December 3, 2009

.traffic cones. ---> explained.


As you may have noticed, I have a thing for... you guessed it, traffic cones. Weird, right? I KNOW! Well I think I'll dig around in my 'traffic cone past' and do some explaining as to why this is.

The picture to the right was my first traffic cone experience. It wasn't a break-through, it wasn't memorable, in fact, it wasn't even on purpose. As me and Chan were out walking, I snapped a picture of the sideways cone we were passing, with swinging arms and all.. didn't even look at what i was photographing. I realize it's not some amazing picture, but it started something for me! It made me realize something.

Before I get to the point, let's clarify a few things.
  • Traffic cones are ugly, i realize that.
  • Traffic cones are just about everywhere in Utah.
  • I KNOW this is a weird.. habit, i KNOW!
  • I am not obsessed with traffic cones, and no, i don't collect them.
Now I'll explain. When I see a traffic cone, just sitting, randomly placed... probably by itself.. and not accomplishing a single thing, i just get this URGE .. and i HAVE to photograph it. I guess I just love the irony in actually caring about something so trivial. Of course we don't appreciate them, they're annoying! But.. why not? Why not have a little fun with simple things in life, like traffic cones? I mean, I actually get excited when I see a traffic cone, so perfectly and unthoughtfully placed. How cool is that? Okay. Maybe it's not cool at all. But i just love it. Traffic cones seem to have nothing to say, no story to be told.. but it's funny to think that they got left at some point.. and will probably sit in that exact place for a very. long. time. <I guess i just think it's cool to find appreciation in things that almost don't make sense.. but when you see them, you get it, and it makes you smile!> I guess that's how i would explain why my favorite number is 1023. it just is.

...before i finish, i guess i should admit something. well.. i do own one traffic cone. i snatched it RIGHT up a few days after i took pictures of it outside my apartment. no one was using it :) and it's actually a nice addition to my bedroom! As you would probably assume, i have a very patient roommate :)
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  1. Adm.WigginDecember 4, 2009 at 11:03 AM

    1023 is one less than 1024, which has extreme significance! I explain.

    First off, 2 ^ 10 == 1024. Powers of two are very important to computer people, mostly because of binary, which is series of ones and zeros (TWO possible states -- hence powers of TWO ;)).

    B = Byte, KB = Kilobyte, MB = Megabyte, GB = Gigabyte, TB = Terabyte

    Usually, a KB is explained as being 1000 bytes, and a MB is explained as being 1000 KB or 1000000 bytes.

    However, this is not the case. They are actually slightly MORE. See below.
    1 KB = 1024 B
    1 MB = 1024 KB or 1024 * 1024 B which is 1,048,576 B
    1 GB = 1024 MB
    1 TB = 1024 GB

    I dunno about you, but I don't see how 1,000,000 = 1,048,576. They're not even close. But that doesn't matter.

    In my mind, 1023 is also significant, because it's like the little brother to 1024! So, long story short, good choice of favorite number!

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