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Pixels Create Pixels

by fut
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Anyone for a second think literally about what we are doing on the web?

  1. We are arranging pixels to look a certain way(website).
  2. Customer enjoys this arrangement of pixels. Types in the numbers from his/her piece of plastic(cc).
  3. Bits of data(product) are sent to a box of metal and plastic which stores this data(customer's email server).
  4. The pixels on our bank account page rearrange themselves. Yippee! Now we can go to the bank, point to the pixels, and get sheets of cotton in return!

Tis the modern world...
  • Profile picture of the author Michael Oksa
    I understand where you're coming from, but, to me, that's kind of like saying "people didn't really used to read words, it was just an arrangement of ink."



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    • Profile picture of the author Bill Farnham
      Originally Posted by Michael Oksa View Post

      "people didn't really used to read words, it was just an arrangement of ink."
      Michael,

      I'm not sure it's that black and white.

      No, wait a minute, maybe it was...:p

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  • Profile picture of the author bizfox
    Neo, is that you?! I need an operator
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  • Profile picture of the author seasoned
    The REALLY odd thing is that the pixels don't even really have a color. Then again, color is simply a separation of the spectrum. And is black not sending any light or sending no light?

    Steve
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    • Profile picture of the author Michael Oksa
      Originally Posted by seasoned View Post

      The REALLY odd thing is that the pixels don't even really have a color. Then again, color is simply a separation of the spectrum. And is black not sending any light or sending no light?

      Steve
      Black is the absence of light or color. Things may also absorb enough light to appear black.

      ~Michael
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      • Profile picture of the author seasoned
        Originally Posted by Michael Oksa View Post

        Black is the absence of light or color. Things may also absorb enough light to appear black.

        ~Michael
        Yeah, I know. I was kidding!

        'And is black not sending any light or sending no light? "

        1. black not sending any light, implies no action.
        2. black sending no light, implies an action.

        BOTH mean the same thing, NO light!

        Steve
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  • Profile picture of the author John Henderson
    Originally Posted by fut View Post

    Anyone for a second think literally about what we are doing on the web?

    1. We are arranging pixels to look a certain way(website).
    2. Customer enjoys this arrangement of pixels. Types in the numbers from his/her piece of plastic(cc).
    3. Bits of data(product) are sent to a box of metal and plastic which stores this data(customer's email server).
    4. The pixels on our bank account page rearrange themselves. Yippee! Now we can go to the bank, point to the pixels, and get sheets of cotton in return!
    I love this post.

    It's pretty much how I used to think about things when I was 19 years old.

    No wonder people thought I was odd.
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