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Ron

« on: June 18, 2013, 12:13 »
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vector_graphics#Vector_illustration

I had no freaken idea Leo was that well known. I am a photographer, so thats probably why, but Leo is famous. Didnt know.  :D

Nice surprise to run into that piece of information.


Leo Blanchette

« Reply #1 on: June 18, 2013, 12:26 »
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Not famous at all, believe me. But if one of my Orange Men walked into McDonalds, it would be all over twitter, though he would have a hard time singing autographs with his fingerless arms.

A lot of this stuff is just there by chance and what your seeing is the same thing thats going into Symbiostock - a lot of years learning how to promote on the net :D

I don't know who made that vector one, but it was there a few years ago. Wikianswers has a write-up too that made me 0 $ and I suspect no linkjuice either.

I am NOT famous. I live in a coffee shack sort of house in the woods, on water catchment and wireless internet. Also being one of the more positive MSG trolls tends to make things seem bigger than they are.

By definition, your only famous when you make a microstock decision or get your portfolio dumped, and a 100 page thread spawns on MSG over night.

« Reply #2 on: June 18, 2013, 12:43 »
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I don't know about a 100 page thread - you spawed a whole section !!  ;D

Leo Blanchette

« Reply #3 on: June 18, 2013, 12:46 »
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Thats because leaf is a nice guy.

But yes, to be perfectly honest I am not famous. I'm not even being humble. I'm not famous. :D

Ron

« Reply #4 on: June 18, 2013, 12:56 »
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More famous then me for sure !  ;)

« Reply #5 on: June 18, 2013, 12:59 »
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Not famous at all, believe me. But if one of my Orange Men walked into McDonalds, it would be all over twitter, though he would have a hard time singing autographs with his fingerless arms.

A lot of this stuff is just there by chance and what your seeing is the same thing thats going into Symbiostock - a lot of years learning how to promote on the net :D

I don't know who made that vector one, but it was there a few years ago. Wikianswers has a write-up too that made me 0 $ and I suspect no linkjuice either.

I am NOT famous. I live in a coffee shack sort of house in the woods, on water catchment and wireless internet. Also being one of the more positive MSG trolls tends to make things seem bigger than they are.

By definition, your only famous when you make a microstock decision or get your portfolio dumped, and a 100 page thread spawns on MSG over night.

Sounds a lot like New Zealand :)
« Last Edit: June 18, 2013, 13:02 by Travelling-light »

« Reply #6 on: June 18, 2013, 13:50 »
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Also Leo is so mega-famous he even turned up on Boing Boing!

http://boingboing.net/2013/05/25/laser-etched-tesla-souvenir.html

That's serious geek fame!

« Reply #7 on: June 18, 2013, 14:09 »
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Are you saying it is not all caviar and champagne as a vector artist?

Leo Blanchette

« Reply #8 on: June 18, 2013, 14:19 »
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Are you saying it is not all caviar and champagne as a vector artist?
Artists are only rich and famous after they die.

« Reply #9 on: June 18, 2013, 14:22 »
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Artists are only rich and famous after they die.

No need to rush that  ;)
« Last Edit: June 18, 2013, 18:34 by CCSMedia »

« Reply #10 on: June 18, 2013, 16:42 »
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Leo i just saw your  Wardenclyffe Tower project, if u need some photos of Tesla birth place and house in Smiljan for any project just let me know





Leo Blanchette

« Reply #11 on: June 18, 2013, 16:52 »
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Leo i just saw your  Wardenclyffe Tower project, if u need some photos of Tesla birth place and house in Smiljan for any project just let me know


Actually here's a little backstory -

I was hoping Symbiostock would become successful because I'm working on some stuff related to his subjects. Right now I'm making a machine that can wind a perfect pancake coil, but sadly Symbiostock keeps me at the computer. Its well along though - its a nice plexy-glass round table that spins and gradually lays down 22 gauge wire.

His magnifying transmiter did work btw, and his ideas although simple are highly misunderstood. Actually what people assume is that his transmitter would send power through the earth - but thats only half-true. The factor that shut down his project was the expensive act of anchoring it to the water table properly (he had a very expensive operating of making tunnels underground to do this) but the watertable was actually responsible for the bulk of the power transmission. You can probably understand how frustrating it is being stuck in front of a computer when I have other things like this I could be working on.

I'd LOVE anything you could send me! I'm not sure how I'd use it, but I'm very very much up on his entire history and story. Do you live there???

Some extras -

This effect here is easy to duplicate as you probably know, and people are doing it on youtube - (that is, lighting it up without wires, just your hand and a field which can be transmitted quite far if you know what your doing)



And, people to this date do not know the shear importance of this object behind him - this was his favorite photo and for good reason.



You can imagine how impatient I am to get out of Symbiostock projects and back into my little work room (which my children are also enjoying the journey)

« Last Edit: June 18, 2013, 16:55 by Leo »

« Reply #12 on: June 18, 2013, 17:20 »
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Tesla also plays a role in Thomas Pynchon's latest book -- Against the Day

« Reply #13 on: June 18, 2013, 18:43 »
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Few more and we can open Tesla topic in anything goes  ;D

« Reply #14 on: June 18, 2013, 19:05 »
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Here's a bit more if anyone is interested http://www.teslasciencecenter.org/ 

Teslamania is scheduled for October 18 & 19 although they don't give any details as to what it's all about beyond the dates.  I may have to wander over that way and see about getting some pictures - it's about a half hour away.  Be sure to let me know if you're attending Teslamania Leo - I'll have you over for dinner!



 

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