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[Via WMMNA] This is the one of the most incredible projects you absolutely need to see. The Pixel Roller "rolls" out a picture in any direction on any surface using phosophescent ink which will eventually fad away. Check out the video here and gallery here.
The Pixel Roller
[Via WMMNA] This is the one of the most incredible projects you absolutely need to see. The Pixel Roller "rolls" out a picture in any direction on any surface using phosophescent ink which will eventually fad away. Check out the video here and gallery here.
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Mar 22, 2005 01:52 AM
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Holy cow!!! Movable type is an AWFUL way to have people participate in a discussion.
I can-t use an apostraphe in my postings.
So I
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ARGHHHHHHHHH. I was trying to tell you how this thing works, but your blog software is horrible.
I give up!
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I'm pretty sure that's not true. It's got'ta be pretty easy to 'postrophe up your posts.
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It-s probably Internet-Explorer compatible or something like that.
I-m using Firefox 1.0.1 on a Fedora-Core-3 Linux distribution.
Windows-only? What are you using?
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Kinda looks like a Movable Type/HTML entry bug to me.
Bug list
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On Topic:
Wow, that this is quite impressive. Any howtos?
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I saw something similar a while back, but have since lost the link... It was a contraption that was made from five spraypaint cans and rolled along the ground. As the machine creeped across a parking lot, it would paint "pixels" to spell out a pre-determined message.
Anyone know of the link?
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You're thinking of the Bikes Against Bush guy.
There's also Hektor, the graffiti "printing" robot, which is sorta related.
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The Graffiti Writer and the Street Writer, the projects Bikes against Bush ripped off^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H used as inspiration, are the creation of the Institute of Applied Autonomy
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