Notes From The UndergroundBastard

Kids young and old(er) decorate L'il Rubba Necka, an art car featuredat the CF Pop Up Museum last month. Coming in July to Providence!

noreply@blogger.com (undergroundbastard) — Mon, 20 May 2013 23:56:00 +0000

L'il Rubba Necka travels across southeastern New England to community-sponsored events, schools, corporate events and art fairs, giving children of all ages an opportunity to help decorate an art car and, in the process, reimagine the possible.

Heidi working on L'il Rubba Necka [Flickr]

undergroundbastard — Mon, 20 May 2013 16:17:03 PDT

undergroundbastard posted a photo:

pyrebeeste [iPad wallpaper] [Flickr]

undergroundbastard — Mon, 20 May 2013 07:43:26 PDT

undergroundbastard posted a photo:

album cover for an imaginary band

pyrebeeste [iphone 5 wallpaper] [Flickr]

undergroundbastard — Mon, 20 May 2013 07:43:26 PDT

undergroundbastard posted a photo:

album cover for an imaginary band

beach fun [Flickr]

undergroundbastard — Sun, 19 May 2013 12:42:46 PDT

undergroundbastard posted a photo:

JLP & Lolly [Flickr]

undergroundbastard — Sun, 19 May 2013 12:10:01 PDT

undergroundbastard posted a photo:

I was using the iPhone's HDR setting; you can see the motion artifacts around Lolly's head. This is my first experience with that outcome.

space oddity by commander chris hadfield aboard the international space station)

noreply@blogger.com (undergroundbastard) — Mon, 13 May 2013 01:46:00 +0000

this is water by david foster wallace

noreply@blogger.com (undergroundbastard) — Sat, 11 May 2013 14:41:00 +0000

Ukiyoe Gallery - Thumbnails

noreply@blogger.com (undergroundbastard) — Thu, 09 May 2013 13:39:00 +0000

Ukiyoe Gallery - Thumbnails:

Black Sabbath - N.I.B. 1970 (High Quality)

noreply@blogger.com (undergroundbastard) — Wed, 08 May 2013 12:54:00 +0000

twenty bands

noreply@blogger.com (undergroundbastard) — Fri, 03 May 2013 13:26:00 +0000

20 BANDS PUSHING THE ENVELOPE:

bass tapping tutorial

noreply@blogger.com (undergroundbastard) — Fri, 03 May 2013 13:23:00 +0000

and...

technology and typography

noreply@blogger.com (undergroundbastard) — Fri, 03 May 2013 13:06:00 +0000

Typecast: How New Technology Is Reinventing Typography | Wired Design | Wired.com:

word of the day: epicaricacy

noreply@blogger.com (undergroundbastard) — Wed, 01 May 2013 13:05:00 +0000

Noun
epicaricacy
(rare) Rejoicing at or derivation of pleasure from the misfortunes of others.

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἐπί (epi, “upon”) + χάρις (kharis, “joy”) +κακός (kakos, “evil”).

Pronunciation

IPA: /ˌɛpɪˈkærɪkəsi/

Usage notes

The word is mentioned in some early dictionaries, but there is little or no evidence of actual usage until it was picked up by various "interesting word" websites around the turn of the twenty-first century.

English citations of epicaricacy

1955, Peter Novobatzky, Depraved and Insulting English,

The residents of quiet, tree-lined Bowker Street were a peaceful lot as a rule, but their feathers got a bit ruffled when the local ice cream truck man refused to lower the volume of the horrid wheedling music his vehicle constantly emanated. And so when the deranged war veteran from the next block destroyed the truck with a bazooka one fine spring morning, they all felt the warm glow of epicaricacy spreading through their veins.

2007, Dickie, A homo at the trainstation thread for Connor, rec.outdoors.fishing.fly

Yo, Doktor Schadenfreud! Your epicene epicaricacy is peeking out from under your leiderschaftslos lederhosen...

2007, Some Guy, First Edition Player's Handbook, rec.games.frp.dnd

Produce for me a torrent of lachrymosity*; your scrannel† epicaricacy and mordant xerosis‡ render you in sore need of diluvial§ refreshment.

