Thursday, March 15, 2007

Welcome

Welcome to my latest blog. As you can see from the description this blog is basically a project of mine. I will be analyzing a few things first relevant to the subject permanent flux and then i will be creating a final piece for it.

Intro



Firstly this subject itself is a contradiction. So, if we take a look at the two words 'permanent' and 'flux' and their meanings;

Permanent
per·ma·nent [pur-muh-nuhnt] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
–adjective
1.existing perpetually; everlasting, esp. without significant change.
2.intended to exist or function for a long, indefinite period without regard to unforeseeable conditions: a permanent employee; the permanent headquarters of the United Nations.
3.long-lasting or nonfading: permanent pleating; permanent ink.
–noun
4.Also called permanent wave. a wave or curl that is set into the hair by the application of a special chemical preparation and that remains for a number of months.
[Origin: 1400–50; late ME <>permanent- (s. of permanéns), prp. of permanére to remain. See per-, remain, -ent]

—Related forms
per·ma·nent·ly, adverb
per·ma·nent·ness, noun

—Synonyms 1. stable, invariable, constant.
—Antonyms 1. temporary; inconstant.

and flux

flux [fluhks] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
–noun
1.a flowing or flow.
2.the flowing in of the tide.
3.continuous change, passage, or movement: His political views are in a state of flux.
4.Physics.
a.the rate of flow of fluid, particles, or energy.
b.a quantity expressing the strength of a field of force in a given area.
5.Chemistry, Metallurgy.
a.a substance used to refine metals by combining with impurities to form a molten mixture that can be readily removed.
b.a substance used to remove oxides from and prevent further oxidation of fused metal, as in soldering or hot-dip coating.
c.(in the refining of scrap or other metal) a salt or mixture of salts that combines with nonmetallic impurities, causing them to float or coagulate.
6.fusion.
–verb (used with object)
7.to melt; make fluid.
8.to fuse by the use of flux.
9.Obsolete. to purge.
–verb (used without object)
10.to flow.
[Origin: 1350–1400; ME <>fluxus a flowing, equiv. to fluc-, var. s. of fluere to flow + -tus suffix of v. action, with ct > x]

—Synonyms 1. course, current, flood, stream.

info taken from dictionary.com

We can see that basically in laments terms that permanent is something that is fixed whereas flux is something that changes. This is interesting in itself but at the minute i can't relate it to the subject, I might come back to it later.

posted by D3v @ 5:59 PM  

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