Hi James, That was nice. I really enjoyed it and I'm really enjoying discovering how flexible the simple terminal can be when applied in a creative manner. I've been discovering this both through my own Microcodes and the work of others.
My current argument concerning the display of code (as opposed to only the process/outcome) is that the fact that the code contains information that is directly relative to a conceptual reading of the work, is inescapable. The problem, on the other hand, is that people who don't read code, seem to have a general aversion to being put in that position (where they must acknowledge the code). This is something we need to help potential audiences to overcome. Pointing out little things here and there will help to show that it's not as complicated as most non-coders think. Writing code can be a complicated process because it has to work but reading code is altogether different and you don't need to know how to write code to be able to read code. No more than you need to be able to write a book to read a book or paint a painting to read a painting. This what we need to make known. Oh, PS. If anyone on the list is in Sweden or will be in Sweden this weekend, I'll be presenting my Microcodes as well as other stuff at the New Media Meeting in Norrkoping: http://www.nmm.se Looks like it's going to be a big party as well. best r. Pall On Mon, May 25, 2009 at 11:04 PM, james morris <[email protected]> wrote: > The attachment is a BASH script for linux console/terminals > > it displays a scrolling message. the message is coded in a > very-un-secret-code so despite not seeing what it says unless you run > the script, the code is trivial to break, but that's not the point. the > point is to not break the impact of the message itself. > > instructions > ------------ > > 1) save attachment to your home directory as: re_store_present > 2) open a terminal > 3) enter: chmod +x re_store_present > 5) enter: ./re_store_present > 6) watch the message. > > _______________________________________________ > NetBehaviour mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.netbehaviour.org/mailman/listinfo/netbehaviour > -- ***************************** Pall Thayer artist http://www.this.is/pallit ***************************** _______________________________________________ NetBehaviour mailing list [email protected] http://www.netbehaviour.org/mailman/listinfo/netbehaviour
