Since May brings it up: Her original plan does not make much sense, does it?
I mean, you're a fighter jet now. Go forth and blow stuff up.
I don't really understand the significance of Roko going "Ayyyy" when May asks if that was a stealth burn. Is this some sort of reference to The Fonz, or what?
It might just be sass as the constant, irrespective of gender or even species.
It might just be sass as the constant, irrespective of gender or even species.
Aye, but is it Broon sass or Rayd sass??
(NB: This joke may not work if the reader is not Scottish)
Given the sports-leisure apparel former Officer Basilisk seems to be sporting what's gonna be next for her? Robot Yoga?
If Basilisk has been troubled by the ethics of working for the police because there are too many bad cops, moving to the private security industry, which this side of the pond at least has a worse rep, does not seem like a smart move.It's plainly not just about possible "few bad cops" - it's also about being part of a system that does not, in fact, rehabilitate - that is designed to do nothing but punish, and continue punishing long after the court-mandated punishment is over. As she has made clear.
I get that it's "brown sass or red sass" but the joke is still lost on me.
Aye, but is it Broon sass or Rayd sass??
(NB: This joke may not work if the reader is not Scottish)
How TF do you screw up rice?
How TF do you screw up rice? It's super-easy. First, soak for half an hour, 2 cups of water per cup of white rice, three cups if you have brown or sweet/glutinous/sushi rice. Stir ONCE. Simmer on medium heat, with the lid slightly off-set. RESIST THE URGE TO STIR. If you run out of water before you reach desired tenderness, drizzle in more water. Serve with whatever the fuck you want. I've seen mayo, ketchup, soy sauce, fish flakes, seaweed flakes, in a taco, in a burrito, in a sushi, milk, in a shake, and probably more in the replies.
It's a carbohydrate. You eat it.
How TF do you screw up rice? It's super-easy. First, soak for half an hour, 2 cups of water per cup of white rice, three cups if you have brown or sweet/glutinous/sushi rice. Stir ONCE. Simmer on medium heat, with the lid slightly off-set. RESIST THE URGE TO STIR. If you run out of water before you reach desired tenderness, drizzle in more water. Serve with whatever the fuck you want. I've seen mayo, ketchup, soy sauce, fish flakes, seaweed flakes, in a taco, in a burrito, in a sushi, milk, in a shake, and probably more in the replies.Soak, stir, simmer... realize you have something you need to do and go do it while you're waiting to help resist the urge to stir, that leads to something else to do, next thing you know half your house is filled with smoke and your rice and pan are both ruined.
It's a carbohydrate. You eat it.
No, this isn't personal experience, why do you ask?
Since May brings it up: Her original plan does not make much sense, does it?I doubt she had a plan beyond 'get jet body'. However, the Pentagon has over $9 Trillion in unaccounted spending, so I'd be willing to bet that if she didn't go to AI Guantanamo, she'd get lead around by the nose by some 'generous donors' and be used as a boogeyman.
I mean, you're a fighter jet now. Go forth and blow stuff up.
Then what?
A jet needs a lot of maintenance, fuel, missiles and ammo (plus chaff and flares, if you don't like being shot at). Also, you cannot land and take off just anywhere you please, even if your jet happens to be a VTOL. It's not like you can hide very well, if your body is literally the size (and shape) of an airplane. This whole idea takes a lot of black market contacts and a steady flow of cash into the right pockets to pull off. Not to mention that, as soon as you start wreaking havoc anywhere, the military will hunt you with everything they've got.
After that, if May's mind survives being shot down, it's off to AI-Guantanamo for her.
So, I'd like to know what the next step of May's plan was, after acquiring the fighter jet chassis.
I don't think she'd be having as much fun as she's imagining…
snipI doubt she had a plan beyond 'get jet body'. However, the Pentagon has over $9 Trillion in unaccounted spending, so I'd be willing to bet that if she didn't go to AI Guantanamo, she'd get lead around by the nose by some 'generous donors' and be used as a boogeyman.
After that, if May's mind survives being shot down, it's off to AI-Guantanamo for her.
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I've had roommates who didn't know you couldn't use terrycloth as a hotpad to .pull out a 400+°F ovenrack. I've also had to explain why you don't use a steak knife to cut bacon in a teflon lined pan.
Di... did Momo burn off half her hair in a freak rice-addent? D:
This is, of course, an archetypal ,'Noodle Incident', right down to the importance that Jeph never tell the whole story. It will always be funniest in our heads and no official canon can ever compare! That aside, I think that this misadventure will cement in Momo and May's minds that they simply cannot leave Dale and Marigold unattended for too long!
