I am starting a new thread that is about other threads. You can talk about other discussions taking a place in Archinect and make cross references to a particular link, picture, response and whatever else you deem necessary or entertaining or thought provoking about the other thread. thus the name: Thread Central
here are some examples of comments that comes to mind:
* hey did you read on --------- thread ------- thinks frank gehry is good. hahahaharhar..
or,
*i can't believe he said that. how stupid of him. asshole.on top of it he is got hundreds of posts. gimme a break.
or,
* this is the best thread.. fuck the others..
or,
*****Thread Alert******
read the -----thread yet??? there is a dog fight going on between ----- and-----.it is about gondolas and pollution in Venice..see you there.
or,
* yeaah, i don't read that thread either. its kind a boring.
or,
*i am thinking about starting a discussion about ------------- ---- ---- will you guys in Thread Central post in it and say wow it a great thread?. it was about time 'somebody' (insert my name please) picked up on it.. and discuss it?
like whatever..
awaiting_deletion
Aug 23, 16 9:56 pm
you can read?
Aug 23, 16 10:18 pm
Olaf.... Olaf..... Olaf....
Yes, I can read. That is as far as I am going to respond to your snarky sarcasm.
curtkram
Aug 23, 16 10:53 pm
he has a text-to-speak ap. he probably wrote it for his commodore.
Nam Henderson
Aug 23, 16 11:49 pm
@Donna, did miles leave? Also, always appreciated that phrase of his.
Is someone, calling someone else "the big kettle"?
night night TC!
Aug 24, 16 12:00 am
Hahaha,
My Amiga had that from day one about 29 YEARS AGO. (28 YEARS 10 MONTHS) - Amiga 500 (yes, I have also an Amiga 1200) which had been a feature of the Amiga since the Lorraine prototype in 1984 and with the officially launched Amiga 1000, 31 YEARS AGO !
My C64 had this feature in 1982 via a program called SAM.
My TI-99/4A had the functionality even before that with a professional hardware speech synthesizer module and a cartridge.
awaiting_deletion
Aug 24, 16 12:16 am
and you haven't evolved since, kind of scary don't you think? if you ever left your mom's basement you'd know we have things like smart phones now.
Josh Mings
Aug 24, 16 12:19 am
Quondam, I like being the little kettle. It makes me feel secure.
Oh wait, that's spoon. I've said too much.
Aug 24, 16 1:05 am
Olaf,
and you haven't evolved since, kind of scary don't you think? if you ever left your mom's basement you'd know we have things like smart phones now.
Are you trying to impress me?
David Cole, AIA
Aug 24, 16 1:28 am
Miles left because of Balkins. I'd much rather see Balkins banned and get Miles back, even if I thought Miles was a prick sometimes. At least he was a well-informed prick.
David Cole, AIA
Aug 24, 16 1:44 am
I found another condo listing I like, again with that 1970s shed style and the towering Douglas-fir trees. I can't get enough of that... Pretty sure I was born in the wrong decade.
archiwutm8
Aug 24, 16 5:36 am
I'm tired of seeing Balkin's rubbish that's the one reason I haven't posted much for the last few weeks. He's destroying every discussion.
awaiting_deletion
Aug 24, 16 6:33 am
thats because Balkins is an asshole. i believe its 3 flags to get a post removed, no? i am certain more than 3 people dont like his bullshit.
Non Sequitur
Aug 24, 16 7:48 am
can't flab posts from iPhone app.
David, I'm digging those trees. What's the deal, some sort of wood retreat gated comune?
b3tadine[sutures]
Aug 24, 16 7:56 am
Someone is saying someone has aspergers? I'd love to read that accusation. Must have missed it, was IT?
ass burgers. been accused of it a few times, but the truth is I went from popular kid (homecoming king yada yada) to seriously entrenched philosopher. so the reality is you can enter that state of mind if you care to. the first girl i was dating that accused me of that was like 10 years older than me and her younger brother "suffered" from it. I said "suffered? i am not suffering but you clearly are! you are in your 30's and no baby to speak of."....she agreed, Sex in the City had an episode on that, her ethical compass. Like Brian on Family Guy says - thought it was one long tampon commercial - Sex in the City.....oh wait, now I am asshole, yada yada....human beings can only be interesting for so long, occasionally you get into computers and start to sound like one.....anyway , married to a hot woman and have daughters, as much as I want to be German sometimes, also known as Aspergers, i occasionally have to actually understand social interaction. mind you my 5 year old daughter is socially where I was in my 30-s haha....ass burgers
awaiting_deletion
Aug 24, 16 9:28 am
/\ the main purpose of the internet, to document behavior so one can recommend appropriate meds. keep them guessing
Josh Mings
Aug 24, 16 10:17 am
South Park had a really good episode about Ass Bergers. I might watch it tonight.
