ASCII Art generator

So here's a little bit of old school tech fun. I found a site that allows you to take images and convery them into a text representation. here is an example of your's truely.

here's the original:

And here's the result in all its Americal Standard Code for Information Interchange (ASCII) glory!



============+==++++=+=+??I$I++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
========+===++===++IOZOOO8D8ZZ8DZ77+++++++++++++++++++++++++
=============+++?IOZZ8D8NDNDDOOZDDODND++++++++++++++++++++++
========+=+=+++?7OONDDNDZ8D88NMNDNMMN8887+++++++++++++++++++
======++=+==7$$Z8DDDND88DDDDMMDMDNNDN88ZZ8I+++++++++++++++++
========+=?7OOD888ZI?++?I$ZOODDNDMDDNNNN8887++++++++++++++++
========+$$$O88O===~~~~~~=++I$7$$$DNNNMMN8O8$+++++++++++++++
=======++7ZOOZI==~~~~~:::~~=====?IIZ8D8NMN8DD+++++++++++++++
======++??$OZ+=~~~~~~:::::~===+++?II$88DDODDDD?+++++++++++++
======+?7$$7+=====~~~~~~~~~==++??II777ODDODNDNZ+++++++++++++
++====+7$Z77======~~~~~~~~~=++??I777777O8NNDNND7++++++++++++
==++++?7ZZ$+====~~~~:~:::~~~==+???II77$$Z8MNNNM8+++++++++?++
===++++OZZI+==~~~~:~~~~~~~~===+++?II7$$$O8NMMNND++++++++++++
+++++++IZZ?+=+?III?+++++??II???????I7$$Z8DNNMNND++++++++++++
=+++++++Z$?+I$$O8D8O$III$ZODDNND8Z7I7$$ZO8NMNMND+++++++++??+
+=+==++?O$?II?II7OOO$7I7ZO888I:7ZOZZ7$$ZO8NMMNDN?++++?+++?++
++++=++ZZZ$,I77+I8ZDO+~=$88Z8DZ78ZOODZ$$Z8DNNNND??+++++????+
=++++++ZO7?7ZOONMND8N+=IZ8OD88NMND88O?D$$ODDNNND??+?+++++?++
+++++++O8Z+7$$$$7$I?O==7ONI7I$$ZODD8DDZ78Z8NNDDD??+?+?+?+??+
++++++I88Z==++?II7+$?~+I7D$??$$77I?=+?II$$DNDDNN??++++++++?+
++++++IO?$=++++++?$I+~+I$78??++==+??I??I7Z8DNNND???+???+++++
++++++IZ++++7$Z$+???77ZO$I?87IZOZ?II7777$ODDNND8O+?++?+??+?+
++++++?Z++II7$$ZZZZDNZONMN8DOO$ZZZZZZZOZOO8NND88DZ??+???+??+
++++++?O???IIIII?+7ZOO8DNDD87$$7$$ZZZOOOOO8DND88NO+??+?????+
+++++++7II7777I?++???ZDDZZO$77$ZZZZZOOOOOOODND8OD7?????????+
++++++++I7$$77?III????I$$$$$ZOZZOOOOO8OOO8O8NNN87???????????
++++++++II77II7Z$$OOOO8888D88888OOOOOOO888O8D8O8???+???????+
++++++++IIIIII$OMMZNMMMMMDMODMMD8$ZOZOOO8O8O888?????????????
++++++++II??II7ZZO8ZZ$ZZZZO888OZ$$ZOZOO8O8888OIII???????????
++++++++?III?I7$I?III?I7$ZZZZZZZ$ZOOZOOO8887777IIII?????????
+++++++++7IIIII7III7$ZZOOOOOOOZZ$OOZOO8OO887$7777III????????
+++++++++777IIIIII7$$ZOOOOOOOZZZZOOOO8O888$$$$7777II????????
++++++++++7777II??+??????777I7ZOOO8OOO8888$$$$$7777II??????+
+++++++++++$$$7$I?++??????77$ZO88OO888888O$Z$$$$$$77III?????
+++++++++++7$$$Z$7III$II$$ZO88D88888O8888OZZZZZ$$$7777II????
+++++++++++I$$$ZOOZZZZOOO888DDDD88888888OONZZZZZ$$$$$7III???
++++++++++~7$$$$ZOO888888DDDD8888O8888O8OOMOZZZZZZ$$$777I???
+++++++++~:$$ZZZ$ZZOOO888D888888888888888NMD8ZZZZZZZ$$$7II??
+++++++++~:NZOZZOOZOOO88888888888888DD888MMNDOZOZZZZZ$$7II??
++++++++=~:?8OOOOOOOOO88OO8888888888D8DDMMMMMOZZZZZZZZZ$77I?
+++++~::++:~8OOOOO8O88O88888DDDD8DDDDDDOMMMMM$DO$OZZZZZ$77II
++~~~::~~?~:ZOOZOOO888888DDDDDDNNNDOZZZOMNMM$ZO8$I$ZZZZZ$77I
~:::=I~::~~:~DZOZZO8D88888DDNNDDDDDZ77ZMMMNZ$Z8OI?II??$ZZ77?
:::::~~::==::=8ZOZZZO88888DDDZOOO888ZZNMNM77ZOOZI?7?+?+===7I
:::::=~~:~~~ND7$$$$7$OOOO8888$ZOZO8O8OMNN$7Z$O$$?II?+++=?~=~
~~::::~~:::=NN=D?I777$Z888888$I7ZZ88OMMDDI$I$7$??II?+++?=~~~
~~:~::~:::::77+$$$+?I77$ZOO8ZZOO888D88ZDD7?ZI??+????=~~~~~==
:::~~~:~:~~:777+D78=+?I7$$ZZZOOOZD$7Z8ZD8?O?++=+???=~~~~~=+=
::::~:::~~::?I=$IDDD~+?II7Z$I7ZI77IIIO8DO+++=~=??I+=~~~~~++~
::::~~~~~~=:?8~+ODDD$==?II7IZO7IIII+=888Z===~=+???=~~~~~=++=
::::::~::~~=~~~~$ODDD=~~+I$$I++7?===88DOI=~~~=+?++~~~~~~~=+=
::::::::~~~=~~~~==DDD8D+??I==~I~~==?O?D8=~~~~+??+~~~~~~~=++=
::::::~:~~~~~~~=~~8?D88+===:~:~~=II8IDD==~~~=?+?=~~~~~~~=++=
:::::::::~~~~~~~~~=Z?88=?=?:~$+~~~78IN8=~~~=++?+~~~~~~~+====
~::::::~::~~~~~~~~~87?Z8+~~~~+~~~I88DD==~~~=+++~~~~~~~~=+=+=
::~::::::~~~~~~~~~~=$7?8~~~~~I~=?8ZDN8=~~~==++=~~~~~~======~
::~~:::~:~~~~~~~~~==$DDD8=~~~+~+?DDDN=~~~~=++==~~~~~~=====~~
::::::~~~~~~~~~~~~===DDD8+=~~~=I8D8D$~~~~~=+=~~~=~~~~=====~~
:~~:::~~::~~~~~~=~==~$888O+=~==?8888=~~~~~=+~~~~~~~~~====~~~