2007 — Elias Khalil, The Mirror-Neuron Paradox: How Far is Sympathy from Compassion, Indulgence, and Adulation?,

Spite or malevolence is probably a more complex form of "schadenfreude" (from German) or "epicaricacy" (from Greek).

2008: Robert Augustus Masters, The Crucible of Awakening, Issue №42 (October 2008), §: “Schadenfreude Exposed”, page 2

There’s an emotion, a very common emotion, for which there’s no word in English (other than perhaps the extremely obscure and pronunciation-hobbledepicaricacy), an emotion that is all about taking pleasure in others’ misfortune or suffering.

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lachrymose
[lak-ruh-mohs]
lach·ry·mose
[lak-ruh-mohs]  Show IPA
adjective

1.

suggestive of or tending to cause tears; mournful.
2.

given to shedding tears readily; tearful.
Origin:
1655–65;  < Latin lacrimōsus,  equivalent to lacrim ( a ) tear ( seelachrymal) + -ōsus -ose

†scrannel
[skran-l]
scran·nel
[skran-l]  Show IPA
adjective Archaic .

1.

thin or slight.
2.

squeaky or unmelodious.
Origin:
1630–40;  origin uncertain

‡xerosis
[zi-roh-sis]
xe·ro·sis
[zi-roh-sis]  Show IPA
noun Medicine/Medical .

1.

abnormal dryness, as of the eye or skin.
2.

normal sclerosis of the tissue in an aged person.
Origin:
1885–90; xer-  + -osis

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diluvial
[dih-loo-vee-uhl]
di·lu·vi·al
[dih-loo-vee-uhl]  Show IPA
adjective

1.

pertaining to or caused by a flood or deluge.
2.

Geology Now Rare . pertaining to or consisting of diluvium.
Also, di·lu·vi·an.

Origin:
1650–60;  < Late Latin dīluviālis,  equivalent to dīluvi ( um ) flood (see deluge) + -ālis -al

The Cicada Principle and Why It Matters to Web Designers

noreply@blogger.com (undergroundbastard) — Sun, 28 Apr 2013 18:32:00 +0000

The Cicada Principle and Why It Matters to Web Designers

(Thanks, again, DesignFestival!)

Creating Seamless Textures Without Even Leaving Your Browser

noreply@blogger.com (undergroundbastard) — Sun, 28 Apr 2013 18:30:00 +0000

Creating Seamless Textures Without Even Leaving Your Browser

(Thanks, DesignFestival!)

Free Music Archive: Freak-Folk

noreply@blogger.com (undergroundbastard) — Sun, 28 Apr 2013 18:21:00 +0000

Free Music Archive: Freak-Folk

tastily curated free music

noreply@blogger.com (Heidi Born) — Sun, 21 Apr 2013 19:02:00 +0000

Free Music Archive:

the chosen few: a new explanation of jewish success

noreply@blogger.com (Heidi Born) — Sun, 21 Apr 2013 19:01:00 +0000

The Chosen Few: A New Explanation of Jewish Success | The Business Desk with Paul Solman | PBS NewsHour | PBS:

rock me baby + key to the highway by b.b. king and jeff back

noreply@blogger.com (undergroundbastard) — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 11:59:00 +0000

linkdump #2356

noreply@blogger.com (undergroundbastard) — Sun, 31 Mar 2013 15:50:00 +0000

Open Source Portrait Equipment and Postprocessing

Cicada Logic and Web Design

A Weather Forecasting Alternative

1984 v. Brave New World and an Infographic to boot

Twenty Bands

Riff Tapping Tutorial

Riding the Booster with enhanced sound

noreply@blogger.com (undergroundbastard) — Sun, 24 Mar 2013 21:39:00 +0000

diy music and drawing

noreply@blogger.com (undergroundbastard) — Sun, 24 Mar 2013 21:28:00 +0000

Find bandmates, gigs and more: http://grouptones.com/

Learn how to draw: http://www.drawspace.com/

Sergio Garcia climbs a tree to hit one-handed second shot

noreply@blogger.com (undergroundbastard) — Sun, 24 Mar 2013 21:19:00 +0000

The Bridge's "Pakalolo" feat. wax

noreply@blogger.com (undergroundbastard) — Sat, 16 Mar 2013 03:59:00 +0000

while my guitar gently weeps by prince, petty, winwood, lynne et al.

