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LightCoder will help you survive urban chaos

The Lightcoder by artist Geraldine Juarez is an analog urban communication device in the form of a bag made from reflective mylar that uses a light source to encode messages into morse code. The bag itself comes with the Morse code alphabet guide, a map of Manhattan, a broken digital compass, lantern, aspirin, rad-block, dust mask, utility knife, hand made shape-lock cups, and fire starters. The result, says the artist, is a symbolic object that explores the possibility of survival in urban environments by bringing out the vulnerability of modern digital technologies and communications devices.

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Posted by: on June 30, 2008 at 7:42 AM

Morse Code isn't analog, though. It's a way of encoding binary alphanumeric data. The fact that you don't use an electronic computer to do it doesn't make it any less digital.

Posted by: on June 30, 2008 at 11:09 AM

dittoed

Posted by: Volkemon on June 30, 2008 at 9:19 PM

Hmmmmmmmmm

well, took a few grey cells, but I see now. Morse code is a digital (1's and 0's)redition of the alphabet...

Irony rocks. Thanks.

Posted by: on July 1, 2008 at 7:16 AM

I think you are missing the part of the mirror used as analog device (not electronic) to transmit morse code. Kind of simple.

Posted by: M Hunnicutt on July 1, 2008 at 7:37 AM

They forgot to include a towel.

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