Qkano <wildimages@xxxxxxxxxxx> writes: >> > I've just started playing with a photomosaic program: >> > http://www.andreaplanet.com/andreamosaic/ >> >> Oooooh. You may have created a monster; I find myself coming up > with >> loads of ideas suddenly. > > David > > I look forward to hearing about them (if it's programming ideas) or > seeing them (if it's actual mosaics). I was thinking actual mosaics. The learning curve has begun, i.e. the first one was really *bad*. At least it'll keep me off the streets for a while! > My idea - which is the real reason I asked about copyright - was to > do a mosaic based on tiny versions of the thumbnails in the last few > years PF galleries. Frankly, I won't be bothering - too much > potential aggro. You only need one person to object and you are > stuffed!!!!! Yes, copyright is a royal pain for a lot of artistic endeavors -- even making many effectively impossible. I've talked to publishing industry editors who have been unable to include various important stories in anthologies because they can't find out who currently owns the rights, too. > Note: the reason I might still have them on my PC I have an obscenely > large IE cache ;o) Always useful! (Well, not IE of course; but I have large caches for some *other* browsers). > I still like my idea of a mosaic that populates itself on opening > with images found on the host computer's cache. Might upset a few > people, non IT-savvy ones, who don't realise what traces get left > behind during thier surfing ;o) Oh, cool. Or make it a screensaver. Nice idea. -- David Dyer-Bennet, <mailto:dd-b@xxxxxxxx>, <http://www.dd-b.net/dd-b/> RKBA: <http://noguns-nomoney.com/> <http://www.dd-b.net/carry/> Pics: <http://dd-b.lighthunters.net/> <http://www.dd-b.net/dd-b/SnapshotAlbum/> Dragaera/Steven Brust: <http://dragaera.info/>