Da_Yog Posted April 26, 2005 Report Posted April 26, 2005 No, the number has no significane other than it is a string of 8 digits in binary. :-) If you must know it's the number 105. 1101001 In a room, painted walls In a chair, on a swivel At a desk, near a window Staring at a screen, darkness outside Electricity pulses, ones and zeroes zip by Darting to and fro, in wires of copper and aluminium Carrying information, travelling to places Opening new doors, showing new people In such a manner are new people met New friendships forged New cultures realized New lifetimes viewed Without ever seeing, hearing, touching, tasting, smelling I wouldn't give it up for the world!
Katzaniel Posted April 26, 2005 Report Posted April 26, 2005 What a fascinating thought: I haven't used any of the classically-defined senses in interacting with the people here (ie, sure I'm seeing the screen etc etc but I'm not seeing a person) and yet we get along quite well. I have trouble with the image of ones and zeroes zipping by, but probably only because i) it minds me of a commercial that annoys me, and ii) I know far too much about current for a sane person The concept in general, though, I really enjoy.
MinimondoT Posted April 28, 2005 Report Posted April 28, 2005 No, the number has no significane other than it is a string of 8 digits in binary. :-) If you must know it's the number 105. 1101001 ...1101001...= 7 digits?
Gryphon Posted April 28, 2005 Report Posted April 28, 2005 In a computer binary number there'd be an extra 0 bit in front of that to make a complete byte. Mathematically it's still correct as the preceeding 0 is implied - reading the number as 01101001 is the same thing as 1101001.
cryptomancer Posted April 28, 2005 Report Posted April 28, 2005 Um.... Question..... Isnt it easier to just write 105? 3 digits instead of 8?
Da_Yog Posted April 28, 2005 Author Report Posted April 28, 2005 Heehee but then 105 doesn't imply a computer binary system like 1101001 and since the whole thing is about relationships over the computer it's more symbolic that way. :-)
cryptomancer Posted April 28, 2005 Report Posted April 28, 2005 hehehe... i knew that.... great poem, well imaged protal to worlds beyond all, from the secluded and barren desk. emptyness around the physical being compared to the life of curcuitry and electrics generating a new place to be. I like.
Wyvern Posted May 1, 2005 Report Posted May 1, 2005 Nice poem, Yog. I particularly like the subject matter of the piece, as it's one that's rarely dealt with yet which remains very close to home. The second stanza was my favorite with its imagery of wiring and binary code, though I also liked the structure of the first stanza. The third stanza struck me as more general and direct than the others, and was my least favorite for this reason. I'd really like to see specific friendships and cultures rather than vague outlines of them in that stanza, as the concept behind them is very intriguing. Once again, nice stuff. :-) And good to see you browsing around the Mighty Pen, I might add.
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