Comments on: Mis-pinned http://johnaugust.com/archives/2007/mis-pinned A ton of useful information about screenwriting. Fri, 30 Jul 2010 17:07:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: orcmid http://johnaugust.com/archives/2007/mis-pinned/comment-page-1#comment-111393 orcmid Sat, 03 Nov 2007 21:23:00 +0000 http://johnaugust.com/archives/2007/mis-pinned#comment-111393 <p>My theory is that the reversal of direction has to do with bodies of water. No, really.</p> <p>When I moved from Seattle to Manhattan in 1961, I had the same experience (noticed more around confusion between East and West rather than North and South, at least in terms of occurrences that I was aware of). I think it has to do with being oriented to the nearby coast.</p> <p>It uprighted fine. I stayed in that end of the country for 31 years.</p> <p>Guess what happened when I moved to California in 1992 and still bothers me a little (now having come full circle to the Puget Sound)? I have to think really hard before choosing East vs. West (but not North vs. South so much, for some reason). Although, now that I think about it, I have this slight, usually caught-in-time urge to take the wrong on-ramp to I-5 here. It's usually the name of the next major destination city that raises the alarm and triggers my correction.</p> My theory is that the reversal of direction has to do with bodies of water. No, really.

When I moved from Seattle to Manhattan in 1961, I had the same experience (noticed more around confusion between East and West rather than North and South, at least in terms of occurrences that I was aware of). I think it has to do with being oriented to the nearby coast.

It uprighted fine. I stayed in that end of the country for 31 years.

Guess what happened when I moved to California in 1992 and still bothers me a little (now having come full circle to the Puget Sound)? I have to think really hard before choosing East vs. West (but not North vs. South so much, for some reason). Although, now that I think about it, I have this slight, usually caught-in-time urge to take the wrong on-ramp to I-5 here. It’s usually the name of the next major destination city that raises the alarm and triggers my correction.

]]> By: aquafox http://johnaugust.com/archives/2007/mis-pinned/comment-page-1#comment-110747 aquafox Sat, 27 Oct 2007 21:59:21 +0000 http://johnaugust.com/archives/2007/mis-pinned#comment-110747 <p>Take the spinning dancer animation apart and you'll notice, that each frame can be interpreted as her going in either direction. It's not a hoax.</p> <p>Personally I can get her to switch directions by looking at her foot, but mostly it's clockwise.</p> Take the spinning dancer animation apart and you’ll notice, that each frame can be interpreted as her going in either direction. It’s not a hoax.

Personally I can get her to switch directions by looking at her foot, but mostly it’s clockwise.

]]> By: Paul Atkinson http://johnaugust.com/archives/2007/mis-pinned/comment-page-1#comment-110558 Paul Atkinson Fri, 26 Oct 2007 03:21:27 +0000 http://johnaugust.com/archives/2007/mis-pinned#comment-110558 <p>The spinning dancer switches back and fourth for both my roomate and I. It's seemingly random, too. We didn't see it switch at the same times. We can't force it to spin a certain way, either, no matter how hard we try. Our brains just do it when they feel like it.</p> The spinning dancer switches back and fourth for both my roomate and I. It’s seemingly random, too. We didn’t see it switch at the same times. We can’t force it to spin a certain way, either, no matter how hard we try. Our brains just do it when they feel like it.

]]> By: Nicholas J. Robinson http://johnaugust.com/archives/2007/mis-pinned/comment-page-1#comment-110545 Nicholas J. Robinson Fri, 26 Oct 2007 00:28:32 +0000 http://johnaugust.com/archives/2007/mis-pinned#comment-110545 <p>John - You need to get installer.app on your iphone. Go to www.modmyiphone.com and read up. There is a quasi GPS (It uses Wifi and cell towers to position. It doesn't always work but it's a start). There are also some NYC map programs. These are all standalone (IE not web apps). Installer.app brings your iPhone to an all new level of awesomness.</p> <p>Start here: http://modmyiphone.com/forums/showthread.php?t=11048</p> John – You need to get installer.app on your iphone. Go to http://www.modmyiphone.com and read up. There is a quasi GPS (It uses Wifi and cell towers to position. It doesn’t always work but it’s a start). There are also some NYC map programs. These are all standalone (IE not web apps). Installer.app brings your iPhone to an all new level of awesomness.

