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Arcade Panda

I really like this painting aswell

cedomination

Video game songs played on real instruments:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ktsFA-P7FE4

Music created on old consoles (gameboy):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PAlsykuilJU

Street performances of said music:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NHkQWRc2W_Q

Mega64:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXZGzhsS-5I

http://www.youtube.com/user/RoccoB64

Top 10 reasons why _____ sucks lists:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=si2azEjkZU4

Jay P

cedomination wrote: »

Top 10 reasons why _____ sucks lists:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=si2azEjkZU4

I really hope you're taking the piss with that video. The Beatles are so awesome.

cedomination

Jay P wrote: »

I really hope you're taking the piss with that video. The Beatles are so awesome.

How could you watch that and think it's serious? :pac:

Jay P

cedomination wrote: »

How could you watch that and think it's serious? :pac:

Dunno. Woopsies.

Arcade Panda

I will not let this thread die again.

Gold Wallpaper

The night was ours—
young art students clambering up cathedral hills,
not afraid to force a window open, creak a door
inwards, brush cobwebs like a gasp of cold air
from our cheeks.

We were finding old houses
to make paintings in—you, a corner of shadows
to place your easel near, while I spent evenings
sketching the way starlight fell through cracked
glass and how the bone moon creaked.

Over ancient wooden floors,
ice-blue marble mantelpieces, the dusty mattresses
with the dent of those long gone still there,
the yellow light crept, a ghost across our canvases.
Old houses forgotten by all but us.

On and on we’d wander
up avenues swirling their yew tree spells,
scraping our knees and notebooks on the forbidden
chipped sills, our pencils and brushes scraping for life
while the rest of the city slept.

Until in one crumbling mansion,
your fingers touched mine and we stripped back
from the thick walls fat with damp, seventies swirls,
sixties floral patterns, the formal fifties lines—
and found gold.

Gold wallpaper lanterns and flowers trailing
delicate stems and light up to the shattered cherubs,
the intricate cornices, the tinkling, blackened chandeliers.
So beautiful we could not paint that night -
held hands and stared and stared.

Even now in the hush of our own home,
in the dark of our middle years, when your back
turns from mine in sleep, your mouth muttering dreams
I cannot know, I reach for you skin
and want to peel back time—

gold paper falling onto me from you.




Enda Wyley.

My favourite poem.

A Neurotic

Yay, poetry.

I--On Christmas Eve

Late on Christmas Eve, in the street alone,
Outside a house, on the pavement-stone,
I sang to her, as we'd sung together
On former eves ere I felt her tether. -
Above the door of green by me
Was she, her casement seen by me;
But she would not heed
What I melodied
In my soul's sore need -
She would not heed.

Cassiopeia overhead,
And the Seven of the Wain, heard what I said
As I bent me there, and voiced, and fingered
Upon the strings. . . . Long, long I lingered:
Only the curtains hid from her
One whom caprice had bid from her;
But she did not come,
And my heart grew numb
And dull my strum;
She did not come.

II--A Year Later

I skimmed the strings; I sang quite low;
I hoped she would not come or know
That the house next door was the one now dittied,
Not hers, as when I had played unpitied;
- Next door, where dwelt a heart fresh stirred,
My new Love, of good will to me,
Unlike my old Love chill to me,
Who had not cared for my notes when heard:
Yet that old Love came
To the other's name
As hers were the claim;
Yea, the old Love came

My viol sank mute, my tongue stood still,
I tried to sing on, but vain my will:
I prayed she would guess of the later, and leave me;
She stayed, as though, were she slain by the smart,
She would bear love's burn for a newer heart.
The tense-drawn moment wrought to bereave me
Of voice, and I turned in a dumb despair
At her finding I'd come to another there.
Sick I withdrew
At love's grim hue
Ere my last Love knew;
Sick I withdrew.


I love this poem because I first came across it set to music - Two Serenades. It's just nice and homemade and low-key and simple and beautiful and I love it. And it's Christmassy

Jay P

Arcade Panda wrote: »

I will not let this thread die again.

....

+1
I love this thread too much!

Lately I've been mad into [adultswim], especially Metalocalypse, Aqua Teen Hunger Force and Frisky Dingo. They're so funny!

jefreywithonef

Happiness by Raymond Carver.

So early it's still almost dark out.
I'm near the window with coffee,
and the usual early morning stuff
that passes for thought.

When I see the boy and his friend
walking up the road
to deliver the newspaper.

They wear caps and sweaters,
and one boy has a bag over his shoulder.
They are so happy
they aren't saying anything, these boys.

I think if they could, they would take
each other's arm.
It's early in the morning,
and they are doing this thing together.

They come on, slowly.
The sky is taking on light,
though the moon still hangs pale over the water.

Such beauty that for a minute
death and ambition, even love,
doesn't enter into this.

Happiness. It comes on
unexpectedly. And goes beyond, really,
any early morning talk about it.

