Ascii carpet
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carpet/?s is an internet based project that allows you to purchase a personalised carpet made out of ascii (American Standart Code for Information Interchange). It runs on a php application where internet resources are used as yarn to make ascii cloths.
The user only has to do one click and a machine does the rest. The program generates textual output, and the ascii is always unique. It is based on the time when the surfer goes to a web site. The time in a form of hh:mm:ss is then used as a keyword for the results taken from a search engine. The program downloads the contents of a second given result, rejects html tags and white spaces and puts all textual content into a carpet-like form. The produced carpet-like image can be printed out or weaved in a factory and then shipped to the addressee. Via Mika Meskanen. |
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Here's how I understand the process: When you visit the website, it triggers a Google search of some kind. The results are scrubbed and formatted and output as pure ASCII text, complete with a timestamp of your visit. You can then order a print of you... Read More
This project, named carpet/?s, allows personalized ascii carpet to be purchased. All that is needed is a single click and the program will generate a unique ascii output. It is based on the time when the surfer goes to a... Read More
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I would like to know where you can purchase one at?
Thanks
there's a very clear "contact" form
http://triple-double-u.com/carpet/?c=contact