Random Fashion Thoughts (Part 3: Style farmer strikes back) - our general discussion thread

[momentoftruth]

Wow, such topical trolling

 

[penanceroyaltea]

Damn @g transistor I get lost in Wikipedia sooo much reading random stuff! I’m glad I’m not the only one..

I’m definitely gonna have a look at Google Arts! Had no idea it existed

 

[click here]

So ShopAcrimony is shutting down. I still have over $500 credit from the store and nothing I wanted to buy. FML

 

[baltimoron]

So borrowing from something I saw @mementomoriarty do once, I compiled a list of the most popular fits of 2017. Now I should mention a disclaimer that while I have a list of the top 50 posts in waywt from 2017, I don't have all the pictures associated with them. This is mainly because some dudes (*cough* @ChetB and @Parker) like using photobucket, and some of the paths to the pictures no longer exist. Nevertheless, I'd estimate I have somewhere close to the top 45 posts. I've spoilered them below (do note if you're on mobile that there's 85 pictures, so click only if you have unlimited data). There's a also a link to the full album here. There's no particular for manner how these are arranged. Also because I'm a huge nerd, I plotted the distribution of thumbs. The users that appeared most often in the top 50 were c4 and chetb. Chet had the photo with the most thumbs (95), and the minimum cutoff for the top 50 was 63.

It's really cool to see the diversity of fits from last year. I hope 2018 is even better. Also sorry for assaulting your server SF.

Spoiler: Part 1

 

[baltimoron]

SF only let's me upload 30 images per post, so here's part 2 of the photos;

Spoiler: Part 2

 

[baltimoron]

reserving for part 3

Spoiler: Part 3

 

[nahneun]

nerdimoron

 

[baltimoron]

nerdimoron

 

[Superb0bo]

That Matthew effect/rich get richer distribution.

@baltimoron Did you check relationship between thumbs and the users number of posts in WYWT?

 

[g transistor]

3rd snowfall this year. Looks like my hoarding of outerwear in the Deep South has paid off

 

[baltimoron]

That Matthew effect/rich get richer distribution.

@baltimoron Did you check relationship between thumbs and the users number of posts in WYWT?

I did not. Are you thinking some sort of ratio of average thumbs per post?

 

[1969]

I'd add that having a good camera and not taking a bathroom selfie appears to be in play here.

 

[Superb0bo]

I did not. Are you thinking some sort of ratio of average thumbs per post?

Yes, something like that. Are good fits by high frequency fit posters (i.e., average number of thumbs per fit might be lower). And of course, is the number of thumbs on a fit a predictor of the latency to the next fit post (i.e., are people encouraged by thumbs, and increase their fit frequency). So many questions. I wonder if there are any papers on fashion forum behavior..

 

[Fuuma]

I think if you're vaguely interested in art, it's so ******* cool. It's one of the coolest things around. When I first found it, I was blown away. The editorials are nice, the virtual museums are really cool to play around with, the tagging system makes it easy to find similar things... it's just an incredible resource to learn. Like, yeah, you could say, just go to museums, but this brings access to so many people.

And maybe people would rather watch Appreciation. And that's probably true. Kids probably would rather watch youtube or play games, and maybe that's true. But you ever have one of those weird lost-thru-Wikipedia type trips where you just learn all this stupid stuff but it's still pretty entertaining? Google Arts & Culture is like that. I think to certain people, it really speaks.

One of the important aspects of museums is the size of a lot of paintings and the ability to see details. Like yeah, you can see pictures of **** all over the internet of paintings, but Google's photos are on a whole new level. Again, it never really replaces the museum experience, but you're able to meticulously scan a painting and see brush strokes, subtle changes in color, and in some ways, experience the size of painting.

I legitimately think it's the best thing Google has done in a really long time. It gives you a way to experience art that's pretty novel (high res zoom with tons of artist and movement history/information presented in a virtual format? cool). I don't know, I think in terms of providing an accessible point for you to experience art in a new way, it's worth the money. I mean, I don't know what else Google has up its sleeve to spend money on, but like, I think Google Arts and Culture is cooler than Google Home.

1) You cannot "experience" art (i.e. get an aesthetic experience and exert your judgment) without seeing it in person
2) You can gain "information" selected and pushed (not sure, just downloaded the app) about art but that is not the same thing.

 

[momentoftruth]

I have a CdG pouch (SA5100) that I really like but I kinda wish it had 1" extra length to fit my planner better. Any other brands I should be looking into, for <$200?