JamesWNeal
JamesWNealWhile I’ve not created any new images of this sort for some time, I did for a number of years really enjoy using records, album covers, CDs, and the occasional cassette as primary elements in scenes. In some cases, the scene was meant to complement or play off the artwork.
Translucent discs of various hues were also fun to backlight.
#NowPlaying #Vinyl #Music #introduction #Records #Cassette #CD #AlbumArt
JamesWNeal#TwitterMigration Yeah, me too. I've been on this platform for only a few hours, have already put up some background on me, just because (because I'm not famous so there's no Wiki), a bit about why I'm here, but in the event anyone's listening, I'll do some background in pictures, starting obviously with this one. #introduction
JamesWNealI worked at a state environmental agency in Democratic & Republican administrations, saw the good & bad of both. I saw people in both administrations trying to find solutions, but also people working hard to prevent solutions from being implemented.
I became the de-facto state spokesperson for a proposed regional low-level radioactive waste disposal facility, did the revolving door thing, became disillusioned, burned out, dropped out.
So yeah, I know about personal harassment. #introduction
JamesWNealEven today, some 30 years later, I shake when I talk about some of those years.
I honestly thought it possible to have civil discussions, mutually work out solutions, get them implemented.
I didn't know then the history of weaponizing misinformation, vilifying scientists, weaponizing people by leveraging & amplifying fear.
Why I ever thought social media would be the solution, not just another means of delivering payloads is beyond me.
But I'm still trying. #introduction
JamesWNealI'm not a scientist, but was too smart to try and play one on TV.
What I did was try to be a bridge between scientists and the public.
They'd say it their way. I'd say what I thought they'd said. They'd then tell me where I was wrong, eventually getting me to a point where what I'd tell the public was accurate, if not as complete, as nuanced as what they tried to convey to me in the first place.
I am not and never will be, an Elon.
#introduction
JamesWNealI worked at a state environmental agency in Democratic & Republican administrations, saw the good & bad of both. I saw people in both administrations trying to find solutions, but also people working hard to prevent solutions from being implemented.
I became the de-facto state spokesperson for a proposed regional low-level radioactive waste disposal facility, did the revolving door thing, became disillusioned, burned out, dropped out.
So yeah, I know about personal harassment. #introduction
JamesWNealI'm not a scientist, but was too smart to try and play one on TV.
What I did was try to be a bridge between scientists and the public.
They'd say it their way. I'd say what I thought they'd said. They'd then tell me where I was wrong, eventually getting me to a point where what I'd tell the public was accurate, if not as complete, as nuanced as what they tried to convey to me in the first place.
I am not and never will be, an Elon.
#introduction