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JRV
March 8th, 2011, 10:14 PM
http://scc.net/~jrv/computerworks.gif
http://scc.net/~jrv/computerworks.gif
SebSmith
March 8th, 2011, 10:42 PM
hilarious and intriguing!! lol
3Miro
March 8th, 2011, 11:03 PM
Awesome!
aaaantoine
March 8th, 2011, 11:27 PM
Hypnosis for the geek.
fatality_uk
March 8th, 2011, 11:41 PM
How the hell did you get my companies business process chart :D
Timmer1240
March 9th, 2011, 12:06 AM
Thats cool I like it!
cblnchat
March 9th, 2011, 02:20 AM
Thats SO awesome!!!!! Where did you get it??? Or did you make it?
Lucradia
March 9th, 2011, 02:30 AM
Or did you make it?

It's been around for ages.
3rdalbum
March 9th, 2011, 03:09 AM
That is several degrees of awesome. You should send that to OSnews.com, I think they'd like it.
JRV
March 9th, 2011, 08:05 PM
Thats SO awesome!!!!! Where did you get it??? Or did you make it?

Someone e-mailed it to me a long time ago, it's one of my favorites.
Majorix
March 9th, 2011, 09:38 PM
Can't... Look... Away.. :D
jerenept
March 9th, 2011, 11:17 PM
Can't... Look... Away.. :D

So how did you post?
Lightstar
March 10th, 2011, 01:17 AM
I used to have it, long ago :P
I always follow the yellow ball, there's just one.

yes it's hypnotizing @.@
Tristam Green
March 10th, 2011, 03:22 PM
older than lolcats. but still, a good image. also, even better when tiled.
owiknowi
March 10th, 2011, 03:38 PM
:p neat...
always wondered how them bits worked or mess things up.
[deXter]
March 15th, 2011, 10:26 PM
The great thing about this image is that it can be tiled multiple times vertically and horizontally and the whole thing will appear seamless!
beercz
March 16th, 2011, 11:14 PM
Years ago (in the days of single processors) someone told me that a computer works a bit like you turning on and off a light switch millions of times per second.

I suppose, as we now have dual core processors, the analogy is that you are turning off two light switches on and off millions of times per second using both hands!!

Pretty accurate description really, as we all know the computer deals in binary - switching on and off electrical circuits very fast.