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Post by Splines »

madhadron wrote: post #289
redm wrote: post #262

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Kitchens are undeniably more important today than in the past. Their increased and expanded uses have driven larger sizes. As you suggest, too larger of a triangle is inefficient. To deal with this, the concept of Kitchen Zones has been taking root as an alternative. A zone for preparation, cooking, cleanup, entertaining, etc. [1] [2] [1] https://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/16934736/list/kitchen-evolut... [2] http://life…

I hadn't run across zones before. I've always set up cooking areas for the flows of material. Ingredients come from storage, are prepped, put into holding, cooked, plated, served, and the dishes and remains returned afterwards. The kitchen triangle serves a wide range of flows for a single cook, thus its popularity. When you have multiple cooks, it changes. If you have a lot of different things being cooked, you want…

Getting OT, but if you want a hilarious game simulation of dealing with poor kitchen design with multiple cooks (with a strong heaping of the brigade system), check out the game "Overcooked".

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Post by pyre »

cookiecaper wrote: post #271
hluska wrote: post #177

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Zillow pulled out the fucking CFAA??? That's just plain dirty.

It's pretty conventional in these types of cases. I've received a similar C&D and read several others and they all invoke the CFAA. It seems boilerplate for C&D related to online activities. The CFAA makes it unlawful to exceed authorized access to any protected computer system (essentially, any computer in the United States). If someone claims that you've violated their ToS, they almost always also claim that by so…

The US Justice Dept. tested that theory (violation of ToS is a violation of the CFAA) in court, but it didn't fly. The judge correctly pointed out that this basically gives companies carte blanche to make something a Federal crime via their Terms of Service.

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Post by DonHopkins »

eropple wrote: post #266
emodendroket wrote: post #263

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Maybe so. I dunno. I don't feel like I have a clear sense of what distinguishes a "McMansion" from "recently-built house in a more or less modern style."

This is a pretty good architectural round-up: https://www.homestratosphere.com/home-architecture-styles/ If you look at these, you'll notice something: they're by and large consistent within themselves and the author of that piece is often (and I say "often" because it's a pop piece) able to tell you what aspects the architects of that style are focusing on. Any given style of architecture might not be your thing, bu…

It looks like people are 3D printing houses [1] their children designed in The Sims [2].

[1] https://www.engadget.com/2017/03/07/apis-cor-3d-printed-hous...

[2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJI5EajBNEs

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Post by schittKicker »

strictnein wrote: post #27

Funny. One of the homes they showed is in my area, and I had driven by it recently (since we're thinking about moving). And they're definitely right. It's a weird mix of horribleness. Especially the kitchen with its "update", aka let's throw in a couple of premium appliances and $2k worth of marble and call it a day. http://www.mcmansionhell.com/post/162143229176/50-states-of-... https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/19…

Pretty sure there have been multiple porn shoots in this room:

https://photos.zillowstatic.com/p_c/IS66svl699b5v60000000000...

Don't ask me why I believe this or how I'd know such a thing, all I'm saying is I sense it in my gut.

That said, I think pornography is the basic aesthetic we're all resisting, when we hate on McMansions.

It's that instinctive reptile-brain hatred of doing nothing and getting everything, no matter how tasteless the getting renders the gotten.

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Post by DonHopkins »

PhasmaFelis wrote: post #283
Hydraulix989 wrote: post #264

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Are you affiliated with that site? Only reason I ask is because of the McM in your name?

Check the profile. His last name is McManis.

I remember him from Sun, where he was both a great engineer and a great architect. Looks like he's moved on from TCP/IP to HVAC. ;)

http://www.sunengineering.net/PROJECTS/Residential/TheBackSh...

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Post by trentmb »

ryandrake wrote: post #268
emodendroket wrote: post #263

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Maybe so. I dunno. I don't feel like I have a clear sense of what distinguishes a "McMansion" from "recently-built house in a more or less modern style."

While there may not be One True Definition, and there's room to agree and disagree, there are attributes people probably could agree are tasteless and help qualify a house as a McMansion: * No clear architectural style, or a haphazard/incoherent mix of styles * Brick or stone facades in front, and cheap siding on the (less visible) sides * Non-structural arches and columns * Oddly placed/sized windows * Multiple roof…

> * No clear architectural style, or a haphazard/incoherent mix of styles

Isn't that just a new style?

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Post by ChuckMcM »

DonHopkins wrote: post #296
PhasmaFelis wrote: post #283

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Check the profile. His last name is McManis.

I remember him from Sun, where he was both a great engineer and a great architect. Looks like he's moved on from TCP/IP to HVAC. ;) http://www.sunengineering.net/PROJECTS/Residential/TheBackSh...

Ok, that is just hilarious! Of course that Chuck comes from the 'McManus' side of the family not the 'McManis' side.

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Post by [deleted] »

blhack wrote: post #239
uses wrote: post #69

I totally understand the whole "McMansions are bad architecture" thing... However, something about it really bothers me. There was an episode of 99% Invisible where the guest was talking about their McMansions blog and how it makes fun of these Horrid dwellings. The whole thing stank of classist elitism. The Wrong Type of people were getting the chance to design and build large houses, and of course they're applying…

The only relevant question is: do the people living in these houses enjoy them? Because if they do, then who cares? I look at some of the houses on the blog and think they're really pretty. Sorry I don't have the correct sort of taste in windows or whatever. Maybe it's because I'm one of those dumb idiots that grew up in a flyover state (Iowa). This house: http://99percentinvisible.org/app/uploads/2016/10/12-hate-pe.…

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