Di... did Momo burn off half her hair in a freak rice-addent? D:
Yes, she did and Jeph had better get it fixed soon. I was willing to let him get away with Hannelore and I could just barely handle what he did to Bubbles's beautiful locks but this is a step too far!
It's a carbohydrate. You eat it.
May's a pretty lousy criminal if she believes a cop who says she's quit, even if we're supposed to. There's a reason the Hells' Angels won't take anyone who's even applied.
How do you mess up cooking rice anyway?
How do you mess up cooking rice anyway?
I messed up cooking rice once. I tried making it in a steam oven. Steam is water so that should work or so I thought. The rice just ended up being harder and browner than before.
Rice. Way more dangerous you would think.......................
"What should Roko take up next?"
Baking, obviously!
Just imagine all the hot... steamy... wet kneading involved... That would be bread made with much sweet, sweet love!
Di... did Momo burn off half her hair in a freak rice-addent? D:
How TF do you screw up rice? It's super-easy. First, soak for half an hour, 2 cups of water per cup of white rice, three cups if you have brown or sweet/glutinous/sushi rice. Stir ONCE. Simmer on medium heat, with the lid slightly off-set. RESIST THE URGE TO STIR. If you run out of water before you reach desired tenderness, drizzle in more water. Serve with whatever the fuck you want. I've seen mayo, ketchup, soy sauce, fish flakes, seaweed flakes, in a taco, in a burrito, in a sushi, milk, in a shake, and probably more in the replies.
It's a carbohydrate. You eat it.
Soak, stir, simmer... realize you have something you need to do and go do it while you're waiting to help resist the urge to stir, that leads to something else to do, next thing you know half your house is filled with smoke and your rice and pan are both ruined.
No, this isn't personal experience, why do you ask?
Quote from: JoeCovenant link=topic=34235.msg1413897#msg1413897 date=1538395777[/quoteI get that it's "brown sass or red sass" but the joke is still lost on me.
Aye, but is it Broon sass or Rayd sass??
(NB: This joke may not work if the reader is not Scottish)
[edit] oh "sauce", okay, nvm.
To be fair, of it gets to the point of sacks and bales floating, you probably have other things to worry about. And when some of the bulk has broken, that'll choke your pumps, so abandon ship is looking like a sensible order.Rice. Way more dangerous you would think.......................
For example, it is a potential sinking hazard for old-style freighter ships. Rice grains are low-density when wet and large concentrations can actually act like floats. There are examples of where flooding of cargo bays filled with rice have capsized ships due to the floating rice sacks lifting the centre of mass too high.
To be fair, of it gets to the point of sacks and bales floating, you probably have other things to worry about. And when some of the bulk has broken, that'll choke your pumps, so abandon ship is looking like a sensible order.Rice. Way more dangerous you would think.......................
For example, it is a potential sinking hazard for old-style freighter ships. Rice grains are low-density when wet and large concentrations can actually act like floats. There are examples of where flooding of cargo bays filled with rice have capsized ships due to the floating rice sacks lifting the centre of mass too high.
Of course, the rice absorbing water will give you some more issues, if only due to an increase in weight. Aside from being fired for losing more than the acceptable part of your cargo.
How do you mess up cooking rice anyway? Short out the rice cooker? cover the microwave dish with aluminium foil? actually getting the dry rice to burn on a gas stove?
... actually the last thing does sound somewhat reasonable, fumbling the rice package, dropping it in the flame. And I consider it a possibility that Marigold has a somewhat messy kitchen, that somehow is a bit more prone to catching fire than a tidy kitchen.
Rice cookers were invented for a reason.
Rice cookers were invented for a reason.
They could’ve been using an experimental rice cooker Hannelore’s Dad sent them.
On the other hand, the incident does give May an opportunity to show some concern for someone else. I find she's becoming more likeable.
Jeph's vendetta against long hair is kind of annoying. I mean, not really content related but it makes the comic boring. Oh well lol.
As an anthropc, shouldn't Momo be always be connected to the Internet, or at least have a ready connection? It should be all of a simple action to google pretty much anything.
It's not that either, the worst part to me is he's doing it just for the sake of doing it and changing longstanding characters without a reason to do it. Momo is the first to change hairstyle for a reason, every other one was without it. Some of them look terrible, sorry Hanners and Sam just don't look good!
