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Hidden_MotiveS
Profile Blog Joined February 2010
Canada2562 Posts
July 11 2010 02:28 GMT
#1
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So my friend told me about this back in toronto. Basically the entirety of Star Wars episode 4 was translated (probably by hand using conversion software) from images to text (ascii characters).

I thought it might be nice for the geeks within TL. If you really want to geek it out, you'll look up how to stream using Telnet. Link: http://www.asciimation.co.nz/

Might be good for a few laughs before you get bored. What's really cool is that there were people working on image to text conversion software that does this shit automatically.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ASCII_art

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RoieTRS
Profile Blog Joined July 2008
United States2569 Posts
July 11 2010 02:49 GMT
#2
I remember someone told me to open the command prompt, and type a long code thing in, press enter, and this would play.
konadora, in Racenilatr's blog: "you need to stop thinking about starcraft or anything computer-related for that matter. It's becoming a bad addiction imo"
404.Delirium
Profile Joined May 2008
United States1190 Posts
July 11 2010 02:52 GMT
#3
I remember this from ages past

It's so good fun.
seriously next disrespectful comment in this blog is ip ban. Be happy or get the hell out. // SC2 is like playing with neutral-colored Play-Doh while BW is like colorful Legos.
micronesia
Profile Blog Joined July 2006
United States24765 Posts
July 11 2010 03:10 GMT
#4
Haha you are right this is funny.... I can't imagine what went into making this...
ModeratorThere are animal crackers for people and there are people crackers for animals.
Saechiis
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
Netherlands4989 Posts
July 11 2010 03:12 GMT
#5
I think in XP you could type in "telnet towel.blinkenlights.nl" into your search bar and you would get this ^^

Doesn't seem to be working for Win7 though.
I think esports is pretty nice.
micronesia
Profile Blog Joined July 2006
United States24765 Posts
July 11 2010 03:23 GMT
#6
Hahaha there is a surprise after they bust into the jail on the death star :3
ModeratorThere are animal crackers for people and there are people crackers for animals.
Hidden_MotiveS
Profile Blog Joined February 2010
Canada2562 Posts
July 11 2010 04:10 GMT
#7
On July 11 2010 12:12 Saechiis wrote:
I think in XP you could type in "telnet towel.blinkenlights.nl" into your search bar and you would get this ^^

Doesn't seem to be working for Win7 though.

That's cuz you have to go into control panel, programs and features, turn windows features on or off, and check the box next to telnet client.

My friend says he connected using some ftp client though.
Grobyc
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
Canada18410 Posts
July 11 2010 04:12 GMT
#8
heh i watched this like 3 or 4 times in my IT class back in grade 12. good times.
If you watch Godzilla backwards it's about a benevolent lizard who helps rebuild a city and then moonwalks into the ocean.
Saechiis
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
Netherlands4989 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-07-11 05:40:30
July 11 2010 05:39 GMT
#9
On July 11 2010 13:10 Hidden_MotiveS wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 11 2010 12:12 Saechiis wrote:
I think in XP you could type in "telnet towel.blinkenlights.nl" into your search bar and you would get this ^^

Doesn't seem to be working for Win7 though.

That's cuz you have to go into control panel, programs and features, turn windows features on or off, and check the box next to telnet client.

My friend says he connected using some ftp client though.


Hahaha, it's working, so epic ^^ Seriously, watch it!
I think esports is pretty nice.
flamewheel
Profile Blog Joined December 2009
FREEAGLELAND26782 Posts
July 11 2010 06:06 GMT
#10
Whoa this is pretty cool :3
Writerdamn, i was two days from retirement
mmp
Profile Blog Joined April 2009
United States2130 Posts
July 11 2010 06:33 GMT
#11
timeless... next we'll be seeing dancing hamsters or dancing babies .. looks like the baby gifs are down.
I (λ (foo) (and (<3 foo) ( T_T foo) (RAGE foo) )) Starcraft
Inschato
Profile Blog Joined November 2009
Canada1349 Posts
July 11 2010 07:05 GMT
#12
youtube had ASCII video conversion for April fool's day this year... was rather neat.
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moon`
Profile Blog Joined July 2009
United States372 Posts
July 11 2010 07:24 GMT
#13
Haha, thanks for sharing.
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