Man Unveils Interactive Toothpick Sculpture of SF That Took 35 Years to Create

Re:Man Unveils Interactive Toothpick Sculpture of SF That To... by brunt on Monday April 25, 2011 @08:02AM (#2481018)

I couldn't help but think of how fragile it is, and how I could never spend so much time making something if I knew it could (physically) break so easily.

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Re:Man Unveils Interactive Toothpick Sculpture of SF That To... by mcrittenden on Monday April 25, 2011 @10:09AM (#2481256)

Exactly what I was thinking. The thought of tripping and falling and destroying 35 years worth of work makes me really uncomfortable.

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Re:Man Unveils Interactive Toothpick Sculpture of SF That To... by goatforce5 on Monday April 25, 2011 @11:24AM (#2481517)

Tibetan Buddhism isn't for you then:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sand_mandala

"Sand mandalas traditionally take several weeks to build, due to the large amount of work involved in laying down the sand in such intricate detail." "A sand mandala is ritualistically destroyed once it has been completed and its accompanying ceremonies and viewing are finished to symbolize the Buddhist doctrinal belief in the transitory nature of material life."

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Re:Man Unveils Interactive Toothpick Sculpture of SF That To... by billybob on Monday April 25, 2011 @09:36AM (#2481187)

Yeah. One of the nicest things, for me, about making software is that it lasts. It may become irrelevant, sure, but it doesn't rot, and you can make copies.

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