Tuesday, December 29, 2009
Money is the source of all evil
Money makes the world go round, but money is evil. Life is unfair. Life is miserable from the day you start earning money. You are driven to work your butt off for, these days this "invisible money" that floats from one account to another via a swipe of that shiny, plastic card you own. Money, you don't even get to touch it, see it...smell it; no wonder people have such big debt issues. Out of sight, out of mind, right?
Going home from work is the time of day you get to reflect most about the level of satisfaction associated with your stage in life. The trip is particularly miserable if your taking public transport, you're alone, and it's been a long day. Judging by the many frowns visible on the trains these days many jobs suck! but, we have to do them.
Money doesn't make us happy. It is what we can trade it in for that is the joy that is sort after. But the best things in life are free..."like you're neighbours' Wi-Fi."
Thursday, December 10, 2009
Optical charm
Café Wall Illusion
I always liked this one. There's just something about it. So many more interesting, interacting optical illusions but this seems to...stand out, for me. Its title is rather innocently concocted too. It is a blatantly obvious description of it's origin - the tiles of a café wall! It also formed the conceptual foundation for a piece of architecture in Melbourne in 2006. Rather boxy looking building in my opinion.
I always liked this one. There's just something about it. So many more interesting, interacting optical illusions but this seems to...stand out, for me. Its title is rather innocently concocted too. It is a blatantly obvious description of it's origin - the tiles of a café wall! It also formed the conceptual foundation for a piece of architecture in Melbourne in 2006. Rather boxy looking building in my opinion.
Scintillating Grid Illusion, E. Lingelbach, 1994.
This one is just cool. No need to move your head. Or stare for a few seconds - unless you want it to stop. The illusion is instantaneous. And it's not static, to the eye that is.
There are other optical illusions that are awesome but this will do.
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