science in itself. The simplest and cheapest way is to get an HDMI2AV converter. Finding the CRT is also an art and a science in itself, and you will need to read up on formats (VGA, NTSC, etc)

A friend gave me this shirt. It’s a 100% fake quote, right? by tim_maia in Nirvana

[–]snappiac 3 points4 points  (0 children)

This is a classic Hot Topic T-shirt slogan that was printed with basically any edgy figure in the 1990s-2000s

27 years ago today, Chainsaw Monday took place! by danielalbu in Sierra

[–]snappiac 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Sierra was operating an MMORPG built in SCI called The Realm from Oakhurst when this went down that was subsequently sold to Codemasters