shellarchitect
Aug 24, 16 10:32 am
i like the 70's shed style, but not very excited about current state of my T-111 siding, house was built in '74 and there are def. some areas that could use replacing.
I'm crestfallen q, I actually like you, think your work, your website, and books have a lot to offer the student architects among us. Your three books I purchased, even made it through the last purge. Alas, I may like you, and you may find me...well.
At least my mom likes me, especially now that I've moved across country, but still, she likes me enough to send care packages.
#fuckyouse
#bababooeytoyouall
mantaray
Aug 24, 16 1:06 pm
David, that development looks TOPS. Get it!! LOVE the angled siding.
Funny, I definitely thought those types of developments looked dingy and shabby as a kid... My tastes have come around on me.
David Cole, AIA
Aug 24, 16 1:35 pm
Manta, that style of design was pretty much at the peak of fashion when I was a kid first starting to take notice of the built environment, so I guess I've always had positive associations with it. I remember thinking how it seemed so fresh and modern compared to all the neo-colonial red brick and white trim that I was used to.
mantaray
Aug 24, 16 4:49 pm
Ha! Definitely a matter of perspective. I grew up on the Best coast so had the opposite experience. Hacky versions of these (and 1960s concrete expressionism) were the background to my life -- and red brick was such an exotic concept to me that it literally formed the landscape to my dreams! Now, after living more years away from the Best Coast than on it, those materials and forms now speak to me in a way they never did when I was blinded by familiarity...
archanonymous
Aug 24, 16 7:59 pm
David, I've always been a fan of that stuff too, but I grew up around it. The problem is that most of it simply isn't restrained enough in the first place (builders adding little details or ve'd items that aren't quite right) nor maintained with an eye towards accentuating its better qualities.
Also, it tends to coincide with large parking lots, just due to the time period when it was built.
This was home for a long time:
David Cole, AIA
Aug 24, 16 10:10 pm
Agreed, it's a challenge to find a place of that style (or wood-frame construction in general, especially in this climate) that's been well-maintained and where the grounds are allowed to be dominated by the landscape rather than surface parking lots. The place I posted above and the place out in Redmond I posted last week seem to fit the bill at first glance.
My other big concern is acoustics, especially since my most recent nightmarish housing situation in NYC. I've now gotten spoiled living in high-rises with concrete floor slabs, and I don't ever want to be back in a situation where I'm hearing people stomp around above me. For wood-frame buildings that pretty much limits me to townhouses or top-floor units. (The place out in Redmond also forbids dogs on the property, which is a huge plus in my book.)
tduds
Aug 25, 16 4:56 pm
Welp.
After a beautiful week hiking and camping with my girlfriend in the Central Cascades, I came back to just in time for the bomb to drop... 50% of my design team laid off. Including me.
I sense I'll be wasting a lot more time on here in the coming weeks. Luckily plenty of people are hiring.
Non Sequitur
Aug 25, 16 4:59 pm
^ouch...
reason for the mass culling?
tduds
Aug 25, 16 5:06 pm
Hubris? Irrational optimism?
They grew too fast and bit off more than they could chew, and basically collapsed under their own weight.. and ran out of funds.
I weirdly feel bad for the people who got to stay. Whole lotta survivor's guilt going on right now.
Everyday Intern
Aug 25, 16 5:17 pm
Sorry to hear tduds. Even if you're off to better pastures is still sucks to get laid off rather than leaving on your own terms and timeline.
You're in Portland, right? Maybe hit up El Balkarino ... word on the internets is that he has 'an in' at Ankrom Moisan.
David Cole, AIA
Aug 25, 16 6:02 pm
Shit, tduds, sorry to hear that. I don't know if Balkins has an "in" at AMA, but I do. Our Portland office is hiring.
