Comments on: I can see for megabytes

I can see for megabytes

sharpener — Tue, 14 Sep 2004 22:23:15 -0800

Do your windows overlook scenes of inspiration? Do you even have windows? Why not choose your view?

By: Quartermass

Quartermass — Tue, 14 Sep 2004 22:31:08 -0800

Very cool.

By: clevershark

clevershark — Tue, 14 Sep 2004 22:39:53 -0800

Then again for the price of that many plasma screens you could easily afford to have windows knocked out of your walls so you can actually see outside.

By: falconred

falconred — Tue, 14 Sep 2004 22:43:19 -0800

"So I found myself with access to lots of unwanted 15" panels from work" Must be tough.

By: fenriq

fenriq — Tue, 14 Sep 2004 22:55:13 -0800

Yeah, I wish I had a spare 8 panels to play around with. Of course, I would have made a personal porn theatre rather than a pretty false picture window but it is one hell of an interesting project to undertake.

By: mwhybark

mwhybark — Tue, 14 Sep 2004 23:00:40 -0800

Pic 4 appears to show a panel in original casing. It looks a lot like the larger mac flat panels, but all clear plastics. This is geektastic. "The only reason the cables are visible is becase the stupid fireplace is in the way and that wall isn't due to be remodeled for quite a while." It's aesthetically appropriate, somehow, like finding a bug in the GUI of an OS that leaves gaping at the sudden appearance of raw, unfinished technology. ... Oh, now I get it. These are Windows! I couldn't resist! (Dons asshat, runs away quickly)

By: sharpener

sharpener — Tue, 14 Sep 2004 23:41:12 -0800

Our team is being relocated at work. The space we're moving into is affectionately referred to on campus as "the morgue," a place so deep below ground that even spiders dare not take up residence. Since it has no windows, and its depth precludes "punching out the walls", we've been looking for options...

By: Civil_Disobedient

Civil_Disobedient — Wed, 15 Sep 2004 00:05:48 -0800

Must be tough. Yeah. Must be really tough.

"Boy, Julie was sorry to have said that she wanted to help solder." "It's a good thing her teammates on the girl's swimteam were skilled electricians so they could come lend a hand. It got pretty hot with all those solder guns, and we all ended up having to strip down to our underwear...

I hate this guy.

By: nthdegx

nthdegx — Wed, 15 Sep 2004 00:55:59 -0800

I'd rather have the daylight if it was going to be a room I was planning on spending any amount of time in.

By: Singular

Singular — Wed, 15 Sep 2004 02:42:54 -0800

But... why would I want that when I have such a great view already?

By: Dick Paris

Dick Paris — Wed, 15 Sep 2004 03:07:59 -0800

This is pretty damn cool but their is something about it I find slightly troubling. Maybe its the presentation in the post -- the notion that this is a windowless room (note the French doors and telescope in the space). Maybe it is the manner (the architectural choices made) in which the windows were installed -- the installation don't meet the promise of the idea -- reinforced further by the separation of the "windows" by the fireplace. There are plenty of video artists doing work with multiple screens and here we are presented with windows next to windows which can't even overcome the limitations of poorly considered proportioned architecture. I like the idea but not this specific implementation.

By: Blue Stone

Blue Stone — Wed, 15 Sep 2004 04:01:08 -0800

Damn, Singular, can't you grow some plants or something?

By: i_cola

i_cola — Wed, 15 Sep 2004 04:35:58 -0800

The best view I ever had was when I worked at 9 Hoxton Square, London (used as Dil's apartment in The Crying Game) at the time when it was just about to make the transition to the cool, artsy, full-of-wankers area we know & love today. The street life (OK, square life) that was laid out in front of me every day was brilliant, the best being the time a gang of lads managed to get their (probably stolen) car out of a wheel clamp by tieing the clamp to the railings and driving away. Straight into a Volvo estate. If I look to my left now I see lots of sky which is kinda nice. I'm with Dick Paris on this project tho'. Singular: How about some kind of gigantic periscope? And make a web site about how you build it ;-)

By: angry modem

angry modem — Wed, 15 Sep 2004 05:20:22 -0800

Eh. I'm less than impressed. Show me a virtual window that provides real 3D depth, and I'll be rushing to get it set up.

By: Dick Paris

Dick Paris — Wed, 15 Sep 2004 05:54:01 -0800

considered proportioned... ? Erm, choose one.

By: kahboom

kahboom — Wed, 15 Sep 2004 06:47:51 -0800

Reminds me of Total Recall. There was a scene with a wall/electronic window thingy in the movie at some point, wasn't there? What images would you have on yours? Tropical beach? Zooming through space? I might go with something underwater. Of course you could have a scene of half-naked swimmers soldering, too. That wouldn't be so bad.

By: SteelyDuran

SteelyDuran — Wed, 15 Sep 2004 07:02:57 -0800

There's a million zillion dollars to be made from a round porthole-looking thing that displays underwater scenes.

By: Pollomacho

Pollomacho — Wed, 15 Sep 2004 07:05:30 -0800

My view from my office used to be inspirational, now the Capitol kinda makes me feel ill if not angry. I've been considering finding a giant picture of the Canadian Parliament to place over my window, though it'd probably be easier just to move to the Canadian capital, Toronto. (Yes, I know, thanks.)

By: Karmakaze

Karmakaze — Wed, 15 Sep 2004 07:06:49 -0800

sharpener - I used to work on the third floor of a building where the IT department had the same problem. Their solution was to have me on speed dial and ask me for weather reports.

By: Civil_Disobedient

Civil_Disobedient — Wed, 15 Sep 2004 07:12:41 -0800

I'm less than impressed. Show me a virtual window that provides real 3D depth, and I'll be rushing to get it set up. You mean something like this (also from the same guy's website & home).

By: mwhybark

mwhybark — Wed, 15 Sep 2004 07:47:23 -0800

Wow, CD, the guy's consistent. I recall seeing that skyline thing a few years ago. He's, like, an awtist or sumpin'.

By: Civil_Disobedient

Civil_Disobedient — Wed, 15 Sep 2004 08:06:30 -0800

Yeah, I kept thinking to myself, "If he hates his view so much as is clearly evident, why doesn't he just move?"

By: kfury

kfury — Wed, 15 Sep 2004 10:35:59 -0800

Sad. I love the idea, but placing the windows above the fireplace? I can't suspend my disbelief because I *know* windows wouldn't be there. The chimney's in the way, and nobody ever puts windows above a mantle. Gimmie a blank wall with these babies, and a realtime (or time-shifted, in the case of truly distant shores) video feed and I'm there!

By: Dick Paris

Dick Paris — Wed, 15 Sep 2004 17:41:22 -0800

Window above fireplace? While I could not find a photo showing such, the Villa Malaparte has a window in the back of the fireplace.