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Post by NigelUno 2015-10-15, 16:33

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."
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Post by Robert J Sakimano 2015-10-15, 16:40

saw the thread title and the first thing I thought of was that godforsaken art museum on campus
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Post by InTenSity 2015-10-15, 16:42

Maybe the telescope is turned the wrong way.
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Post by Other Teams Pursuing That 2015-10-15, 16:49

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.
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Post by tGreenWay 2015-10-15, 17:14

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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.
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Post by Robert J Sakimano 2015-10-15, 17:28

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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.
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.
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Post by Other Teams Pursuing That 2015-10-15, 17:45

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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.
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Post by Robert J Sakimano 2015-10-15, 17:53

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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.
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that's part of the problem - I don't really want to look like the average American I see walking around.
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Post by Code_Warrior 2015-10-15, 18:20

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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.
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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.

“It looked like the kind of thing you might expect an alien civilization to build.” 502811600

I think you were trying to be funny, but I'm not sure.
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Post by Jake from State Farm 2015-10-15, 18:28

Well they have to build the death star somewhere.
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Post by Code_Warrior 2015-10-15, 18:33

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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.

“It looked like the kind of thing you might expect an alien civilization to build.” 502811600

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.
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Post by DWags 2015-10-15, 18:35

We might be getting invaded and you guys are talking about the art center?
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Post by Code_Warrior 2015-10-15, 18:41

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.
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Post by I.B. Fine 2015-10-15, 18:50

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.

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Post by CORNER BLITZ 2015-10-15, 19:31

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Post by DWags 2015-10-15, 19:45

We can't even get a healthy panic going anymore. You fuckers are jaded.
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Post by NigelUno 2015-10-15, 19:47

Robert J Sakimano wrote:
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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.
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Post by Other Teams Pursuing That 2015-10-15, 19:52

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?
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Post by DWags 2015-10-15, 19:53

NigelUno wrote:
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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.
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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.
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Post by NigelUno 2015-10-15, 20:10

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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.
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Post by y2kMgrad 2015-10-15, 20:23

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You should really get a pair of sandals. They make your feet feel free as ever, like a good American's feet should.
“It looked like the kind of thing you might expect an alien civilization to build.” 502811600

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?
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Post by CORNER BLITZ 2015-10-15, 20:50

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?
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Post by Jaheab 2015-10-15, 20:57

There should be more restaurants on Grand River.


????

Every third storefront is a (shitty-corporate fast-casual) restaurant. How many more do you want?
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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.
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Post by NigelUno 2015-10-16, 07:44

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.
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Post by Robert J Sakimano 2015-10-16, 08:55

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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.
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.
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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.
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NigelUno wrote:
Robert J Sakimano wrote: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.
sounds like an upscale joint.. I might eventually have to look into one of them cups of coffee.
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Robert J Sakimano wrote:
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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.
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Like, Mexicans?
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