Can't let the steampunks have all the fun.
September 5, 2007 5:09 PM Subscribe
My camcorder has a bunch of these filters. Except ASCII, that is one that I think I need.
And if I get these, I think I need it to be able to display text as well...
POSSIBLE RESPONSE:
posted by quin at 5:18 PM on September 5, 2007 [1 favorite]
And if I get these, I think I need it to be able to display text as well...
POSSIBLE RESPONSE:
YES/NOFUCK YOU, ASSHOLE
OR WHAT?
GO AWAY
PLEASE COME BACK LATER
FUCK YOU, ASSHOLE
FUCK YOU
posted by quin at 5:18 PM on September 5, 2007 [1 favorite]
quin: that's my favorite part of the Terminator movies.
posted by mrnutty at 5:20 PM on September 5, 2007
posted by mrnutty at 5:20 PM on September 5, 2007
quin: that's my favorite part of the Terminator movies.
To elaborate, I love it for two reasons:
1) Arnold saying "Fuck you, asshole" in his inimitable accent, and
2) That a robot needs some sort pull-down menu screen from which to choose his possible responses.
posted by mrnutty at 5:22 PM on September 5, 2007 [1 favorite]
To elaborate, I love it for two reasons:
1) Arnold saying "Fuck you, asshole" in his inimitable accent, and
2) That a robot needs some sort pull-down menu screen from which to choose his possible responses.
posted by mrnutty at 5:22 PM on September 5, 2007 [1 favorite]
Wow, that just brought back memories of Liquid Sky...even down to the music.
posted by Smart Dalek at 5:29 PM on September 5, 2007 [2 favorites]
posted by Smart Dalek at 5:29 PM on September 5, 2007 [2 favorites]
Another thought: if any the programmers had a Sony MagicLink on hand, an uncanny parallel could've been drawn to Wim Wenders' Until the End of the World.
posted by Smart Dalek at 5:36 PM on September 5, 2007
posted by Smart Dalek at 5:36 PM on September 5, 2007
Interesting. But then I had the horrible, horrible idea of recording a short scene in ASCIIvision, then transcribing the franes by hand and stop-motion animating the result. Now my fists won't stop punching me in the head.
posted by kittyprecious at 5:38 PM on September 5, 2007 [3 favorites]
posted by kittyprecious at 5:38 PM on September 5, 2007 [3 favorites]
Acid. Now.
posted by spikeleemajortomdickandharryconnickjrmints at 5:47 PM on September 5, 2007 [3 favorites]
posted by spikeleemajortomdickandharryconnickjrmints at 5:47 PM on September 5, 2007 [3 favorites]
I want one. That's just what I need. A screen strapped to my head with more glowing text to look at.
It would be even better if I could scroll through pages of an ebook while having it render the "outside world" in the etext. I'd never have to stop reading.
posted by loquacious at 5:49 PM on September 5, 2007
It would be even better if I could scroll through pages of an ebook while having it render the "outside world" in the etext. I'd never have to stop reading.
posted by loquacious at 5:49 PM on September 5, 2007
The audio of Arnold's response was my error sound on my old Apple IIgs. I made it so my family would log on without that sound. Only, once, I forgot to log out, and my mom used the computer, and...well, it locked up in a loop of that sound.
I got in a bit of trouble that evening.
posted by notsnot at 6:01 PM on September 5, 2007
I got in a bit of trouble that evening.
posted by notsnot at 6:01 PM on September 5, 2007
So Smart Dalek is the other person who saw Liquid Sky. Although I secured my geek cred by buying the book too.
posted by localroger at 7:08 PM on September 5, 2007
posted by localroger at 7:08 PM on September 5, 2007
This reminds me of something that Gibson and the Ecological psychologists would get a kick out of. Living in a world of visual solid angles.
posted by anthill at 7:16 PM on September 5, 2007
posted by anthill at 7:16 PM on September 5, 2007
I have never wanted something so useless so badly.
posted by Rock Steady at 7:21 PM on September 5, 2007
posted by Rock Steady at 7:21 PM on September 5, 2007
Huh, all I can see through these is a Russian dude holding fistfulls of cash going, "I'm rich, biatch!"
posted by Eideteker at 8:08 PM on September 5, 2007 [2 favorites]
posted by Eideteker at 8:08 PM on September 5, 2007 [2 favorites]
I was starting to lust over these things too until I noticed that there was only one camera in the front. If I'm going to see the world as ASCII art or in psychedelic color, I'd want it to be in 3D. Now that would be a real trip...