At the risk of pissing off hte moderators for insulting the almighty Jeph I just hope that he's going somewhere with this because it's gotten to the point that he's only got Veronica and Marten unchanged.
On the other hand, the incident does give May an opportunity to show some concern for someone else. I find she's becoming more likeable.
Hair isn't just an adornment. In comic characters, it also is a part of what communicates their personalities. Hanners's scrappy hair reminded us of her crippling mental health issues and growing it out communicated her improvement. Whilst I could see why she might copy Faye's look, it still felt like a step back.
So, with Momo, her hair communicated her golden-hearted nature and her essential goodness. It's part of what makes her stand out and let us see who she is. Without it, she's just a pink May!
It's not that either, the worst part to me is he's doing it just for the sake of doing it and changing longstanding characters without a reason to do it. Momo is the first to change hairstyle for a reason, every other one was without it. Some of them look terrible, sorry Hanners and Sam just don't look good!
At the risk of pissing off hte moderators for insulting the almighty Jeph I just hope that he's going somewhere with this because it's gotten to the point that he's only got Veronica and Marten unchanged.
It's a slice of life comic, and changing is a most natural part of life.
I think that people are missing the joke in panel 4. The point is that May doesn't know anything about the Pistols either and is randomly dropping in the name of another band either out of ignorance or because she genuinely wants to see the outcome of Momo giving a punk enthusiast that answer!
As an anthropc, shouldn't Momo be always be connected to the Internet, or at least have a ready connection? It should be all of a simple action to google pretty much anything.Maybe she got screwed over by a Windows update or a software glitch. An over-reliance on tech can really mess you over.
If you really want to mess with them you say that Ringo was the best Sex Pistol.
The problem is that I was still reading "sass" to rhyme with "ass" not with "toss".Quote from: JoeCovenant link=topic=34235.msg1413897#msg1413897 date=1538395777[/quoteI get that it's "brown sass or red sass" but the joke is still lost on me.
Aye, but is it Broon sass or Rayd sass??
(NB: This joke may not work if the reader is not Scottish)
[edit] oh "sauce", okay, nvm.
Looks like we need something like explainxkcd.com (http://explainxkcd.com) - maybe explainWCDT.questionablecontent.net
If you really want to mess with them you say that Ringo was the best Sex Pistol.
It's not that either, the worst part to me is he's doing it just for the sake of doing it and changing longstanding characters without a reason to do it. Momo is the first to change hairstyle for a reason, every other one was without it. Some of them look terrible, sorry Hanners and Sam just don't look good!
At the risk of pissing off hte moderators for insulting the almighty Jeph I just hope that he's going somewhere with this because it's gotten to the point that he's only got Veronica and Marten unchanged.
While my personal preferences are longer hair can look much nicer, I also acknowledge it is up to each person to decide how much effort they want to put into maintaining it. My mornings spend just a hundred seconds on what I have left, towel dry & comb.I know about that. My hairline isn't retreating, my forehead is advancing. Give it a couple more years and I'll look like Punchbot.
While my personal preferences are longer hair can look much nicer, I also acknowledge it is up to each person to decide how much effort they want to put into maintaining it. My mornings spend just a hundred seconds on what I have left, towel dry & comb.
A cover of God Save the Queen by Motörhead:
So, just out of curiosity, would it offend you to know that I cut off all my long hair a couple months ago just to do it?
People change their hair, they don't need a reason. It doesn't have to mean something.
It's not that either, the worst part to me is he's doing it just for the sake of doing it and changing longstanding characters without a reason to do it. Momo is the first to change hairstyle for a reason, every other one was without it. Some of them look terrible, sorry Hanners and Sam just don't look good!
At the risk of pissing off hte moderators for insulting the almighty Jeph I just hope that he's going somewhere with this because it's gotten to the point that he's only got Veronica and Marten unchanged.
So, just out of curiosity, would it offend you to know that I cut off all my long hair a couple months ago just to do it?
People change their hair, they don't need a reason. It doesn't have to mean something.
The exploding rice reminds me so much of when I was backpacking through Europe. When I was in Stockholm, the hostel I was staying at had a basement kitchen with "free pasta".
Now, I don't know how people manage to burn pasta, but I was there for 3 nights (with me only in the building to sleep and wash, otherwise out in the city). Over those 3 nights the building fire alarm went off 7 times with me in the building, with 4 of those times being between 2-5am. By the end of it, we'd generally have someone in the room stick their head out the door, say "You burn pasta, no fire?", and on hearing yes, bury our heads in pillows until the alarm stopped.