Jackobyte

Like this poem but it is slightly depressing as well. Its hard hitting.

But You Didn't by Merrill Glass
Remember the time you lent me your car and I dented it?
I thought you'd kill me...
but you didn't.

Remember the time I forgot to tell you the dance was formal
and you came in jeans?
I thought you'd hate me...
But you didn't

Remember the times I'd flirt with other boys
just to make you jealous, and you were?
I thought you'd drop me...
But you didn't.

There were plenty of things you did to put up with me,
to keep me happy, to love me and there are so many things
I wanted to tell you when you returned from Vietnam...
But you didn't.

So sad... *sniffles*

soccymonster

Jackobyte wrote: »

Like this poem but it is slightly depressing as well. Its hard hitting.



So sad... *sniffles*

That poem brings back memories of Junior Cert.. noooooooo!

Jackobyte

Studied it last year but it was kind of reductant because we had already studied a pro-war poem (The Soldier) and two other anti-war poems (Dulce Et Decorum Est + The General). Still it was enjoyable to study (Ok, you got me... I like English)

Came across a reference about it there and reminded me of it.

A Neurotic

Jay P wrote: »

+1
I love this thread too much!

Lately I've been mad into [adultswim], especially Metalocalypse, Aqua Teen Hunger Force and Frisky Dingo. They're so funny!

I especially love how none of the characters in Aqua Teen Hunger Force are teenaged or aquatic in any way whatsoever.

Namlub

Jackobyte wrote: »

Dulce Et Decorum Est

:mad: *shudders*

Jackobyte

Namlub wrote: »

:mad: *shudders*

TAke it you didn't like that poem...? Bit graphic!!!:( Anyway... Night to all:D

Jay P

Continuing with my obsession for Clair de Lune, here's the poem by Paul Verlaine:

Votre âme est un paysage choisi
Que vont charmant masques et bergamasques
Jouant du luth et dansant et quasi
Tristes sous leurs déguisements fantasques.

Tout en chantant sur le mode mineur
L'amour vainqueur et la vie opportune,
Ils n'ont pas l'air de croire à leur bonheur
Et leur chanson se mêle au clair de lune,

Au calme clair de lune triste et beau,
Qui fait rêver les oiseaux dans les arbres
Et sangloter d'extase les jets d'eau,
Les grands jets d'eau sveltes parmi les marbres.

Here's the translation, which is not quite as beautiful. Though people who don't speak french probably won't agree.

Your soul is like a landscape fantasy,
Where masks and Bergamasks, in charming wise,
Strum lutes and dance, just a bit sad to be
Hidden beneath their fanciful disguise.

Singing in minor mode of life's largesse
And all-victorious love, they yet seem quite
Reluctant to believe their happiness,
And their song mingles with the pale moonlight,

The calm, pale moonlight, whose sad beauty, beaming,
Sets the birds softly dreaming in the trees,
And makes the marbled fountains, gushing, streaming--
Slender jet-fountains--sob their ecstasies.

Insect Overlord

I'm so proud of you guys right now.


An File

A Neurotic

Expand Your Horizons.

Oh look, a whole forum full of interesting stuff! I don't contribute much (feel out of my depth for proper scientific discussion) but most of the stuff posted there is gold.

Arcade Panda

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WMHidjDB_Uk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bI7AUgp5fPI

Must see youtube tv.

and...

Tales of mere existence...great stuff!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xXmPFJqTHKo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4P785j15Tzk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b5mSrRGuf5U

A Neurotic

This thing is so cool.

A Neurotic wrote: »

Expand Your Horizons.

Oh look, a whole forum full of interesting stuff! I don't contribute much (feel out of my depth for proper scientific discussion) but most of the stuff posted there is gold.

Aye, it's a great forum. It's just a pity it receives so little traffic.

Insect Overlord

-JammyDodger- wrote: »

Aye, it's a great forum. It's just a pity it receives so little traffic.

Want to share the history of that forum with us? I'd find that interesting.

Insect Overlord

Insect Overlord wrote: »

Want to share the history of that forum with us? I'd find that interesting.

Yah, sure, although it's not that interesting!

The Minister [url="http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055572560]proposed[/url] the forum back in May, and it was created in June I think, and that's when I became a mod. The idea was to have a place to "dump" any interesting article/video/etc. that you found, not only for discussion, but also for future reference. It'd take time, but eventually you'd have a forum full of interesting things to read and watch, so you could spend hours wading through the threads, learning new things as you went along.

That's pretty much it, it's not a forum with a very interesting history, I suppose!

Jackobyte

-JammyDodger- wrote: »

This thing is so cool.

That is pretty class

Jay P

-JammyDodger- wrote: »

This thing is so cool.

This one is even better, more instruments!

jumpguy

-JammyDodger- wrote: »

This thing is so cool

That's savage.

