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qnr Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-06-05 02:43 AM
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Do NOT click on this link.
If you click on this link, you will spend 7 to 30 minutes downloading a 2.7M html file composed of 56,000 lines of HTML code converting a 16K jpg into a table with each pixel done up as an individual cell of the appropriate color.

This is the link that you should never, ever click -- seriously, you don't want to do it.... :
http://linux.aliboom.com/sr-cover-sm.html
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alittlelark Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-06-05 02:45 AM
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1. OK, I'm paranoid, but I trust your screen name....
should I REALLY click on the link ????
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qnr Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-06-05 02:51 AM
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2. Oh, it's not going to harm your computer, but everything I said
Edited on Sun Feb-06-05 02:52 AM by qnr
was true (except for the time, I have no idea since I access it on my own network). It's really kind of neat, like "Fatbits on steroids" -- but it serves no purpose what-so-ever.

It's actually just like I said, done from this image:



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alittlelark Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-06-05 02:57 AM
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3. After the 2+ minutes waiting - I did the high res....
but I saved a screen shot for my daughter if she ever needs reverse color graph paper ( hey, ya never know!!!)
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qnr Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-06-05 03:02 AM
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4. yeah, it takes me a good 3 minutes or so to see it, even on my
Edited on Sun Feb-06-05 03:26 AM by qnr
own server. Can't believe how many people have at least started the download, even after all the warnings I gave :) about 12 now

Though it loads much faster when I run it in a browser like Dillo.
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pnorman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-06-05 03:14 AM
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6. I'll get you, QNR!!
If it's the last thing I ever do!! (I may be #12 in line).

pnorman
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qnr Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-06-05 03:18 AM
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7. Hey, now wait a minute... I told you NOT to click on it :)
how long did it take?
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pnorman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-06-05 04:06 AM
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9. Probably about 4~5 minutes.
I have a fast DSL connection. I didn't think to time it the first time, and I will NOT try it again!!

Regards, pnorman
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qnr Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-06-05 03:07 AM
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5. Ah, you only saw the upper left then :) all the other colors were in
there too.
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JohnnyRingo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-06-05 03:52 AM
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8. NEVER click on this one, either:
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qnr Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-06-05 09:56 AM
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12. Yeah, I've seen that one mentioned before. Not gonna click on it,
nope.
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WannaJumpMyScooter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-06-05 04:22 AM
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10. 2 minutes and 9 seconds... you need help man
seek help.
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qnr Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-06-05 09:49 AM
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11. lol - thank you for participating :) n/t
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WannaJumpMyScooter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-06-05 10:34 PM
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13. anytime, my brother... anytime
now, who would like to buy a whole bunch of spare photons?
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