Start here: http://modmyiphone.com/forums/showthread.php?t=11048

]]> By: Jason Clark http://johnaugust.com/archives/2007/mis-pinned/comment-page-1#comment-110506 Jason Clark Thu, 25 Oct 2007 19:28:48 +0000 http://johnaugust.com/archives/2007/mis-pinned#comment-110506 <p>I agree with the group that the feet are the key to the dancer. At first I was convinced that it was a trick; that the animation was reversing itself. I finally asked a co-worker to watch with me, we were able to each see it spinning in a different direction at the same time.</p> <p>For me, I see a clockwise rotation by default. Staring at the shadow of her foot (center of rotation, not the 'sweeping' foot) lets me see her go counter-clockwise; staring at the actual foot makes her go clockwise again. Also, I've noticed that when she spins clockwise, the sweeping foot appears to remain level, but when she spins count-clockwise, the sweeping foot appears to dip when on the left hand side of the image. </p> <p>If you enjoy this sort of illusion, check out the video on this page: http://www.grand-illusions.com/opticalillusions/dragon_illusion/. You can download, cut out, and construct the dragon and see it for yourself. Just be sure to remember that when building your own, it works much better with one eye closed.</p> I agree with the group that the feet are the key to the dancer. At first I was convinced that it was a trick; that the animation was reversing itself. I finally asked a co-worker to watch with me, we were able to each see it spinning in a different direction at the same time.

For me, I see a clockwise rotation by default. Staring at the shadow of her foot (center of rotation, not the ’sweeping’ foot) lets me see her go counter-clockwise; staring at the actual foot makes her go clockwise again. Also, I’ve noticed that when she spins clockwise, the sweeping foot appears to remain level, but when she spins count-clockwise, the sweeping foot appears to dip when on the left hand side of the image.

If you enjoy this sort of illusion, check out the video on this page: http://www.grand-illusions.com/opticalillusions/dragon_illusion/. You can download, cut out, and construct the dragon and see it for yourself. Just be sure to remember that when building your own, it works much better with one eye closed.

]]> By: Cyrus http://johnaugust.com/archives/2007/mis-pinned/comment-page-1#comment-110482 Cyrus Thu, 25 Oct 2007 16:06:12 +0000 http://johnaugust.com/archives/2007/mis-pinned#comment-110482 <p>John! If I might speak on its behalf, NYC welcomes you with open arms )and regrets its lack of sunshine –– you must be properly heralded!) Thanks for your generosity of spirit. I've been following your website for weeks now, and am currently reading Charlie's Angels script and love love loving it. Glad you're in Manhattan, however briefly. (Restaurant recommendation: If you're dining on the studio's dime, try Jean Georges, my favorite –– often they have day of cancellations.)</p> John! If I might speak on its behalf, NYC welcomes you with open arms )and regrets its lack of sunshine –– you must be properly heralded!) Thanks for your generosity of spirit. I’ve been following your website for weeks now, and am currently reading Charlie’s Angels script and love love loving it. Glad you’re in Manhattan, however briefly. (Restaurant recommendation: If you’re dining on the studio’s dime, try Jean Georges, my favorite –– often they have day of cancellations.)

]]> By: Angela http://johnaugust.com/archives/2007/mis-pinned/comment-page-1#comment-110481 Angela Thu, 25 Oct 2007 15:59:19 +0000 http://johnaugust.com/archives/2007/mis-pinned#comment-110481 <p>Johnny (#15)</p> <p>LOL!! I KNOW. Was that level of detail <i>really</i> necessary? I was wondering if anyone else was ever going to bring that up. I see both directions, but it's not because of any focus or concentration on my part. She just randomly changes direction from time to time.</p> Johnny (#15)

LOL!! I KNOW. Was that level of detail really necessary? I was wondering if anyone else was ever going to bring that up. I see both directions, but it’s not because of any focus or concentration on my part. She just randomly changes direction from time to time.

