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The Tech Behind a Nine Inch Nails Show

inetstorm, who has "been a NIN fan for ages," sends along a Wired profile giving a look behind the scenes at the tech underlying the current NIN concert tour. "... this time around, NIN has pulled out all the stops, creating a groundbreaking, fully interactive visual display that is as much a part of the show as the band's instruments ... The core of the show is a sophisticated trio of transparent 'stealth' screens, which are raised and lowered during the performance... For the interactive portions of the show, all the onscreen video is rendered by Moment Factory's custom rig, a trio of Linux-based devices collectively known as 'the brain.'"

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  1. When I worked for farmer Thomas, we kicked about. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    When I was about 14 years old and school was out for summer break, I went with him to feed the cows 'til 2 o'clock. I can't tell you how many times I'ld seen it happen between the cows, and I'm lucky Thomas didn't see mine. Until that one day, I had this boner that just wouldn't quit. Thomas seen me and commented, "Guy that's quite a tally-whacker if I do say myself. How's you like if I was to suck it off for yuz?" To which I replied, "I'm no queer." Ol' Kike Thomas had a way with words and slowly moving in on you, inch by inch until he gets his point of view across. "See now here, we're out here without a girl around, and work ain't done yet. How's I just unzip my'r here, and just rub it on your back. I won't rub it in hard, just want to let off some steam." To which I replied "allright, just none o' that queer stuff."

    It wasn't long before Thomas started pressing his erect cock further down my asshole. Gosh I wish he wouldn't tempt me. "Here, how's 'bout I just push it on your brownie-- I won't push it in" he says to me. So I let him, and it just feels so good so I grab his arms and just piledrive my ass hard on his man crotch. He let out a hollar that just made my boner jump up and hit him in the belly button. We then jacked eachother's chain about girls, and then looked on Slashdot to see what CmdrTaco is talking about. "Gosh, only this time we're stuck on Nine Inch Nails...."

    It's going to be a long summer break with ol' Kike Thomas. :-)

  2. Re:Ripping apart a monkey on stage? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Its not true. Barack Obama is still alive and in one piece.

  3. Re:This looks so familiar by Tibor+the+Hun · · Score: 1, Troll

    As a NIN fan, I may be out of line, but IMHO, neither the double translucent interactive NIN screens, nor the neon pyramid can stack against Spinal Tap's 18" Stonehenge replica.

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  4. Re:Let me be the first to say by Zeio · · Score: 0, Troll

    The brain seems to make some really loud disjointed cacophonous not so great music - wait, thats NIN right?

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