Donna Sink
Aug 25, 16 6:02 pm
Ohhhhhh dear. tduds I hope yours isn't the first of many. I'm sorry you got hit, but for the moment I hear people are still hiring/looking! Steven Ward is looking in Louisville according the this week's podcast!
Everyday Intern
Aug 25, 16 6:20 pm
I wondered, so I checked ... it turns out even I know someone at AMA Portland. Small world.
Does that mean I'm only 3 degrees of separation from Balkins?
Aug 25, 16 7:41 pm
Knowing someone at that firm and "having an in" are two different things.
Aug 25, 16 7:46 pm
Welp.
After a beautiful week hiking and camping with my girlfriend in the Central Cascades, I came back to just in time for the bomb to drop... 50% of my design team laid off. Including me.
I sense I'll be wasting a lot more time on here in the coming weeks. Luckily plenty of people are hiring.
F---, that sucks. I wish you best in getting hired wherever the job is.
situationist
Aug 25, 16 7:56 pm
Tduds, that sucks. Hopefully it becomes an opportunity for you to move your career in a direction you want.
mightyaa
Aug 25, 16 8:34 pm
Sorry to hear it tduds :(
awaiting_deletion
Aug 25, 16 9:28 pm
play the lottery. tduds.
b3tadine[sutures]
Aug 25, 16 10:50 pm
Whelp, master of the obvious is back.
David Cole, AIA
Aug 25, 16 11:06 pm
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awaiting_deletion
Aug 25, 16 11:16 pm
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tduds
Aug 26, 16 12:20 am
Thanks y'all. After a whole lot of drinking last night, I'm feeling alright about this next chapter. In the meantime, it's still great hiking weather!
David: AMA is definitely on my radar. The PA I was just working under (who also got sacked) came over from Ankrom and is likely going back to his old spot. Gonna look at some smaller firms first because that's my preference, but they're a solid option.
archiwutm8
Aug 26, 16 4:26 am
Sorry to hear that tduds, hope it all and will work out well. Enjoy the funemployment.
awaiting_deletion
Aug 26, 16 6:50 am
well did you play the lottery? maybe a scratch-off?
Everyday Intern
Aug 26, 16 12:34 pm
I wish NCARB would get it together and release more information about the ARE 5.0 already. I had pretty much determined I would finish out under 4.0, but assuming I pass SPD (I should find out next week), I'm looking at saving half the testing time by switching to 5.0 in November.
4 tests left under 4.0, 2 under 5.0 (Same price for both until 4.0 is no longer offered) means saving half the cost I have left. Even if I fail one (or two) under 5.0 I still come out ahead (or even).
21 hours of testing left in 4.0, only 10 hours under 5.0.
At this point, my only reservation in making the switch is that there is so much that is unknown about 5.0 when compared to 4.0. So, I wish NCARB would get it together already.
b3tadine[sutures]
Aug 26, 16 12:41 pm
Isn't there a loophole with the 4.0 and 5.0 and taking some in one, and fewer of the other?
Everyday Intern
Aug 26, 16 12:51 pm
b3ta, that's what I'm looking at. There are two ways you can pass the ARE with only taking 5 exams
Take the following under 4.0: CDS, PPP, SPD. That will give you credit for 4 divisions in 5.0. Finish by taking PP&D and PD&D under 5.0.
Take the following under 4.0: CDS, PPP. That will give you credit for 3 divisions in 5.0. Finish by taking P&A, PP&D, and PD&D under 5.0.
I am starting a new thread that is about other threads. You can talk about other discussions taking a place in Archinect and make cross references to a particular link, picture, response and whatever else you deem necessary or entertaining or thought provoking about the other thread. thus the name: Thread Central
here are some examples of comments that comes to mind:
* hey did you read on --------- thread ------- thinks frank gehry is good. hahahaharhar..
or,
*i can't believe he said that. how stupid of him. asshole.on top of it he is got hundreds of posts. gimme a break.
or,
* this is the best thread.. fuck the others..
or,
*****Thread Alert******
read the -----thread yet??? there is a dog fight going on between ----- and-----.it is about gondolas and pollution in Venice..see you there.
or,
* yeaah, i don't read that thread either. its kind a boring.
or,
*i am thinking about starting a discussion about ------------- ---- ---- will you guys in Thread Central post in it and say wow it a great thread?. it was about time 'somebody' (insert my name please) picked up on it.. and discuss it?
like whatever..
you can read?
