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> Able to fall a multiple of its jump height My understanding is that it's higher than their terminal velocity, which makes any height fairly low risk. They can be expected to survive falli…

You don't learn classical methods and anatomy to be precise; you learn it to be correctly imprecise. Picasso couldn't have achieved in abstraction if he hadn't been classically trained.…

Sure. Some of the movements in the last two hundred years were shocking. But is this the case of us pushing boundaries of art or the collapse of all criticism? That's the question. Let's …

Taped. This isn't arguing out of ignorance. I feel well-versed enough in contemporary art to both make my accusation and stand behind it.

The interesting thing is that music composers don't do this. They know music theory. They don't hit a bassoon with a tennis racquet and say, "Your definition of music may vary."

Do people really believe there are no curators of, say, the Uffizi and the Louvre? Do people think that we don't generally agree on levels of accomplishment and mastery -- that when you go to th…

This is the assuage that contemporary artists tell themselves at night to go to sleep. The fact remains that people are crushing in to see the art of 100 years ago. Monet still makes people swoon. A…

You're not disagreeing with the author. No one complains about Picasso, Cezanne or Van Gogh. They mastered the process and --only then-- took it to new places. What we're seeing is a sea o…

contemporary art has emancipated itself from taste

This is an unfortunate by-product of the times. To paint well, you first have to draw well. And drawing well can only be accomplished with both serious talent, discipline and an egregious amount of …

Very fun idea!

The article's first paragraph is golden Rudeness has consequences in fairy tales. Strangers met on the road may be more than they seem, so politeness is prudent. If a farmer is working his land …

3 Dolls (8.25 @ 2.75 each) 4 Tanks (25.80 @ 6.45 each) 1 Boat (8.04) 1 Whistle (0.98) 1 Pinwheel (0.87)

For me the series of "a" lead to a (partly French) discussion about Christianity. For example: What I meant to say was that I prefer the idea of Jesus being in charge of things, as it woul…

The opposite -- I'm so proud of her for taking that stand.

The first time I heard the song -- and saw the video -- to "Nothing Compares 2 U" and the screen is nothing but her face and at one point there are tears, and she blares that unreal voice, I…

You took the largest incoming class size of an Ivy and compared it to a single sport to suggest the discussion, whether the admission criteria is optimally correct or just, is not important enough to …

Maybe a tad. Although I haven't seen a press conference for an incoming freshman bassoonist, and yet even the Ivies have them for promising incoming sports talent. But that being said... this is…

I don't think it's a matter of that it shouldn't count but more a matter of how aggressively it's pursued. Universities don't vie for the top 100 bassoonists each year and are…

I think the difference is in how it's approached. Admissions never say, "We need 20 bassoon players every year," but they absolutely look for 20 football players every year. And it…

In general. I modified my comment to clarify. Thanks.

God bless them for that. Legacy should never be taken into account and has no place in the 21st Century. But I also feel that sports achievement is given far too much weight as well, in general.

Awesome

The goal of xAI is to understand the true nature of the universe.

The opposite. It seems that China and other BRICS nations will start the move to a gold standard at the meeting in August.