We weren't overly safety conscious.
Mind you, I was worse by the end of my trip.
I remember in Madrid checking into one, and them saying, oh but sorry you won't be able to stay in the room just yet, one of the hot water tanks fell through the roof onto a bed. My only reaction was, that's fine, I'll just put my bag in my locker and go out touristing. It's scary in retrospect how your standards of "a safe place to spend the night" change.
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In some ways, I feel great empathy for May here. All she wants to be is a grumpy, bitter and antisocial misanthrope. Instead, here she finds herself having to care for and help friends old and new! What will this do to her self-image? :-D Seriously, I think that, at some point, she's going to go to Bubbles and ask her if she really is a Tsundere!
May is a rough girl but she has a heart of gold. What is interesting is that she clearly doesn't like this. She feels that she should be nasty and mean but she just can't quite make it stick when she's dealing with people whom she has started to care about!
If you really want to mess with them you say that Ringo was the best Sex Pistol.
If you really want to mess with them you say that Ringo was the best Sex Pistol.
If you really want to mess with them you say that Ringo was the best Sex Pistol.
See you and raise you. My favourite Sex Pistol?
Why, Donny of course.
The problem is that I was still reading "sass" to rhyme with "ass" not with "toss".Quote from: JoeCovenant link=topic=34235.msg1413897#msg1413897 date=1538395777[/quoteI get that it's "brown sass or red sass" but the joke is still lost on me.
Aye, but is it Broon sass or Rayd sass??
(NB: This joke may not work if the reader is not Scottish)
[edit] oh "sauce", okay, nvm.
Looks like we need something like explainxkcd.com (http://explainxkcd.com) - maybe explainWCDT.questionablecontent.net
The problem is that I was still reading "sass" to rhyme with "ass" not with "toss".
Then you were reading it right!
In the auld doric dialect, (ahem) sass, meaning sauce, is pronounced as ass and not toss! :)
Hence - the joke...
Rayd sass (Red sauce), being tomato ketchup!
Like, at this point I'm half-expecting Veronica to be sporting a bob when she next shows up.
And then, I think, I will finally be Done With QC.
Curious: do you feel this passionately about the dudes' hair?
I don't know what you're thinking of, but there's nothing wrong with brown sauce (https://www.britishcornershop.co.uk/product.asp?id=10427&curr=eur&gsrc=shopping&gclid=Cj0KCQjw9NbdBRCwARIsAPLsnFZepGV4og3SB1s1_aY7ZAycrrKz9Ho2U4Oh5QbtJNyWp-8dITRPVRYaAttgEALw_wcB). Reminds me to put it on the grocery list.
Curious: do you feel this passionately about the dudes' hair?
That doesn't really matter because Jeph doesn't feel that passionately about dudes' hair. He has demonstrated that he does feel that passionately about the ladies' hair. He sets the tone and the direction of the debate.
I wonder what you do though if you were a Private Investibaker?
As an anthropc, shouldn't Momo be always be connected to the Internet, or at least have a ready connection? It should be all of a simple action to google pretty much anything.
As a writer's device, it's the same as computer downloads being represented in movies and TV shows as 1s and 0s scrolling rapidly across the screen - otherwise there's nothing to show. Jeph could sketch his characters standing there having a conversation, perhaps with zig-zaggy speech bubbles to represent the electronic voice on the other side, but that would probably be a drag to draw.As an anthropc, shouldn't Momo be always be connected to the Internet, or at least have a ready connection? It should be all of a simple action to google pretty much anything.
Among the QC-verse AIs, there's a noticeable bias toward in-person. human-like interaction. Momo at least has built-in GPS (and we can presume most other AIs do as well; even in our universe the hardware is cheap and only about the size of a thumbnail), and Momo and May "text" each other when they're not in the same place (complete with personalized emojis).
And they seem to be assigned phone numbers and have built-in cell phone hardware -- there was a mention of Claire getting Bubbles' number before Marten did, and May and Momo have made phone calls to their human pals without any extra devices (using the very human hand to ear gesture).
But generally the AIs seem to avoid using their networking capabilities unless there's a need, even when there are no humans around. Probably because you can communicate a lot better with nonverbal cues mixed in (facial expression, gestures, etc. depending on hardware). A face to face conversation can be pretty darn efficient. And Bubbles has talked about the desire to act human-like in small ways in order to fit into human culture a bit better.
