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"World's largest display" lights Paris skies (and runs Linux) (LinuxDevices)
LinuxDevices.com covers
Project Blinkenlights' transformation of Tower T2 of the Bibliothèque
nationale de France into what is claimed to be the world's largest computer
screen. "Arcade is the second (and largest) building-sized computer
screen created and installed by Project Blinkenlights. The first, unveiled
last year in honor of the 20th anniversary of the Chaos Computer Club, was
located at the famous Haus des Lehrers office building in Berlin. One
change since the earlier version is the ability to control the brightness
of each pixel, which results in a grayscale display that allows for
sophisticated, large-scale animations glowing into the Paris night
life."
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"World's largest display" lights Paris skies (and runs Linux) (LinuxDevices) Posted Sep 30, 2002 20:01 UTC (Mon) by rknop (guest, #66) [Link] Ugh.Every time I read somebody joyfully proclaiming how they "light the skies", I don't know if I want to scream or cry. I felt like such a scrooge hating the "towers of light" memorial for the WTC, but the fact is-- I didn't like it. Not only was it light pollution, it was also a demonstration of a vast waste of energy (i.e. throwing light into the sky where it does no good to anybody), which seems sort of ironic if you think that dependence on foreign oil has anything to do with anything. (Which it may or may not, but many do seem to think that.) See http://www.darksky.org/ for various reasons why I think it tragic that our civilizazation is so intent on throwing its light all over the night sky and blotting out any evidence of anything not created by our civilization. I guess the thing about Linux is that everybody is free to use it to do things, even things other people don't like. This is one thing-- at least given how it's being advertised-- that I have to say I don't like. -Rob
"World's largest display" lights Paris skies (and runs Linux) (LinuxDevices) Posted Sep 30, 2002 20:08 UTC (Mon) by rsidd (subscriber, #2582) [Link] Uh, did you even read the article? They aren't throwing light out into the sky -- they're using the windows on the side of a building as pixels in a display.
"World's largest display" lights Paris skies (and runs Linux) (LinuxDevices) Posted Sep 30, 2002 20:16 UTC (Mon) by rknop (guest, #66) [Link] I realize-- but the title is "lights the sky", and what makes me sad is that phrase is seen as such a positive-sounding thing. And, in any event, a bigass computer monitor on the side of a building *will* contribute to skyglow.-Rob
Advertisments Posted Oct 1, 2002 2:05 UTC (Tue) by stevenj (subscriber, #421) [Link] What happens when every large-building owner in the world suddenly realizes that they own billboards bigger and brighter than any they've ever seen? Ones that can display not only static images, but blinking, whirling animations? Ones that can be rented to new advertisers by the hour, by the minute? I hope I'm worrying over nothing.
Advertisments Posted Oct 1, 2002 3:26 UTC (Tue) by rknop (guest, #66) [Link] You're not worrying over nothing, you're just making the most natural extrapolation given our society today.Combine in-your-face excessive nonstop marketing with a need for constant sensory overload, and what do you have? Luddism, I guess. I feel that way some days, anyway, even though I'm a technophile. Think of it. A technophile luddite. -Rob
Advertisments Posted Oct 1, 2002 8:37 UTC (Tue) by beejaybee (guest, #1581) [Link] You aren't the only one...Technology is fine. But sometimes the use to which it is put is ridiculous. Why can't I buy an automobile with manual windows any more? Faster, much more intuitive and therefore safer than those fiddly electric buttons, also won't burn out and/or destroy the rubber seals if the window happens to be frozen. I think the reason is that aftersales make a fortune out of repairing electric windows. (And all the other electric/electronic guff fitted for no good reason). And air conditioning - unneccessary in many markets, increases fuel consumption by ~10%, big bills for repair or replacement force down trade-in prices & contribute to early replacement of vehicles on the principle of "uneconomic to repair". Yeah, I'm a technophile luddite, too.
Advertisments Posted Oct 1, 2002 11:30 UTC (Tue) by Wol (guest, #4433) [Link] Here's yet another ...
Techno-Luddites Posted Oct 1, 2002 16:37 UTC (Tue) by rfunk (subscriber, #4054) [Link] I've been calling myself a techno-luddite for years now.Maybe it's time to start some sort of organization. :-) - another Rob
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