Olaf.... Olaf..... Olaf....
Yes, I can read. That is as far as I am going to respond to your snarky sarcasm.
he has a text-to-speak ap. he probably wrote it for his commodore.
@Donna, did miles leave? Also, always appreciated that phrase of his.
Is someone, calling someone else "the big kettle"?
night night TC!
Hahaha,
My Amiga had that from day one about 29 YEARS AGO. (28 YEARS 10 MONTHS) - Amiga 500 (yes, I have also an Amiga 1200) which had been a feature of the Amiga since the Lorraine prototype in 1984 and with the officially launched Amiga 1000, 31 YEARS AGO !
My C64 had this feature in 1982 via a program called SAM.
My TI-99/4A had the functionality even before that with a professional hardware speech synthesizer module and a cartridge.
and you haven't evolved since, kind of scary don't you think? if you ever left your mom's basement you'd know we have things like smart phones now.
Quondam, I like being the little kettle. It makes me feel secure.
Oh wait, that's spoon. I've said too much.
Olaf,
and you haven't evolved since, kind of scary don't you think? if you ever left your mom's basement you'd know we have things like smart phones now.
Are you trying to impress me?
Miles left because of Balkins. I'd much rather see Balkins banned and get Miles back, even if I thought Miles was a prick sometimes. At least he was a well-informed prick.
I found another condo listing I like, again with that 1970s shed style and the towering Douglas-fir trees. I can't get enough of that... Pretty sure I was born in the wrong decade.
I'm tired of seeing Balkin's rubbish that's the one reason I haven't posted much for the last few weeks. He's destroying every discussion.
thats because Balkins is an asshole. i believe its 3 flags to get a post removed, no? i am certain more than 3 people dont like his bullshit.
can't flab posts from iPhone app.
David, I'm digging those trees. What's the deal, some sort of wood retreat gated comune?
Someone is saying someone has aspergers? I'd love to read that accusation. Must have missed it, was IT?
Silent Disapproving Stipe
Maybe?
0re?
ass burgers. been accused of it a few times, but the truth is I went from popular kid (homecoming king yada yada) to seriously entrenched philosopher. so the reality is you can enter that state of mind if you care to. the first girl i was dating that accused me of that was like 10 years older than me and her younger brother "suffered" from it. I said "suffered? i am not suffering but you clearly are! you are in your 30's and no baby to speak of."....she agreed, Sex in the City had an episode on that, her ethical compass. Like Brian on Family Guy says - thought it was one long tampon commercial - Sex in the City.....oh wait, now I am asshole, yada yada....human beings can only be interesting for so long, occasionally you get into computers and start to sound like one.....anyway , married to a hot woman and have daughters, as much as I want to be German sometimes, also known as Aspergers, i occasionally have to actually understand social interaction. mind you my 5 year old daughter is socially where I was in my 30-s haha....ass burgers
/\ the main purpose of the internet, to document behavior so one can recommend appropriate meds. keep them guessing
South Park had a really good episode about Ass Bergers. I might watch it tonight.
i like the 70's shed style, but not very excited about current state of my T-111 siding, house was built in '74 and there are def. some areas that could use replacing.
This, is horrible.
Personally, I like this one.
I'm crestfallen q, I actually like you, think your work, your website, and books have a lot to offer the student architects among us. Your three books I purchased, even made it through the last purge. Alas, I may like you, and you may find me...well.
At least my mom likes me, especially now that I've moved across country, but still, she likes me enough to send care packages.
#fuckyouse
#bababooeytoyouall
David, that development looks TOPS. Get it!! LOVE the angled siding.
Funny, I definitely thought those types of developments looked dingy and shabby as a kid... My tastes have come around on me.
Manta, that style of design was pretty much at the peak of fashion when I was a kid first starting to take notice of the built environment, so I guess I've always had positive associations with it. I remember thinking how it seemed so fresh and modern compared to all the neo-colonial red brick and white trim that I was used to.
