Comments on: Idleness And Dissipation Breed Apathy

Idleness And Dissipation Breed Apathy

fandango_matt — Sun, 15 Apr 2007 12:34:26 -0800

has taken Light Criticism a step further with his Pixelator.

By: retronic

retronic — Sun, 15 Apr 2007 12:57:19 -0800

cool--sorta like this (actual site seems dead).

By: Baby_Balrog

Baby_Balrog — Sun, 15 Apr 2007 13:11:18 -0800

Suspicious devices!

By: SteveTheRed

SteveTheRed — Sun, 15 Apr 2007 13:19:47 -0800

I'm not wild about the idea of limiting other people's freedom of speech (even if it is just advertising). That being said, these do make pretty colors!

By: Flashman

Flashman — Sun, 15 Apr 2007 13:24:19 -0800

This is very cool. I want to make one for my TV.

By: goodnewsfortheinsane

goodnewsfortheinsane — Sun, 15 Apr 2007 13:28:28 -0800

SteveTheRed voiced my feelings perfectly - all I can add is that it is a pretty good statement. See also GRL's tagging a tower in Rotterdam.

By: saraswati

saraswati — Sun, 15 Apr 2007 13:34:14 -0800

Very cool, I think I might make one myself to put over my TV when people are over. Thanks!

By: tula

tula — Sun, 15 Apr 2007 13:51:37 -0800

I actually have of those for my tv - from Groove Tube (worst product name ever). It is the mesmerizing to watch in a dark room, makes gorgeously subtle and color tones and harmonies, and the design is incredible simple and elegant. The guy recommend making your own from high frost diffusion gel, whatever that is, for the outer shell, but mine looks like it was made with heavy-weight frosted mylar.

By: bru

bru — Sun, 15 Apr 2007 13:56:59 -0800

Very. Cool.

By: hexatron

hexatron — Sun, 15 Apr 2007 14:39:25 -0800

"Case Closed" is a lawyer's take on what is truth. Posner makes his case, judges it, and uses his conclusion as the book's title. It is free from 'on the one hand, on the other hand' or any such meandering. It's a case, not an investigation. It's crap. But 'Case Closed' is a punchier title than 'With So Much Important Information Missing and Given the Powerful Motivations on All Sides of This, It Is Impossible to Definitively Assess What Actually Happened." That said, the Zapruder film is absolutely not a forgery. We (I) can do image enhancement to the frames that were undreamed of (and also unknown) in the 1960s and there is nothing to indicate that it is a fake. There is also nothing to indicate there was a first shot as the limousine turned, and Kennedy definately bounces BACK when he is hit (the spring-loaded back brace theory).

By: django_z

django_z — Sun, 15 Apr 2007 15:41:17 -0800

I really liked these - they're gorgeous. I'm all for terrorism when you're outgunned. And we're all terribly outgunned when it comes to advertising. Plus collateral beauty is a nice side effect. (We wouldn't have our delicious states of america were it not for our forefather's terrorism - "Attacking from behind bushes?!! I say, that's ungentlemanly! Come out in even rows and meet us on the battlefield...damn yankee terrorists.")

By: dobbs

dobbs — Sun, 15 Apr 2007 16:05:12 -0800

hexatron, wtf are you talking about?

By: found dog one eye

found dog one eye — Sun, 15 Apr 2007 16:58:18 -0800

hexatron, they desperately need your opinion on the Pixelator over here.

By: found dog one eye

found dog one eye — Sun, 15 Apr 2007 16:59:00 -0800

That's very cool, by the way. I'm for anything that distracts us from advertisements.

By: found dog one eye

found dog one eye — Sun, 15 Apr 2007 17:59:16 -0800

Damn. Here. That's what I get for trying to be clever.

By: nickyskye

nickyskye — Sun, 15 Apr 2007 21:48:10 -0800

Surprisingly beautiful. I love this pixilator thing. wow. Will try and buy one here.

By: Deathalicious

Deathalicious — Mon, 16 Apr 2007 04:46:36 -0800

For those spam pics in your mailbox, I've found you can have a similar effect just by using Gaussian Blur. No diffusion gel needed.

By: suedehead

suedehead — Mon, 16 Apr 2007 08:35:36 -0800

Also very similar and made with tea candles: Random Screen.

By: suedehead

suedehead — Mon, 16 Apr 2007 08:36:02 -0800

May I add: just similar, but very cool.

By: nickyskye

nickyskye — Mon, 16 Apr 2007 20:04:04 -0800

suedehead, That tea light 'pixilator' Random Screen light sculpture is brilliant! wow. It's so beautiful! I love the way it's made. Thanks!

By: Ogre Lawless

Ogre Lawless — Tue, 17 Apr 2007 11:42:55 -0800

I ♥ culture jammers.