2013-05-22T20:06:36-07:00 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/ Lussumo Vanilla & Feed Publisher http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10848&Focus=341090#Comment_341090 2012-09-26T10:53:45-07:00 2013-05-22T20:06:36-07:00 Horrible Warning Si http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=1223

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Bring us your yearning for solutions to mathematical dilemmas, beer-related uncertainties, genitalia-piercing indecision and demands for perspective. Bring us embarrassing questions regarding the removal of blunt objects from nether regions – it’s for a friend, honest – and bring us probing global challenges about How Those Other Guys Live.

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Horror, horror, only horror, pure horror, unmitigated horror, constant and endless horror, for those who Fail To Follow Instructions.]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10848&Focus=341100#Comment_341100 2012-09-26T15:44:44-07:00 2012-09-26T15:46:18-07:00 Greasemonkey http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=4625

#TorontoPrinting I need to have some quality colour prints made of my artwork. Can anyone recommend a printer in Toronto who does scans and giclee prints without charging the earth?

I need to have some quality colour prints made of my artwork. Can anyone recommend a printer in Toronto who does scans and giclee prints without charging the earth?]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10848&Focus=341104#Comment_341104 2012-09-26T16:13:01-07:00 2013-05-22T20:06:36-07:00 allana http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=4019

#TorontoPrinting Have heard FANTASTIC things about Toronto ImageWorks but don't know a bit about their prices. I heard it's worth it, whatever it is. All secondhand info.

Have heard FANTASTIC things about Toronto ImageWorks but don't know a bit about their prices. I heard it's worth it, whatever it is. All secondhand info.]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10848&Focus=341107#Comment_341107 2012-09-26T16:31:26-07:00 2013-05-22T20:06:36-07:00 Greasemonkey http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=4625

#TorontoPrinting Cheers, I'll look them up!

Cheers, I'll look them up!]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10848&Focus=341118#Comment_341118 2012-09-26T19:35:01-07:00 2013-05-22T20:06:36-07:00 oldhat http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=75

I second Toronto ImageWorks.

http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10848&Focus=341219#Comment_341219 2012-09-28T13:50:08-07:00 2012-09-28T13:50:55-07:00 Wood http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=5205

#RedEagleStamp Today at work I saw a 50 euros note that had been stamped with something that looks like a tiny red eagle : Any idea what it could mean ? Is it a code for something ?

Today at work I saw a 50 euros note that had been stamped with something that looks like a tiny red eagle :

Any idea what it could mean ? Is it a code for something ?]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10848&Focus=341251#Comment_341251 2012-09-29T12:38:13-07:00 2013-05-22T20:06:36-07:00 Flabyo http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=1306

#RedEagleStamp I know some shops use anti-counterfeit pens and ink to check large denomination banknotes, I guess there could be a stamp version of that.

I know some shops use anti-counterfeit pens and ink to check large denomination banknotes, I guess there could be a stamp version of that.]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10848&Focus=341255#Comment_341255 2012-09-29T14:38:41-07:00 2013-05-22T20:06:36-07:00 Flxzr http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=760

#RedEagleStamp Well, I don't know what it's about but this site has loads of images of things stamped onto euro notes: http://home.wanadoo.nl/wasmyweb/ebt/fotogallery/stempels_klein.htm with ...

Well, I don't know what it's about but this site has loads of images of things stamped onto euro notes:

http://home.wanadoo.nl/wasmyweb/ebt/fotogallery/stempels_klein.htm

with links to eurobilltracker.com, which makes me think it's maybe some sort of tracking thing, like putting rings on birds. Or maybe they're just discussing what it is too. Little of it seems to be in English.

Oh, I just noticed the "english" link at the top. Apparently they're put on by money changers once they've verified it's a real note. That's about the least exciting theory I can imagine... :(

If you search for "red eagle on 50 euro" you should be able to find the same stamp as in your image.]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10848&Focus=341259#Comment_341259 2012-09-29T15:00:45-07:00 2013-05-22T20:06:36-07:00 Wood http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=5205

Oh wow, thanks. And yes, that's kind of the least exciting explanation. Oh well, One day i'll uncover a real world-domination conspiracy. One day...

Oh well, One day i'll uncover a real world-domination conspiracy. One day...]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10848&Focus=341263#Comment_341263 2012-09-29T16:54:46-07:00 2013-05-22T20:06:36-07:00 Argos http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=7792

To be fair, it's more interesting than just drawing a line across the bill like they do in the states.

http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10848&Focus=341342#Comment_341342 2012-09-30T19:42:56-07:00 2012-09-30T19:43:58-07:00 Purple Wyrm http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=6726

#ADayInMelbourne I seem to recall we have a couple of Melbournites here... All of a sudden I'm going to Melbourne for work this weekend. In between various commitments I'm going to have most of ...