(Not to take away from the utter awesomeness of the idea and execution, of course)
posted by wanderingmind at 8:19 PM on September 5, 2007
(Not to take away from the utter awesomeness of the idea and execution, of course)
posted by wanderingmind at 8:19 PM on September 5, 2007
In ASCII Russia, exclamation point bangs you!
...Eh, I got nuthin.
posted by oncogenesis at 9:30 PM on September 5, 2007
...Eh, I got nuthin.
posted by oncogenesis at 9:30 PM on September 5, 2007
...people nowadays are ruined and expect you to respond in a millisecond rather than listening to them and weighing your statements.
That's why I always just respond with "Fuck you, asshole."
posted by neuron at 9:53 PM on September 5, 2007 [4 favorites]
That's why I always just respond with "Fuck you, asshole."
posted by neuron at 9:53 PM on September 5, 2007 [4 favorites]
Yeah, it would be so much cooler with 3D.
And even cooler with some sort of LIDAR that measured the rough distance per pixel and then sized the letters of the ASCII texture based on distance.
posted by Joakim Ziegler at 1:16 AM on September 6, 2007
And even cooler with some sort of LIDAR that measured the rough distance per pixel and then sized the letters of the ASCII texture based on distance.
posted by Joakim Ziegler at 1:16 AM on September 6, 2007
localroger: So Smart Dalek is the other person who saw Liquid Sky. Although I secured my geek cred by buying the book too.
No, there are three of us. I even bought two copies of the DVD, one a replacement after burglars stole the first (and I get a little pleasure out of imagining the hoodlums uttering a mighty WTF when they watched it). But you bought the book? I bow to your superior geek cred.
Also, is it wrong that I thought "Hmm, if I went to a strip club wearing these in ASCII mode I could relive the BBS days." Yes, I imagine it is.
posted by mkhall at 5:56 AM on September 6, 2007 [3 favorites]
No, there are three of us. I even bought two copies of the DVD, one a replacement after burglars stole the first (and I get a little pleasure out of imagining the hoodlums uttering a mighty WTF when they watched it). But you bought the book? I bow to your superior geek cred.
Also, is it wrong that I thought "Hmm, if I went to a strip club wearing these in ASCII mode I could relive the BBS days." Yes, I imagine it is.
posted by mkhall at 5:56 AM on September 6, 2007 [3 favorites]
I can't seem to get the video or even the main englishrussia page to load. Does anybody know if this is mirrored somewhere?
posted by tehloki at 9:51 AM on September 6, 2007
posted by tehloki at 9:51 AM on September 6, 2007
thanks for the link (description in the title would have been nice though). i hadn't seen this before. you might have noticed the name alexei shulgin in the credits. he rules. he was a huge part of the late 90's "net-art" movement that gave birth to rhizome and other organizations intending to curate such work. some mefi-ers might remember him from easylife.org, which featured a brilliant/hilarious ascii-porn "adult" site at one time. he's also responsible for 386DX, his cover band consisting of a computer with a synthesized voice.
posted by Señor Pantalones at 11:43 PM on September 6, 2007
posted by Señor Pantalones at 11:43 PM on September 6, 2007
I love the concept. I love the execution.
Although, now that wanderingmind mentioned the 3d thing, I want that instead. I'm sure it'll come when the whole thing becomes more lightweight, though.
posted by Many bubbles at 1:43 PM on September 7, 2007
Although, now that wanderingmind mentioned the 3d thing, I want that instead. I'm sure it'll come when the whole thing becomes more lightweight, though.
posted by Many bubbles at 1:43 PM on September 7, 2007
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