http://www.glassgiant.com/ascii/

While awesome, this IS a touchscreen display.

Following along from my previous post, this new technology allows users to interact with a surface using multiple points of contact simultaneously, this allows users to manipulate a virtual space in a way that a cursor or a simple touch screen could never do. Microsoft is also developing a similar technology for use with surfaces such as counter tops and tables. In a word, neat.

While awesome, this is NOT a touch screen.

Some new technologies are coming down the pipe that are really going to change how we interact with the information available to us. First a group of scientists have developed a technology that renders and displays 3d images in a 3d space. There is only one *slight* problem. In order to display the image in 3d they require spinning a metal mirror at over 15000 rpm. (About the speed of a Dremel multi tool but 1000 times bigger) So don't expect a touchscreen model any time soon.

Hologramme - 3D Display
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You know you are insignificant when...

This is one of my favourite videos ive seen on the 'tubes in recent months. Watch all the way through to get a sense on how tiny we all are.



On a related note here is a great "Powers of 10" applet if you feel like exploring scale in either direction.

http://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/primer/java/scienceopticsu/powersof10/

Flash links in my Blog!

Here are some simple instructions to place a Flash link in your blog.

Step 1: In order to display the file on the blog you will need to host it on a secondary webhosting site. I recommend http://www.imageshack.us/ it's free though the front page can be slow to load.

Step 2: Once you have the file posted simply select and copy the web link for the file (it is at the bottom of the page on imageshack.

Step 3: now just take the link and post it on your blog! You may want to associate it with an image of the flash file in order to maximize effectiveness.

http://img134.imageshack.us/my.php?image=trailertc6.swf

Blog Assignment

Students are asked to make sure their blog meets the following criteria. Students must maintain their blog until June 3. At which time they will be evaluated on the following:




- The blog contains 1 post per school day minimum


- Each post has a minimum length of 50 words.


- The students has commented at least 3 times on other students' blogs per day.


- The blog contains at least 3 content items on the side of the page.


- The blog has a custom title made by the student in Photoshop.


- The colour palette of the blog has been modified from the template.

This is what happens when I get bored.

Behold the glory of a work of art... that shreds.

CLICK TO ROCK!

Flash Games

I've been programming in Flash for a number of years. here's an example of one game that I made a couple of years ago using some nintendo sprite maps.





Have fun!

Business Class Bloglink

Post your blog address in the comments of this post. Include your first name as well:

ex:
Name: Ryan
Address: www.mertickbta.blogspot.com

Red Ring of Death... sigh.

Well it happened again, 2 days before the launch of GTA 4 my 360 bricked for the second time in less than a year.

I'd love to know the actual figures regarding the failure rate of the 360. Because for me personally it's 100%.

China: 40,000 dead, 5 million homeless : AP

According to the Associated Press, the deathtoll from the earthquake in China has topped out at 40,000 people.


What is suprizing is that China is accepting aid from foreign countries, something the country has had difficulty doing in the past. Like in the 1976 Tangshan Earthquake which claimed the lives of approximately 242,000 people.


Hopefully the aid can get there in time to save more lives.

Internets!

This is an example of a Web log or "blog". These sites allow users to update content of a site dynamically and is an example of what is known as web 2.0

Here is a video of a skydiving pug.