As I caught up on this thread, I can attest that having heard the name Goya, I couldn't put a single piece of art to that name. In a quick glance at his Wikipedia page, I recall seeing The Third of May 1808 and the naked lady before
thank you for your contribution. from now on desert you are the Everyman.
Do you like West World?DesertFox- wrote:
As I caught up on this thread, I can attest that having heard the name Goya, I couldn't put a single piece of art to that name. In a quick glance at his Wikipedia page, I recall seeing The Third of May 1808 and the naked lady before
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A 10 year old doesn't really have a frame of reference so I would say much of the underlying debates and content of Homer or its art were kinda lost on me in those early years. Have I come to appreciate it more the older I became? Certainly. But only after gaining a lot of contextual knowledge and reading other stuff. Oh, and not having to do the mostly mechanical act of translating the fucking thing.uziq wrote:
i mean did you even read it, as in, did you take anything from the text other than 'this is a pointless hoop jumping exercise'. not mistaking or forgetting the author of the odyssey. lmao.
I just made reference to it today and told someone the first season was pretty good, and the second was meh. Haven't seen the third, but some guy on a forum I frequent wasn't elated by it.SuperJail Warden wrote:
Do you like West World?DesertFox- wrote:
As I caught up on this thread, I can attest that having heard the name Goya, I couldn't put a single piece of art to that name. In a quick glance at his Wikipedia page, I recall seeing The Third of May 1808 and the naked lady before
you were being taught homer in ancient greek at 10? and you accuse me of having some sort of snobby elitist background?Larssen wrote:
A 10 year old doesn't really have a frame of reference so I would say much of the underlying debates and content of Homer or its art were kinda lost on me in those early years. Have I come to appreciate it more the older I became? Certainly. But only after gaining a lot of contextual knowledge and reading other stuff. Oh, and not having to do the mostly mechanical act of translating the fucking thing.uziq wrote:
i mean did you even read it, as in, did you take anything from the text other than 'this is a pointless hoop jumping exercise'. not mistaking or forgetting the author of the odyssey. lmao.
who are you, Milton or something?
I had one parent who was intent to project upon me an imagined 'proper upbringing' so yes I was forced to run the snobbery gamut: follow piano lessons, horseback riding, extra education'. In school and in their original languages the Aenid at 11, Odyssee a year later but I called it quits a couple years after. To some dismay of course but what can you do.uziq wrote:
you were being taught homer in ancient greek at 10? and you accuse me of having some sort of snobby elitist background?Larssen wrote:
A 10 year old doesn't really have a frame of reference so I would say much of the underlying debates and content of Homer or its art were kinda lost on me in those early years. Have I come to appreciate it more the older I became? Certainly. But only after gaining a lot of contextual knowledge and reading other stuff. Oh, and not having to do the mostly mechanical act of translating the fucking thing.uziq wrote:
i mean did you even read it, as in, did you take anything from the text other than 'this is a pointless hoop jumping exercise'. not mistaking or forgetting the author of the odyssey. lmao.
who are you, Milton or something?
There's certain high schools/secondary education here in which ancient greek & latin are compulsory as soon as you start. I believe they're commonplace in northern Europe, at least germany, belgium and holland - humaniora or gymnasiums.
We had latin class, but no greek
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"Ah, you miserable creatures! You who think that you are so great! You who judge humanity to be so small! You who wish to reform everything! Why don't you reform yourselves? That task would be sufficient enough."
-Frederick Bastiat
-Frederick Bastiat
ancient greek and latin are taught at our private schools here. ditto all the horse riding/polo, music tuition, modern languages, etc. that you want.
the part i am surprised about is being taught Homer in ancient greek at 10. that's just silly. people aren't even encouraged to pick up a modern language at that age here.
we don't start 'high' school until 12-13.
the part i am surprised about is being taught Homer in ancient greek at 10. that's just silly. people aren't even encouraged to pick up a modern language at that age here.
we don't start 'high' school until 12-13.
Different countries different systems. For you 12, for us around 10, in other countries 'high school' you're 15 - it's hard to draw direct comparisons. The school was still a public school.
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we do it for the benefit of you, our slower cousins.
actually it’s like larssen hinted at, in places like germany it gets seriously confusing when there’s about 4 types of school for different branching/pathways. high school just generically covers the age 11-16 bit.
actually it’s like larssen hinted at, in places like germany it gets seriously confusing when there’s about 4 types of school for different branching/pathways. high school just generically covers the age 11-16 bit.
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New required reading
Optional Viewing
https://www.forbes.com/sites/erikkain/2 … world/amp/The 5 Biggest Problems With Season 3 Of ‘Westworld’
Optional Viewing
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Either watch it or don't.
Русский военный корабль, иди на хуй!
People must be warned. Westworld must be stopped.Dilbert_X wrote:
Either watch it or don't.
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someone on reddit claimed they work at an online warehouse and there is a pallet of unsold Game of Thrones boxsets just collecting dust.RTHKI wrote:
It can be fun watching a show crash harder than GoT
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I thought you were a huge defender of that show.
Only season 1-6, It's dead to me after that. Westworld Season 1 was great. Dead to me after that.
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that was a bad fight scene even considering shes a super robotSuperJail Warden wrote:
New required readinghttps://www.forbes.com/sites/erikkain/2 … world/amp/The 5 Biggest Problems With Season 3 Of ‘Westworld’
Optional Viewing
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJ9aCMqT5iE
also i cant see the cursor when on a new line thanks to new google
As corny as T3 was, the T-X fight scene makes a little more sense to me considering that was what she was built for. She also took damage here. Although to be fair I don't really have a lot of Westworld context.
It would make sense for bullets that are primarily intended to cause flesh trauma to not do much to a metal skeleton. But do they not have anti-robot bullets they could use?
Black Sails, 8.5/10
First season is not that great and the show has some ridiculous twists and turns, but it only gets better and better. Absolutely fantastic characters. The writers truly managed to craft their own pirate epic drawing from and mixing real people, piracy novels and their own creativity. The end result is A+ and every unfolding plotline / confrontation is a joy to watch.
Can't believe I took so long until I decided to watch this series. Highly recommend, especially season 2 and on.
First season is not that great and the show has some ridiculous twists and turns, but it only gets better and better. Absolutely fantastic characters. The writers truly managed to craft their own pirate epic drawing from and mixing real people, piracy novels and their own creativity. The end result is A+ and every unfolding plotline / confrontation is a joy to watch.
Can't believe I took so long until I decided to watch this series. Highly recommend, especially season 2 and on.
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Would you still recommend season 1 for background info?