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  Computer Company Displays 'Mona Lisa' Made From Motherboards

  JP 9:37 am on November 25, 2009 | 0 Permalink | Reply
  Tags: California (30), computer (21), computer parts manufacturer, enormous egg, Leonardo (2), Leonardo Da (2), leonardo da vinci, Mona Lisa (2), nbsp (1,691), Neatorama, Palo Alto (6), Read (1,473), Taipei (3)

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  There aren’t too many mysteries left out there, but the ‘Mona Lisa’ endures. We still might not know what, exactly, makes her smile, but this recreation of Leonardo Da Vinci’s famous ‘Mona Lisa’ sure did put a grin on our faces. According to Neatorama, this piece of art isn’t in a museum. Instead, it’s placed in the lobby of ASUS International, a computer parts manufacturer in Taipei, Taiwain, and is composed entirely of old computer motherboards and the like.

  This got us thinking about other examples of technology and art colliding in wonderful ways. We’ve seen salvaged PCs made into sculptures of biological viruses and an impressive collection of techno-art at Royal Pingdom, but our favorite has to be Palo Alto, California’s enormous egg, constructed of old circuit boards.

  Leonardo could draw, paint, and sculpt, but let’s see him work with circuit boards, hard drives, and other components. The results, we think, might’ve been a little different. [From: Neatorama]

  Computer Company Displays ‘Mona Lisa’ Made From Motherboards originally appeared on Switched on Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:10:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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  ABCs of Computing: From Apple to Zip

  JP 12:55 am on November 4, 2009 | 0 Permalink | Reply
  Tags: c isco, computer (21), Dell Dude, nbsp (1,691), Neatorama, Read (1,473), Youtube (21)

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  While the computer’s history might not stretch back too far, the ride has been anything but mundane. In fact, so much happened and changed with the computer in such a short span that it’s not always easy to keep track. Organizing alphabetically is a good start, which is exactly what Neatorama did in a recent post.

  The “Alphabet of Computing” breaks down the good, the bad, and the ugly of the machines we love so much — from A is for Apple to Z is for ZIP files, and everything in between. There are things we’d rather forget (like D is for the Dell Dude), and things we’ll never forget (like N is for noob). Trust us, learning this alphabet is much more fun than the one we had to recite in grade school, although this one’s too cumbersome to rhyme quite like we wish. But hey, who wouldn’t like to know when the first tweet was sent (2006), or watch the first video ever uploaded on Youtube?

  Now, we hope you were taking notes because we hear there’ll be an oral exam on this next week. Just remember this rule: I(nternet) before E(-COM), except after C(isco System). Wait, that’s something else… [From: Neatorama]

  ABCs of Computing: From Apple to Zip originally appeared on Switched on Sun, 01 Nov 2009 12:27:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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