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Photo Archaeology

Monday, September 1st, 2008 – running time 36:18
Photo Archaeology
Using the power of digital photos, common web tools and photo sharing sites we show you how Cassidy Curtis is documenting the changes to living breathing cities that's accessible to almost everyone with the click of a mouse.

When Google started taking street level photos for Google Maps, a lot of folks commented on what a wonderful historical tool it could be. The ultimate "digital archive" of cities, communities and neighborhoods accessible by anyone with a Internet connection and web browser. One would be able to go back and see how streets, stores, signs and city life change through time.

Now one doesn't need to be a huge corporation like Google to accomplish a similar task. In fact Cassidy Curtis through his site Graffiti Archaeology is doing just that. Recording and documenting the every changing landscape of graffiti within the cities or New York, LA, London and San Francisco.

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Started discussion: September 1, 2008 @ 3:02pm GMT

Episode 66 - Photo Archaeology

Using the power of digital photos, common web tools and photo sharing sites we show you how Cassidy Curtiss is documenting the changes to living breathing cities that's accessible to almost everyone with the click of a mouse.

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fishtoprecords
10 months ago
Cool show. A bit light on the "DYI" karma, and the details of Photoshop voodoo were glossed over, but a cool topic.

Well done.
computoman
10 months ago
Was there anything on the gimp?
davmoo
10 months ago
Excellent show! Although this is not something I'd want to do myself (I live in a small town...I don't think I've ever seen what I would call actual "artistic graffiti" here...I have to drive to Louisville, Indianapolis, or Chicago to see "real" graffiti), seeing how its done for his website was way cool. I'll definitely be regularly checking out his site.

Edit: And if you want to really give your net connection a workout and see if your ISP is living up to its bandwidth claims, this site will certainly do it :)
gobo
10 months ago
Totally fascinating, I love artistic graffiti and the passion Cassidy clearly has for his project
melta
10 months ago
I found this interesting, but I can't help to think Revision needs to decide on what kind of show Systm is going to be. If it's going to be a show about the unexpected and random technical episode. That's ok, I don't even know if a DIY show has a market big enough to pursue or if Systm ever claimed to be a DIY show. I sure thought it as one, and want it to be one.

I just know that's what i want to watch, and what I was hoping Systm to get back to be. But I'm loosing faith. I still think it was an interesting episode, but I wish it was on another channel, not cheating me on a DIY episode. I have been thinking this along time. I'm sorry if I sound negative, I'm challenged with the English rethorics. I don't know if people feel the same, but if enough of us want a DIY based show and everyone is being "polite" and "loyal" we are cheating everyone, our self and revision.


I will continue to watch Systm, after all it's a good show. I just believe it doesn't reach it's potential. I wish systm was a show that round up and build community's of DIY makers and make the one's that are not curious. By offering the idea of changing their living rooms, their car's, kitchens and god knows what more.

To Be the one that starts community's like the lumenlab not just to be the follower. Don't bring the IT guy in house to show off mythTV, bring a mythTV developer. The potential exposure Systm provides is huge, if you get that kind of people, eventually that kind of people will be knocking on Systm's door and not the other way around. I realize this is about making good TV, having a good potential demographic. please just tell me, what is Systm future. What's the plan? what is systm about?

I don't know it from watching the show.
gobo
10 months ago
I liked this because it was a really interesting piece of tech. I find the software install episodes (like the MythTV/WMC eps recently) more than a bit of a letdown.

I don't think it has to be a DIY only show but a bit of that mixed with showcasing neat tech and how it works behind the scenes (like this week) is a good mix and gives Patrick a break from having to always be building.
gewthen
10 months ago
Seems like this episode is going into the opposite direction of what the show used to be. This episode was more about art and culture than tech. I would have rather seen this content on popsiren or some other show.

I want more show where you build things from the bottom up or something that involves technical knowledge beyond just how to use or install a program.
AKalair
10 months ago
Is this episode a joke?

I watched 10 mins then stopped.

If it was even building a wall to paint on it would be better.
SamH
10 months ago
It's getting harder and harder to watch the show. It has really changed from what it used to be. What happened to actually showing you how to do diy tech project? I don't want someone to sit there and blab about something i want to see it. Tekzilla is becomming more interesting than systm. If something isn't changed systm may find itself cancled due to low viewers. Please go back to the way it used to be. . . it was a much BETTER show!
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