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February 12

Is informative art the same as information art ?

I was scrolling down on the requested article page : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Requested_articles/Arts_and_entertainment#Surrealism And I found informative art. With a bit on research, I also found this WP page :Information art

So I was wondering if it's two words for the same art form, and if it's two completely different things ? Vincent-vst🚀 (talk) 10:51, 12 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I don't know what either of the two means, and I'm not convinced they are notable topics. The article we have comes across to me as devoid of substance, vapid babble derived from the juxtaposition of two terms. --Lambiam 18:58, 12 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Astonishingly enough, the Information art page appears to have been created 19 years ago. Both terms sound to me like a fancy way of saying "advertising". ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 19:19, 12 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

They seem to be somewhat different. Informative art is "computer augmented, or amplified, works of art", whereas information art uses "as material for art the raw data produced by our societies". The former is about using computers as a tool, the latter about using computer-generated info as a subject. The latter also appears to be marginally notable.[1][2][3] Clarityfiend (talk) 23:29, 12 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

The second of these three pages linked to does not use the term. Each of the three is about a different sense – (1) using IT images, originally not intended as art, as image trouvée; (2) using data, such as statistical data, as the inspiration for art; (3) using information technology to produce art. --Lambiam 11:24, 13 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for this answer Vincent-vst🚀 (talk) 08:09, 13 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

February 14

Some kind of soot-destroying sparkler?

What does Doctor Who use here, in The Brain of Morbius (part 3) at 12:16? It seems that he lights a match which fizzes and hisses, calling it "a little demon". This object somehow clears a soot blockage. Card Zero (talk) 20:17, 14 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

It's called a "plot device." Bear in mind the show is science fiction. {The poster formerly known as 87.81.230.195} 51.198.141.181 (talk) 06:08, 15 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Oh, you think it's supposed to be a future technology chimney sweeping device. I guess that's possible. I was assuming a mundane device from the recent past, which would be recognized by the 1970s audience but has since become obsolete due to the lack of chimneys. Card Zero (talk) 07:24, 15 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I didn't mean that this particular device is necessarily supposed future technology, but that more generally the show does not attempt to ground every contrivance it portrays in current (or past) known technology, and the script writers were likely not worried about its verisimilitude, any more than they are when The Doctor uses his sonic screwdriver. Given that it appears to be some kind of minor explosive device like a firecracker, it is still not obvious how soot was blocking the flame equipment (whose design is unknown) and how the device cleared it. The point is that it doesn't matter: a problem existed, The Doctor solved it with a thingammy, the plot advances. {The poster formerly known as 87.81.230.195} 51.198.141.181 (talk) 10:04, 16 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I agree with your first thoughts. I well remember Little Demons: they were bangers, which is to say small firecrackers. Doctor Who may be a science fiction character but he's not above using very mundane devices, especially perhaps in the Tom Baker incarnation. --Antiquary (talk) 11:50, 15 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you! There's a muffled bang when the flame goes out, I should have noticed that. In context, the Doctor had been arguing for some time that the reason for the low flame was technical, while the acolytes were only willing to consider it a magical problem, so giving him a way to restore the flame with technology while being honestly able to say that he used "a little demon" is neat. Card Zero (talk) 13:46, 15 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Doctor Who, after all, is the show that gave us the sonic screwdriver, the capabilities and limitations of which are "whatever the plot needs at the time". --Jayron 32 13:40, 15 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

That's true, it tidies away plot holes like Jupiter attracts asteroids, which made me all the more suspicious that this particular device had meaning and was not imaginary, since if an automatic hand-waving device was needed the sonic screwdriver was already available. Card Zero (talk) 14:11, 15 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Card_Zero a google search did turn up this. The Dr uses a small firecracker rather than a fountain and, as others have said this is just a plot device but it was interesting to find that someone has tried it - or claimed to anyway. MarnetteD|Talk 03:48, 16 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Resolved

I remember you used to be able to buy soot destroyers which you put on the fire and were meant to safely burn off the soot and tar deposits in the chimney. DuncanHill (talk) 03:59, 16 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

February 15

Solitaire with hanafuda / Go-Stop cards?

I bought a deck of hanafuda cards (Korean style, does this matter?). I wonder if there exist solitaire games meant for a deck of hanafuda cards. I suppose I could play Sir Tommy with it. Do there exist Japanese or Korean solitaire games for use with hanafuda cards, or is the concept of such a game alien to those cultures? 2601:18A:C500:7170:1850:2103:1B63:92C9 (talk) 03:11, 15 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Typing "hanafuda solitaire" into Google yielded some pretty good results. The very first link seems to be an example of exactly what you're looking for.--Jayron 32 13:38, 15 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

February 16

Zombie Movies

Hello, I am interested in knowing more about the origin of Zombie movies. Could anyone point me to some references about zombie movies? Thank you! Tv In My Eye (talk) 04:02, 16 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

You can start here Zombie film#History. MarnetteD|Talk 04:18, 16 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

The term and concept Zombie originated in Haitian folklore well over 200 years ago. The concept entered the mainstream of American popular culture with the 1968 George Romero made low budget horror film Night of the Living Dead. This film fell into the public domain, so many other filmmakers have used it as an inspiration without any legal problems. Cullen328 (talk) 04:23, 16 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Maybe not the actual term, but the concept was alive and well in the mid-1950s Ed Wood 'classic', Plan 9 from Outer Space. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 17:18, 16 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Preceding Zombie movies there were zombie stories and books, on the fringe of science fiction. I read plenty of such things in the early 1960s, but none had the literary impact for their names or details to remain in my conscious memory. HiLo48 (talk) 00:01, 17 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

February 17

This Is Why We Bleed by Leader

Can anyone tell me what genre this song is? Everywhere i search just leads me to streaming services Trade (talk) 04:39, 17 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

There doesn't seem to be an article here about it. Who recorded it? ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 05:00, 17 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Leader. 41.23.55.195 (talk) 06:12, 17 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Rock - according to https://www.shazam.com/track/335702687/this-is-why-we-bleed 41.23.55.195 (talk) 06:12, 17 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]