Posts by Steve Barnes
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Cracker: Spotted, in reply to DCBCauchi,
but not because of your definition.
Art is the product or process of deliberately arranging items (often with symbolic significance) in a way that influences and affects one or more of the senses, emotions, and intellect. It encompasses a diverse range of human activities, creations, and modes of expression, including music, literature, film, photography, sculpture, and paintings. The meaning of art is explored in a branch of philosophy known as aesthetics, whereas disciplines such as anthropology, sociology and psychology analyze its relationship with humans and generations.
Must be true, Wikipedia says so
Anyway, I was only asking if Ben was going to the pub tomorrow. If only all my comments attracted such response. ;-) -
Cracker: Spotted, in reply to merc,
I swoon when a buyer says…I’m going to frame it, what do you suggest?
"Now that's going straight to the pool room"
@DCBC
Classic example of former: A Duchampian readymade.
An example of latter: A child’s tantrum.
They are both Art, just different ends of the spectrum.
My definition proves it. -
Legal Beagle: Infrequently asked questions, in reply to Tim McKenzie,
John Boscawen is standing in Tāmaki.
It always amused me that MPs stand for elections and then become a sitting MP.
LAZY. -
Cracker: Spotted, in reply to DCBCauchi,
And a whole lot else besides.
Yeah I edited to add real description. ;-)
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Art is any big painting in a gold frame.
So there.Or anything done to achieve an emotional response in the observer/reader/listener.
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According to the Prime Minister we only read the headlines anyway.
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There are those, through no fault of their own, that get stuck cleaning toilets or whatever because they either do not have the mental faculties or do not consider life to be all about working for the mighty dollar. There are those without a university degree who "know how to make a buck" and don't have the capacity of empathy and think it's ok to fleece the under-educated and needy because they can.
Education may not be the golden ticket to riches but it helps you understand the needs of others, unless, of course, that education consists of a commerce degree. -
Hard News: Presentation and Reality, in reply to Sacha,
but that’s the subeditors,
Who are subcontracted out to Pagemakers in Australia.
Think about that for a while. -
Yes, I can see what you meant now.
I suppose I am a little off topic, I was thinking in the broader term of the way Parliament functions rather that how we elect them. However, the fact that FPP can be seen as entrenching power with the larger parties and MMP, or any proportional system, allows for inclusion of minorities does not address the fact that a party, or coalition of parties, that has the numbers can ram through unpopular legislation by executive decision rather than consensus. A system that allows individual MPs to vote for their constituents or conscience may slow down the passage of a bill but would make its outcome more democratic, surely?. The current system allows opposition by filibuster which only has the effect of slowing down the passage of a bill, not developing it.
I have to admit that I find the committee stages of bills to be a bit of a mystery but then anything that goes on behind closed doors always will be. -
Hard News: On Science, in reply to Sacha,
‘economic forecasting’
= guesswork based on existing data without knowledge of future trends.