I seem to recall we have a couple of Melbournites here...

All of a sudden I'm going to Melbourne for work this weekend. In between various commitments I'm going to have most of Saturday free. What would you recommend as must sees for an introverted nerd visiting your fair city for the first time in 20 years?

(I'm staying near Albert Park and will be relying on public transport to get around)

(If anyone suggests Captain Cook's Cottage I may have to shoot them)]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10848&Focus=341909#Comment_341909 2012-10-09T16:11:13-07:00 2012-10-09T16:11:47-07:00 Finagle http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=5254

#NINRelationshipTest Greetings all; A friend of mine had a simple meme that I'm trying to recreate as a Tumblr post: The NIN Pretty Hate Machine relationship test. The concept is simple - ...

Greetings all;

A friend of mine had a simple meme that I'm trying to recreate as a Tumblr post: The NIN Pretty Hate Machine relationship test. The concept is simple - there are 10 songs on Pretty Hate Machine (first release). You and your potential partner each total up how many songs you personally identify with on the album. Then you compare scores to determine the percentage likelihood of your relationship being doomed.

Unfortunately, I don't understand stats. There are two potential dimensions of analysis: ratio, and points. If you have a PHM score of 1 and your partner has a PHM score of 10, that's a .1 ratio and easy to express. However, if you identify with 5 and your partner identifies with 5, compared to a couple where both identify with 10, those are both 1.0 ratios. So the total score should also factor in as a dimension of analysis - a 10/10 PHM score with 20 PHM points total is MUCH more doomed in a Sid and Nancy way than a 1/1 score and 2 points total.

I'm completely drawing a blank on how to express this properly in a simple easy to understand Tumblr level scale. The Doomedness depends on both the ratio and the point score. I'm guessing I really need to do it as a graph or scatter chart?]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10848&Focus=342014#Comment_342014 2012-10-11T17:25:35-07:00 2013-05-22T20:06:36-07:00 256 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=4827

@Fin - Seems to me that the simple way would be to use a graph where one axis is the ratio number, and the other is the number of tracks. The relationship score could be displayed as a rectangle on ...

However...

Isn't there a third variable here? If Person A likes 5 tracks, and Person B likes 5, should we not be taking into account the overlap of those two numbers? If both A and B identify with the same five tracks, that seems a potentially very different situation to if they each identify with a different half.

This quantity ("collisions"), equal to the number of tracks appearing on both A and B's lists, could be shown by intensity of the rectangle's shading.

So the worst case scenario for a PHM visualization would be a perfect square (ratio 1, score 10) of pure black (10 collisions).

Or something.]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10848&Focus=342105#Comment_342105 2012-10-13T15:48:02-07:00 2013-05-22T20:06:36-07:00 Steve Toase http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=10253

#blindwriters Bit of an odd one. I'm trying to find writers who were blind early enough to not have visual metaphor in their style, so putting more emphasis on the other senses when they describe ...

Bit of an odd one. I'm trying to find writers who were blind early enough to not have visual metaphor in their style, so putting more emphasis on the other senses when they describe the world.
To be clear I'm trying to find blind writers rather than just blind characters written by sighted writers imagining how blind people experience the world.]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10848&Focus=342109#Comment_342109 2012-10-13T17:41:13-07:00 2013-05-22T20:06:36-07:00 Jason A. Quest http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=5192

A somewhat sparse list to start with: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_blind_people#Writers

http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10848&Focus=342247#Comment_342247 2012-10-17T02:47:52-07:00 2013-05-22T20:06:36-07:00 curb http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=1334

#quote source Hey folks, I've had the following line stuck in my head, and I can't remember what it's from. I'm thinking TV or film, but it could be from anything. The line is, IIRC: "That ...

Hey folks, I've had the following line stuck in my head, and I can't remember what it's from. I'm thinking TV or film, but it could be from anything. The line is, IIRC:

"That strange sense of euphoria that accompanies a bout of vomiting".

Any ideas?]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10848&Focus=342253#Comment_342253 2012-10-17T07:05:35-07:00 2013-05-22T20:06:36-07:00 Warped Savant http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=2376

#quote source I recognize it to so but I seem to remember it from a book... I'll let it stew around for a little while in my brain and see what it comes up with.