]]> By: carrie http://johnaugust.com/archives/2007/mis-pinned/comment-page-1#comment-110462 carrie Thu, 25 Oct 2007 13:45:37 +0000 http://johnaugust.com/archives/2007/mis-pinned#comment-110462 <p>Hey John,</p> <p>My husband works for Tele Atlas and collaborates with product developers. I'm forwarding him your post!</p> Hey John,

My husband works for Tele Atlas and collaborates with product developers. I’m forwarding him your post!

]]> By: Luke Mullen http://johnaugust.com/archives/2007/mis-pinned/comment-page-1#comment-110460 Luke Mullen Thu, 25 Oct 2007 13:30:58 +0000 http://johnaugust.com/archives/2007/mis-pinned#comment-110460 <p>Two things...one, Zak #7 is absolutley right, if you're staying at the Le Parker Meridian (which it sounds like you are since it's right next to the DGA and the only other hotel around there is the Salisbury which is across the street) you really should go down to the lobby by the front desk near the 56th street entrance and look for the massive brown curtain. There's no indication that there's anything there except for a small neon burger and an arrow. But back behind the curtain is a great little place. Very simple menu, burgers, fries, shakes, brownies and Sam Adams is pretty much all they do, but it's great food, and very moderately priced by NYC standards. Second...the damn spinning dancer. This made it around our office the other day and our motion graphics guy and I sat staring at it for a good long while. Both of us only saw it clockwise forever, but I found a trick that worked well for me. If you focus specifically on the shadow of her feet, you may notice that the shadow is moving counterclockwise (or anti-clockwise as the site put it). If you stare at that for a bit and then gradually expand your field of vision to include the dancer you may see her moving counterclockwise as well. Similar to the old Magic Eye pictures where you had to stare at the center and then gradually pull out to see the hidden image. It only worked for a few seconds but it was worth it to run around the office screaming "I SAW IT, DAMMIT!"</p> Two things…one, Zak #7 is absolutley right, if you’re staying at the Le Parker Meridian (which it sounds like you are since it’s right next to the DGA and the only other hotel around there is the Salisbury which is across the street) you really should go down to the lobby by the front desk near the 56th street entrance and look for the massive brown curtain. There’s no indication that there’s anything there except for a small neon burger and an arrow. But back behind the curtain is a great little place. Very simple menu, burgers, fries, shakes, brownies and Sam Adams is pretty much all they do, but it’s great food, and very moderately priced by NYC standards. Second…the damn spinning dancer. This made it around our office the other day and our motion graphics guy and I sat staring at it for a good long while. Both of us only saw it clockwise forever, but I found a trick that worked well for me. If you focus specifically on the shadow of her feet, you may notice that the shadow is moving counterclockwise (or anti-clockwise as the site put it). If you stare at that for a bit and then gradually expand your field of vision to include the dancer you may see her moving counterclockwise as well. Similar to the old Magic Eye pictures where you had to stare at the center and then gradually pull out to see the hidden image. It only worked for a few seconds but it was worth it to run around the office screaming “I SAW IT, DAMMIT!”

]]> By: Einar, Iceland http://johnaugust.com/archives/2007/mis-pinned/comment-page-1#comment-110446 Einar, Iceland Thu, 25 Oct 2007 09:47:26 +0000 http://johnaugust.com/archives/2007/mis-pinned#comment-110446 <p>Come to Iceland...the capital Reykjavík is so small you have no need for a map. Let alone gps.</p> Come to Iceland…the capital Reykjavík is so small you have no need for a map. Let alone gps.

]]> By: Matthew Z http://johnaugust.com/archives/2007/mis-pinned/comment-page-1#comment-110444 Matthew Z Thu, 25 Oct 2007 09:34:43 +0000 http://johnaugust.com/archives/2007/mis-pinned#comment-110444 <p>The spinning dancer switches direction after approximately a 30 second interval. You people aren't going crazy. Look at it this way, it means you're both creative and logical. Both are positive in my book. Free of charge.</p> The spinning dancer switches direction after approximately a 30 second interval. You people aren’t going crazy. Look at it this way, it means you’re both creative and logical. Both are positive in my book. Free of charge.

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