noreply@blogger.com (undergroundbastard) — Sun, 03 Mar 2013 20:48:00 +0000

20000% slowed down, Inspector Norse - Todd Terge, The most relaxing audio on Youtube - YouTube

noreply@blogger.com (undergroundbastard) — Sun, 03 Mar 2013 20:42:00 +0000

things keeping my browser tabs open lately

noreply@blogger.com (undergroundbastard) — Sat, 02 Mar 2013 16:17:00 +0000

90 stickers for $9.99.

Round stickers.

52 round stickers for $12.99.

Journaling made easy.

Lists made easy.

Online music collaboration.

Photography website publishing platform.

One app that I might buy: music theory lessons.

More iMusic stuff via Reddit: Check out GuitarToolKit (awesome app for scales/chords, and has a SUPER accurate full screen tuner), Tenuto (music theory games), and TabProHD (basically guitar pro software for IOS)... Bitwiz, iPolysix, Loopy HD, Figure... AmpKit+ and AmpliTube

guitar tuning nightmares explained

noreply@blogger.com (undergroundbastard) — Sat, 02 Mar 2013 15:36:00 +0000

Written by the guy who engineered Bleach. Check it out here.

Or download part one here.

And part two here.

word of the day: colportage

noreply@blogger.com (undergroundbastard) — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 14:00:00 +0000

Colportage is the distribution of publications, books, religious tracts, etc., by carriers called "colporteurs".

The term is an alteration of French comporter, "to peddle" as a portmanteau or pun with the word col (Latin collum, "neck"), with the resulting meaning "to carry on one's neck". Porter, is from Latin portare, "to carry."

"Christ in the Camp", by Dr. J. William Jones, often refers to the Chaplains carrying Bibles and tracts as Colporters. Part of their work was distributing literature, as well as public preaching in the Southern Army, namely the Army of Northern Virginia. The American Bible Society and the American Tract Society were among the largest organizations involved in colportage in the United States. The Seventh-day Adventist Church currently use the title "Literature Evangelist" for their book distributors. "Colporteur" was the title used until about 1980.

The term may also be seen referring to any kind of book peddling, not only the religious ones.

Notes From The UndergroundBastard

Kids young and old(er) decorate L'il Rubba Necka, an art car featuredat the CF Pop Up Museum last month. Coming in July to Providence!

Heidi working on L'il Rubba Necka [Flickr]

pyrebeeste [iPad wallpaper] [Flickr]

pyrebeeste [iphone 5 wallpaper] [Flickr]

beach fun [Flickr]

JLP & Lolly [Flickr]

space oddity by commander chris hadfield aboard the international space station)

this is water by david foster wallace

Ukiyoe Gallery - Thumbnails

Black Sabbath - N.I.B. 1970 (High Quality)

twenty bands

bass tapping tutorial

technology and typography

word of the day: epicaricacy

Nounepicaricacy (rare) Rejoicing at or derivation of pleasure from the misfortunes of others.

Noun

Etymology

Pronunciation

Usage notes

English citations of epicaricacy

lachrymose

lach·ry·mose

†scrannel

scran·nel

‡xerosis

xe·ro·sis

diluvial

di·lu·vi·al

The Cicada Principle and Why It Matters to Web Designers

Creating Seamless Textures Without Even Leaving Your Browser

Free Music Archive: Freak-Folk

tastily curated free music

the chosen few: a new explanation of jewish success

rock me baby + key to the highway by b.b. king and jeff back

linkdump #2356

Riding the Booster with enhanced sound

diy music and drawing

Sergio Garcia climbs a tree to hit one-handed second shot

The Bridge's "Pakalolo" feat. wax

while my guitar gently weeps by prince, petty, winwood, lynne et al.

20000% slowed down, Inspector Norse - Todd Terge, The most relaxing audio on Youtube - YouTube

things keeping my browser tabs open lately

guitar tuning nightmares explained

word of the day: colportage

Noun
epicaricacy
(rare) Rejoicing at or derivation of pleasure from the misfortunes of others.