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livindavidaloki: WE DO NOT FIX WHAT IS NOT BROKEN,...

Fri, 17 May 2013 22:45:34 +0200

livindavidaloki:

WE DO NOT FIX WHAT IS NOT BROKEN, DISNEY.

Stewart, smart as always on the Merida princess thing…
Video: shar.es/Z7ORZ

OH, the humanity. LOL

Thu, 16 May 2013 18:58:08 +0200

OH, the humanity. LOL

archiemcphee: London-based designer Sophie de Oliveira Barata...

Thu, 16 May 2013 11:12:57 +0200

archiemcphee:

London-based designer Sophie de Oliveira Barata creates some of the most jaw-droppingly awesome prosthetics we’ve ever seen.

Sophie comes from an art background, with a first class honours degree at London Arts University where she studied Special Effects prosthetics for film and T.V. She then went on to work for 8 years, as a sculptor making realistic looking, bespoke prosthetics for amputees at one of the leading prosthetic providers. She worked in all areas sculpting fingers, toes, partial feet , partial hands, bespoke liners and leg and arm covers for amputees. In her spare time she made more experimental art work in this medium, before setting up her own studio.

Known as The Alternative Limb Project, Sophie works as a specialist consultant with other prosthetists and produces both artificial limbs that look completely realistic as well as limbs created using imaginative ideas provided by the clients themselves. “She can interpret your ideas and create a unique design that will reflect your interests and personality.”

As you can see here, Sophie’s work is truly astonishing. As well as being completely functional prostheses, these amazing limbs are also unique works of art.

Each of her designs offer a sense of individuality, allowing the customer to express their personality through their synthetic appendages. The artist says, “Having an alternative limb is about claiming control and saying ‘I’m an individual and this reflects who I am.’”

Visit The Alternative Limb Project website to learn more about Sophie’s awesome work and check out more of her creations.

[via My Modern Metropolis]

I hate it when you point out fictional characters don't have autonomy, and the argument just stutters and blats. Which is what happened this argument. Why is it so hard for people to register or understand fictional characters aren't real people with real feelings, and it needs to be pointed out?

Thu, 16 May 2013 11:07:00 +0200

Yeah, it’s eird.I suspect it is no actual confusion about what’s real or not. I think...

JETPAK

Thu, 16 May 2013 03:41:17 +0200

JETPAK

psdo: dragonklaw82: Gina Carano is a name a lot of people talk...

Thu, 16 May 2013 03:02:22 +0200

psdo:

dragonklaw82:

Gina Carano is a name a lot of people talk about when they talk about the possibility of Wonder Woman in a DC live action movie. I haven’t seen her acting (Fast and Furious 6, Haywire), but she is a former American Gladiator and an honest-to-God champion MMA fighter on top of being built like an Amazon goddess IRL. Good lord, can you even imagine? I’m going to see if any of her stuff is on Netflix. If she can act she’s fucking perfect.

Gina Carano is a name that my muscular lady googlin’ fingers know by heart.

She also has this warrior face, with the strong greek statue like nose bridge… together with a proper director she could burn the house down as wonder woman. DC! In all your theatrical releases, you have yet to give us a major female super hero (Silverstone’s Batgirl doesn’t count)! Bring it! Marvel is kicking your ass on that front!

I had a similarly pointless "debate" with someone who, despite not having read a single sentence on UX or UI design in their entire lives, insisted that their preference of putting 50+ applications in a dock with size 16 icons could be just as efficient as the solutions supported by countless studies, and then got incredibly aggressive when I in my exasperation pointed out that they couldn't seriously expect me to take their opinion seriously. People are just idiots sometimes.

Thu, 16 May 2013 02:24:27 +0200

I had similar pointless “debates” all my life. My parents very early on promoted...

I hate when people have those bizarre attitudes about the false sanctity of opinions. Contrary to popular belief; opinions are not equal in value. When a person who hasn't bothered to self-educate on a given topic expects their opinion to be weighted equally with that of someone who has dedicated a significant proportion of their time to the research and publication of literature on the subject, it's beyond ignorant; it's outright insulting. I'm legitimately offended on your behalf.

Thu, 16 May 2013 02:19:36 +0200

It’s amongst the most infuriating things I know. It is a universal failure, that makes people...

firaja asked: Again, our views differ, because I believe that sexualization is fluid and the concept...

Thu, 16 May 2013 02:06:41 +0200

firaja asked: Again, our views differ, because I believe that sexualization is fluid and the concept...