I recognize it to so but I seem to remember it from a book... I'll let it stew around for a little while in my brain and see what it comes up with.]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10848&Focus=342259#Comment_342259 2012-10-17T10:40:27-07:00 2013-05-22T20:06:36-07:00 Wood http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=5205

#India I'm plannng a trip to India next february. Current plans are to fly to mumbai (Bombay) and head south towards the Kerala. Anybody has any recommendations and/or tips regardings things to ...

I'm plannng a trip to India next february. Current plans are to fly to mumbai (Bombay) and head south towards the Kerala. Anybody has any recommendations and/or tips regardings things to see / to do / to avoid ?]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10848&Focus=342293#Comment_342293 2012-10-18T04:27:18-07:00 2013-05-22T20:06:36-07:00 TF http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=1307

#quote source Fuck, I know it... fuck

Fuck, I know it... fuck]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10848&Focus=342295#Comment_342295 2012-10-18T05:41:14-07:00 2012-10-18T05:43:32-07:00 Littlepurplegoth http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=10699

#bighair I've spent the last couple of days attempting to learn to do a beehive or similar... just not getting anywhere (lots of videos watched, hair has been brushed out soooo many times to start ...

I've spent the last couple of days attempting to learn to do a beehive or similar... just not getting anywhere (lots of videos watched, hair has been brushed out soooo many times to start again, its not clean so not that) I have really long hair but its quite fine... (and my arms ache now :-( )

Thoughts, hints, tips? Help... thinking I might just resort back to using extensions again, but was hoping to not have a ton of extra weight to cart around whilst stage managing tomorrow night :-(]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10848&Focus=342325#Comment_342325 2012-10-18T16:34:55-07:00 2013-05-22T20:06:36-07:00 256 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=4827

#quotesource I have this feeling that it's from Bill Bryson. Did a bit of googling in an attempt to confirm that, and failed, but that's my hunch.

I have this feeling that it's from Bill Bryson. Did a bit of googling in an attempt to confirm that, and failed, but that's my hunch.]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10848&Focus=342338#Comment_342338 2012-10-19T00:02:44-07:00 2013-05-22T20:06:36-07:00 curb http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=1334

Got it! It's Chris Morris as Ted Maul, from an episode of Brass Eye. Thanks for the brain-wracking, all.

http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10848&Focus=342341#Comment_342341 2012-10-19T00:37:49-07:00 2013-05-22T20:06:36-07:00 curb http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=1334

Got it! It's Chris Morris as Ted Maul, from an episode of Brass Eye. Thanks for the brain-wracking, all.

http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10848&Focus=342359#Comment_342359 2012-10-19T07:03:33-07:00 2013-05-22T20:06:36-07:00 Warped Savant http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=2376

I have no idea what that show is nor do I recognize the actors name... Makes me wonder where I heard it from.

http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10848&Focus=342441#Comment_342441 2012-10-21T05:51:52-07:00 2013-05-22T20:06:36-07:00 chris murtagh http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=10639

making a living out of art# Hi whitechapelers A lot of you seem to be artists I was wondering if you have ever found any good books or resources to help sell paintings for a living. There seem ...

Hi whitechapelers

A lot of you seem to be artists I was wondering if you have ever found any good books or resources to help sell paintings for a living. There seem to be a fair few self help books knocking about but they all seem pretty suspect to me. So I was wondering if you have any advice or if you could point me in the right direction.


Thanks]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10848&Focus=342492#Comment_342492 2012-10-22T02:13:24-07:00 2013-05-22T20:06:36-07:00 Kay Orchison http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=10078

#makingalivingfromart I've been thinking a lot about that one. I basically have about 12 months to start making a serious income or I'm going to have to give up my studio and practice and go get a ...

I've been thinking a lot about that one. I basically have about 12 months to start making a serious income or I'm going to have to give up my studio and practice and go get a job.

I've got a lot of different strategies, not sure if any of them will work or not, but I figure it's best to keep my bets hedged. I'll see if I can formulate them into a brisk paragraph. Probably be good discipline anyway, clarity of goals and all that.

Let me think on it and I'll get back to you.

In the meantime, here's a standardised hashtag.]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10848&Focus=342531#Comment_342531 2012-10-22T12:58:38-07:00 2013-05-22T20:06:36-07:00 Rootfireember http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=1551

@Chris #makingalivingfromart -the books I've relied on when selling and trying to get sold are the Graphic Artist's Guild Pricing & Ethical Guidelines, as well as the book How to survive ...