Plus, in our universe, going over your wireless data limit can get stupid expensive, and it's likely much the same in the QC-verse.
1) Momo has tear ducts? I suppose humanoid AIs would need some sort of lubricating film for their eyes...Just add a pint of windshield washer fluid every few months or as needed depending upon environmental conditions.
Now, is Melon just RANDOMLY in Roko's apartment, or is Roko visiting her? :?
I'm not sure I even want to know what the pent on the floor is for.
I'm not sure I even want to know what the pent on the floor is for.
Now, is Melon just RANDOMLY in Roko's apartment, or is Roko visiting her? :?I'm pretty sure that's Roko's appartment. Note the cabinet under the picture in this strip: https://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=3700
We know Melon has the door code for Roko's apartment though we've never been told why.Maybe the vain hope that it will stop Melon from breaking down the door? (https://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=3706)
Also I was initially amazed at how many people are overly invested in the characters' hair styles but then I remembered some of the responses I got when I shaved off my (long) hair for charity and yeah... what someone else chooses to do with their hair isn't really any of your business - so why do other people care so much about it? Is this part of the thing where some people think they should get a say in how women look? Ie. if you (a woman) don't look as attractive as you can (in that person's eyes) then clearly you're bad/wrong/ugly/whatever. Never mind that I was shaving my head to raise money for charity. To be fair, I did get plenty of positive responses too.
I hope that pentagram isn’t for transmutation. Knowing Melon she might accidentally turn herself into a human girl.
OK, didn't know that stuff existed...
OK, didn't know that stuff existed...
But... but then... how have you managed to stay ALIVE!!!
:-D
I hope that pentagram isn’t for transmutation. Knowing Melon she might accidentally turn herself into a human girl.
Maybe she is trying to contact Spookybot... to turn her into a human girl, like the Blue Fairy.
I hope that pentagram isn’t for transmutation. Knowing Melon she might accidentally turn herself into a human girl.
Aren't those mostly varying degrees of poorly-milled rye?I wonder what you do though if you were a Private Investibaker?
You trace the origins and ingredients of endless varieties of Schwarzbrot ...
(Delicious when fresh. Doubles as throwable weapon when not.)
I hope that pentagram isn’t for transmutation. Knowing Melon she might accidentally turn herself into a human girl.
No, but what Melon is doing is the ritualistic version of repeatedly ringing someone's phone and hanging up when they answer.
Its very rude.
Demons hate her.
It's not that either, the worst part to me is he's doing it just for the sake of doing it and changing longstanding characters without a reason to do it. Momo is the first to change hairstyle for a reason, every other one was without it. Some of them look terrible, sorry Hanners and Sam just don't look good!
At the risk of pissing off hte moderators for insulting the almighty Jeph I just hope that he's going somewhere with this because it's gotten to the point that he's only got Veronica and Marten unchanged.
So, just out of curiosity, would it offend you to know that I cut off all my long hair a couple months ago just to do it?
People change their hair, they don't need a reason. It doesn't have to mean something.
It's just frustrating when it seems like every single character ends up with short hair - Marigold is the one exception among what I would consider the regular cast at this point (Penny and Cosette, we see so rarely, Roko's too new, and Veronica really doesn't show up that much). Jeph's characters, of course, his choice what to do with their hair.
But I certainly could stand to hear less of the "WaaaaaaaahJephHatesLongHairOnWomenWaaaaaaaah" - nonsense.
"Her head, Her choice"
it's just author's fiat that he rarely, if ever, bothers to explain properly.
Jeph has actually said on his Twitter that he prefers short hair on women
Why would you like the female characters to explain their choice of hairstyle, Ben?
When beauty goes out of the world without the consent of those who carried it, I may be sad out loud.
When beauty goes out of the world without the consent of those who carried it, I may be sad out loud.
Yeah, that's basically how I feel: Beauty being taken out of the world for no good reason.
So what is your stance on women who are forced to keep their hair short to meet some guy’s standards of beauty regardless of how they feel about it?When beauty goes out of the world without the consent of those who carried it, I may be sad out loud.
Yeah, that's basically how I feel: Beauty being taken out of the world for no good reason.
Again, women (or really, anyone) do not exist just for you. Their appearance does not exist for your enjoyment. Being upset because their appearance no longer meets your standards of beauty and demanding an explanation you deem satisfactory reeks of entitlement. We are not works of art, we are people.
