Thursday, November 21, 2019

Variations of a Logo Idea

There are three themes used in varying amounts: (1) the plus sign alternatively the cross, (2) the letter "M" alternatively iconography of a house, (3) folded planes alternatively layered planes.

Further Folded Metal Studies

One pattern, multiple variations, depending on folded angles and direction. From right to left:

  • One-half of the mirror portion of a pattern, on a sheet, with tiny joints of rotation added.
  • The two mirrored sections together.
  • Three variations of folded sections.
  • The three variations, with paint/color applied.


Sketches of Folded Metal Sculpture Concept

Method: Based on a single sheet of aluminum metal, 24 inches by 72 inches, first, laser-cut, then, bent along perforated edges, then, powder-coated.

The basic idea behind this is to utilize simple processes to a plain sheet of metal, applying simple folds in order to create and define volume of space, in a form that presents unique objects, depending on the angle of the fold. That is, based on one pattern, multiple unique objects could be produced depending on the choices of the angle of folds. The greater the complexity of the pattern, the higher number of unique objects could be produced. Think analogous to music and the variations of a theme -- for instance, Variations on a Theme of Paganini -- where the underlying construct remains the same but the outcome is varied.

Abstractly, it could also apply architecturally, such that it would be scaled up to create unique spatial volumes rather than sculptures.

Friday, November 15, 2019

Attempted Bribery *IS* Bribery

18 U.S.C. § 201 Bribery of public officials and witnesses
(b) Whoever -- 
  (2) being a public official or person selected to be a public official, directly or indirectly, corruptly demands, seeks, receives, accepts, or agrees to receive or accept anything of value personally or for any other person or entity, in return for: 
     (A)  being influenced in the performance of any official act;
     (B)  being influenced to commit or aid in committing, or to collude in, or allow, any fraud, or make opportunity for the commission of any fraud, on the United States;  or
     (C)  being induced to do or omit to do any act in violation of the official duty of such official or person; 
shall be fined under this title or not more than three times the monetary equivalent of the thing of value, whichever is greater, or imprisoned for not more than fifteen years, or both, and may be disqualified from holding any office of honor, trust, or profit under the United States.
The action of seeking a bribe *is* bribery; it does not require a completion of the act. Enough with this nonsense. Anyone who says otherwise is full of shit and/or clueless. For reference on what it means to be full of shit, see: Lindsey Graham. For reference on clueless and full of shit, see: Devin Nunes.

And, it's outlined fully within the phone call memo.
Zelensky: [...]We are ready to continue to cooperate for the next steps, specifically, we are almost ready to buy more Javelins from the United States for defense purposes.
Trump: I would like you to do us a favor though [...]
Was this normal horse-trading in global politics? Hardly. We have only to look at one person, Rudy Giuliani.
The investigation I conducted concerning 2016 Ukrainian collusion and corruption, was done solely as a defense attorney to defend my client against false charges, that kept changing as one after another were disproven.
By his own tweet admission, Rudy told the world that he was working *solely* to *defend* his client. This was not an exclusion by omission, it was an explicit exclusion of anything outside of his defense of Trump.

Therefore, Donald Trump committed bribery and should be impeached, removed, and indicted.

That is all.