-the books I've relied on when selling and trying to get sold are the Graphic Artist's Guild Pricing & Ethical Guidelines, as well as the book How to survive & prosper as an artist without selling your soul. Also: Contracts. Do not work for anyone without a contract.]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10848&Focus=342549#Comment_342549 2012-10-22T18:27:06-07:00 2012-10-22T18:30:11-07:00 Jason A. Quest http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=5192

Also: Contracts. Do not work for anyone without a contract. (It bears repeating.) Good, sound boilerplate contracts aren't too hard to find on the internet. But even if you don't want to do ...

Good, sound boilerplate contracts aren't too hard to find on the internet. But even if you don't want to do that, at least sit down and write out what you and they agreed to: "I will produce a work of art within this timeframe to these specifications. They will pay $X for it (Y% in advance, the rest on completion). [They/I] (pick one) will own the work, but [I/they] will have the right to do A and B with it." Then both sign it. That will avoid a whole lot of disputes based on misunderstandings, and if a dispute happens anyway: yes, a simple contract like this is enforceable in court.]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10848&Focus=342555#Comment_342555 2012-10-22T21:12:54-07:00 2012-10-22T21:13:12-07:00 glukkake http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=1693

#makingalivingfromart Far as quick and easy contracts: ...

Far as quick and easy contracts: http://www.amazon.com/Business-Legal-Forms-Artists-Edition/dp/1581154283/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1350964749&sr=8-4&keywords=business+legal+forms this. This series of books forever that also come in specialty flavours like illustrators, graphic designers, photographers, etc. It was so essential for me when I first went freelance.

The rest of my knowledge comes from 4 years art school, 5 years working in a fine art gallery.

But! I've heard people say nice things about these following books:
The Artist's Guide: How to Make a Living Doing What You Love
"Starving to Successful: The Fine Artist's Guide to Getting Into Galleries and Selling More Art"

Because really, once you have your art thing down (style, mediums, workflow), what you honestly need is to get proper business/marketing sense.]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10848&Focus=342557#Comment_342557 2012-10-23T00:44:53-07:00 2013-05-22T20:06:36-07:00 Flabyo http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=1306

#makingalivingfromart This all applies to independent game dev as well. The main advice I've had from friends who've done that and done well is always 'get your legal side straight, get clear ...

This all applies to independent game dev as well. The main advice I've had from friends who've done that and done well is always 'get your legal side straight, get clear contracts for everything'.

There's been a pretty high profile Kickstarter blow-up this week in gaming because the project no longer has any coders to work on it.]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10848&Focus=342584#Comment_342584 2012-10-23T12:13:29-07:00 2013-05-22T20:06:36-07:00 chris murtagh http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=10639

#makingalivingfromart thanks will look into these books

thanks

will look into these books]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10848&Focus=342589#Comment_342589 2012-10-23T14:57:42-07:00 2013-05-22T20:06:36-07:00 Steve Toase http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=10253

#blindwriters Cheers Jason, it is proving a bit of a challenge to find, especially any who were blind before the visual metaphors would have started to be formed. I'll keep on trying.

Cheers Jason, it is proving a bit of a challenge to find, especially any who were blind before the visual metaphors would have started to be formed. I'll keep on trying.]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10848&Focus=342598#Comment_342598 2012-10-23T17:40:52-07:00 2013-05-22T20:06:36-07:00 Stoto http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=757

#blindwriters Not exactly what you're after, Steve, but the latest episode of Radiolab might give you some inspiration. Two blind guys discuss how they 'see' the world.

Not exactly what you're after, Steve, but the latest episode of Radiolab might give you some inspiration. Two blind guys discuss how they 'see' the world. ]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10848&Focus=342617#Comment_342617 2012-10-24T08:39:44-07:00 2013-05-22T20:06:36-07:00 Steve Toase http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=10253

#blindwriters Thanks for that. It was very useful, particularly the part where John Hull talks about his grandson.

Thanks for that. It was very useful, particularly the part where John Hull talks about his grandson.]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10848&Focus=342786#Comment_342786 2012-10-27T15:16:31-07:00 2012-10-27T15:21:36-07:00 Kosmopolit http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=1346

Not totally on point because he lost his sight as an adult but James Holman may be relevant here. Jason Roberts' book about Holman "A Sense of the World" is great because not only is it ...

James Holman may be relevant here.

Jason Roberts' book about Holman "A Sense of the World" is great because not only is it a biography of an extraordinary individual it covers the contemperary debate about whether Holman had really experienced Fernando Po; South Africa; Siberia etc if he hadn't seen those places and Holman's responses to his critics.]]>