I was also going to make the point that it takes about five minutes to cut your hair short, and many many many months to grow it back. I've been growing out my fringe since April and it's still not quite long enough to tuck behind my ears.
And the five-minute change is a lot more fun for an artist--"Woo! Character x has a new look!" Deciding to have character x grow her hair out, having to remember to lengthen it incrementally for several QC-time months (maybe years in non-QC time) and keep track of where you are in the process, would just be tedious.
When beauty goes out of the world
When beauty goes out of the world
Defining beauty as being (or even requiring) long hair (specifically in women, I presume, because the issue isn't being brought up for men) is both completely and utterly inaccurate, and sexist. Shame on you.
Of course, forcing any change without agreement is bad, but that's nothing to do with beauty - forcibly giving someone a better haircut would also be reprehensible.
It might just be sass as the constant, irrespective of gender or even species.
Aye, but is it Broon sass or Rayd sass??
(NB: This joke may not work if the reader is not Scottish)
When beauty goes out of the world
Defining beauty as being (or even requiring) long hair (specifically in women, I presume, because the issue isn't being brought up for men) is both completely and utterly inaccurate, and sexist. Shame on you.
Of course, forcing any change without agreement is bad, but that's nothing to do with beauty - forcibly giving someone a better haircut would also be reprehensible.
Wait, brown sauce isn't just gravy? Huh.Kind of like A-1 as I understand it.
Just had a random thought that popped into my head. Does spookybot refer to themselves using "We, they," and such pronouns because they're a collective of independent intelligences (or separate nodes of a single intelligence), or because they're genderless? Maybe both?
I wonder what you do though if you were a Private Investibaker?
You trace the origins and ingredients of endless varieties of Schwarzbrot ...
(https://www.dr-hollensteiner.de/forenbilder/forumimages/2015/2194/2194_2015050823_schwarzbrotiiiforum.jpg)
(Delicious when fresh. Doubles as throwable weapon when not.)
Germany is really the country of bread. They have so much different sorts of bread, you could eat a different one each dayof the year.for more than eight and a half years.
Then you were reading it right!In the auld doric dialect, (ahem) sass, meaning sauce, is pronounced as ass and not toss! :) Hence - the joke... Rayd sass (Red sauce), being tomato ketchup!
I wonder what you do though if you were a Private Investibaker?
You trace the origins and ingredients of endless varieties of Schwarzbrot ...
[removed image for shortening]
(Delicious when fresh. Doubles as throwable weapon when not.)
Germany is really the country of bread. They have so much different sorts of bread, you could eat a different one each day of the year.
Germany is really the country of bread. They have so much different sorts of bread, you could eat a different one each dayof the year.for more than eight and a half years.
FYP :-D
https://www.brotexperte.de/brotsorten/zahl-der-brotsorten-in-deutschland/
(Over 3200 different sorts of bread)
I don't agree that my esthetic opinion of the most beautiful look for Emily or Hannelore is cause for either shame or pride.
The most important part of that sentence was the without-consent part. Emily was too drunk to consent, Hannelore was driven by her mental illness, Momo had not even the appearance of choice. I believe you're agreeing on that aspect?
as "federal institute for grain-, potato- and fat-research". And that made me laugh.Consider though that the science related to those foodstuffs is all that's preventing global starvation. My late uncles life's work was to do with preventing pest infestations of stored grain, especially in the tropics. I doubt it's an exaggeration to suggest he may have saved millions from famine.
as "federal institute for grain-, potato- and fat-research". And that made me laugh.Consider though that the science related to those foodstuffs is all that's preventing global starvation. My late uncles life's work was to do with preventing pest infestations of stored grain, especially in the tropics. I doubt it's an exaggeration to suggest he may have saved millions from famine.
as "federal institute for grain-, potato- and fat-research". And that made me laugh.Consider though that the science related to those foodstuffs is all that's preventing global starvation. My late uncles life's work was to do with preventing pest infestations of stored grain, especially in the tropics. I doubt it's an exaggeration to suggest he may have saved millions from famine.
Like it's OK to put grain and potato together, but FAT research?Presumably vegetable oils (which are basically chemically fats) and fats, with the context being food stuffs? It does make sense, honest. - or were you thinking fat=obesity?
Like it's OK to put grain and potato together, but FAT research?Presumably vegetable oils (which are basically chemically fats) and fats, with the context being food stuffs? It does make sense, honest. - or were you thinking fat=obesity?