Ha! Definitely a matter of perspective. I grew up on the Best coast so had the opposite experience. Hacky versions of these (and 1960s concrete expressionism) were the background to my life -- and red brick was such an exotic concept to me that it literally formed the landscape to my dreams! Now, after living more years away from the Best Coast than on it, those materials and forms now speak to me in a way they never did when I was blinded by familiarity...
David, I've always been a fan of that stuff too, but I grew up around it. The problem is that most of it simply isn't restrained enough in the first place (builders adding little details or ve'd items that aren't quite right) nor maintained with an eye towards accentuating its better qualities.
Also, it tends to coincide with large parking lots, just due to the time period when it was built.
This was home for a long time:
Agreed, it's a challenge to find a place of that style (or wood-frame construction in general, especially in this climate) that's been well-maintained and where the grounds are allowed to be dominated by the landscape rather than surface parking lots. The place I posted above and the place out in Redmond I posted last week seem to fit the bill at first glance.
My other big concern is acoustics, especially since my most recent nightmarish housing situation in NYC. I've now gotten spoiled living in high-rises with concrete floor slabs, and I don't ever want to be back in a situation where I'm hearing people stomp around above me. For wood-frame buildings that pretty much limits me to townhouses or top-floor units. (The place out in Redmond also forbids dogs on the property, which is a huge plus in my book.)
Welp.
After a beautiful week hiking and camping with my girlfriend in the Central Cascades, I came back to just in time for the bomb to drop... 50% of my design team laid off. Including me.
I sense I'll be wasting a lot more time on here in the coming weeks. Luckily plenty of people are hiring.
^ouch...
reason for the mass culling?
Hubris? Irrational optimism?
They grew too fast and bit off more than they could chew, and basically collapsed under their own weight.. and ran out of funds.
I weirdly feel bad for the people who got to stay. Whole lotta survivor's guilt going on right now.
Sorry to hear tduds. Even if you're off to better pastures is still sucks to get laid off rather than leaving on your own terms and timeline.
You're in Portland, right? Maybe hit up El Balkarino ... word on the internets is that he has 'an in' at Ankrom Moisan.
Shit, tduds, sorry to hear that. I don't know if Balkins has an "in" at AMA, but I do. Our Portland office is hiring.
Ohhhhhh dear. tduds I hope yours isn't the first of many. I'm sorry you got hit, but for the moment I hear people are still hiring/looking! Steven Ward is looking in Louisville according the this week's podcast!
I wondered, so I checked ... it turns out even I know someone at AMA Portland. Small world.
Does that mean I'm only 3 degrees of separation from Balkins?
Knowing someone at that firm and "having an in" are two different things.
Welp.
After a beautiful week hiking and camping with my girlfriend in the Central Cascades, I came back to just in time for the bomb to drop... 50% of my design team laid off. Including me.
I sense I'll be wasting a lot more time on here in the coming weeks. Luckily plenty of people are hiring.
F---, that sucks. I wish you best in getting hired wherever the job is.
Tduds, that sucks. Hopefully it becomes an opportunity for you to move your career in a direction you want.
Sorry to hear it tduds :(
play the lottery. tduds.
Whelp, master of the obvious is back.
.
Thanks y'all. After a whole lot of drinking last night, I'm feeling alright about this next chapter. In the meantime, it's still great hiking weather!
David: AMA is definitely on my radar. The PA I was just working under (who also got sacked) came over from Ankrom and is likely going back to his old spot. Gonna look at some smaller firms first because that's my preference, but they're a solid option.
Sorry to hear that tduds, hope it all and will work out well. Enjoy the funemployment.
well did you play the lottery? maybe a scratch-off?
I wish NCARB would get it together and release more information about the ARE 5.0 already. I had pretty much determined I would finish out under 4.0, but assuming I pass SPD (I should find out next week), I'm looking at saving half the testing time by switching to 5.0 in November.
At this point, my only reservation in making the switch is that there is so much that is unknown about 5.0 when compared to 4.0. So, I wish NCARB would get it together already.
Isn't there a loophole with the 4.0 and 5.0 and taking some in one, and fewer of the other?
b3ta, that's what I'm looking at. There are two ways you can pass the ARE with only taking 5 exams
NCARB shows the various ways you get credit for 5.0 divisions here: https://arecalc.ncarb.org/