I'm glad you called-out the issue of whether 'opinions' can be contradicted. It strikes me that, politically, we'd all be a lot better off if we treated opinions as what they are: simple statements of what people believe, but don't wish to justify. I.e. they are either what we used to call arguments, or they are prejudices. As you imply, 'being wrong' is really what is at stake - we may be allowed 'opinions', but we are also obliged to stand behind them when challenged. GJ.

Thu, 16 May 2013 02:05:38 +0200

. I’d like to add that we are obliged to defend our understanding but look forward have them...

Again, our views differ, because I believe that sexualization is fluid and the concept itself can differ depending on how a person sees it. If you take the nude female body, for example, you can portray it as being artistic, or you can portray it as being pornographic or hypersexualized. And even if it is portrayed by the creator in one particular way, each individual person viewing it might see it differently. You think her outfit is hypersexualized, and I think it's artistic. That's all.

Thu, 16 May 2013 02:00:29 +0200

Sexualization is in the eye of the beholder… SEXUALIZATION IS IN THE EYE OF THE...

You're talking to me like I'm unintelligent and uninformed on "correlations, causality, sexualization, criticism, sexism and depictions of women in media" when really we just have different opinions. Just because I see things differently doesn't mean that I'm wrong or misinformed. Last time I checked, opinions can't be wrong. You don't see me treating you like an idiot for having a different perspective.

Thu, 16 May 2013 01:39:42 +0200

I apologize, that was rude of me.The thing is, I don’t think we have a difference of opinion....

I don't believe that the two are totally different things. Different in a way, yes, but still fundamentally similar. My point is that you need to get the "men created this character in revealing clothing for their pleasure/objectification therefore it is a bad design" out of your head. By saying that, you're just perpetuating the sexist connotations behind it. Even if the outfit were designed by men (which it wasn't), that doesn't mean that it's meant to be sexualized. (1/2)

Thu, 16 May 2013 01:22:59 +0200

And since when does something need to be meant to be sexualized, in order to be sexualized? You...

That's just throwing all men into a general category and being sexist towards men. Some men realize that women wear the clothing they wear because they want to, and not for the pleasure of other men- and you cannot say that the character designers at Irrational Games are that type of man or not. In closing, I feel like debating with you is pointless, so I'm probably going to leave it at this. Also I have no idea what PSDO's tumblr is so I still don't know your reason behind disliking her design.

Thu, 16 May 2013 01:17:59 +0200

(Bioshock Infinite Spoilers-ish) I think the weirdest thing about Elizabeth's clothing design is that it is clearly designed to be attractive, and a lot of the camerawork is clearly in male gaze territory, yet if you've finished the game you know that the implications there are pretty darn gross.

Thu, 16 May 2013 00:31:12 +0200

Gross. Yes. Very much. I don’t think it reflects on the maker’s perspective on sexuality...

prostheticknowledge: 1bir (1 Block Interactive Raycaster) A 3D...

Thu, 16 May 2013 00:24:54 +0200

prostheticknowledge:

1bir (1 Block Interactive Raycaster)

A 3D engine developed by demogroup Crescent for the Commodore 64, which has a kind of minimalist beauty in itself - video embedded below:

This is a simple raycaster for our beloved C64 featuring the following:

- Size of one C64 disk block (254 bytes)
- Joystick controlled (port 2)
- Simple collision detection
- 256 step rotation in 2 PI
- Open (wrapped) and closed map areas

Download links can be found at Pouet here

Your argument is the one that isn't making any sense now. You said that my original argument, the one where I said Elizabeth's outfit made sense as part of the game, was "a popular but senseless argument" since she's a fictional character created by people. So now when I try to say that there's nothing wrong with the outfit with no regard to context of the game, you're saying nobody is talking about it outside of the game except me? You're contradicting yourself. (1/2)

Thu, 16 May 2013 00:04:13 +0200

I am NOT projecting an anti-sex message onto you. You said it yourself: I'm supposedly defending "inappropriate gratuitous cleavage." Sounds pretty anti-sex to me. And please, tell me, I'd love to know why you think Elizabeth's character design is poor. So far, you haven't stated any reason why you dislike it, other than maybe the fact that she's wearing a corset that is not practical for the situations she's in. (2/2)

Thu, 16 May 2013 00:02:00 +0200

Okay, step by step. This is important to keep in mind: Any complaint about the clothing Elizabeth...

homie you are too nice, lol. Keep fighting the good fight though!

Wed, 15 May 2013 23:09:25 +0200

I’m not sure if I call what I answer firaja here “nice”. I would say, I’m...

And female characters can be objectified without showing skin. You know, it is possible for females to show cleavage by choice. And NOT for the sole purpose of impressing men.

Wed, 15 May 2013 23:02:59 +0200

Of course! But I’m making no statements about women, their clothing or their choices....