Germany is really the country of bread. They have so much different sorts of bread, you could eat a different one each dayof the year.for more than eight and a half years.
FYP :-D
https://www.brotexperte.de/brotsorten/zahl-der-brotsorten-in-deutschland/
(Over 3200 different sorts of bread)
I wonder what you do though if you were a Private Investibaker?
You trace the origins and ingredients of endless varieties of Schwarzbrot ...
[removed image for shortening]
(Delicious when fresh. Doubles as throwable weapon when not.)
Germany is really the country of bread. They have so much different sorts of bread, you could eat a different one each day of the year.
You have NO idea how nice fresh bread is. The supermarket around the corner where I live does the final baking of some stuff in-house. So sometimes I get a still warm loaf of delicious bread, and I have to restrain myself to not eat two days worth of calories in bread in one sitting every. damn. time.
Germany is really the country of bread. They have so much different sorts of bread, you could eat a different one each day of the year.
You have NO idea how nice fresh bread is. The supermarket around the corner where I live does the final baking of some stuff in-house. So sometimes I get a still warm loaf of delicious bread, and I have to restrain myself to not eat two days worth of calories in bread in one sitting every. damn. time.
To try to take all the real-world baggage out of the picture:
To me, it's like Jeph just deciding he's going to start changing characters into spheres. Every few weeks, someone else morphs into a shaded circle. (Nothing else about them changes - their personality, their ability to interact with the world, etc. Just how they're drawn or represented.)
Eventually, the comic is nothing but balls of various sizes and/or colors.
And his response, his reason for reducing/removing diversity in character design, is simply "I like spheres."
(and to those who are saying, "people do this/have a right to do this" etc - these characters don't have agency or free will in this case. This is 100% Jeph's decision, not theirs. They are being changed to please him.)
Is QC about hairstyles or mild social drama and commentary?
This looks like a simple case of an artist with an artistic vision that they are pursuing.
You don't like that vision, or the way it is being pursued, or both.
That's perfectly acceptable. No one is obligated to follow an artist in their artistic journey.
The artist is not obligated to follow a path that anyone else desires either.
I guess I don't grok the underlying source of your concern? If an artist pursues a vision I don't enjoy, I don't devote attention to that artist anymore, or at least not the work that isn't my thing. I might tell them "your new direction isn't for me" but that is followed with "but thanks for all the art you've created." I don't expect their work to conform to my expectations unless I am commissioning a piece.
Someone needs to look up what the record for latest post after the week of a given WCDT is.On the first page of the QC forums, the only thread with a significant necropost is WCDT strips 3716-3720 (9th-13th April 2018) (https://forums.questionablecontent.net/index.php/topic,34056.msg1412412.html#msg1412412) which had a necro almost 5 months after the actual week of comics.
What agency does a fictional character have? How would said character have any agency the author/artist/creator does not give that character?
This looks like a simple case of an artist with an artistic vision that they are pursuing.
You don't like that vision, or the way it is being pursued, or both.
That's perfectly acceptable. No one is obligated to follow an artist in their artistic journey.
The artist is not obligated to follow a path that anyone else desires either.
I guess I don't grok the underlying source of your concern? If an artist pursues a vision I don't enjoy, I don't devote attention to that artist anymore, or at least not the work that isn't my thing. I might tell them "your new direction isn't for me" but that is followed with "but thanks for all the art you've created." I don't expect their work to conform to my expectations unless I am commissioning a piece.
Now here is the thing about "artists" - you pretty much hit the nail on the head without actually pointing out the issue here yet making it out as a something positive.
The absolute narcissism when an artist says they don't need to conform to others expectations.
Without an audience they are just some schmuck somewhere doing weird stuff on on their own for their own amusement [and not to get arrested if others find out].
An artist by "trade" that does not want to starve has to have an audience. They can still push buttons and be non-conformist but there are limits.
So they have to meet some expectations consistently enough to not lose their audience.
Without an audience they are just another tree in the woods
Lucky for Jeph that he has enough of a following willing to support his version of creativity and the paths he has taken.
I think he takes it as a personal affront when people voice not liking his decisions, which is problematic in its own way, though he seems to be getting better at dealing with it.
Now me - I get irked when he goes all George Lucas on us, falls passionately in love with an idea or character design, runs with it .... right off a cliff or into a wall(click to show/hide)
On the long hair subject - yes I like longer hair - I have long hair - I have nothing against people with shaved heads and neither do they :roll:
Bubbles' questions about the Bar König might be profitably directed to the Girl Genius forum.