Arcade Panda

I got a calender off my sister for Christmas,I know ye must be like "A calender? God your sister must really hate you", but it's full of harry clarke paintings(she got me other stuff too)...he's one of my favourite artists.





I will never be as excited about a calender ever again...the fact that I am excited about a calender fullstop is fairly worrying....:o

bythewoods

I found this article earlier, it's quite cool. 9 things we discovered about humans in '09.

For a species that has been studying itself for thousands of years, you might think humans would have learned everything there is to know about, well, us. But science never ceases to reveal more about the complex human body, mind and culture. Here are 9 of the most fascinating things we learned about ourselves in 2009:
Adults have baby fat. Scientists had long believed the brown fat that babies are born with disappears once they grow up. But a study published this year in the New England Journal of Medicine showed that some adults do indeed retain deposits of this baby fat. And this is the so-called good fat since it burns calories. In fact, the researchers also found that thinner people are more likely to have brown fat, suggesting that it may play a role in regulating body weight. Boosting growth of this fat could potentially become a new way to treat obesity, the researchers said.
Your skin is loaded with bacteria. Scientists are learning more and more about the many bacteria that reside in and on our bodies through the Human Microbiome Project. New results this year showed that different populations of bacteria inhabit different sites on our skin, with some sites more diverse than others. The forearm was the winner in terms of diversity, with scientists finding 44 different bacterial species there.
Late-sleepers are more alert than early-risers. "Morning people" may get out the door earlier, but at a price: They may not stay focused as long as those who stay up late and stay snuggled beneath the covers during the a.m. hours, according to a study that examined the attention spans of both early birds and night owls. The study measured the alertness of both groups at 1.5 hours and 10.5 hours after waking. Results showed that while both groups had about the same attention level at 1.5 hours, the late-sleepers were more focused than the early-risers after 10.5 hours. So if you find yourself naturally rising at dawn, you may want to think twice before scheduling an important afternoon meeting.
Could you speak into my right ear please? If you want someone to do you a favor, you may be better off speaking into their right ear than their left, a study this year suggests. The results showed that people would rather be addressed in their right ear, and they are also more likely to grant favors if the appeal is made to the right ear. This preference may be due to the fact that speech coming into the right ear is mostly processed by the left side of your brain, the hemisphere that is thought to process verbal information.
Multitasking slows you down. If you do a lot of multitasking, you should be good at it, right? Not so, according to research out this year that found those who multitask more frequently are actually worse at it than those who conquer chores individually. In the study, multitaskers took longer to complete tasks, and when they had to switch tasks, they were slower at it. The findings add more evidence to the argument that certain multitasking situations, such as texting while driving, may not be wise, and even can be dangerous.
Infants cry in their native tongue. Even when babies are only a few days old, their cries resemble their native language, researchers in Germany found this year. For instance, the cries of French infants have a rising melody pattern from start to finish — a characteristic of the French language. On the other hand, German infants have cries with falling melodies — a pattern found in German speech.
Most children lack vitamin D. A national survey of U.S. children showed that about 70 percent do not have sufficient levels of vitamin D, a result the researchers deemed "shocking." They pinned the blame for the low vitamin levels on poor diet and too little sunshine. Vitamin D deficiency can put people at risk for bone disorders, such as rickets, as well as heart disease. So, perhaps, a New Year's resolution to get the kids outdoors may be in order.
Cohabiting before marriage may lead to divorce. Moving in with your significant other before marriage may not be the best idea, say researchers at the University of Denver. Their survey found that people who cohabited before wedding were more likely to report a lower quality of marriage, and these couples were more likely to split than those who held out on living together until after they tied the knot.
Why you aren't born walking. Scientists think they know why some animals, such as horses and giraffes, can get up and walk only hours after being born, while humans take about a year before they can move upright on two legs. Although mammals seem to start ambling at different points in their childhood, they actually begin to walk at the same point in their brain development, according to a study released this month.

Ginja Ninja

bythewoods wrote: »

I found this article earlier, it's quite cool. 9 things we discovered about humans in '09.

Brilliant read.That "crying in your natvie tongue" seems a bit odd.If you were born in germany and moved to france about 2 months later,Would you still cry in the french language?

Jay P

Infants cry in their native tongue. Even when babies are only a few days old, their cries resemble their native language, researchers in Germany found this year. For instance, the cries of French infants have a rising melody pattern from start to finish — a characteristic of the French language. On the other hand, German infants have cries with falling melodies — a pattern found in German speech.

I remember being told that cats and dogs meow and bark differently in different countries. I don't remember the exact differences, but I remember that there was an audio file of a French cat and an Eglish cat, and they sounded very different.

A Neurotic

The McGurk Effect is fairly mindblowing.

Try and follow these instructions without reading the rest of the text before playing the (4 second) clip:

What am I saying? Play the clip several times, alternating between looking at the talking head while listening, and listening with your eyes shut.