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Hand Written Clock
a3buster writes "This clock does not actually have a man inside, but a flatscreen that plays a 24-hour loop of this video by the artist watching his own clock somewhere and painstakingly erasing and re-writing each minute. This video was taken at Design Miami during Art Basel Miami Beach 2009."
Neat but not newsworthy.
Havin a guy 'inside' my clock would get creepy in no time.
Also, I would imagine he only painstakingly did this for 12 hours, no need for 24
this one better.
"National Security is the chief cause of national insecurity." - Celine's First Law
I have the perfect spot already picked out.
If libertarians are so opposed to effective government, why don't they all move to Somalia?
That's only a 1 minute 27 second segment... where's the link to the full 24-hour video? (And wouldn't looping it every 12 hours be just as effective?)
I've abandoned my search for truth; now I'm just looking for some useful delusions.
Wouldn't it make more sense just to do it for TWELVE hours and maybe loop it 2x per day?
-Styopa
The Japanese artist Yugo Nakamura designed a piece with a similar theme... in digital!
It's funny how analog time is glacially slow and digital time is totally manic.
Where can I apt-get / yum / emerge / pkg / etc. that application from?
Looks interesting...
The clock is wrong. I wonder if it is due to daylight saving time.
alias possession='chmod 666 satan && ls
The hex clock is WAY cooler than this. And less creepy.
http://www.intuitor.com/hex/hexclock.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hexadecimal_time
...if he included a second hand.
There's been much cooler and more concise hand drawn clocks out there. This one takes a clever idea too far. Now it is annoying. I hate this clock.
This is my sig.
This won't play for me. If you've got the same problem go here
Smivs on the intertubes!
I am amazed that most digital watches still use the same crappy seven-segment LED-displays from thirty years ago. I've look in vain for more attractive numerals, e.g. Times-Romain. Even the high-end digital watches (over $100) use crappy seven-segment numbers.
IMHO, the INDUSTORIOUS CLOCK [sic] is the coolest handwritten timekeeper:
http://yugop.com/ver3/stuff/03/fla.html ...plus it has one-second resolution.
That's still my favorite, although some prefer Human Clock:
http://www.humanclock.com/
That one requires occasional thought, which makes it suboptimal for a quick time check. Yes, I am that lazy. =-)
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... of how fast the elves behind your LCD screen must be working.
Have gnu, will travel.
Later he found-out he only needed to record a 12-hour video. :-)
Of course you do need 24 hours when working on a digital clock, without AM/PM. As they did last month in Rotterdam.
This clock is a LOT bigger too.
Last time I checked 4 was IV not IIII Now he's got to record the whole thing over :P
This isn't as cool as the INDUSTORIOUS CLOCK and the artist could have looped two 12-hour recordings. Now how about you creativity experts come up with some original comments?
I once took an excursion to Reddit, and later HN. Unlimited up/down voting sucks when dealing with a hive-mind.
What?! No second hand??
...I would have just made a 12 hour loop and played it twice.
See my Home Theater
Now that's what I call having too much time on your hands.
This is one of the finest traditions in clock making. It shows not only the workmanship of the master clock maker but also the cabinetry of the master woodworker coming together to bring you . . .
the grandfather clock!
I've watched this thing all the way through three times, but I don't understand what the big deal is. It's a real pain since there are no bathroom breaks built into the show.
Maybe a fourth time will bring enlightenment.
Who would win this election: Andrew Weiner vs Andrew Weiner's weiner.
I would love to have that running on my PC whenever I am not around. Just think about freaking out the janitor at night!
or cut in half by a ninja?