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He writes on blue paper, "an affectation", on one of four Olympia typewriters, "a German one, the best machine in the world": Jane is in sole command of the computer.

This was probably an affectation on some level he was also shirtless, wearing expensive-looking mariachi pants, and at one point sent two huge, inflatable blunts into the crowd but it was obvious he fucking loved that little gadget.

"It was not an affectation on his part," he said.

His thick unruly mop of auburn hair has survived middle age, as have his ever-present sunglasses, which would seem an affectation on anyone but Mr. Hunter, who has, he says almost apologetically, "weak eyes".

It feels both like an affectation on the part of Aiden and his creators, and an abuse of where the music truly comes from.

Once a week we're told that VINYL IS BACK and that EVERYONE LOVES VINYL AGAIN and that VINYL IS THE BEST FUCKING THING EVER even though buying a new album on vinyl is an affectation on par with buying a unicycle or a copy of The Idler but who cares because VINYL IS BACK EVERYONE.

But if we ask people on the other side, people who have grown up in a gun culture, to pay attention to the effects of that culture on real bodies and real people, well, then those of us who have grown up in a violent-style culture, have to think hard about the effect our affections and affectations have on the world around us.

The tradition is gorgeous, but too often the shows are dishearteningly high on affectation and low on artistry.

The affectation of alternatives in categories is based on the concept of classification.

It shows a rapid convergence to an optimal solution and guarantees that there are idle channels, for last affectation of a new cognitive node appears on the current channel assignment.

Whether it is a movement, approach or affectation, depends on your point of view.