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Piet is an esoteric programming language where the programs are encoded as images and resemble abstract paintings. Spot-on Mondrians (pictures) are the hook, but a wide range of pixelated styles are possible; the logic of the program can be exposed in the image.
Prime Number Generator
Sylvain Tintillier provides a method of generating prime numbers using Piet. Figuring out how it works is easy, he says, “Just look at the bitmap!”
Interview with Beeple, artist behind Zuckerberg nightmare art
You’ve seen Mike “Beeple” Winkelmann’s work before here—Nice animation of Zuckerberg as giant cyborg spider enjoying Facebook’s nipple-free techno-utopia—and now Avery White interviewed him for Vox. He “works in a room with side-by-side 65-inch TVs constantly tuned to CNN and Fox News and on computers that are suspended above a bathtub because their 12 combined […]
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Rare new video interview with R. Crumb
Legendary underground cartoonist R. Crumb in a rare video interview recorded a few months back during the Louisiana Literature festival at Humlebæk, Denmark’s Louisiana Museum of Modern Art. From a summary of Crumb’s comments: “I was so alienated when I was young, that drawing was like my only connection to society. That was the only […]
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Vaughan Oliver — graphic designer for 4AD, Cocteau Twins, Pixies — RIP
Vaughan Oliver, the graphic designer whose work defined the 4AD record label, has died. He was 62. His ethereal, surreal, magnificent album art for The Pixies, Cocteau Twins, This Mortal Coil, and Clan of Xymox brought together design and music in a way that forever changed and elevated the design of music packaging. From The […]
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8 sleep masks that can help you get more rest in 2020
Whatever your resolution is for the new year, you’ll be able to do it better with more sleep. Modern sleep masks are more than just blindfolds. They incorporate 3D contouring, ambient noise blocking and other features designed to help you shut out the world and slow down your busy, conscious mind. Here’s 9 of our […]
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Land an IT job in 2020 with the help of this training bundle
When most of us think of IT, we picture towering stacks of servers and intense walls of code. And while, yes, servers and code both have their place in any IT pro’s day-to-day, they’re not nearly as scary as we make them out to be—at least not when you have the right training under your […]
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Master Microsoft Office’s hottest programs with this course bundle
Before you type word one on a resume, make sure you’ve got the basics covered. And, for a myriad of jobs in nearly any field, Microsoft Office skills are absolutely essential. Got the software but don’t know where to start? This Ultimate Microsoft Office Certificate Mastery Bundle not only gets you up to speed on […]