“It looked like the kind of thing you might expect an alien civilization to build.”

Wut?

http://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2015/10/the-most-interesting-star-in-our-galaxy/410023/

"...the unusual star’s light pattern is consistent with a “swarm of megastructures,” perhaps stellar-light collectors, technology designed to catch energy from the star."

Maybe the telescope is turned the wrong way.

Robert J Sakimano wrote:saw the thread title and the first thing I thought of was that godforsaken art museum on campus

I don't mind that place, Bob.

Other Teams Pursuing That wrote:

Robert J Sakimano wrote:saw the thread title and the first thing I thought of was that godforsaken art museum on campus

I don't mind that place, Bob.

Agreed. Plus, it looks like a shark as you approach it heading east on Grand River.

Robert J Sakimano wrote:

Other Teams Pursuing That wrote:

I don't mind that place, Bob.

I just find it hideously ugly... and looks completely out of place.

of course, I've never been accused of being some sort of high-brow art enthusiast.. I don't own a pair of sandals... don't own any khakis.. not a fan of wine, etc.

You should really get a pair of sandals. They make your feet feel free as ever, like a good American's feet should.

Robert J Sakimano wrote:

Other Teams Pursuing That wrote:

I don't mind that place, Bob.

I just find it hideously ugly... and looks completely out of place.

of course, I've never been accused of being some sort of high-brow art enthusiast.. I don't own a pair of sandals... don't own any khakis.. not a fan of wine, etc.

I agree Bob, my Vietnamese wife and I both thought it looked hideous and totally out of place. I thought it was a liberal conspiracy, but now that I see that you hate it, it might just be a conservative plot to discredit liberals.

Code_Warrior wrote:

Robert J Sakimano wrote:
I just find it hideously ugly... and looks completely out of place.

of course, I've never been accused of being some sort of high-brow art enthusiast.. I don't own a pair of sandals... don't own any khakis.. not a fan of wine, etc.

I agree Bob, my Vietnamese wife and I both thought it looked hideous and totally out of place. I thought it was a liberal conspiracy, but now that I see that you hate it, it might just be a conservative plot to discredit liberals.

I think you were trying to be funny, but I'm not sure.

Well they have to build the death star somewhere.

Other Teams Pursuing That wrote:

Code_Warrior wrote:
I agree Bob, my Vietnamese wife and I both thought it looked hideous and totally out of place. I thought it was a liberal conspiracy, but now that I see that you hate it, it might just be a conservative plot to discredit liberals.

I think you were trying to be funny, but I'm not sure.

Yes, I was being funny. Yes tWife and I both think it's hideous.

We might be getting invaded and you guys are talking about the art center?

DWags wrote:We might be getting invaded and you guys are talking about the art center?

Are you saying aliens built the new art center? I could see that.

Code_Warrior wrote:

DWags wrote:We might be getting invaded and you guys are talking about the art center?

Are you saying aliens built the new art center? I could see that.

Drunk aliens

We gone

We can't even get a healthy panic going anymore. You fuckers are jaded.

Robert J Sakimano wrote:

Other Teams Pursuing That wrote:

I don't mind that place, Bob.

I just find it hideously ugly... and looks completely out of place.

of course, I've never been accused of being some sort of high-brow art enthusiast.. I don't own a pair of sandals... don't own any khakis.. not a fan of wine, etc.

Once you get inside, it's pretty cool.

And, they have one of those fancy coffee places in there.

I got to check out the re-design exhibts of East Lansing at the art place. It was trying to portray how they would change EL's roads, infrastructure, buildigns, etc to make the city more efficient and a joint community without Grand River dividing MSU and EL.

Am I the only who actually likes how campus is it's own world?

NigelUno wrote:

Robert J Sakimano wrote:
I just find it hideously ugly... and looks completely out of place.

of course, I've never been accused of being some sort of high-brow art enthusiast.. I don't own a pair of sandals... don't own any khakis.. not a fan of wine, etc.

Once you get inside, it's pretty cool.

And, they have one of those fancy coffee places in there.

I don't know about ugly, but here is a vote for "out of place". Don't like it imposed within the brown brick of the collegiate buildings. Same with the gerbil house parking structure. The design to the building is pretty cool, it just doesn't seem right in that place.

Other Teams Pursuing That wrote:I got to check out the re-design exhibts of East Lansing at the art place. It was trying to portray how they would change EL's roads, infrastructure, buildigns, etc to make the city more efficient and a joint community without Grand River dividing MSU and EL.

Am I the only who actually likes how campus is it's own world?

That exhibit is pretty cool. Imagine...people with ideas!

The problem (or one of them) is that Grand River needs a total redesign. It's basically a highway through town. There should be more restaurants on Grand River.

DWags wrote:

NigelUno wrote:

Once you get inside, it's pretty cool.

And, they have one of those fancy coffee places in there.

I don't know about ugly, but here is a vote for "out of place". Don't like it imposed within the brown brick of the collegiate buildings. Same with the gerbil house parking structure. The design to the building is pretty cool, it just doesn't seem right in that place.

It's definitely out of place. It would be better in a big empty field. The parking garage near it actually fits in great with that part of campus...which is a sad commentary.

Robert J Sakimano wrote:

Other Teams Pursuing That wrote:

You should really get a pair of sandals. They make your feet feel free as ever, like a good American's feet should.

that's part of the problem - I don't really want to look like the average American I see walking around.

Wait, Bob's a hipster?

Other Teams Pursuing That wrote:I got to check out the re-design exhibts of East Lansing at the art place. It was trying to portray how they would change EL's roads, infrastructure, buildigns, etc to make the city more efficient and a joint community without Grand River dividing MSU and EL.

Am I the only who actually likes how campus is it's own world?

Why would EL not want to be even more separated from MSU?

There should be more restaurants on Grand River.

????

Every third storefront is a (shitty-corporate fast-casual) restaurant. How many more do you want?

CORNER BLITZ wrote:

Other Teams Pursuing That wrote:I got to check out the re-design exhibts of East Lansing at the art place. It was trying to portray how they would change EL's roads, infrastructure, buildigns, etc to make the city more efficient and a joint community without Grand River dividing MSU and EL.

Am I the only who actually likes how campus is it's own world?

Why would EL not want to be even more separated from MSU?

I don't know, man, it was just the exhibit.

Jaheab wrote:

There should be more restaurants on Grand River.

????

Every third storefront is a (shitty-corporate fast-casual) restaurant. How many more do you want?

More Peanut Barrel type restaurants with outdoor patios. Not McDonald's.

Grand River should be like a Main Street in a college town. It's mostly just a highway.

Robert J Sakimano wrote:

NigelUno wrote:

Once you get inside, it's pretty cool.

And, they have one of those fancy coffee places in there.

my daughter (sorry For bin) has been some and I know some people that have worked there. I've never been inside - my wife is some sort of donor/member of something there but I'm pretty sure she's never been either.

I'm not kidding...they have one of those $4/cup coffee places in there. It's nice.

Robert J Sakimano wrote:

NigelUno wrote:

I'm not kidding...they have one of those $4/cup coffee places in there. It's nice.

sounds like an upscale joint.. I might eventually have to look into one of them cups of coffee.

There's an entire room full of ideas/concepts on how to improve EL. They should probably hold a city council meeting in there.

Like, Mexicans?