Daily Shaarli

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April 24, 2007

An Historical Timeline of Computer Graphics and Animation
Ken Knowlton - Ascii/Text Art/Mosaics
SIM 2.0

the idea is to have a free sponsored parcel (ads on the skybox) - and only the most popular parcels can stay, the others are given to other people

Dewantrons

: Incredible Retro-Futuristic Sci-Fi Instruments

Modern Mechanix » ASCII Art - 1948

"doodling with a typewriter gives vent to the imagination and originality of both the experienced and the hunt-and-peck typist. (...) An example is shown in the flower which is made with the letter X alone."

Max Factor's Beauty Capacitor

"If, for instance, the subject's nose is slightly crooked — so slightly, in fact, that it escapes ordinary observation — the flaw is promptly detected by the instrument and corrective makeup is applied by an experienced operator."

Kenneth Knowlton

"ASCII art had been originally developed in the late 1960s, by computer-art pioneer Kenneth Knowlton, who was working for Bell Labs at the time."

The Drmn' Trance Vibe project

building an aftermarket Rez vibrator

Judge a Book by its Cover

"As a public librarian, I've seen a lot of books. Some covers are intriguing, some make me really want to read the book...these are the "other" covers."