Monday, March 16, 2009

"Emptiness is the True Color"

"Emptiness is the True Color"


(IN PREPARATION)


An ordinary computer can handle 16,777,216 different colors, since each of Red, Green, and Blue components has 256 grades (256 times 256 times 256 = 16,777,216).

Therefore, 16,777,216 words in a dictionary can be mapped to this color domain in a one-to-one manner.
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The software tool for creating a color I used yesterday is interesting.

Even if you input more than 6-digit hexadecimal codes, it returns a kind of corresponding color, though its algorithm is a little mystery.

But, for some practical reason, it is better to input a series of ASCII codes in a reversed order.

Specifically, "LOVE," #4c4f5645, must be input as #5465f4c4


For example, "Jesus" is #4a65737573; so input #37573756a4, and then we get the following.


And, for "Christ" as #473796278644 instead of #446872697374:


For "America" as #1636962756d614 instead of #416d6572696361:


Finally, "Japan" as #e6160716a4 instead of #4a6170616e:


Try using the following site with any ASCII code table:
http://pega.littlestar.jp/tagunooheya/color-3.html



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The Buddha did not deny that there is happiness in life, but he pointed out it does not last forever. Eventually everyone meets with some kind of suffering. He said:
"There is happiness in life,
happiness in friendship,
happiness of a family,
happiness in a healthy body and mind,
...but when one loses them, there is suffering."
Dhammapada


http://online.sfsu.edu/~rone/Buddhism/footsteps.htm