15 points
Information Insertion by shady grey
June 4th, 2010 6:00 PM / Location: 51.515826,-0.129271
For this task, I went on Mental Floss to look at random facts, and copied a few onto a blank document to print out.
Once printed, I cut the bits of information up and tucked them away for future use.
I originally had stuck two random facts in two separate places with tape--one on the bus (the 91) and another on Holloway Road at a bus stop. Since I didn't have my proper camera on me due to going to a gig that night that would have confiscated my SLR, I instead was reliant on a point and shoot Mama and Papa Grey sent to me from their mysterious location.
The camera they had sent to me was one they previously owned, as they claimed to be unable to find my own point-and-shoot digicam. I thought that digicam was bad--theirs was completely bad in failing to take photographs in both instances. Despite having new batteries bought that very day, the stupid thing claimed that the batteries were in need of replacement, and the stupid lens would shrink back limply into the camera, completely lacking purpose.
A spy must always ensure her equipment is working properly prior to setting out on a mission. I failed to do so, and so my efforts in depicting my information insertion were for naught.
However, today I had my real camera, and managed to place an interesting bit of information in a Korean restaurant near Centrepoint. Success came as I waited for a friend and for the food.
It's on a wall that is filled with signatures and writing. One may argue that this may constitute information, but it really is quite a relative concept. I felt that the overflow of information on the wall, especially on the part in which words over words over words were written to the point that the whole thing was rather unintelligible, thus rendered the information uninformative. It's like listening to ten radio channels--the overflow of information/sounds in the end does not transmit any information to the listener.
So, with its clean white paper background (100% recycled, I might add), my gleaming tidbit on fruit flies lies as an oasis of information in a sea of written noise. Diners can look up and learn a little bit more about fruit fly biology... and dating habits.
Ah.
Once printed, I cut the bits of information up and tucked them away for future use.
I originally had stuck two random facts in two separate places with tape--one on the bus (the 91) and another on Holloway Road at a bus stop. Since I didn't have my proper camera on me due to going to a gig that night that would have confiscated my SLR, I instead was reliant on a point and shoot Mama and Papa Grey sent to me from their mysterious location.
The camera they had sent to me was one they previously owned, as they claimed to be unable to find my own point-and-shoot digicam. I thought that digicam was bad--theirs was completely bad in failing to take photographs in both instances. Despite having new batteries bought that very day, the stupid thing claimed that the batteries were in need of replacement, and the stupid lens would shrink back limply into the camera, completely lacking purpose.
A spy must always ensure her equipment is working properly prior to setting out on a mission. I failed to do so, and so my efforts in depicting my information insertion were for naught.
However, today I had my real camera, and managed to place an interesting bit of information in a Korean restaurant near Centrepoint. Success came as I waited for a friend and for the food.
It's on a wall that is filled with signatures and writing. One may argue that this may constitute information, but it really is quite a relative concept. I felt that the overflow of information on the wall, especially on the part in which words over words over words were written to the point that the whole thing was rather unintelligible, thus rendered the information uninformative. It's like listening to ten radio channels--the overflow of information/sounds in the end does not transmit any information to the listener.
So, with its clean white paper background (100% recycled, I might add), my gleaming tidbit on fruit flies lies as an oasis of information in a sea of written noise. Diners can look up and learn a little bit more about fruit fly biology... and dating habits.
Ah.