Also, defend your right to arm bears.
Interesting, you seem to equate the need for artists to make a living to having to perform/produce their art according to what their audience expects from them. I respectfully, but strongheartedly, disagree with that view.
An artist does not need to conform to anything/anyone, really (unless of course they were paid for a well-defined piece of art according to certain parameters). This has nothing to do with narcissism. They make their art the way they want to, and whether they accept a loss of audience/popularity as a result is up to them. It's the same with a small business owner who decides to completely change the design of their product. That's their prerogative. They may lose all their customers and go under, sure, but that's still their right to do.
Do artists need an audience not to starve? Sure, probably. Still does not mean they need to meet expectations. In simplistic words, they do not owe their audience their survival (by not starving).
See also my post in the separate thread about this.
Interesting, you seem to equate the need for artists to make a living to having to perform/produce their art according to what their audience expects from them. I respectfully, but strongheartedly, disagree with that view.
An artist does not need to conform to anything/anyone, really (unless of course they were paid for a well-defined piece of art according to certain parameters). This has nothing to do with narcissism. They make their art the way they want to, and whether they accept a loss of audience/popularity as a result is up to them. It's the same with a small business owner who decides to completely change the design of their product. That's their prerogative. They may lose all their customers and go under, sure, but that's still their right to do.
Do artists need an audience not to starve? Sure, probably. Still does not mean they need to meet expectations. In simplistic words, they do not owe their audience their survival (by not starving).
See also my post in the separate thread about this.
Oy vay
Is my prose that opaque?
I thought I had put it rather plainly
- That artists can do what they want for good or ill
- Art should challenge their audience but it is not a requirement
- Art is entertainment yet also a social record of the times
- Art can be used to educate or induce debate - Make people think - but if heavy handed will have the opposite effect
- Art needs to connect to their audience at some level or else everything else is lost <- this is what seems to be overlooked
And your last statement make zero logical sense. For anyone who lives by their art there is no "probably".
Unless an "artist" has some form of support from some other source they are dependant on being appreciated to survive.
Mozart Leonardo Chopin .... Even your everyday street Busker ..... History says that if you don't have an audience or a patron YOU WILL STARVE or in the modern age, be living on social assistance.
If an artist pursues a vision I don't enjoy, I don't devote attention to that artist anymore, or at least not the work that isn't my thing. I might tell them "your new direction isn't for me" but that is followed with "but thanks for all the art you've created." I don't expect their work to conform to my expectations unless I am commissioning a piece.
Now here is the thing about "artists" - you pretty much hit the nail on the head without actually pointing out the issue here yet making it out as a something positive.
The absolute narcissism when an artist says they don't need to conform to others expectations.
An artist does not need to conform to anything/anyone, really (unless of course they were paid for a well-defined piece of art according to certain parameters). This has nothing to do with narcissism.
I thought I had put it rather plainly
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Art needs to connect to their audience at some level or else everything else is lost <- this is what seems to be overlooked
We honestly seem to agree on all the rest anyway, your latest post is much clearer to me in that sense. Your previous one I interpreted as expecting artists to conform to expectations. I see now that that's not what you meant.
(Lots of text here by both of us)Ah, English.
I see now that that's not what you meant.
> Word choice is ridiculously important
Joseph Conrad said there are no synonyms in English, and Mark Twain said the difference between the right word and the almost right word was the difference between lightning and a lightning bug.
Also, Mark Twain seems to have been quite the southerner. He's attributed with the quote "My coldest winter was a summer in San Francisco". Now, San Fran doesn't get particularly warm in summer, but doesn't get too cold in winter either.
Joseph Conrad said there are no synonyms in English, and Mark Twain said the difference between the right word and the almost right word was the difference between lightning and a lightning bug.
Also, Mark Twain seems to have been quite the southerner. He's attributed with the quote "My coldest winter was a summer in San Francisco". Now, San Fran doesn't get particularly warm in summer, but doesn't get too cold in winter either.
First time I was in San Francisco the high was 53F and a full gale was blowing. It was July. I was there for five days and never saw the sun.
Then at the end of my trip I took a shuttle to SFO airport, where it was 75F with bright sun.
Now here is the thing about "artists" - you pretty much hit the nail on the head without actually pointing out the issue here yet making it out as a something positive.
The absolute narcissism when an artist says they don't need to conform to others expectations.